Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning in Oklahoma
The widest gaps between median rent and the full monthly cost of owning the median home. A large gap does not automatically mean renting is the better decision, because rent buys no equity and is not fixed for thirty years, but it does show where the market prices ownership at a steep premium.
Oklahoma ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by renting | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan County | $1,150 | $895 | $2,045 |
| 2 | McClain County | $1,085 | $964 | $2,049 |
| 3 | Payne County | $1,012 | $922 | $1,934 |
| 4 | Rogers County | $937 | $1,018 | $1,955 |
| 5 | Kingfisher County | $877 | $915 | $1,792 |
| 6 | Cleveland County | $877 | $1,128 | $2,005 |
| 7 | Tulsa County | $868 | $1,060 | $1,928 |
| 8 | Wagoner County | $861 | $1,050 | $1,911 |
| 9 | Canadian County | $848 | $1,208 | $2,056 |
| 10 | Custer County | $808 | $779 | $1,587 |
| 11 | Oklahoma County | $804 | $1,073 | $1,877 |
| 12 | Grady County | $801 | $874 | $1,675 |
| 13 | Osage County | $772 | $786 | $1,558 |
| 14 | Woodward County | $739 | $847 | $1,586 |
| 15 | Mayes County | $701 | $846 | $1,547 |
| 16 | Roger Mills County | $665 | $708 | $1,373 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | $649 | $880 | $1,529 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | $640 | $803 | $1,443 |
| 19 | Creek County | $638 | $910 | $1,548 |
| 20 | Major County | $635 | $619 | $1,254 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | $616 | $760 | $1,376 |
| 22 | Delaware County | $613 | $868 | $1,481 |
| 23 | Love County | $605 | $903 | $1,508 |
| 24 | Beckham County | $599 | $821 | $1,420 |
| 25 | Washington County | $594 | $903 | $1,497 |
| 26 | Noble County | $579 | $758 | $1,337 |
| 27 | Bryan County | $564 | $914 | $1,478 |
| 28 | Atoka County | $564 | $708 | $1,272 |
| 29 | Pottawatomie County | $550 | $869 | $1,419 |
| 30 | Murray County | $525 | $859 | $1,384 |
| 31 | Comanche County | $500 | $940 | $1,440 |
| 32 | McIntosh County | $496 | $763 | $1,259 |
| 33 | Woods County | $491 | $806 | $1,297 |
| 34 | Garfield County | $489 | $915 | $1,404 |
| 35 | Texas County | $485 | $939 | $1,424 |
| 36 | Pushmataha County | $477 | $620 | $1,097 |
| 37 | Pittsburg County | $474 | $857 | $1,331 |
| 38 | Carter County | $473 | $945 | $1,418 |
| 39 | Muskogee County | $471 | $824 | $1,295 |
| 40 | Marshall County | $470 | $819 | $1,289 |
| 41 | Jackson County | $470 | $865 | $1,335 |
| 42 | McCurtain County | $460 | $705 | $1,165 |
| 43 | Ellis County | $446 | $728 | $1,174 |
| 44 | Choctaw County | $443 | $676 | $1,119 |
| 45 | Adair County | $413 | $650 | $1,063 |
| 46 | Craig County | $410 | $826 | $1,236 |
| 47 | Garvin County | $404 | $828 | $1,232 |
| 48 | Stephens County | $403 | $865 | $1,268 |
| 49 | Alfalfa County | $398 | $614 | $1,012 |
| 50 | Sequoyah County | $398 | $796 | $1,194 |
| 51 | Nowata County | $389 | $776 | $1,165 |
| 52 | Greer County | $388 | $624 | $1,012 |
| 53 | Haskell County | $386 | $757 | $1,143 |
| 54 | Le Flore County | $384 | $773 | $1,157 |
| 55 | Okfuskee County | $371 | $689 | $1,060 |
| 56 | Beaver County | $358 | $782 | $1,140 |
| 57 | Cotton County | $349 | $742 | $1,091 |
| 58 | Caddo County | $345 | $715 | $1,060 |
| 59 | Blaine County | $341 | $842 | $1,183 |
| 60 | Ottawa County | $334 | $764 | $1,098 |
| 61 | Hughes County | $334 | $615 | $949 |
| 62 | Johnston County | $333 | $732 | $1,065 |
| 63 | Pawnee County | $321 | $872 | $1,193 |
| 64 | Washita County | $308 | $775 | $1,083 |
| 65 | Okmulgee County | $296 | $811 | $1,107 |
| 66 | Kay County | $293 | $830 | $1,123 |
| 67 | Latimer County | $285 | $720 | $1,005 |
| 68 | Coal County | $249 | $679 | $928 |
| 69 | Cimarron County | $248 | $682 | $930 |
| 70 | Kiowa County | $236 | $675 | $911 |
| 71 | Jefferson County | $231 | $588 | $819 |
| 72 | Dewey County | $226 | $900 | $1,126 |
| 73 | Harper County | $196 | $791 | $987 |
| 74 | Seminole County | $190 | $730 | $920 |
| 75 | Harmon County | $144 | $663 | $807 |
| 76 | Tillman County | $72 | $704 | $776 |
| 77 | Grant County | $-25 | $856 | $831 |
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.
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Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Oklahoma