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What Is It Like to Live in Tulsa?

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

Value score

16

33rd best value in Oklahoma

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

Overall livability

13

33rd overall in Oklahoma

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

Tulsa is home to about 410,652 people. A typical home runs $151,500 and a household earns around $52,400, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. Among Oklahoma's largest cities, it ranks 33rd for value and 33rd overall.

Tulsa at a glance

Median home price

$151,500

28th in OK of 33

Median rent

$882/mo

Median household income

$52,400

Home price to income

2.9x

Unemployment

6.3%

25th in OK of 33

School rating

3/10

25th in OK of 33

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in OK of 33

Walk score

50/100

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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.