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Muskogee is a small city of 36,758 people in Muskogee 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 $146k and rent runs about $858 a month.
36,758people
$146kTypical home
$858/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
258Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,758
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Tulsa, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $858/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°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
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (826 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TUL airport
- 43 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 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
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskogee County: R+38 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk