Living in Mallard Bay, OK
Mallard Bay is a tiny town of 290 people in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. It's about 40 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
290people
$170kTypical home
$1,068/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
258Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 137 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $1,068/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TUL airport
- 42 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 610 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wagoner County: R+50 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.