Oklahoma County · Oklahoma · South · 697k residents
Oklahoma City, OK: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Oklahoma City: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Oklahoma median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
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The median home value in Oklahoma City is $240,000, 41% above the Oklahoma median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 86 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $62,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A prairie capital with a revitalized core, a deep stockyard history, and room to spread out.
Known for: Western heritage, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, food, and riverfront recreation.
Calendar note: The city’s calendar includes the Festival of the Arts and the Oklahoma State Fair.
Story source: Visit OKC
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Oklahoma City about 109 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 235 sunny days and 7 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 34 and an average commute of 22 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Oklahoma City side by side
Cost of living index
86
Median home value
$240,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,250/mo
Median household income
$62,000
Housing momentum
How fast Oklahoma City's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
46/100
Steady
Ranks Oklahoma City's home-price and rent 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. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Oklahoma City's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $240,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,000/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,250/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.62% |
| Sales tax | 8.6% |
| Cost of living index | 86 |
| Groceries index | 94 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $2.75/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $62,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 697k |
| Crime index | 53/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 98/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 235 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | 7 in |
| Home price YoY | -0.3% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +3.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 440 mi |
| Big lake | 109 mi |
| Mountains | 208 mi |
| Major airport | 7 mi |
| Ski resort | 433 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Real listings in Oklahoma City
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- What is the cost of living in Oklahoma City, OK?
- Oklahoma City indexes at 86 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,250/mo and a median home value of $240,000.
- How much does a house cost in Oklahoma City?
- The median home value in Oklahoma City is $240,000, 41% above the Oklahoma median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Oklahoma City?
- A two-bedroom in Oklahoma City rents for about $1,250/mo.