Department of Numbers

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.1 The maximum affordable loan amount for the median household income is also calculated. You can also compare Oklahoma City home affordability to other cities.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Income Ratios

The second chart shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Oklahoma City HPI series. Median household income data for Oklahoma City is from the Census American Community Survey.

Price-to-Income Index Ratio: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Income Ratio History

Date FHFA (Index Ratio)
September 2011 114.0
June 2011 114.3
March 2011 114.5
December 2010 116.6
September 2010 117.2
June 2010 115.9
March 2010 116.1
December 2009 118.8
September 2009 118.7

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Rent Ratios

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 Index Ratio: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Home Price-to-Rent Ratio History

Date FHFA (Index Ratio)
September 2011 103.1
June 2011 103.4
March 2011 103.6
December 2010 105.5
September 2010 106.0
June 2010 104.9
March 2010 105.1
December 2009 107.0
September 2009 106.9

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Inferred Affordable Mortgage

The inferred affordable mortgage value 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

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Inferred Affordable Mortgage History

Date Inferred Mortgage
November 2011 $242,419
October 2011 $240,092
September 2011 $238,941
August 2011 $234,419
July 2011 $226,807
June 2011 $227,872
May 2011 $224,439
April 2011 $219,309
March 2011 $219,309
February 2011 $216,563
January 2011 $221,340
December 2010 $222,623
November 2010 $233,585

1. Specifically, home prices are from the non seasonally adjusted FHFA all-transactions quarterly series. Dollar ratios are calculated using NAR metro prices when available. Rent and income data are from the Census ACS and are carried forward into the following year prior to release of the new data.