Living in Skiatook, OK
Skiatook is a big small town of 8,632 people in Osage County, Oklahoma. It's about 15 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $961 a month.
8,632people
$183kTypical home
$961/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
261Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,632
- Part of a metro area
- About 629 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 15 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,072 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TUL airport
- 11 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 199 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 585 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+41 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