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Fairfax is a small town of 1,076 people in Osage County, Oklahoma. It's about 54 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $602 a month.
1,076people
$59kTypical home
$602/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
267Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,076
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,405 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 54 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$374/mo)
- Median rent $602/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,480 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SWO airport
- 52 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+41 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