Living in Keota, OK
Keota is a tiny town of 390 people in Haskell County, Oklahoma. It's about 32 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 81 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $51k and rent runs about $600 a month.
390people
$51kTypical home
$600/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,037 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 32 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $51k (≈$320/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to FSM airport
- 84 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 260 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+70 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