Cost of living in Oklahoma

Oklahoma at a glance

Median rent

$1,014

Census ACS, B25064, monthly

Median household income

$65,039

Census ACS, B19013, yearly

Median home value

$199,800

Census ACS, B25077

Median property tax bill

$1,599

Census ACS, B25103, yearly, current owners

Mean commute

22 min

Census ACS, DP03, one way

Unemployment

5.0%

Census ACS, DP03

Oklahoma's own published state rows, never an average of its counties. Prices overall run 12% below the national average (BEA regional price parity, 2024).

Figures from the 2024 release of the Census American Community Survey, checked September 2026. Health, hazard and price-level readings name their own release beside them.

The three most populous counties in Oklahoma

These are the most populous places in Oklahoma, not a match to you. Set what matters to you on Find your fit and this becomes your three closest matches here. Made-up answers work too. This is a tool, not a survey.

• Oklahoma County

  Population

  806K

  Rent

  $1,116

  Household income

  $66,679

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $2,155

  Set as targetPlan

• Tulsa County

  Population

  681K

  Rent

  $1,110

  Household income

  $69,009

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $2,227

  Set as targetPlan

• Cleveland County

  Population

  300K

  Rent

  $1,167

  Household income

  $77,068

  Prop. tax (yearly)

  $2,360

  Set as targetPlan

Oklahoma, worth the trip

Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state. The area was designated Indian Territory in 1828 as a home for tribes such as the Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw, who were forcibly relocated there. A land run on April 22, 1889, opened 3,100 square miles to settlers.

• Chickasaw National Recreation Area

  Springs, streams and lakes, where water is the main attraction.

• Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

  The site of the dawn attack by the 7th US Cavalry on Black Kettle's Cheyenne village on November 27, 1868.

• Oklahoma City National Memorial

  An outdoor memorial where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building stood, in honor of those affected on April 19, 1995.

History: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each place links to the page of the agency that looks after it.

Property tax in Oklahoma

Current owners in Oklahoma pay a median 0.80% of home value a year in property tax. Example: $1,599 a year, the median bill. By county, the median bill runs from $500 in Tillman County to $2,394 in Canadian County. These are bills that current owners pay, as the Census measures them. Each county's own figure is in the table below.

A buyer in Oklahoma should expect a higher bill than these: the 3% homestead cap does not apply in a year when title is transferred, so the home is assessed at fair cash value. Source: Oklahoma Constitution, Article X, Section 8B.

Health in Oklahoma

Life expectancy

73.7 yrs

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS vital statistics

No health insurance

14.3%

County Health Rankings, from Census SAHIE, people under 65

Poor or fair health

20.2%

County Health Rankings, from CDC BRFSS. Modeled, not counted

Injury deaths per 100K people

102

County Health Rankings, from CDC NCHS, counted deaths

Each is the figure County Health Rankings publishes for Oklahoma as a whole, never an average of its counties. Each county's own health readings are on its page.

Natural hazards in Oklahoma

Expected yearly loss, statewide

$2.1B

All natural hazards, an average year. Larger states lose more

Building loss rate

$1.81

Per $1,000 of building value, each year. Fair to compare between states

Costliest hazard

Inland flooding

$738M of the expected yearly loss, the largest share of any hazard FEMA assesses

Air quality

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The EPA publishes air quality by county and metro area, never by state. It is on each county's page

FEMA publishes a risk score for counties and none for states, so none is shown here. Each county's score is on its own page.

Side by side

Oklahoma County, OK is the largest county here. Set it beside another place, reading by reading.

All 77 counties in Oklahoma

Each has its published readings on its own page. Press a column to sort by it. Pick one, or open the map to see them shaded side by side.

Household income, home value and population are on each county's own page, and in this table on a wider screen.

Where these numbers come from

Each reading is the published figure, not an estimate. A dash means the source did not publish one, or published one too uncertain to print.

• State figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 20245-year estimates, the state's own row (tables B25064, B19013, B25077, B25103, B01003, DP03).
• County figures: the same survey, each county's own row, as on every county page.
• Price level: Bureau of Economic Analysis, regional price parities, 2024, all items, state-level.
• Health: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the state's own row. Poor or fair health is a modeled estimate from CDC survey data. The other three are counted or calculated.
• Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, state table, expected annual loss. This product uses FEMA data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
• Air quality has no state figure: the EPA publishes it by county and metro area only.
• Photographs: Wikimedia Commons and the county photo feed, each credited to its photographer under its own licence, beneath the picture.