Suppose real estate is the most significant investment a majority of people make in their lifetime. In that case, it’s best to understand the places in Oklahoma with best potential return on investment.
After working in real estate adjacent roles for over a decade, I had the hypothesis that the best place to buy for a return on investment would be up-and-coming cities. Smaller cities where crime might be high now, but people still move to.
To test my hypothesis, we are going to look at places in Oklahoma that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average, and crime rates are higher than average.
In everyday terms, these might be “deals”. The best deal in Oklahoma at the moment according to Saturday Night Science? That would be Verdigris.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Oklahoma For 2026
The methodology that wen’t into this can be a bit complicated, so we’ll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below.
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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Oklahoma For 2026
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Population: 5,125
Median Home Price: $218,357
Population Change: 1.1%
Home Price Change: -1.3%
More on Lone Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,182
Median Home Price: $118,771
Population Change: -0.0%
Home Price Change: 1.0%
More on Hugo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,300
Median Home Price: $193,537
Population Change: 1.4%
Home Price Change: 5.1%
More on Vinita: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,608
Median Home Price: $110,363
Population Change: -0.4%
Home Price Change: -0.5%
More on Henryetta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,902
Median Home Price: $58,838
Population Change: -0.2%
Home Price Change: 4.1%
More on Holdenville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,062
Median Home Price: $145,918
Population Change: 0.5%
Home Price Change: 1.2%
More on Pauls Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,684
Median Home Price: $244,395
Population Change: 4.8%
Home Price Change: 1.2%
More on Harrah: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,803
Median Home Price: $225,542
Population Change: 1.3%
Home Price Change: 0.3%
More on Purcell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Oklahoma for 2026?
We were in real estate for almost five years and have worked on this site for another 11. Suffice it to say we’ve put a lot of thought into finding an excellent place to buy a home.
So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we’d approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Oklahoma. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Oklahoma with undervalued homes relative to pent-up demand using Saturday Night Science.
To do that, we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2020-2024 and compared it to the previous vintage. Specifically, we used the following criteria:
- Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
- Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
- Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It’s still kinda cheap)
We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still “cheap” for Oklahoma with the following caveats:
- Home prices had to be within 20% of the state average (Much lower than that, and you get to some of the more dangerous places)
- Home prices increased in the last year, and
- Above 5,000 people (Bigger cities have more data points)
So of the 0 cities and towns in Oklahoma, only 74 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.
We then ranked each place from 1 to 74 for the above criteria, with 1 being the best. We averaged the rankings to create a “best place to buy” index, with the place having the lowest index being the best.
Turns out that Verdigris is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Sooner State.
Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Oklahoma for 2026
There’s our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Oklahoma. And, to be clear, we aren’t necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.
In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.
The best cities to buy a house in Oklahoma are Verdigris, Kingfisher, Lone Grove, Hugo, Vinita, Henryetta, Holdenville, Pauls Valley, Harrah, and Purcell.
So if we’d could rent or buy in these cities, we’d definitely buy.
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Best Places To Buy A Home In Oklahoma
| Rank | City | Population | Median Home Price | Population Change | Home Price Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verdigris | 5,637 | $252,798 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| 2 | Kingfisher | 5,026 | $223,158 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 3 | Lone Grove | 5,125 | $218,357 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 4 | Hugo | 5,182 | $118,771 | -0.0% | 1.0% |
| 5 | Vinita | 5,300 | $193,537 | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| 6 | Henryetta | 5,608 | $110,363 | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 7 | Holdenville | 5,902 | $58,838 | -0.2% | 4.1% |
| 8 | Pauls Valley | 6,062 | $145,918 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 9 | Harrah | 6,684 | $244,395 | 4.8% | 1.2% |
| 10 | Purcell | 6,803 | $225,542 | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| 11 | Anadarko | 5,572 | $67,935 | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| 12 | Blackwell | 6,042 | $63,902 | -0.8% | 5.8% |
| 13 | Tecumseh | 6,332 | $129,934 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 14 | Idabel | 6,987 | $138,275 | 0.4% | 9.2% |
| 15 | Noble | 7,493 | $208,255 | 2.1% | 0.3% |
| 16 | Grove | 7,176 | $292,726 | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| 17 | Collinsville | 8,878 | $282,492 | 4.8% | 1.3% |
| 18 | Seminole | 7,194 | $128,772 | 0.5% | 5.2% |
| 19 | Tuttle | 8,040 | $326,450 | 3.3% | 0.3% |
| 20 | Cushing | 8,367 | $140,272 | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| 21 | Catoosa | 7,496 | $228,731 | -1.8% | 0.5% |
| 22 | Piedmont | 8,342 | $340,623 | 4.6% | 0.3% |
| 23 | Blanchard | 9,215 | $319,913 | -0.7% | 0.4% |
| 24 | Sallisaw | 8,605 | $182,768 | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| 25 | Poteau | 8,959 | $186,457 | 0.6% | 4.4% |
| 26 | Wagoner | 8,082 | $183,723 | 1.9% | 4.9% |
| 27 | Clinton | 8,388 | $114,142 | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 28 | Pryor Creek | 9,569 | $183,612 | 0.5% | 7.9% |
| 29 | The Village | 9,447 | $233,709 | -0.2% | 5.4% |
| 30 | Coweta | 10,433 | $268,321 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| 31 | Warr Acres | 10,466 | $180,177 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Newcastle | 13,001 | $287,726 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 33 | Guthrie | 11,243 | $249,713 | 2.0% | 4.5% |
| 34 | Guymon | 12,539 | $170,436 | -0.5% | 0.8% |
| 35 | Elk City | 11,361 | $167,507 | -0.4% | 2.3% |
| 36 | Okmulgee | 11,348 | $106,354 | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| 37 | Weatherford | 12,004 | $232,157 | -0.1% | 2.8% |
| 38 | Woodward | 11,882 | $133,255 | -0.8% | 2.2% |
| 39 | Choctaw | 12,303 | $302,581 | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 40 | Miami | 12,926 | $126,482 | -0.3% | 6.3% |
| 41 | Glenpool | 14,151 | $242,873 | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| 42 | Chickasha | 16,539 | $155,771 | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| 43 | Tahlequah | 16,935 | $193,815 | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| 44 | Ada | 16,575 | $180,731 | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| 45 | Mcalester | 18,111 | $155,080 | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| 46 | Durant | 19,746 | $223,126 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 47 | Altus | 18,646 | $106,430 | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| 48 | Claremore | 20,166 | $257,871 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 49 | Bethany | 20,560 | $178,149 | -0.2% | 1.6% |
| 50 | El Reno | 18,557 | $179,645 | 3.6% | 1.7% |
| 51 | Sand Springs | 20,117 | $236,864 | 0.7% | 3.1% |
| 52 | Sapulpa | 22,570 | $212,649 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 53 | Del City | 21,494 | $139,300 | -0.3% | 1.1% |
| 54 | Mustang | 22,192 | $277,552 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 55 | Duncan | 22,958 | $135,089 | 0.4% | 2.9% |
| 56 | Jenks | 27,102 | $352,170 | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| 57 | Ponca City | 24,326 | $133,082 | -0.2% | 2.3% |
| 58 | Ardmore | 24,877 | $152,584 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 59 | Bixby | 30,155 | $331,055 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| 60 | Yukon | 25,529 | $273,582 | 2.9% | 0.4% |
| 61 | Shawnee | 31,671 | $178,526 | 0.5% | 2.4% |
| 62 | Owasso | 40,151 | $315,428 | 2.9% | 0.6% |
| 63 | Bartlesville | 37,878 | $184,330 | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| 64 | Muskogee | 36,758 | $141,345 | -0.2% | 1.2% |
| 65 | Enid | 50,653 | $135,597 | -0.3% | 1.4% |
| 66 | Stillwater | 49,269 | $263,397 | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| 67 | Midwest City | 58,297 | $167,855 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 68 | Moore | 63,420 | $222,548 | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 69 | Edmond | 96,825 | $353,953 | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| 70 | Lawton | 90,595 | $139,275 | -0.1% | 3.1% |
| 71 | Broken Arrow | 118,180 | $286,846 | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| 72 | Norman | 129,672 | $262,838 | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| 73 | Tulsa | 413,794 | $217,450 | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| 74 | Oklahoma City | 697,125 | $206,712 | 1.2% | 1.7% |