Metro FMR · CBSA 46140 · HUD FY2026

Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 3% above the US average.

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

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,217 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 4% above the US average, lower than 62% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#148
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+4%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$48,680
income to afford it (30% rule)
+3.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Tulsa: #148 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $67,823, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 1,017,724 residents, this is a large metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+4.2%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.7%, 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 $1,034/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,217 runs 17.7% 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: 41.0% of the 138,259 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

$933/mo

16.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$987/mo

17.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,217/mo

21.5% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,602/mo

28.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,858/mo

32.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·46140

Tulsa: $987/mo 1BR · #148 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 46140

  • CBSA 46140
  • 1BR-FMR $987
  • 2BR-FMR $1,217
  • RANK-MID #148
  • YOY-UP +3.9%
  • VSUS-NEAR +3%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #3 OK
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MEGA 1.0M
  • PHOTO-NEAR Enid
  • VOUCH-90-110 $888–$1,086
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Enid ($188 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Tulsa sits among every US metro

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

$1,217 higher than 38% 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 #148 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 4% 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 46140

Counties inside Tulsa

HUD publishes one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 46140, but county-level schedules inside Tulsa still diverge: 7 counties range from $937 (2BR in Okmulgee) to $1,217 (Tulsa), a 30% spread. Tulsa is the largest county by population.

Tulsa County 2BR $1,217 · 669K Rogers County 2BR $1,217 · 96K Wagoner County 2BR $1,217 · 82K Creek County 2BR $1,217 · 72K Osage County 2BR $1,217 · 46K Okmulgee County 2BR $937 · 37K

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

Tulsa studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #148 most affordable

1BR $987 (+3% vs US, +3.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 46140.

Studio
$933
US avg $893
↑4.8% YoY +4% vs US
1 Bedroom
$987
US avg $959
↑3.9% YoY +3% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,217
US avg $1,175
↑3.2% YoY +4% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,602
US avg $1,525
↑3.0% YoY +5% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,858
US avg $1,756
↑3.5% YoY +6% vs US

How Tulsa compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other OK metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Tulsa: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Tulsa 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).

Lake Charles
LA · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Hall County
NE · 2 BR $1,215/mo
Lewiston
ID · 2 BR $1,220/mo
Erie
PA · 2 BR $1,212/mo

Burden % · outside OK

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
AL · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,345/mo
Jackson
MI · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,165/mo
Kokomo
IN · 21.6% of income · 2 BR $1,123/mo
Columbus
OH · 21.5% of income · 2 BR $1,430/mo

Tulsa: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area is $987 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,217 and a studio is $933.
How does Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 3% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $987 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Tulsa rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,217 ranks #148 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Tulsa metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 46140, but 7 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $937–$1,217 for a 2-bedroom (30% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Tulsa's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+4.2%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 5.7%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Tulsa vs Enid →

What this means for renters

Treat Tulsa'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 $987 implies about $39,480/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Tulsa stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Enid
  • See where Tulsa 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 $987/mo · 1BR OK

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