Cost of living

Live more and pay less

You definitely get more for your money in Tulsa. The ACCRA national cost of living index shows Tulsa at 92, which puts this comfortably cosmopolitan city at 13.5 percent below the national average.

The Tulsa county per capita income is 21 percent above the national average proving that business in Tulsa is healthy. Coupled with the country's fourth lowest tax burden, Oklahoma is a very affordable state in which to live and do business.

Housing
MSNBC ranks Tulsa No. 3 among the nation's five cheapest places to rent. Average and median home prices also boast low numbers compared to prices in other metro cities nationwide.
 

Apartment rental

One Bedroom $476   
Two Bedrooms/ one bath $568
Two Bedrooms/ two bath $603


Average Home Prices, Tulsa area
2,350 - 2,450 sq/ft $184,626
1,750 - 1,850 sq/ft $133,390


2008 Estimated Median owner-occupied housing value

Tulsa  $110,800
North $38,160
Central                     $119,700
East $95,000
South $175,00
West $85,000

Source: Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors