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Pawhuska is a small town of 2,930 people in Osage County, Oklahoma. It's about 44 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $554 a month.
2,930people
$114kTypical home
$554/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
267Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,930
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 793 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 44 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $554/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to TUL airport
- 41 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+41 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