Rents are 8% below what Bixby'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 $1,927 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
January. Asking rents in Bixby usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in August, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Bixby is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2019.
Rent in Bixby changed +2.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 31 Oklahoma cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent in Bixby is 37.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($104,404) is $2,610 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,130).
Glenpool, 7 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,516/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bixby. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Bixby, OK is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 48.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bixby, OK has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Bixby, OK has increased by $392 per month, settling near $1,927 after starting the period at $1,535. Median household income grew from $90,859 to $104,404 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.9% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.6 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 28,091 to 30,155 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.3% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 45.8% to 48.3%. Taken together, the five-year picture in Bixby, OK reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Bixby rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bixby is $1,927/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,400/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,130/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,850/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($104,404/yr), Bixby ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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At $1,927/mo, rent takes ~22% of Bixby's median household income ($104,404/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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