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Tamaha is a tiny town of 199 people in Haskell County, Oklahoma. It's about 36 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 71 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $692 a month.
199people
$87kTypical home
$692/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
258Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 36 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to FSM airport
- 74 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+70 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.