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Tahlequah is a small city of 16,935 people in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It's about 47 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 54 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $835 a month.
16,935people
$185kTypical home
$835/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
252Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,935
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,327 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,711 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to XNA airport
- 54 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+33 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