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Sand Springs is a small city of 20,117 people in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It's about 13 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,117people
$198kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
8"Snow
267Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,117
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,015 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Tulsa, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,939 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TUL airport
- 14 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 217 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulsa County: R+15 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk