Renting
Data from November 2026
Renting in Oklahoma
The typical rent in Oklahoma is $1,014 a month (Average 2020–2024). HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms is about $1,127 (Fiscal year 2027, population-weighted average): paying it without spending more than 30% of income takes $21.67 an hour full time. Here are the figures by size and by county, how many households spend too much, and where to ask for help.
Key numbers in Oklahoma
- Typical rent
- $1,014
- per month, Average 2020–2024
- 28% less than the U.S.
- Fair market rent, 2 BR
- $1,127
- HUD, Fiscal year 2027, weighted average
- From $916 to $1,264 depending on the county.
- Wage needed
- $21.67
- per hour, 2 bedrooms
- About $45,080 a year to stay under 30% of income.
- Burdened households
- 46%
- spend 30% or more on rent
- Nationwide, 51%.
Fair market rent
What HUD sets by size
HUD publishes a fair market rent every year by area and home size; Section 8 and other programs use it to set what they cover. Here it runs from the cheapest to the most expensive area of Oklahoma, with the hourly wage it takes to pay it without going past 30% of income (40 hours a week).
Includes basic utilities. It is neither the lowest nor the highest rent on the market: it is a reference point.
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Studio
Wage: $12.27–$18.42 an hour
Lowest: $638 Highest: $958
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1 bedroom
Wage: $13.46–$20.00 an hour
Lowest: $700 Highest: $1,040
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2 bedrooms
Wage: $17.62–$24.31 an hour
Lowest: $916 Highest: $1,264
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3 bedrooms
Wage: $20.98–$32.94 an hour
Lowest: $1,091 Highest: $1,713
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4 bedrooms
Wage: $23.15–$36.98 an hour
Lowest: $1,204 Highest: $1,923
Each bar runs from the cheapest area to the most expensive; all share one scale that starts at zero. Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site)
Rent burden
How many households spend too much
HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Oklahoma, 46% of renter households are in that position; nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).
Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.
46%
of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.
534,552 renter households in Oklahoma
- Spend half or more of their income 23%
- Spend 30% or more, but less than half 24%
- Spend less than 30% 54%
By place
Every county, with its figure
The 2-bedroom fair market rent, the typical rent, the hourly wage it takes and the share of burdened households, in every county in Oklahoma. Highest fair market rent first.
| Canadian County | $1,264 | $1,289 | $24.31 | 46% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County | $1,264 | $1,167 | $24.31 | 48% |
| Oklahoma County | $1,264 | $1,116 | $24.31 | 49% |
| McClain County | $1,264 | $954 | $24.31 | 50% |
| Logan County | $1,264 | $891 | $24.31 | 53% |
| Tulsa County | $1,229 | $1,110 | $23.63 | 46% |
| Wagoner County | $1,229 | $1,068 | $23.63 | 42% |
| Rogers County | $1,229 | $1,047 | $23.63 | 42% |
| Creek County | $1,229 | $936 | $23.63 | 41% |
| Osage County | $1,229 | $777 | $23.63 | 46% |
| Love County | $1,101 | $939 | $21.17 | 30% |
| Texas County | $1,079 | $873 | $20.75 | 42% |
