IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Talihina, OK
Talihina is a tiny town of 864 people in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. It's about 56 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 107 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $364 a month.
864people
$72kTypical home
$364/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
Is Talihina right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 872 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 56 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$454/mo)
- Median rent $364/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,088 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to FSM airport
- 110 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 295 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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