ZIP 73159
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 73159 usually run 1.7% below trend in February and 1.7% above it in June, about $49 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 73159 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 73159 changed +6.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 87 Oklahoma ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 73159 rose 36.9% while median household income rose 6.9% ($51,137 to $54,642). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 73159 is 50% 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 ($54,642) is $1,366 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,260); a 3-bedroom is $1,700.
19th cheapest of 27 ZIP codes in Oklahoma City.
ZIP 73119, 2 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,061/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 73159. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 73159 (Oklahoma City, OK) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 17.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 73159 in Oklahoma City, OK has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 73159 in Oklahoma City, OK has increased from $1,033 to $1,434, a 38.8% change over five years. Median household income rose from $52,178 to $54,642 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.7% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 2.6% since 2021, moving from about 32,300 residents to roughly 31,447. Renters now make up 46.5% of households, compared with 40.9% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 73159 in Oklahoma 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
ZIP code 73159 covers Oklahoma City, OK. The median rent here is $1,434/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,030/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($54,642/yr), ZIP 73159 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.1% over the past year.
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