| Carter County | $1,040 | $980 | $20.00 | 45% |
| Beckham County | $1,039 | $904 | $19.98 | 49% |
| Kingfisher County | $1,039 | $891 | $19.98 | 35% |
| Blaine County | $1,021 | $852 | $19.63 | 43% |
| Grady County | $1,011 | $883 | $19.44 | 35% |
| Payne County | $1,010 | $917 | $19.42 | 57% |
| Bryan County | $1,004 | $960 | $19.31 | 45% |
| Woodward County | $1,001 | $838 | $19.25 | 35% |
| Garfield County | $997 | $919 | $19.17 | 42% |
| Pontotoc County | $982 | $889 | $18.88 | 38% |
| Delaware County | $980 | $913 | $18.85 | 45% |
| Murray County | $979 | $881 | $18.83 | 36% |
| Sequoyah County | $979 | $811 | $18.83 | 44% |
| Comanche County | $974 | $970 | $18.73 | 43% |
| Pawnee County | $972 | $864 | $18.69 | 45% |
| Woods County | $956 | $850 | $18.38 | 57% |
| Pottawatomie County | $949 | $894 | $18.25 | 41% |
| Muskogee County | $949 | $849 | $18.25 | 49% |
| Cherokee County | $943 | $831 | $18.13 | 42% |
| Nowata County | $943 | $811 | $18.13 | 40% |
| Craig County | $940 | $810 | $18.08 | 38% |
| Roger Mills County | $932 | $795 | $17.92 | 43% |
| Washington County | $930 | $907 | $17.88 | 51% |
| Okmulgee County | $921 | $834 | $17.71 | 46% |
| Dewey County | $916 | $912 | $17.62 | 37% |
| Stephens County | $916 | $895 | $17.62 | 46% |
| Pittsburg County | $916 | $860 | $17.62 | 50% |
| Mayes County | $916 | $858 | $17.62 | 41% |
| Grant County | $916 | $853 | $17.62 | 25% |
| Jackson County | $916 | $842 | $17.62 | 36% |
| Kay County | $916 | $842 | $17.62 | 40% |
| Harper County | $916 | $828 | $17.62 | — |
| Noble County | $916 | $826 | $17.62 | 47% |
| Garvin County | $916 | $825 | $17.62 | 36% |
| Custer County | $916 | $824 | $17.62 | 50% |
| Marshall County | $916 | $824 | $17.62 | 38% |
| Ellis County | $916 | $815 | $17.62 | 29% |
| Washita County | $916 | $815 | $17.62 | 35% |
| Le Flore County | $916 | $798 | $17.62 | 45% |
| Lincoln County | $916 | $794 | $17.62 | 44% |
| Beaver County | $916 | $790 | $17.62 | 36% |
| Ottawa County | $916 | $788 | $17.62 | 46% |
| Kiowa County | $916 | $780 | $17.62 | 58% |
| McIntosh County | $916 | $780 | $17.62 | 48% |
| Cotton County | $916 | $772 | $17.62 | 37% |
| Haskell County | $916 | $770 | $17.62 | 43% |
| Johnston County | $916 | $762 | $17.62 | 40% |
| Seminole County | $916 | $752 | $17.62 | 46% |
| Caddo County | $916 | $734 | $17.62 | 37% |
| Tillman County | $916 | $733 | $17.62 | 50% |
| Coal County | $916 | $722 | $17.62 | 40% |
| Cimarron County | $916 | $718 | $17.62 | — |
| Okfuskee County | $916 | $716 | $17.62 | 35% |
| Atoka County | $916 | $708 | $17.62 | 37% |
| Alfalfa County | $916 | $705 | $17.62 | 34% |
| McCurtain County | $916 | $700 | $17.62 | 41% |
| Major County | $916 | $696 | $17.62 | 42% |
| Harmon County | $916 | $694 | $17.62 | 35% |
| Choctaw County | $916 | $690 | $17.62 | 45% |
| Greer County | $916 | $681 | $17.62 | 48% |
| Adair County | $916 | $667 | $17.62 | 39% |
| Pushmataha County | $916 | $667 | $17.62 | 45% |
| Hughes County | $916 | $660 | $17.62 | 39% |
| Jefferson County | $916 | $647 | $17.62 | 36% |
| Latimer County | $916 | $646 | $17.62 | 51% |
- Canadian $1,264$24.31
- Cleveland $1,264$24.31
- Oklahoma $1,264$24.31
- McClain $1,264$24.31
- Logan $1,264$24.31
- Tulsa $1,229$23.63
- Wagoner $1,229$23.63
- Rogers $1,229$23.63
- Creek $1,229$23.63
- Osage $1,229$23.63
- Love $1,101$21.17
- Texas $1,079$20.75
