Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Oklahoma
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Oklahoma ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimarron County | $191 | 0.408% | $94,500 |
| 2 | Tillman County | $183 | 0.663% | $71,900 |
| 3 | Grant County | $183 | 0.604% | $79,500 |
| 4 | Pushmataha County | $183 | 0.414% | $116,800 |
| 5 | Choctaw County | $181 | 0.419% | $119,700 |
| 6 | McCurtain County | $181 | 0.400% | $126,100 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $180 | 0.661% | $77,500 |
| 8 | Kiowa County | $180 | 0.573% | $90,300 |
| 9 | Harmon County | $179 | 0.697% | $75,700 |
| 10 | Adair County | $179 | 0.475% | $111,500 |
| 11 | Latimer County | $179 | 0.515% | $103,300 |
| 12 | Coal County | $178 | 0.584% | $92,500 |
| 13 | Seminole County | $177 | 0.605% | $91,200 |
| 14 | Okfuskee County | $177 | 0.498% | $110,800 |
| 15 | Haskell County | $176 | 0.455% | $122,300 |
| 16 | Hughes County | $175 | 0.611% | $94,900 |
| 17 | Greer County | $174 | 0.569% | $103,600 |
| 18 | Washita County | $172 | 0.542% | $113,300 |
| 19 | Johnston County | $172 | 0.555% | $110,700 |
| 20 | Caddo County | $171 | 0.571% | $109,900 |
| 21 | Alfalfa County | $169 | 0.630% | $103,000 |
| 22 | Harper County | $168 | 0.668% | $99,300 |
| 23 | Murray County | $167 | 0.429% | $154,900 |
| 24 | Blaine County | $164 | 0.556% | $126,200 |
| 25 | Ottawa County | $164 | 0.619% | $114,300 |
| 26 | Cotton County | $164 | 0.629% | $113,200 |
| 27 | Dewey County | $163 | 0.603% | $118,200 |
| 28 | Sequoyah County | $163 | 0.567% | $127,500 |
| 29 | Woods County | $162 | 0.515% | $141,900 |
| 30 | Roger Mills County | $162 | 0.479% | $152,600 |
| 31 | Garvin County | $160 | 0.566% | $132,600 |
| 32 | Pittsburg County | $160 | 0.517% | $146,300 |
| 33 | Atoka County | $159 | 0.556% | $138,000 |
| 34 | Craig County | $158 | 0.583% | $132,900 |
| 35 | Okmulgee County | $157 | 0.688% | $114,600 |
| 36 | Le Flore County | $157 | 0.653% | $121,600 |
| 37 | McIntosh County | $156 | 0.587% | $135,800 |
| 38 | Kay County | $156 | 0.684% | $116,800 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | $155 | 0.535% | $152,000 |
| 40 | Marshall County | $154 | 0.590% | $139,700 |
| 41 | Major County | $154 | 0.615% | $134,700 |
| 42 | Nowata County | $151 | 0.705% | $121,900 |
| 43 | Pawnee County | $150 | 0.695% | $125,700 |
| 44 | Beaver County | $148 | 0.761% | $117,900 |
| 45 | Cherokee County | $147 | 0.565% | $160,300 |
| 46 | Ellis County | $146 | 0.748% | $122,500 |
| 47 | Jackson County | $146 | 0.633% | $145,000 |
| 48 | Stephens County | $143 | 0.711% | $135,100 |
| 49 | Delaware County | $142 | 0.589% | $164,900 |
| 50 | Muskogee County | $142 | 0.700% | $138,800 |
| 51 | Pottawatomie County | $138 | 0.651% | $155,700 |
| 52 | Bryan County | $136 | 0.635% | $163,700 |
| 53 | Love County | $134 | 0.636% | $167,500 |
| 54 | Pontotoc County | $134 | 0.626% | $170,500 |
| 55 | Texas County | $133 | 0.691% | $155,600 |
| 56 | Woodward County | $131 | 0.621% | $178,000 |
| 57 | Kingfisher County | $128 | 0.552% | $206,400 |
| 58 | Noble County | $127 | 0.803% | $142,600 |
| 59 | Mayes County | $127 | 0.671% | $171,900 |
| 60 | Carter County | $124 | 0.772% | $153,500 |
| 61 | Custer County | $123 | 0.676% | $177,000 |
| 62 | Beckham County | $122 | 0.792% | $153,400 |
| 63 | Osage County | $118 | 0.727% | $172,300 |
| 64 | Creek County | $118 | 0.738% | $170,900 |
| 65 | Grady County | $113 | 0.703% | $187,900 |
| 66 | Garfield County | $112 | 0.889% | $149,800 |
| 67 | Comanche County | $107 | 0.898% | $154,300 |
| 68 | Washington County | $97 | 0.935% | $160,900 |
| 69 | Rogers County | $78 | 0.783% | $222,200 |
| 70 | Wagoner County | $77 | 0.812% | $216,000 |
| 71 | Logan County | $74 | 0.763% | $234,300 |
| 72 | McClain County | $67 | 0.799% | $233,900 |
| 73 | Payne County | $66 | 0.865% | $217,700 |
| 74 | Oklahoma County | $52 | 0.984% | $207,800 |
| 75 | Tulsa County | $43 | 1.012% | $213,500 |
| 76 | Canadian County | $35 | 0.981% | $230,300 |
| 77 | Cleveland County | $32 | 1.027% | $222,800 |
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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