Living in Oktaha, OK
Oktaha is a tiny town of 306 people in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. It's about 45 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 $105k and rent runs about $933 a month.
306people
$105kTypical home
$933/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
7"Snow
258Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,121 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 45 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$662/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,188 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TUL airport
- 49 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 242 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club 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 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muskogee County: R+38 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk