Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$164,500
Oklahoma City $230,000
Median rent$919/mo
Oklahoma City $1,124/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Oklahoma City 29%
Warr Acres
Oklahoma County10,466 residentsPutnam City
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
8th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Oklahoma City median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Warr Acres is like to live in, by category
Bars show Warr Acres against Oklahoma City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency31st pct
Oklahoma City median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Oklahoma City median 16.4
Graduation rate90%
Oklahoma City median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index86
Oklahoma City 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Oklahoma City 0.87%
Local sales tax9.06%
Oklahoma City median 9.06%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute21.8 min
Oklahoma City 23.4 min
Under 30 minutes76%
Oklahoma City 69%
Transit stops / sq mi0.3
Oklahoma City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés60
Oklahoma City median 14 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Oklahoma City median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Oklahoma City median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$53,273
Oklahoma City $72,094
Unemployment3.7%
Oklahoma City 4.7%
Professional occupations28%
Oklahoma City 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Warr Acres on housing & affordability
Warr Acres's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Edmond15 mi from Warr AcresC+ 60 C Choctaw20 mi from Warr AcresC+ 58 C Newcastle20 mi from Warr AcresC 58 C Mustang11 mi from Warr AcresC 57 C− Moore16 mi from Warr AcresC− 63 C+ Yukon8 mi from Warr AcresC− 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Warr Acres
Is Warr Acres, OK a good place to live?
Warr Acres scores 55 out of 100, 8th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Warr Acres expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $164,500, 28% below the Oklahoma City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $919/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Warr Acres?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Warr Acres sit at the 31st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Warr Acres is served by Putnam City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Warr Acres?
The mean commute is 21.8 min, with 76% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.6% working from home. Transit density is 0.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Warr Acres?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 60 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Warr Acres old or new?
The median home in Warr Acres was built in 1965 — older than the Oklahoma City median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 76% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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