Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Affordability
The data below measures home affordability for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma metropolitan area using price-to-income and price-to-rent metrics. The maximum affordable loan amount for the median household income is also calculated.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Income Index
The current price-to-income ratio for Oklahoma City is 3.14 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. The chart below shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Oklahoma City HPI series.1 Median household income data for Oklahoma City is from the Census American Community Survey.2
Price-to-Income: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Income Index History
| Date | FHFA |
|---|---|
| June 2010 | 113.2 |
| March 2010 | 113.7 |
| December 2009 | 112.8 |
| September 2009 | 112.7 |
| June 2009 | 113.6 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Rent Index
The current price-to-rent ratio for Oklahoma City is 21.91 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. This ratio is calculated using household size adjusted median contract rent for Oklahoma City. The chart below shows an index of the rent ratio calculated from the metro FHFA HPI series and the Oklahoma City median contract rent data from the Census ACS.
Price-to-Rent: FHFA
Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Rent Index History
| Date | FHFA |
|---|---|
| June 2010 | 110.4 |
| March 2010 | 110.8 |
| December 2009 | 109.9 |
| September 2009 | 109.8 |
| June 2009 | 110.8 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Inferred Affordable Mortgage
The inferred affordable mortgage is determined by taking the median household income for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and calculating the mortgage 30% of that income could afford. Traditionally, 30% of income is the maximum amount a homeowner could use towards a home loan. Inferred affordable loan values are calculated from ACS median household income and average monthly mortgage rates.
Inferred Affordable Mortgage
| Date | Inferred Mortgage |
|---|---|
| July 2010 | $233,686 |
| June 2010 | $228,847 |
| May 2010 | $224,930 |
| April 2010 | $219,615 |
| March 2010 | $222,882 |
| February 2010 | $222,375 |
| January 2010 | $221,365 |
| December 2009 | $223,903 |
| November 2009 | $225,188 |
| October 2009 | $223,392 |
| September 2009 | $220,612 |
| August 2009 | $217,395 |
| July 2009 | $216,663 |