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Quapaw is a tiny town of 728 people in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It's about 18 miles from Joplin, MO and 84 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $709 a month.
728people
$72kTypical home
$709/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
251Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 728
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 881 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 18 mi to Joplin, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JLN airport
- 80 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 143 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+54 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk