Before you decide to relocate to Oklahoma, it’s important to research the exact cost of living around the state. And that’s what we’re going to help you do.
These are the places in Oklahoma that cost a pretty penny — the most expensive cities in the state.
We used Saturday Night Science to compare the 2020-2024 American Community Survey on cost of living for the 74 places in Oklahoma with more than 5,000 people.
After we saved up for months and could finally afford it, we landed on this list of the ten most expensive cities in Oklahoma for 2026.
$103,183 median income · $353,954 median home · #1 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 81,405, making it the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma.
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$111,004 median income · $352,171 median home · #2 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Jenks is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, and a suburb of Tulsa, in the northeastern part of the state. It is situated between the Arkansas River and U.S. Route 75. Jenks is one of the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,557, but by 2010, the population was 16,924, an increase of 77.1 percent.
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$104,404 median income · $331,056 median home · #4 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Wagoner County, Oklahoma
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$104,441 median income · $340,623 median home · #3 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Piedmont is a city primarily in Canadian County, Oklahoma, though a small part of it is in Kingfisher County. It is a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,720 at the 2010 census, a 56.7 percent increase from 3,650 at the 2000 census. Piedmont is a home rule city served by a council-manager government.
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$100,574 median income · $302,582 median home · #8 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma. The city is located approximately 10 miles east of Oklahoma City and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
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$79,036 median income · $315,428 median home · #7 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa Counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and a northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 28,915 at the 2010 census. Originally settled in 1881 in Indian Territory, the town incorporated in 1904 just prior to Oklahoma statehood and was chartered as a city in 1972.
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$87,844 median income · $277,553 median home · #13 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Canadian County, Oklahoma
Mustang is a growing city in the southeast corner of Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,395 at the 2010 census, a 32.2 percent increase from 13,156 at the 2000 census. The city is now primarily known as a bedroom community for Oklahoma City.
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$93,398 median income · $287,727 median home · #10 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
McClain County, Oklahoma
Newcastle is a city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census.
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$67,704 median income · $262,839 median home · #17 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma 20 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City in its metropolitan area. The population was 110,925 at the 2010 census. Norman’s estimated population of 120,284 in 2015 makes it the third-largest city in Oklahoma, and the city serves as the county seat of Cleveland County.
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$103,994 median income · $326,451 median home · #5 home prices in Oklahoma
Located in
Grady County, Oklahoma
Tuttle is a city in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,019 with the close of the 2010 census, seeing a 40.2% increase from 4,294 at the close of the 2000 census.
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Oklahoma statewide median: $220,468
Oklahoma statewide median: $65,039
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Methodology: How We Determined The Most Expensive Places To Live In The Sooner State For 2026
The two most important things to think about when it comes to being able to afford a city in Oklahoma are how much money you make and how much you have to spend to live there.
You need to understand your costs in the context of how much money you make.
For example, if the median household earns $100,000 and spends $40,000 on housing, it’s actually cheaper to live there than a place with a median income of $50,000 and housing costs of $21,000. You might spend more on housing, but you have more money overall to play with.
With that example in mind, we derived several statistics from the latest Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 around incomes and costs. They are:
- Overall Cost Of Living Index
- Median Home Price / Median Income (lower is better)
- Median Income / Median Rent (Higher is better)
- Median Home Price
You can then compare these metrics in each of the places in Oklahoma to figure out which is the most expensive.
You are left with a “Cost of Living Index” by taking the average rank of each of these metrics for each city.
