Oklahoma City

Most affordable Oklahoma City suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·15 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Old train depot at Chickasha, OK in 3-2025
Chickasha$130k median · 18.8 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing FEmployment F
74
Affordability
overall 51 D+
2
Del City$127k median · 20.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
71
Affordability
overall 51 D+
3
Guthrie, OK
Guthrie$187k median · 24.2 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment F
68
Affordability
overall 52 D+
4
Downtown El Reno Oklahoma on 5-31-2014. This is looking south on S. Bickford Avenue between E. Woodson Street and Sunset Drive/Russell Street. The track in the
El Reno$166k median · 22.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
65
Affordability
overall 47 D
5
Midwest City$165k median · 22.8 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D−Employment F
65
Affordability
overall 52 D+
6
Choctaw City Hall, located at 2500 N. Choctaw Rd., Choctaw, OK. The building was originally built by the Bethel Church of Choctaw.
Choctaw$242k median · 26.0 min commute
Cost of living CHousing C+Employment C+
65
Affordability
overall 58 C
7
Yukon's Best Flour Mill, Yukon, OK, situated on historic Route 66
Yukon$199k median · 22.8 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing C−Employment C−
65
Affordability
overall 60 C
8
Warr Acres$165k median · 21.8 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment D
64
Affordability
overall 55 C−
9
Downtown Bethany
Bethany$172k median · 20.8 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
63
Affordability
overall 52 D+
10
Mustang$239k median · 26.4 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing CEmployment C−
63
Affordability
overall 57 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Chickasha (TulGuy · CC0); Guthrie (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0); El Reno (katsrcool · CC BY 2.0); Choctaw (kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0); Yukon (Kristi Ellis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Bethany (H.L.I.T. (flickr.com) · CC BY 2.0).