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Gore is a small town of 1,114 people in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It's about 44 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 60 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $722 a month.
1,114people
$205kTypical home
$722/moRent
95° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
258Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,114
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 44 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,294/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to FSM airport
- 63 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 241 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sequoyah County: R+62 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk