Updated September 2026. Based on Apartment List's August 2026 rent estimates and Vacancy Index.
Apartment List's Rent Index estimates Oklahoma City's median monthly rent at $1,110 in August 2026, with one-bedrooms at $916 and two-bedrooms at $1,135. These bedroom-specific figures give you a starting point for comparing apartments in the areas you're considering.
Oklahoma City's overall median rent in August 2026 was 0.4% higher than a year earlier and 3.7% higher than in January 2026, according to Apartment List's estimates, and it was the highest reading in the city's series, by a small margin. That is why national reports of falling rents may not match what you see in Oklahoma City listings. Below, compare nearby cities, see how prices and availability have changed, and explore what Oklahoma City's seasonal patterns could mean for your moving date.
Median Monthly Rent, Oklahoma City and U.S., August 2026
| Apartment size | Oklahoma City | U.S. | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All sizes | $1,110 | $1,390 | Oklahoma City $280 lower |
| One-bedroom | $916 | $1,221 | Oklahoma City $305 lower |
| Two-bedroom | $1,135 | $1,376 | Oklahoma City $241 lower |
Source: Apartment List Rent Index and Oklahoma City rent report, August 2026.
A low median can still be a rising one. In August 2026, Oklahoma City's median was below the U.S. median overall and for both bedroom counts shown, and its overall median was the 10th lowest among the 100 most populous U.S. cities, according to Apartment List, yet it was higher than a year earlier while the U.S. median was lower. These figures estimate the median rent on new leases across the whole city, so compare the listings you're considering with the median for your bedroom count rather than expecting them to match it.
Up from last month, January, and a year earlier. Compared with July, Oklahoma City's overall median rent was up 0.7% in August 2026; compared with January, it was up 3.7%; compared with a year ago, it was up 0.4%, according to Apartment List's estimates.
The rise since January followed a fall in late 2025. By August, the citywide median was only about $5 above the previous August.
Yes, but only just: 0.4%, or about $5 a month. Oklahoma City's overall median rent has been above the same month a year earlier in 18 of the past 19 months, in Apartment List's estimates; the exception, December 2025, was 0.05% below. Over the twelve months in the tables below, the U.S. median ran 0.8% to 1.6% below its year-earlier level.
Apartment List's analysis found that Oklahoma City had the smallest spread in monthly year-over-year rent changes among the 100 most populous U.S. cities, September 2025 through August 2026.
The 2026 months show the winter low and the climb to a new high. According to Apartment List's estimates, Oklahoma City's overall median fell to $1,070 in January 2026, the low point of the twelve months shown, then rose in every month to $1,110 by August, while each month stayed above its year-earlier level.
Oklahoma City Median Monthly Rent and Year-over-Year Change, January to August 2026
| Month | Oklahoma City median | Oklahoma City year over year | U.S. year over year |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $1,110 | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| July 2026 | $1,102 | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| June 2026 | $1,093 | +0.4% | -1.2% |
| May 2026 | $1,091 | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| April 2026 | $1,088 | +0.5% | -1.6% |
| March 2026 | $1,084 | +0.2% | -1.6% |
| February 2026 | $1,074 | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| January 2026 | $1,070 | +0.1% | -1.3% |
Source: Apartment List analysis of its monthly rent estimates, overall median, August 2026 data release.
The four months before that were the fall decline. Oklahoma City's overall median fell from $1,101 in September to $1,072 in December 2025, according to Apartment List's estimates, and stayed above its year-earlier level in every month but December.
Oklahoma City Median Monthly Rent and Year-over-Year Change, September to December 2025
| Month | Oklahoma City median | Oklahoma City year over year | U.S. year over year |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | $1,072 | -0.05% | -1.2% |
| November 2025 | $1,083 | +0.5% | -1.1% |
| October 2025 | $1,095 | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| September 2025 | $1,101 | +0.4% | -0.9% |
Source: Apartment List analysis of its monthly rent estimates, overall median, August 2026 data release.
Yes, by about $5 a month over the previous high, which was August 2025. August 2026's overall median of $1,110 was the highest in Apartment List's Oklahoma City series, which begins in 2017, but only about $11, or 1.0%, above August 2022, when the national median peaked. The new high is a modest one: the median has edged past its 2022 level.
Fall and winter, if price matters most. Leasing activity peaks in summer, when the most apartments turn over and rents rise fastest, and slows through fall and winter, when rents ease, according to Apartment List's research.
Oklahoma City has followed that pattern in most years. Its overall median rent ended January below the previous September in eight of the nine fall-to-winter periods from 2017-18 through 2025-26, by 0.2% to 2.8%, according to Apartment List's analysis of its monthly estimates. The exception was 2017-18, when it rose 0.2%; the most recent decline, September 2025 to January 2026, was 2.8%, the largest of the nine.
Norman, slightly, for one- and two-bedroom apartments. In Apartment List's August 2026 estimates, its bedroom medians were $9 and $15 below Oklahoma City's, and its overall median was $7 higher. Edmond's medians were higher overall and for both bedroom counts shown. Norman and Edmond are the only other cities in the Oklahoma City metro area with published rent rows.
Median Monthly Rent in Three Oklahoma City-Area Cities, August 2026
| City | All sizes | One-bedroom | Two-bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,110 | $916 | $1,135 |
| Edmond, OK | $1,403 | $963 | $1,311 |
| Norman, OK | $1,117 | $907 | $1,120 |
Source: Apartment List rent estimates, August 2026. Each row covers that city's own boundaries.
A higher citywide median doesn't necessarily mean a proportionally higher rent for the apartment size you need, because the overall median pools every apartment size while the bedroom medians describe separate groups. Edmond shows the difference: its overall median was $293 above Oklahoma City's, but its one-bedroom median was $47 above.
The bedroom medians put Norman close to Oklahoma City on price. Compare actual listings and locations before deciding whether to widen your search. Norman lies south of Oklahoma City and Edmond directly north, so whether a lower rent works for you also depends on where you need to go regularly.
A smaller share of apartments was listed as available than a year ago, by a wide margin, and a smaller share than nationally. In August 2026, 5.75% of apartments in Oklahoma City buildings covered by Apartment List's Vacancy Index were listed as available, down from 7.29% a year earlier and below the U.S. share of 7.08%. Apartment List does not publish time-on-market data for Oklahoma City, so this page cannot say whether the apartments that leased were going faster or slower than a year earlier.
Share of Apartments Listed as Available, Oklahoma City and U.S., August 2025 and August 2026
| Geography | August 2025 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 7.29% | 5.75% |
| United States | 7.09% | 7.08% |
Source: Apartment List Vacancy Index, August 2026. The index covers apartment buildings that list on Apartment List and have 10 or more units, averaged over the month.
The share had climbed to 8.10% in November 2025, then fell in each of the nine months to August 2026, according to Apartment List's Vacancy Index. Its one-year decline, from 7.29% to 5.75%, was the 6th largest among the 84 of the 100 most populous U.S. cities with Vacancy Index readings for both August 2025 and August 2026, in Apartment List's analysis. Rent changes and availability tell different parts of the story: the annual rent increase was small, while the share listed as available fell.
Compare current listings for the bedroom count, locations, and price range you need.
Use Apartment List's August 2026 medians for Oklahoma City, $916 for a one-bedroom and $1,135 for a two-bedroom, to set a price benchmark, then compare what apartments in that range actually offer.
For example, an Oklahoma City two-bedroom listed at $1,250 would be $115 above Apartment List's August 2026 two-bedroom median of $1,135. Its condition, location, lease terms, required monthly charges, and included utilities can help you judge whether that difference is worthwhile.
If your moving date is flexible, include fall and winter listings in your search; if it is fixed, compare the apartments available when you need to move.
Build a shortlist of places that meet your needs and compare their total monthly costs side by side. That gives you a practical next step: deciding which apartments deserve a tour and what to ask before applying.
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For help fitting rent into your broader budget, see our Oklahoma City cost of living guide.
Rent and vacancy figures on this page come from Apartment List's August 2026 data release, published in September 2026. Earlier months are shown as revised in that release.
Data Sources and Calculation Methods Behind This Page
| Source or method | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Rent estimates | Apartment List's estimated median rent on new leases signed in the month. Method: rent estimate methodology. |
| Vacancy Index | Share of units listed as available, averaged over the month, in apartment buildings that list on Apartment List and have 10 or more units (most have 50 or more). Method: vacancy index methodology. Apartment List's time-on-market series does not include Oklahoma City, so no listing-time figures appear on this page. |
| Historical rent figures | Dollar medians before August 2026 were calculated by chaining Apartment List's published monthly rent changes backward from the August 2026 median of $1,110. The reconstructed series begins in 2017. |
| Seasonal comparisons | Use the reconstructed rent series. September-to-January rent comparisons cover nine periods, September 2017 through January 2026. The January-to-August comparison in the FAQ covers 2025 and 2026. |
| Large-city comparisons | Rent rankings use the 100 most populous U.S. cities in Apartment List's estimates. Availability rankings use the 84 of those cities with Vacancy Index readings for both August 2025 and August 2026. |
| Geographic scope | Oklahoma City figures cover the city. Metro figures cover the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, which includes the city, Norman, Edmond, and the surrounding suburbs and towns. Norman and Edmond are the two other metro cities with published rent rows. |
Both data series are published on Apartment List's data and rent estimates page.
Apartment List's Rent Index puts Oklahoma City's median rent at $1,110 in August 2026 across all apartment sizes, $916 for a one-bedroom, and $1,135 for a two-bedroom. Apartment List reports the median, the midpoint of new-lease rents signed in the month, so a figure another source labels an average rent is not directly comparable.
Using 30% of gross household income for rent alone, a household would need about $44,000 a year for Apartment List's August 2026 Oklahoma City median rent of $1,110, about $37,000 for the $916 one-bedroom median, and about $45,000 for the $1,135 two-bedroom median. Utilities and other housing costs would need additional room in the budget. For the broader budget, see our Oklahoma City cost of living guide.
About $5 a month. Apartment List's estimates put Oklahoma City's overall median rent at about $1,105 in August 2025 and $1,110 in August 2026, an increase of 0.4%.
Compared with a year earlier, no. Oklahoma City's overall median rent has been above the same month of the previous year in 18 of the 19 months through August 2026, according to Apartment List's estimates; the one exception, December 2025, was 0.05% below. Within the year, the median rose 3.7% from January to August 2026; over the same months of 2025 it rose 3.4%, then fell in each month from September through January. The U.S. median was 0.8% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
About 29%. Compared with March 2020, Oklahoma City's median rent was 28.8% higher in August 2026, while the national median was 19.7% higher, according to Apartment List, in dollar terms without adjusting for inflation. Most of the increase came between August 2020 and August 2022, when the median rose about $215; it has risen about $11 net since.
The city figure covers the City of Oklahoma City; the metro figure covers the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, which includes the city, Norman, Edmond, and the surrounding suburbs and towns. In August 2026, according to Apartment List's estimates, Oklahoma City's overall median of $1,110 was 0.4% below the metro's $1,115, while its one-bedroom median was 2.3% above the metro's and its two-bedroom median 3.4% above. Because the metro figure includes the city, it says nothing on its own about what any one surrounding city costs.
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