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Nowata is a small town of 3,542 people in Nowata County, Oklahoma. It's about 42 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $752 a month.
3,542people
$90kTypical home
$752/moRent
92° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
261Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,040 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 42 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$567/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (530 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,316 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TUL airport
- 37 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nowata County: R+67 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk