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A city of 3,542 people in Oklahoma
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Conserved land1.6%34 of 2,158 acres
Trails3.6 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves110 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Nowata

City in Oklahoma, United States
1889Established
3,517Population
3.4 sq miArea
709 ftElevation

Nowata (Lenape: Nuwatu, Nuwi ta ) is a city in and the county seat of Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Nowata had a population of 3,517. The area where it was established was then part of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory.

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Living in Nowata

Housing in Nowata

$153K▲ 4.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Nowata home is worth about $153,000, up 4.6% in a year, 32% below the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Nowata

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Safety Grade C

Nowata reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Nowata 6.6
Oklahoma 4.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Nowata 14.4
Oklahoma 18.4
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Nowata

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18worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

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Ascension St. John NowataNowata · 0.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Morton Nowata Health CenterNowata · 0.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade C

The public schools Nowata’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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