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What Is It Like to Live in Stillwater?

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

Value score

25

29th best value in Oklahoma

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

Overall livability

30

26th overall in Oklahoma

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

Stillwater is home to about 48,055 people. A typical home runs $186,600 and a household earns around $38,000, a price-to-income ratio of 4.9. Among Oklahoma's largest cities, it ranks 29th for value and 26th overall.

Stillwater at a glance

Median home price

$186,600

33rd in OK of 33

Median rent

$850/mo

Median household income

$38,000

Home price to income

4.9x

Unemployment

4.6%

13th in OK of 33

School rating

1/10

33rd in OK of 33

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OK of 33

Walk score

4/100

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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.