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Rock Island is a tiny town of 684 people in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. It's about 13 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 103 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $772 a month.
684people
$135kTypical home
$772/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
252Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 684
- Part of a metro area
- About 56 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (897 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FSM airport
- 105 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Le Flore County: R+65 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk