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Howe is a tiny town of 791 people in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. It's about 32 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 108 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $754 a month.
791people
$109kTypical home
$754/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 791
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 32 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$685/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (754 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FSM airport
- 111 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 346 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Le Flore County: R+65 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