Stilwell, OK: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Stilwell / ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ is a city located in the sovereign territory of the Cherokee Nation. It is the county seat of Adair County, and is home to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The population was 3,700 as of the 2020 U.S. census, a decline of 6.7 percent from the 3,949 population recorded in 2010. The Oklahoma governor and legislature proclaimed Stilwell as the "Strawberry Capital of the World" in 1949, but the role of strawberries in the local economy has diminished since then. Today, residents of Stilwell are among the poorest and most impoverished in the United States. Stilwell also serves as a gateway to Lake Tenkiller and Adair Park, formerly called Adair State Pa…

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How Stilwell ranks

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#4Cheapest rent in OK #17Lowest property tax in OK #22Most affordable in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code74960

Area code918

Living in Stilwell

Housing in Stilwell

$167K▲ 8.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stilwell home is worth about $167,000, up 8.3% in a year, 25% below the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Stilwell

D

Safety Grade D

Stilwell reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Stilwell 6.2

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Stilwell 26.7

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Stilwell

Compared with Oklahoma

24worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 5▼ 2 close Mind 4▼ 1 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

40.1%More adults facing food insecurityOK 18.5% · worse 20.8%More adults without reliable transportationOK 9.6% · worse 21.4%More adults facing a utility shut-offOK 10.3% · worse

Care nearby

Memorial HospitalStilwell · 0.6 mi · ER

Westville Family MedicineWestville · 12.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Stilwell

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Stilwell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSTILWELLSchools4

Maryetta Public School C-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 640 students Stilwell Es DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 423 students Stilwell MS DMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 291 students Stilwell HS DHigh · Grades 9–12 · 641 students

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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