Rents are right about where Broken Arrow's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,582 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 Broken Arrow usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.5% above it in June, about $19 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Broken Arrow is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Broken Arrow changed +3.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 31 Oklahoma cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Broken Arrow rose 36.8% while median household income rose 18.7% ($73,119 to $86,765). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Broken Arrow is 44.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 16 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($86,765) is $2,169 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,137).
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Broken Arrow, 74014 ($1,693/mo), costs 10% more than the cheapest, 74012 ($1,533/mo).
Tulsa, 11 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,273/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Broken Arrow. 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
Broken Arrow, OK is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 35.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Broken Arrow, OK has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Broken Arrow, OK has increased from $1,177 to $1,582, a 34.4% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Broken Arrow, OK now reports about $86,765, up from $76,733 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 4.8% since 2021, moving from about 112,751 residents to roughly 118,180. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Broken Arrow, OK reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Broken Arrow is $1,582/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,060/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,403/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,130/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,850/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($86,765/yr), Broken Arrow ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.7% over the past year.
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