- Carter $1,040$20.00
- Beckham $1,039$19.98
- Kingfisher $1,039$19.98
- Blaine $1,021$19.63
- Grady $1,011$19.44
- Payne $1,010$19.42
- Bryan $1,004$19.31
- Woodward $1,001$19.25
- Garfield $997$19.17
- Pontotoc $982$18.88
- Delaware $980$18.85
- Murray $979$18.83
- Sequoyah $979$18.83
- Comanche $974$18.73
- Pawnee $972$18.69
- Woods $956$18.38
- Pottawatomie $949$18.25
- Muskogee $949$18.25
- Cherokee $943$18.13
- Nowata $943$18.13
- Craig $940$18.08
- Roger Mills $932$17.92
- Washington $930$17.88
- Okmulgee $921$17.71
- Dewey $916$17.62
- Stephens $916$17.62
- Pittsburg $916$17.62
- Mayes $916$17.62
- Grant $916$17.62
- Jackson $916$17.62
- Kay $916$17.62
- Harper $916$17.62
- Noble $916$17.62
- Garvin $916$17.62
- Custer $916$17.62
- Marshall $916$17.62
- Ellis $916$17.62
- Washita $916$17.62
- Le Flore $916$17.62
- Lincoln $916$17.62
- Beaver $916$17.62
- Ottawa $916$17.62
- Kiowa $916$17.62
- McIntosh $916$17.62
- Cotton $916$17.62
- Haskell $916$17.62
- Johnston $916$17.62
- Seminole $916$17.62
- Caddo $916$17.62
- Tillman $916$17.62
- Coal $916$17.62
- Cimarron $916$17.62
- Okfuskee $916$17.62
- Atoka $916$17.62
- Alfalfa $916$17.62
- McCurtain $916$17.62
- Major $916$17.62
- Harmon $916$17.62
- Choctaw $916$17.62
- Greer $916$17.62
- Adair $916$17.62
- Pushmataha $916$17.62
- Hughes $916$17.62
- Jefferson $916$17.62
- Latimer $916$17.62
Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Your rights as a tenant in Oklahoma
What Oklahoma law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.
See your rights, rule by ruleA summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.
- When must they return my deposit?
- 45 days
- Okla. Stat. tit. 41, §115(B)
- If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
- 5 days
- Okla. Stat. tit. 41, §131(B)
- How much notice ends a month-to-month rental?
- 30 days
- Okla. Stat. tit. 41, §111(A)
Help
Where to ask for help with rent in Oklahoma
Free or official help. Demand usually exceeds funding, so waiting lists are common: ask at the agency for your county.
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6 counseling agencies
HUD-approved; 2 serve in Spanish. They counsel renters for free.
See the agencies
Tool
How much rent can you afford?
Enter your income and compare with the fair market rent in your county.
Frequently asked questions
Which county in Oklahoma is the most expensive to rent in?
By 2-bedroom fair market rent (Fiscal year 2027), the most expensive is Canadian County ($1,264, about $24.31 an hour) and the cheapest Dewey County ($916, about $17.62 an hour).
How many households in Oklahoma spend too much on rent?
46% of renter households in Oklahoma spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 23% spend half or more (Average 2020–2024, Census). Nationwide, 51%.
What is fair market rent?
A figure HUD publishes every year by area and home size; Section 8 and other programs use it to set what they pay. It is not a market price or a cap on landlords. In Oklahoma, for 2 bedrooms in Fiscal year 2027, it runs from $916 to $1,264 depending on the county.
Where do I ask for help paying rent in Oklahoma?
104 public housing agencies run Section 8 vouchers and public housing in Oklahoma; demand usually exceeds funding and waiting lists are common. HUD-approved counseling agencies counsel for free. Your county page shows the nearest ones.