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Pawnee is a small town of 1,886 people in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It's about 52 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $829 a month.
1,886people
$99kTypical home
$829/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
267Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,886
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (306 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (708 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SWO airport
- 52 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 222 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pawnee County: R+59 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