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Moodys is a small town of 1,108 people in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It's about 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 53 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $836 a month.
1,108people
$401kTypical home
$836/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
251Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,108
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 44 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,526/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to XNA airport
- 53 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+33 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.