So we used that cost of living index to rank all of the 74 places in Oklahoma that have more than 5,000 people.
The place with the highest cost of living in Oklahoma according to the data is Edmond. We updated this article for 2026. This article is our eleventh time ranking the most expensive places to live in Oklahoma.
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Most Expensive Cities In Oklahoma
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| Rank | City | Cost Of Living | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price | Home/Income Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmond | 106 | 96,825 | $103,183 | $353,954 | 3.4x |
| 2 | Jenks | 106 | 27,102 | $111,004 | $352,171 | 3.2x |
| 3 | Bixby | 105 | 30,155 | $104,404 | $331,056 | 3.2x |
| 4 | Piedmont | 105 | 8,342 | $104,441 | $340,623 | 3.3x |
| 5 | Choctaw | 99 | 12,303 | $100,574 | $302,582 | 3.0x |
| 6 | Owasso | 98 | 40,151 | $79,036 | $315,428 | 4.0x |
| 7 | Mustang | 98 | 22,192 | $87,844 | $277,553 | 3.2x |
| 8 | Newcastle | 98 | 13,001 | $93,398 | $287,727 | 3.1x |
| 9 | Norman | 97 | 129,672 | $67,704 | $262,839 | 3.9x |
| 10 | Tuttle | 97 | 8,040 | $103,994 | $326,451 | 3.1x |
| 11 | Verdigris | 97 | 5,637 | $84,259 | $252,799 | 3.0x |
| 12 | Oklahoma City | 96 | 697,125 | $68,656 | $206,713 | 3.0x |
| 13 | Broken Arrow | 96 | 118,180 | $86,765 | $286,846 | 3.3x |
| 14 | Stillwater | 96 | 49,269 | $43,700 | $263,398 | 6.0x |
| 15 | Glenpool | 95 | 14,151 | $79,525 | $242,874 | 3.1x |
| 16 | Yukon | 94 | 25,529 | $75,273 | $273,583 | 3.6x |
| 17 | The Village | 94 | 9,447 | $77,108 | $233,709 | 3.0x |
| 18 | Blanchard | 94 | 9,215 | $91,473 | $319,913 | 3.5x |
| 19 | Lone Grove | 94 | 5,125 | $74,265 | $218,357 | 2.9x |
| 20 | Tulsa | 93 | 413,794 | $59,838 | $217,450 | 3.6x |
| 21 | Collinsville | 93 | 8,878 | $90,570 | $282,492 | 3.1x |
| 22 | Moore | 92 | 63,420 | $80,420 | $222,549 | 2.8x |
| 23 | Ardmore | 92 | 24,877 | $53,900 | $152,584 | 2.8x |
| 24 | Sapulpa | 92 | 22,570 | $63,817 | $212,650 | 3.3x |
| 25 | Guymon | 92 | 12,539 | $60,075 | $170,436 | 2.8x |
| 26 | Weatherford | 92 | 12,004 | $54,704 | $232,157 | 4.2x |
| 27 | Elk City | 92 | 11,361 | $51,272 | $167,508 | 3.3x |
| 28 | Harrah | 92 | 6,684 | $84,375 | $244,396 | 2.9x |
| 29 | Kingfisher | 92 | 5,026 | $64,271 | $223,159 | 3.5x |
| 30 | Bethany | 91 | 20,560 | $56,591 | $178,150 | 3.1x |
| 31 | Noble | 91 | 7,493 | $81,739 | $208,255 | 2.5x |
| 32 | Grove | 91 | 7,176 | $58,941 | $292,727 | 5.0x |
| 33 | Purcell | 91 | 6,803 | $63,457 | $225,542 | 3.6x |
| 34 | Bartlesville | 90 | 37,878 | $58,869 | $184,330 | 3.1x |
| 35 | Sand Springs | 90 | 20,117 | $75,645 | $236,865 | 3.1x |
| 36 | Woodward | 90 | 11,882 | $54,463 | $133,256 | 2.4x |
| 37 | Guthrie | 90 | 11,243 | $53,457 | $249,714 | 4.7x |
| 38 | Shawnee | 89 | 31,671 | $55,815 | $178,527 | 3.2x |
| 39 | Durant | 89 | 19,746 | $46,812 | $223,126 | 4.8x |
| 40 | Coweta | 89 | 10,433 | $67,519 | $268,321 | 4.0x |
| 41 | Catoosa | 89 | 7,496 | $72,467 | $228,732 | 3.2x |
| 42 | Lawton | 88 | 90,595 | $54,433 | $139,275 | 2.6x |
| 43 | Midwest City | 88 | 58,297 | $57,520 | $167,855 | 2.9x |
| 44 | Duncan | 88 | 22,958 | $58,054 | $135,089 | 2.3x |
| 45 | Claremore | 88 | 20,166 | $58,685 | $257,872 | 4.4x |
| 46 | Tahlequah | 88 | 16,935 | $49,581 | $193,816 | 3.9x |
| 47 | Enid | 87 | 50,653 | $62,125 | $135,597 | 2.2x |
| 48 | Pryor Creek | 87 | 9,569 | $44,839 | $183,613 | 4.1x |
| 49 | El Reno | 86 | 18,557 | $56,219 | $179,646 | 3.2x |
| 50 | Chickasha | 86 | 16,539 | $54,111 | $155,772 | 2.9x |
| 51 | Tecumseh | 86 | 6,332 | $48,573 | $129,935 | 2.7x |
| 52 | Vinita | 86 | 5,300 | $47,025 | $193,538 | 4.1x |
| 53 | Ponca City | 85 | 24,326 | $55,941 | $133,083 | 2.4x |
| 54 | Del City | 85 | 21,494 | $46,925 | $139,300 | 3.0x |
| 55 | Altus | 85 | 18,646 | $55,295 | $106,431 | 1.9x |
| 56 | Ada | 85 | 16,575 | $53,507 | $180,732 | 3.4x |
| 57 | Warr Acres | 85 | 10,466 | $53,273 | $180,177 | 3.4x |
| 58 | Muskogee | 84 | 36,758 | $50,213 | $141,346 | 2.8x |
| 59 | Poteau | 84 | 8,959 | $50,511 | $186,457 | 3.7x |
| 60 | Clinton | 84 | 8,388 | $58,207 | $114,142 | 2.0x |
| 61 | Cushing | 84 | 8,367 | $44,136 | $140,272 | 3.2x |
| 62 | Wagoner | 84 | 8,082 | $57,917 | $183,724 | 3.2x |
| 63 | McAlester | 83 | 18,111 | $51,930 | $155,080 | 3.0x |
| 64 | Miami | 83 | 12,926 | $46,410 | $126,482 | 2.7x |
| 65 | Sallisaw | 83 | 8,605 | $48,036 | $182,769 | 3.8x |
| 66 | Seminole | 83 | 7,194 | $39,121 | $128,772 | 3.3x |
| 67 | Pauls Valley | 83 | 6,062 | $50,357 | $145,919 | 2.9x |
| 68 | Hugo | 83 | 5,182 | $33,917 | $118,771 | 3.5x |
| 69 | Idabel | 82 | 6,987 | $43,295 | $138,276 | 3.2x |
| 70 | Blackwell | 81 | 6,042 | $53,435 | $63,903 | 1.2x |
| 71 | Okmulgee | 80 | 11,348 | $41,848 | $106,354 | 2.5x |
| 72 | Holdenville | 80 | 5,902 | $46,250 | $58,838 | 1.3x |
| 73 | Anadarko | 80 | 5,572 | $43,105 | $67,936 | 1.6x |
| 74 | Henryetta | 79 | 5,608 | $45,259 | $110,363 | 2.4x |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 74 places with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: Taking A Chunk Out Of Your Paycheck In Oklahoma For 2026
Well, there you have it, the places in Oklahoma that have the highest cost of living, with Edmond ranking as the most expensive city in the Sooner State.
The most expensive cities in Oklahoma are Edmond, Jenks, Bixby, Piedmont, Choctaw, Owasso, Mustang, Newcastle, Norman, and Tuttle.
