OK · Metro #56

Tulsa - OK housing market

The Tulsa metro has a typical home value of $253,643, up 3.2% from a year ago. Homes sell in 25 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$253,643
+3.2% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$259,088
+3.2% YoY
Median list price
$325,000
Sale-to-list ratio
98.1%
Selling below ask
Days on market
25d
Listings w/ price cut
29.2%
New listings / mo
1,361
-2.2% YoY
Homes for sale
4,701
-1.2% YoY
Typical rent
$1,382/mo
+3.5% YoY
Income needed to buy
$73,800
Rent vs buy
15.3x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Tulsa housing market, October 2026

The typical Tulsa home is worth $253,643 as of August 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.4% over three months, and up 3.2% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $241,502 to $253,643.

Homes are going pending in about 25 days, slower than the 19 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,701 homes for sale, 1% fewer than a year ago. 29.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.1% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,382 a month, up 3.5% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.3.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($50,729), the typical Tulsa home costs about $1,722 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $73,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$254k$242kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d17dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
4.9k4.0kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($253,643) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Tulsa - OK metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 3.2% over the past year. In Tulsa - OK, that means a home worth $245,778 last year is now worth roughly $253,643.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $259,088. Homes are selling at 98.1% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Tulsa - OK sit on the market for roughly 25 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,361 new listings hit the market each month in Tulsa - OK. There are currently 4,701 homes for sale, down 1.2% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Tulsa - OK is $1,382, up 3.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.3x, toss-up (#141 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,405 a month in principal and interest, $23 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.23% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in OK

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Oklahoma City - OK$245,317 +1.1% 27.0d
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