Pittsburg County · Oklahoma · South · 18k residents
McAlester, OK: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on McAlester: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Oklahoma median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $999/wk. Oklahoma's corporate income tax rate is 4%. Commercial electricity averages 8.9¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$999/wk
Corporate income tax
4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21%
Commercial electricity
8.9¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast McAlester's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
52/100
Steady
Ranks McAlester's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $151,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $135 |
| Property tax rate | 0.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $690/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $882/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.62% |
| Sales tax | 9% |
| Corporate income tax | 4% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $999/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.9¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 24.2/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $118,100 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $82,920 |
| Wage: General manager | $90,430 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,650 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,790 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $54,410 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,010 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,660 |
| Cost of living index | 74 |
| Groceries index | 94 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $2.85/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $800/mo |
| Median household income | $51,930 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Population | 18k |
| Crime index | 58/100 |
| School rating | 4.4/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 73/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 235 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 30°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +5.3% |
| Home price MoM | +0.4% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.2% |
| Building permits YoY | +40.0% |
| Ocean coast | 365 mi |
| Big lake | 27 mi |
| Mountains | 102 mi |
| Major airport | 88 mi |
| Ski resort | 376 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is McAlester a good place to run a business?
- Oklahoma's corporate income tax rate is 4%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $999/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.9¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in McAlester, OK?
- McAlester indexes at 74 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $882/mo and a acs median home value of $151,600.
- How much does a house cost in McAlester?
- The acs median home value in McAlester is $151,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in McAlester?
- A two-bedroom in McAlester rents for about $882/mo.