Oklahoma cities

The best places to live in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Bixby leads the list.

We scored Oklahoma's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#CityMedian homeRentValueOverall
2 Broken Arrow $179,800 $1,102 75 81
5 Edmond $263,900 $1,164 55 75
7 Moore $154,100 $1,114 77 71
11 Enid $123,500 $852 73 64
20 Norman $192,700 $927 31 43
21 Midwest City $122,600 $911 46 40
22 Oklahoma City $168,900 $933 35 39
25 Lawton $115,600 $822 37 32
26 Stillwater $186,600 $850 25 30
33 Tulsa $151,500 $882 16 13

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Oklahoma. Updated 2026.