137 census tracts

Tulsa.Oklahoma housing market

This Tulsa housing market report covers about 194,600 homes across 137 census tracts. The property insurance rate is 1.06%, higher than in 125 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Oklahoma median of 1.42%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $393,163 across 1,157 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

The sun setting between the Philtower and BOK Tower over downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma
The sun setting between the Philtower and BOK Tower. Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$393,163
1,157 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.1%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
194,600
across 137 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
10.3%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
48%
of occupied homes

Tulsa housing market context

These are city-level figures. To see how one property measures up against your goal, run a specific address.

01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 137 census tracts in Tulsa.

median 65.7 57 83

Half of Tulsa's tracts score between 63 and 68. The full range spans 57 to 83, with a median of 65.7.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (65.7)
Mean (65.8)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Tulsa's tracts is 5.5 points wide on the score, narrower than in 98 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 194,600 homes in Tulsa, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 52%, renter 48%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 52% · Renter 48%
Housing occupancy: occupied 89.7%, vacant 10.3%.
Occupancy Occupied 89.7% · Vacant 10.3%

Of about 194,600 homes, 10.3% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 48% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 64% of Tulsa’s housing units are in single-family structures, 7% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 27% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Tulsa compares

Tulsa's median is above the Oklahoma median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Tulsa compares with Oklahoma and United States medians
Metric Tulsa lower · median · upper Tulsa Oklahoma OK United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$50,696 $58,077 $82,724 $62,718 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
23% 41% 55% 34% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 34% 37% 32% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
5.5% every tract 4.7% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
3.2% 3.5% 3.9% 3.3% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
1.37% every tract 1.37% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.94% 1.06% 1.47% 1.42% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
27.7% 29.4% 31.2% 28.2% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

Nearby markets

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