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Oaks is a tiny town of 295 people in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It's about 39 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 59 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $800 a month.
295people
$60kTypical home
$800/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
251Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 295
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 39 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$376/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,773 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to XNA airport
- 58 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 431 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+60 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk