Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Oklahoma
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
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Oklahoma ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canadian County | $88,000 | $2,056 | $230,300 |
| 2 | McClain County | $88,000 | $2,049 | $233,900 |
| 3 | Logan County | $87,500 | $2,045 | $234,300 |
| 4 | Cleveland County | $86,000 | $2,005 | $222,800 |
| 5 | Rogers County | $84,000 | $1,955 | $222,200 |
| 6 | Payne County | $83,000 | $1,934 | $217,700 |
| 7 | Tulsa County | $82,500 | $1,928 | $213,500 |
| 8 | Wagoner County | $82,000 | $1,911 | $216,000 |
| 9 | Oklahoma County | $80,500 | $1,877 | $207,800 |
| 10 | Kingfisher County | $77,000 | $1,792 | $206,400 |
| 11 | Grady County | $72,000 | $1,675 | $187,900 |
| 12 | Custer County | $68,000 | $1,587 | $177,000 |
| 13 | Woodward County | $68,000 | $1,586 | $178,000 |
| 14 | Osage County | $67,000 | $1,558 | $172,300 |
| 15 | Creek County | $66,500 | $1,548 | $170,900 |
| 16 | Mayes County | $66,500 | $1,547 | $171,900 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | $65,500 | $1,529 | $170,500 |
| 18 | Love County | $64,500 | $1,508 | $167,500 |
| 19 | Washington County | $64,000 | $1,497 | $160,900 |
| 20 | Bryan County | $63,500 | $1,478 | $163,700 |
| 21 | Delaware County | $63,500 | $1,481 | $164,900 |
| 22 | Cherokee County | $62,000 | $1,443 | $160,300 |
| 23 | Comanche County | $61,500 | $1,440 | $154,300 |
| 24 | Beckham County | $61,000 | $1,420 | $153,400 |
| 25 | Carter County | $61,000 | $1,418 | $153,500 |
| 26 | Pottawatomie County | $61,000 | $1,419 | $155,700 |
| 27 | Texas County | $61,000 | $1,424 | $155,600 |
| 28 | Garfield County | $60,000 | $1,404 | $149,800 |
| 29 | Murray County | $59,500 | $1,384 | $154,900 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | $59,000 | $1,376 | $152,000 |
| 31 | Roger Mills County | $59,000 | $1,373 | $152,600 |
| 32 | Noble County | $57,500 | $1,337 | $142,600 |
| 33 | Jackson County | $57,000 | $1,335 | $145,000 |
| 34 | Pittsburg County | $57,000 | $1,331 | $146,300 |
| 35 | Muskogee County | $55,500 | $1,295 | $138,800 |
| 36 | Woods County | $55,500 | $1,297 | $141,900 |
| 37 | Marshall County | $55,000 | $1,289 | $139,700 |
| 38 | Atoka County | $54,500 | $1,272 | $138,000 |
| 39 | Stephens County | $54,500 | $1,268 | $135,100 |
| 40 | McIntosh County | $54,000 | $1,259 | $135,800 |
| 41 | Major County | $53,500 | $1,254 | $134,700 |
| 42 | Craig County | $53,000 | $1,236 | $132,900 |
| 43 | Garvin County | $53,000 | $1,232 | $132,600 |
| 44 | Pawnee County | $51,000 | $1,193 | $125,700 |
| 45 | Sequoyah County | $51,000 | $1,194 | $127,500 |
| 46 | Blaine County | $50,500 | $1,183 | $126,200 |
| 47 | Ellis County | $50,500 | $1,174 | $122,500 |
| 48 | McCurtain County | $50,000 | $1,165 | $126,100 |
| 49 | Nowata County | $50,000 | $1,165 | $121,900 |
| 50 | Le Flore County | $49,500 | $1,157 | $121,600 |
| 51 | Beaver County | $49,000 | $1,140 | $117,900 |
| 52 | Haskell County | $49,000 | $1,143 | $122,300 |
| 53 | Dewey County | $48,500 | $1,126 | $118,200 |
| 54 | Choctaw County | $48,000 | $1,119 | $119,700 |
| 55 | Kay County | $48,000 | $1,123 | $116,800 |
| 56 | Okmulgee County | $47,500 | $1,107 | $114,600 |
| 57 | Ottawa County | $47,000 | $1,098 | $114,300 |
| 58 | Pushmataha County | $47,000 | $1,097 | $116,800 |
| 59 | Cotton County | $46,500 | $1,091 | $113,200 |
| 60 | Washita County | $46,500 | $1,083 | $113,300 |
| 61 | Adair County | $45,500 | $1,063 | $111,500 |
| 62 | Caddo County | $45,500 | $1,060 | $109,900 |
| 63 | Johnston County | $45,500 | $1,065 | $110,700 |
| 64 | Okfuskee County | $45,500 | $1,060 | $110,800 |
| 65 | Alfalfa County | $43,500 | $1,012 | $103,000 |
| 66 | Greer County | $43,500 | $1,012 | $103,600 |
| 67 | Latimer County | $43,000 | $1,005 | $103,300 |
| 68 | Harper County | $42,500 | $987 | $99,300 |
| 69 | Hughes County | $40,500 | $949 | $94,900 |
| 70 | Cimarron County | $40,000 | $930 | $94,500 |
| 71 | Coal County | $40,000 | $928 | $92,500 |
| 72 | Seminole County | $39,500 | $920 | $91,200 |
| 73 | Kiowa County | $39,000 | $911 | $90,300 |
| 74 | Grant County | $35,500 | $831 | $79,500 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | $35,000 | $819 | $77,500 |
| 76 | Harmon County | $34,500 | $807 | $75,700 |
| 77 | Tillman County | $33,500 | $776 | $71,900 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Oklahoma