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Okemah is a small town of 3,063 people in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It's about 53 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $726 a month.
3,063people
$79kTypical home
$726/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
265Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 987 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$500/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,995 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to TUL airport
- 58 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 266 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okfuskee 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk