OK metros
Cost of living across major OK metropolitan areas.
What living in OK costs
Across the 2 OK metros we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 91.4 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 4% cheaper than the typical US metro. That ranks OK 12 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
The state is not uniform: Tulsa, OK is the cheapest metro at 89.9, while Oklahoma City, OK runs 91.4 — a spread of 2% between them.
A typical OK home costs $253,725, or about 3.7× median household income, and typical rent is $1,399/mo.
Taxes in OK
OK levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 1% of home value in a typical OK metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 9%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | 91.4 | $246,872 | $1,399 |
| Tulsa, OK | 89.9 | $253,725 | $1,352 |
Cities & towns in OK (26)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.