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Country around Welch is a rural area of about 1,741 people in Craig County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Joplin, MO and 67 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $583 a month.
1,741people
$154kTypical home
$583/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
261Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,741 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Joplin, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JLN airport
- 63 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craig County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk