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A town of 3,687 people in Oklahoma
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Conserved land7.6%172 of 2,246 acres
Trails0.6 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves147 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Roland

Town in Oklahoma, United States
1888Established
3,316Population
2.9 sq miArea
482 ftElevation

Roland is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populated place in Sequoyah County. The population was 3,316 at the 2020 census, slightly higher than the 3,169 recorded in the 2010 census and the 2,842 recorded in the 2000 census.

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Housing in Roland

$193K▲ 3.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roland home is worth about $193,000, up 3.2% in a year, 14% below the Oklahoma typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market71
Sale-to-list97.8%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Roland

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Safety Grade C+

Roland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Roland 3.3
Oklahoma 4.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Roland 11.9
Oklahoma 18.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Roland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#64Best public schoolsof 128 in OK
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