Renters in Oklahoma City and Tulsa just got fresh confirmation that, by national standards, their leases are still relatively kind to their wallets. Both cities landed on a new ranking of the most affordable rental markets in the country, with Oklahoma City at No. 26 and Tulsa at No. 45. Typical rents clock in at about 19.8% of median household income in Oklahoma City and roughly 21.1% in Tulsa, keeping both metros well below the strain seen in many coastal hot spots.
The list comes from a national breakdown of rental affordability compiled by WalletHub. The site compared median annual gross rent with median household income across 182 U.S. cities, a methodology that helped Oklahoma’s two largest metros stand out. The rankings and local bragging rights were quickly highlighted by The Oklahoman. WalletHub’s table puts Bismarck, N.D., at the very top of the affordability pile and Miami near the bottom, and the firm says it relied on U.S. Census data current through mid-March 2026.
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