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35.24° N · 95.52° W · GEOID 4043975

Longtown

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma · part of the McAlester, OK metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Longtown is home to 2,716 people. Median household income is $56,333 a year and median rent is $860 a month, 18.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $184,200, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$860
37% below the median place
Median household income
$56,333
30% below the median place
Median home value
$184,200
42% below the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
5% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Longtown

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 13.3% a year while household income rose 6.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • The median resident is 59.8 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • 43% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 74 Oklahoma places.
  • Households average 2.09 people, smaller than in 88% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • Only 36% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Longtown

Pittsburg County gains about 5.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,918
Moved out1,733
Net+185

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

McIntosh County, OK145134+11
Latimer County, OK12593+32
Haskell County, OK7397−24

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pittsburg County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pittsburg County report $51,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$34,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $860 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,119 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $184,200.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 9.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Inverness, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.4%
46% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$46,153
34% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$51,143
28% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.4%46% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%9% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure5.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$51,14328% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$46,15334% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 42.6%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Longtown18.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$34,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.3%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
14% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Longtown, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Swoyersville, PA12.5% vs 18.3%n/aCompare
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT14.5% vs 18.3%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
42.6%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax paid (median)1
$640
80% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.3%
62% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$86037% below
Rent to income118.3%10% below
Property tax rate10.3%62% below
Home price to income13.3x14% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$91643% below
HUD area median income3County figure$74,60030% below
Property tax paid (median)1$64080% below
Median home value1$184,20042% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.3%29% below
Homeownership185.7%29% above
Renters paying 30%+136.4%28% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,11940% below
Vacant homes142.6%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$56,333
30% below the median place
Mean commute1
29 min
15% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate15.1% +40%
Works from home9.1% −27%
Income per person$34,104 −15%
Unemployment5.2% +5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$56,33330% below
Income per person1$34,10415% below
Unemployment15.2%5% above
Average annual pay5County figure$51,98221% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs5County figure14,74290% below
Poverty rate115.1%40% above
Mean commute129 min15% above
Works from home19.1%27% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 59.8, 53% above the median place.

Median age1
59.8
53% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
16% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.1%
152% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband85.1% −8%
Bachelor's or higher22.4% −30%
High school or higher91.4% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,7166646th largest
Median age159.853% above
Bachelor's or higher122.4%30% below
High school or higher191.4%1% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad1County figure1.3%85% below
No health insurance116.1%152% above
Homes with broadband185.1%8% below
05

Life in Longtown

30 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.4 −28%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k11.1 5.2×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k22.1 +98%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.3 −7%
Shops37.9 +25%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.1 −73%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.8 −7%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.1
73% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
37.9
25% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
3.2
39% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure30233% above
Public school students10County figure7,26248% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.93% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.37% below
Shops per 10k7County figure37.925% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.173% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure18.87% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k87.428% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k811.1above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k822.198% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure30131% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 93°F, 7% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Longtown. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
93°F
7% above the median place
Wildfire risk12
95.2
55% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
73.3
21% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLongtownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure93°F7% above
January average low11County figure29°F16% above
Average temperature11County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation11County figure46.8 in7% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure73.321% below
Hurricane risk12County figure44.138% below
Tornado risk12County figure81.20% below
Wildfire risk12County figure95.255% above
Heat wave risk12County figure89.70% below
Median air quality index13County figure4812% above
Good air days13County figure56.7%17% below
08

Longtown in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$891/mo (2024)$1,200/mo$980 to $1,460/mo+5.1%
Median household income$56,333 (2024)$71,500$60,500 to $84,500+4.1%
Median home value$184,200 (2024)$282,000$204,000 to $388,000+7.3%

The median home would be worth 3.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Longtown

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Inverness, FL$975$43,523Compare
Hernando, FL$964$43,076Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
Laughlin, NV$1,112$45,685Compare
Laughlin, NVFortuna Foothills, AZHernando, FLInverness, FLLongtown, OKLongtownInvernessHernandoFortuna FoothillsLaughlinLongtownInvernessHernandoFortuna FoothillsLaughlin

Common questions

Is Longtown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 13.3% a year while household income rose 6.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places. The median resident is 59.8 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 75 Oklahoma places. On cost, space and class size it scores 56 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Longtown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $184,200.

What salary do you need to live in Longtown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Longtown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Inverness, FL, Hernando, FL, Fortuna Foothills, AZ and Laughlin, NV.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Longtown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Longtown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/longtown-oklahoma

Citytistics. “Longtown, Oklahoma.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/longtown-oklahoma/

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