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McAlester is a small city of 18,111 people in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It's about 83 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $915 a month.
18,111people
$152kTypical home
$915/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,111
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,017 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 83 mi to Tulsa, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,937 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to FSM airport
- 88 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsburg County: R+59 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk