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Newkirk is a small town of 2,043 people in Kay County, Oklahoma. It's about 56 miles from Enid, OK and 83 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $623 a month.
2,043people
$102kTypical home
$623/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
273Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,043
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 56 mi to Enid, OK
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$642/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SWO airport
- 80 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kay County: R+49 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk