Best rent-to-income cities in Oklahoma

Cities in Oklahoma ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Ponca City ranks first, with rent at 14.3% of median household income.
Across all 30 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,291/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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30 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	Ponca CityOK Pop. 24KCompare →	14.3%	$665/mo	$55,941	same
02	EdmondOK Pop. 97KCompare →	19.1%	$1,642/mo	$103,183	same
03	DuncanOK Pop. 23KCompare →	19.6%	$948/mo	$58,054	--
04	Sand SpringsOK Pop. 20KCompare →	19.9%	$1,254/mo	$75,645	↓1 from #3
05	JenksOK Pop. 27KCompare →	20.0%	$1,846/mo	$111,004	↓1 from #4
06	OwassoOK Pop. 40KCompare →	20.9%	$1,375/mo	$79,036	↓1 from #5
07	EnidOK Pop. 51KCompare →	21.7%	$1,122/mo	$62,125	same
08	Broken ArrowOK Pop. 118KCompare →	21.9%	$1,582/mo	$86,765	↓2 from #6
09	MooreOK Pop. 63KCompare →	22.1%	$1,481/mo	$80,420	same
10	BixbyOK Pop. 30KCompare →	22.1%	$1,927/mo	$104,404	↓2 from #8
11	Oklahoma CityOK Pop. 697KCompare →	22.5%	$1,285/mo	$68,656	↓1 from #10
12	MustangOK Pop. 22KCompare →	23.0%	$1,682/mo	$87,844	same
13	AdaOK Pop. 17KCompare →	23.1%	$1,030/mo	$53,507	↑1 from #14
14	ShawneeOK Pop. 32KCompare →	24.0%	$1,117/mo	$55,815	↑1 from #15
15	LawtonOK Pop. 91KCompare →	24.3%	$1,101/mo	$54,433	↓2 from #13
16	SapulpaOK Pop. 23KCompare →	24.5%	$1,305/mo	$63,817	--
17	MuskogeeOK Pop. 37KCompare →	24.6%	$1,031/mo	$50,213	↓6 from #11
18	ArdmoreOK Pop. 25KCompare →	24.8%	$1,113/mo	$53,900	↑3 from #21
19	YukonOK Pop. 26KCompare →	24.9%	$1,564/mo	$75,273	same
20	NormanOK Pop. 130KCompare →	24.9%	$1,407/mo	$67,704	↓4 from #16
21	TulsaOK Pop. 414KCompare →	25.5%	$1,273/mo	$59,838	↓4 from #17
22	TahlequahOK Pop. 17KCompare →	25.8%	$1,067/mo	$49,581	↓4 from #18
23	Midwest CityOK Pop. 58KCompare →	26.0%	$1,245/mo	$57,520	↓3 from #20
24	BartlesvilleOK Pop. 38KCompare →	26.3%	$1,291/mo	$58,869	↓2 from #22
25	BethanyOK Pop. 21KCompare →	26.8%	$1,266/mo	$56,591	↓2 from #23
26	El RenoOK Pop. 19KCompare →	28.2%	$1,319/mo	$56,219	↓2 from #24
27	ClaremoreOK Pop. 20KCompare →	29.8%	$1,458/mo	$58,685	↓2 from #25
28	Del CityOK Pop. 21KCompare →	30.8%	$1,206/mo	$46,925	↓2 from #26
29	StillwaterOK Pop. 49KCompare →	37.3%	$1,358/mo	$43,700	↓2 from #27
30	DurantOK Pop. 20KCompare →	39.6%	$1,544/mo	$46,812	↓2 from #28