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Gowen is a tiny town of 171 people in Latimer County, Oklahoma. It's about 70 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 89 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $614 a month.
171people
$108kTypical home
$614/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 48 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 70 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $614/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to FSM airport
- 94 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 289 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latimer County: R+66 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.