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Pittsburg is a tiny town of 137 people in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It's about 87 miles from Sherman, TX and 98 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $567 a month.
137people
$69kTypical home
$567/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 137
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 287 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 87 mi to Sherman, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $567/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to FSM airport
- 103 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 774 ft
- 346 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsburg County: R+59 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk