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Wilburton is a small town of 2,602 people in Latimer County, Oklahoma. It's about 61 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 90 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 $94k and rent runs about $660 a month.
2,602people
$94kTypical home
$660/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 90 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
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to FSM airport
- 94 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latimer County: R+66 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