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Delaware is a tiny town of 301 people in Nowata County, Oklahoma. It's about 47 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $640 a month.
301people
$90kTypical home
$640/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
261Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 301
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 764 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$565/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,092 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TUL airport
- 42 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nowata County: R+67 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.