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Cushing is a big small town of 8,367 people in Payne County, Oklahoma. It's about 49 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $798 a month.
8,367people
$115kTypical home
$798/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
265Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,367
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 49 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$722/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,191 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SWO airport
- 51 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 242 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Payne County: R+25 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk