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Grove is a big small town of 7,176 people in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It's about 37 miles from Joplin, MO and 70 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $925 a month.
7,176people
$244kTypical home
$925/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,176
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 755 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Joplin, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 9" 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
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to XNA airport
- 67 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+60 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk