South ranking
10 Oklahoma cities ranked by cost of living, cheapest first.
Index 78
Index 85
Sorted by cost-of-living index — lowest (most affordable) first.
| # | City | Cost index | Median rent | Median income | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enid | 78 | $861/mo | $60,790 | 51K | Compare → |
| 2 | Lawton | 78 | $898/mo | $51,561 | 91K | Compare → |
| 3 | Tulsa | 82 | $958/mo | $56,648 | 412K | Compare → |
| 4 | Broken Arrow | 83 | $1,183/mo | $82,547 | 114K | Compare → |
| 5 | Stillwater | 84 | $921/mo | $39,998 | 49K | Compare → |
| 6 | Midwest City | 85 | $996/mo | $56,811 | 58K | Compare → |
| 7 | Norman | 85 | $1,004/mo | $62,849 | 128K | Compare → |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | 85 | $1,012/mo | $64,251 | 681K | Compare → |
| 9 | Moore | 85 | $1,208/mo | $73,285 | 63K | Compare → |
| 10 | Edmond | 85 | $1,257/mo | $96,389 | 95K | Compare → |
If you're weighing a move to Oklahoma, the case usually comes down to a few specific things — most clearly affordable across the board and there's a genuinely cheap city to fall back on, plus 1 more. Here's the detail.
Averaging across the Oklahoma cities we track, the composite cost-of-living index lands at about 83 — roughly 17% under the US baseline. That's not a quirk of one or two outlier towns; it shows up across most of the state. Average median rent across Oklahoma cities runs about $1,030/mo.
The cheapest city in Oklahoma we have data for is Enid, sitting at a cost-of-living index of 78 — about 22% under the US average. If affordability is the priority, Oklahoma gives you a real option, not a "well, this town is technically here" caveat.
Oklahoma City (population about 681,088) gives Oklahoma a genuine major-city anchor. Big airports, headquartered employers, professional sports, specialty hospitals, and the kind of job market you don't get in mid-sized towns — and you can live close to it or an hour away, depending on the lifestyle you want.
Reasons reflect aggregated city data for Oklahoma (Census ACS, BLS, BEA) plus well-known state-level geography. We only list points that are actually supported — different states show different sections.
Across Oklahoma, Enid is the most affordable city we track (cost index 78, with median rent around $861/mo), while Edmond sits at the top of the range with an index of 85—roughly 10% pricier than Enid. Use the table above to compare any Oklahoma city directly against Enid.
The other end of the ranking — priciest first.