Rents are right about where Norman'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 $1,407 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
December. Asking rents in Norman usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in June, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Norman is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Norman changed +3.4% 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 Norman rose 33.2% while median household income rose 16.5% ($58,119 to $67,704). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Norman is 42% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,704) is $1,693 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,580); a 4-bedroom is $1,727.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Norman, 73072 ($1,469/mo), costs 10% more than the cheapest, 73071 ($1,340/mo).
Del City, 14 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,206/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Norman. 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
Norman, OK is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, 45.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Norman, OK has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Norman, OK has shifted from $1,066 to $1,407, up 32.0% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $59,866 to $67,704 across the same window, up 13.1% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Norman, OK adding about 3,927 residents over the five-year window, up 3.1% on net. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Norman, OK look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Norman is $1,407/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $890/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,183/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $963/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,580/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($67,704/yr), Norman ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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