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Welch is a tiny town of 661 people in Craig County, Oklahoma. It's about 36 miles from Joplin, MO and 68 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $682 a month.
661people
$113kTypical home
$682/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
261Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 661
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,288 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 36 mi to Joplin, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $682/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to JLN airport
- 64 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craig County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.