Rents are 3% below what Midwest City'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 $1,245 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
February. Asking rents in Midwest City usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in June, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Midwest City is 0.2% below its high of $1,247 in June 2026, at $1,245 as of September 2026.
Rent in Midwest City changed +2.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 31 Oklahoma cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
Rent in Midwest City is 44.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,520) is $1,438 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,170); a 3-bedroom is $1,565.
Shawnee, 25 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,117/mo), about $1,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Midwest City. 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
Midwest City, OK is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 23.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Midwest City, OK has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Midwest City, OK has climbed from $950 to $1,245, a 31.1% change over five years. Median household income rose from $52,196 to $57,520 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.2% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Midwest City, 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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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Midwest City is $1,245/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $875/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,170/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $950/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,565/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($57,520/yr), Midwest City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.5% over the past year.
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At $1,245/mo, rent takes ~26% of Midwest City's median household income ($57,520/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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