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Oklahoma city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Oklahoma City?

What it costs to live in Oklahoma City, and how it compares with other Oklahoma cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

35

24th best value in Oklahoma

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Oklahoma cities.

Overall livability

39

22nd overall in Oklahoma

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Oklahoma City is home to about 673,183 people. A typical home runs $168,900 and a household earns around $59,700, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among Oklahoma's largest cities, it ranks 24th for value and 22nd overall.

Oklahoma City at a glance

Median home price

$168,900

27th in OK of 33

Median rent

$933/mo

Median household income

$59,700

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

4.4%

12th in OK of 33

School rating

4/10

13th in OK of 33

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OK of 33

Walk score

84/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Oklahoma only. Updated 2026.