Metro FMR · CBSA 36420 · HUD FY2026

Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 6% above the US average.

$1,017
1-bedroom FMR
$1,244
2-bedroom FMR
+5.8%
YoY change
+6%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,244 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 6% above the US average, lower than 58% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#164
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+6%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$49,760
income to afford it (30% rule)
+5.8%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Oklahoma City: #164 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $70,499, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.3% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Oklahoma City in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 1,428,923 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 5.5% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.1%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,081/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,244 runs 15.1% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 44.2% of the 203,215 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$939/mo

16.0% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,017/mo

17.3% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,244/mo

21.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,675/mo

28.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,857/mo

31.6% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·36420

Oklahoma City: $1,017/mo 1BR · #164 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 36420

  • CBSA 36420
  • 1BR-FMR $1,017
  • 2BR-FMR $1,244
  • RANK-MID #164
  • YOY-SURGE +5.8%
  • VSUS-NEAR +6%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #4 OK
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MEGA 1.4M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Enid
  • VOUCH-90-110 $915–$1,119
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Enid ($218 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Oklahoma City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,244 higher than 42% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. 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.

What this shows #164 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 6% above the national 2-bedroom average. 94 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 36420

Counties inside Oklahoma City

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 36420, but county-level schedules inside Oklahoma City still diverge: 7 counties range from $937 (2BR in Lincoln) to $1,244 (Oklahoma), a 33% spread. Oklahoma is the largest county by population.

Oklahoma County 2BR $1,244 · 796K Cleveland County 2BR $1,244 · 295K Canadian County 2BR $1,244 · 157K Grady County 2BR $1,004 · 55K Logan County 2BR $1,244 · 50K McClain County 2BR $1,244 · 42K

Showing the 6 largest of 7 HUD counties in this CBSA. County pages carry filing-level FMR detail.

Oklahoma City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #164 most affordable

1BR $1,017 (+6% vs US, +5.8% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 36420.

Studio
$939
US avg $893
↑6.0% YoY +5% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,017
US avg $959
↑5.8% YoY +6% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,244
US avg $1,175
↑5.4% YoY +6% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,675
US avg $1,525
↑6.3% YoY +10% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,857
US avg $1,756
↑8.0% YoY +6% vs US

How Oklahoma City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other OK metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Oklahoma City highlighted among 3 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Oklahoma City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Oklahoma City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside OK (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside OK

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Goldsboro
NC · 2 BR $1,244/mo
Lafayette-West Lafayette
IN · 2 BR $1,242/mo
Janesville-Beloit
WI · 2 BR $1,246/mo
Logan
UT · 2 BR $1,241/mo

Burden % · outside OK

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Rockford
IL · 21.2% of income · 2 BR $1,175/mo
Kenosha
WI · 21.2% of income · 2 BR $1,402/mo
Monroe
MI · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,326/mo
Morgantown
WV · 21.1% of income · 2 BR $1,099/mo

Oklahoma City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,017 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,244 and a studio is $939.
How does Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 6% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,017 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Oklahoma City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,244 ranks #164 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Oklahoma City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 36420, but 7 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $937–$1,244 for a 2-bedroom (33% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Oklahoma City's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 5.5% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.1%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Oklahoma City vs Enid →

What this means for renters

Treat Oklahoma City's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $1,017 implies about $40,680/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Oklahoma City stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Enid
  • See where Oklahoma City ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 7 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,017/mo · 1BR OK

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