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Kaw City is a tiny town of 283 people in Kay County, Oklahoma. It's about 61 miles from Enid, OK and 69 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $738 a month.
283people
$124kTypical home
$738/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
267Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 94 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Enid, OK
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SWO airport
- 67 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kay County: R+49 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk