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Ketchum is a tiny town of 499 people in Craig County, Oklahoma. It's about 49 miles from Joplin, MO and 55 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $775 a month.
499people
$204kTypical home
$775/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
261Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 49 mi to Joplin, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to XNA airport
- 52 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craig County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk