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Tupelo is a tiny town of 401 people in Coal County, Oklahoma. It's about 68 miles from Sherman, TX and 86 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $925 a month.
401people
$64kTypical home
$925/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
264Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 401
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 966 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 68 mi to Sherman, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (773 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to OKC airport
- 86 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coal County: R+71 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk