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Fairland is a small town of 1,207 people in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It's about 29 miles from Joplin, MO and 73 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $750 a month.
1,207people
$90kTypical home
$750/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,207
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,078 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Joplin, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$569/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (319 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JLN airport
- 69 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 471 mi to the ocean
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+54 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk