Living in Stilwell, OK
Stilwell is a small town of 3,755 people in Adair County, Oklahoma. It's about 31 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 74 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $632 a month.
3,755people
$102kTypical home
$632/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
252Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,755
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,063 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$641/mo)
- Median rent $632/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to FSM airport
- 75 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 220 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk