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Watts is a tiny town of 234 people in Adair County, Oklahoma. It's about 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 74 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $688 a month.
234people
$94kTypical home
$688/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 234
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 440 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 23 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,242 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to XNA airport
- 73 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 425 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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