Living in Oilton, OK
Oilton is a tiny town of 921 people in Creek County, Oklahoma. It's about 38 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $600 a month.
921people
$82kTypical home
$600/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
7"Snow
267Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 921
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 815 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,052 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SWO airport
- 40 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Creek County: R+56 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk