Living in Lawrence Creek, OK
Lawrence Creek is a tiny town of 134 people in Creek County, Oklahoma. It's about 29 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $725 a month.
134people
$156kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
8"Snow
267Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TUL airport
- 31 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Creek County: R+56 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.