County FMR · HUD FY2026

Creek County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Creek County, OK - 3% above the US average.

$987
1-bedroom FMR
$1,217
2-bedroom FMR
+3.9%
YoY change
+3%
vs US avg

The verdict

Creek is the 10th most expensive of 77 counties in Oklahoma by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #975 most expensive of 3,145 HUD counties.

#975
most expensive of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#10
most expensive of 77 in Oklahoma (2BR)
+25%
vs the state average
$39,480
income to afford it (30% rule)

Software Developers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (11%), while Fast Food and Counter Workers spend the most (50.2%).

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Creek County, OK. Verify with HUD →

HUD sets the FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Creek County, Oklahoma at $987 per month - the federal rental-assistance benchmark for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $1,217/mo and a studio is $933/mo. This is 3% higher than the national average of $959 and 25% above the Oklahoma average of $791.

Rent increased3.9% from FY 2025 ($950), outpacing inflation. Under the 30% rule, affordability starts near $39,480/year for a 1-bedroom.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in Oklahoma. Population: 72,076. Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+1.7%, Census ACS). That's in line with Oklahoma's statewide growth of +2.0% over the same period.

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Area CREEK·COUNTY·OK·OK

Creek County, OK: $987/mo 1BR · #975 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA OK
  • 1BR-FMR $987
  • 2BR-FMR $1,217
  • RANK-MID #975
  • YOY-UP +3.9%
  • VSUS-NEAR +3%
  • VS-ST-HIGH +25% OK
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MID 72K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Oklahoma County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $888–$1,086
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Oklahoma ($30 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $744 · US avg: $893
$933/mo
↑ 4.8% YoY +25% vs state +4% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $791 · US avg: $959
$987/mo
↑ 3.9% YoY +25% vs state +3% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $995 · US avg: $1,175
$1,217/mo
↑ 3.2% YoY +22% vs state +4% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,297 · US avg: $1,525
$1,602/mo
↑ 3.0% YoY +24% vs state +5% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $1,501 · US avg: $1,756
$1,858/mo
↑ 3.5% YoY +24% vs state +6% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $890
$933
+$43 (+4.8%)
1 Bedroom $950
$987
+$37 (+3.9%)
2 Bedroom $1,179
$1,217
+$38 (+3.2%)
3 Bedroom $1,555
$1,602
+$47 (+3.0%)
4 Bedroom $1,796
$1,858
+$62 (+3.5%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Creek County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
18.1%
Affordable
Need $37,320/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
19.1%
Affordable
Need $39,480/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
23.6%
Affordable
Need $48,680/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
31.1%
Burdened
Need $64,080/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
36%
Burdened
Need $74,320/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%23.6%
Creek County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $61,849 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View Oklahoma rent burden →

Where Creek sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$1,217 Top 31% higher than 69% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Creek compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other Oklahoma counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Creek is highlighted. Nearby Oklahoma counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Oklahoma County ($1,017), Cleveland County ($1,017), Canadian County ($1,017), Creek County (this county) ($987), Tulsa County ($987), Rogers County ($987), Comanche County ($784).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

How a 1-bedroom at $987/mo compares to Oklahoma salaries for popular occupations (BLS wage data, 30%-of-income rule).

Occupation OK Salary Rent Burden Verdict
Software Developers $107,420 11% Affordable
Registered Nurses $81,160 14.6% Affordable
General & Operations Managers $80,620 14.7% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $76,820 15.4% Affordable
Electricians $60,050 19.7% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $57,360 20.6% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $51,920 22.8% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $50,200 23.6% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $47,470 25% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $38,200 31% Stretched
Customer Service Representatives $37,570 31.5% Stretched
Janitors & Cleaners $30,590 38.7% Stretched
Retail Salespersons $29,580 40% Stretched
Teaching Assistants $26,830 44.1% Stretched
Fast Food & Counter Workers $23,590 50.2% Unaffordable
Salaries: BLS OES (Oklahoma) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Creek County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Creek (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 41.8% overall, from $696 to $987. Most of that movement was gradual except for a single sharp jump of +15.2% in FY 2024, well above this county's typical year-to-year change.

$600$700$800$900$1,000$1,100 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $987
Creek County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑3.9% $933 $987 $1,217
FY 2025 ↑5.6% $890 $950 $1,179
FY 2024 ↑15.2% $834 $900 $1,128
FY 2023 ↑7.9% $711 $781 $987
FY 2022 ↑3.9% $646 $724 $925
FY 2021 ↑0.1% $607 $697 $896
FY 2020 $597 $696 $898
Total change (6yr): +41.8%
Annualized: +6.0%/yr
1 BR: $696 → $987

Part of the Tulsa, OK Metro Area

Creek County is a central county of the Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area, alongside 6 other metro-area counties.

Creek County ranks #5 of 7 counties in this metro area by 1-bedroom FMR. Every county sharing this metro, highest to lowest: Tulsa County ($987), Rogers County ($987), Wagoner County ($987), Osage County ($987), Creek County (this county) ($987), Pawnee County ($818), Okmulgee County ($766).

Tulsa County
1 BR: $987/mo
Rogers County
1 BR: $987/mo
Wagoner County
1 BR: $987/mo
Osage County
1 BR: $987/mo
Creek County (this county)
1 BR: $987/mo
Pawnee County
1 BR: $818/mo
Okmulgee County
1 BR: $766/mo

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Creek County, both outside Oklahoma so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside OK (FY2026).

Calcasieu Parish
LA · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Cameron Parish
LA · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Wrangell City and Borough
AK · 2 BR $1,217/mo
St. Louis County
MO · 2 BR $1,218/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside OK).

San Joaquin County
CA · 23.6% of income · 2 BR $1,742/mo
Garland County
AR · 23.6% of income · 2 BR $1,090/mo
Clarke County
VA · 23.6% of income · 2 BR $2,246/mo
Burke County
NC · 23.6% of income · 2 BR $1,095/mo

Nearby Counties in Oklahoma

Largest counties by population in Oklahoma

Showing the 8 largest of 76 other counties in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma County
1 BR: $1,017/mo Pop: 795,822
Tulsa County
1 BR: $987/mo Pop: 668,923
Cleveland County
1 BR: $1,017/mo Pop: 295,060
Canadian County
1 BR: $1,017/mo Pop: 156,681
Comanche County
1 BR: $784/mo Pop: 121,777
Rogers County
1 BR: $987/mo Pop: 95,870
Wagoner County
1 BR: $987/mo Pop: 82,269
Payne County
1 BR: $847/mo Pop: 82,058
View all counties in Oklahoma →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Creek County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Creek County is $987 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,217 and a studio is $933.
How does Creek County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Creek County is 3% above the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $987 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Creek County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Creek County's 2-bedroom FMR of $1,217 ranks #975 most expensive among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Creek County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $39,480 ($3,290/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Creek County.
Is rent going up or down in Creek County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Creek County increased by 3.9% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $950 to $987.
Which jobs can afford rent in Creek County? ▼
Based on Oklahoma BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like Software Developers, Registered Nurses, General and Operations Managers can afford a 1-bedroom at $987/mo. 9 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Creek County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Creek County went from $696 in FY 2020 to $987 in FY 2026, a total change of +41.8% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Creek County? ▼
In Creek County, the FY 2026 FMR of $987/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Creek County? ▼
For Creek County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($987/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.