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Ralston is a tiny town of 328 people in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It's about 53 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $44k and rent runs about $691 a month.
328people
$44kTypical home
$691/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
267Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 328
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $44k (≈$277/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (760 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SWO airport
- 52 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.