Rents are 6% below what Ada's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,030 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Ada is 3% below its high of $1,062 in June 2026, at $1,030 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ada changed -0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 31 Oklahoma cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($53,507) is $1,338 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,240); a 4-bedroom is $1,360.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ada. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Ada, OK is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 30.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ada, OK has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Ada, OK has climbed by $116 per month, settling near $1,030 after starting the period at $914. On the earnings side, the typical household in Ada, OK now reports about $53,507, up from $44,721 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 6.9 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 16,804 to 16,575 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. About 54.7% of households rent today, against 56.3% in 2021. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Ada, OK reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ada is $1,030/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $740/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $980/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $750/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,240/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($53,507/yr), Ada ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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