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Tulsa, OK housing market

Tulsa, OK metro median sale price $290K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 5.0% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the Tulsa, OK metro is $290K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 5.0% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.1 points (up 4.0% through Q2 2026).

Tulsa has the highest median sale price of the four Oklahoma metros Pecan Street tracks ($290K), ahead of Oklahoma City ($276K). Tulsa has the most median days on market of the four Oklahoma metros (64 days), ahead of Enid (61 days). Tulsa has the highest share of listings with a price cut of the four Oklahoma metros (39%), ahead of Oklahoma City (35%).

Listings spent a median 64 days on market in Oct 2026. 39% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is about the same. That share is higher than in most of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 12% above the median sale price. Building permits authorized 231 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.09% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,560 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $67K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 4.4% from a year earlier. Active listings ask a median $167 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is up 1.8%.

Median list prices are higher than a year earlier in six of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below and lower in six.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$290K

+5.0% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 5, 2026

7.09%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$1,560/mo

$67K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How Tulsa compares to other U.S. metros

Asking-vs-sale gap↑33rd of 300 (top 11%)
Home-price growth↑88th of 383 (top 23%)
Price cuts↑128th of 385 (top 34%)
Price-to-rent206th of 373
Days on market166th of 385 (top 44%)

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 15 +4.4% YoY
206th of 373
Asking price / sq ft$167 +1.8% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 39% 0.0 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↑128th of 385 (top 34%)
New housing units permitted231

The median asking price $325K runs about 12% above the median sale price $290K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Oct 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Oct 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data12 shown of 79
MLS board of recordGreater Tulsa Association of REALTORS (GTAR)
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

No signals flagged for this market right now.

Housing Economy

Tulsa · ConstructionCOPIED

Tulsa builders pulled 17.5% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the Tulsa metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct20025030035040020252026
AprJulOct20025030035040020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec233263—
Nov254207—
Oct367321—
Sep294325220
Aug349301317
Jul308313385
Jun299310232
May313354204
Apr296345289
Mar338340238
Feb343323223
Jan283310214

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the Tulsa metro area pulled 3,113 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 17.5% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 20.5% below the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the Tulsa area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

Tulsa · Home pricesCOPIED

Tulsa home prices are 4.0% higher than a year ago

Home prices in the Tulsa metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

19801990200020102020-9%0%9%18%27%Tulsa
19801990200020102020-9%0%9%18%27%Tulsa
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateTulsa
Jun 20264%
Mar 20261.3%
Dec 20253.7%
Sep 20253.5%
Jun 20254.4%
Mar 20256.1%
Dec 20245.4%
Sep 20243.6%
Jun 20244%
Mar 20245.3%
Dec 20235.2%
Sep 20236.1%
Jun 20237.5%
Mar 202310.5%
Dec 202213.3%
Sep 202216.4%
Jun 202219.9%
Mar 202218%
Dec 202116.8%
Sep 202115.3%
Jun 202111.2%
Mar 20217.2%
Dec 20206%
Sep 20204.8%
Jun 20204.9%
Mar 20204.9%
Dec 20194.5%
Sep 20193.9%
Jun 20193.3%
Mar 20194.4%
Dec 20182.9%
Sep 20183.9%
Jun 20183.3%
Mar 20182.9%
Dec 20174.4%
Sep 20172.9%
Jun 20173.7%
Mar 20173.4%
Dec 20162.9%
Sep 20163%
Jun 20162.1%
Mar 20163.3%
Dec 20154.6%
Sep 20154.6%
Jun 20155.1%
Mar 20154.1%
Dec 20143.5%
Sep 20141.9%
Jun 20141.6%
Mar 20141.5%
Dec 2013-0.7%
Sep 20132%
Jun 20132.2%
Mar 20130.6%
Dec 20121.5%
Sep 20121.6%
Jun 20121.2%
Mar 20120.7%
Dec 2011-2%
Sep 2011-3.6%
Jun 2011-2.8%
Mar 2011-2.5%
Dec 20100.3%
Sep 20100.3%
Jun 2010-0.7%
Mar 2010-1.1%
Dec 20090.9%
Sep 20090.8%
Jun 2009-0.3%
Mar 20091.4%
Dec 20080.5%
Sep 20081.2%
Jun 20083.9%
Mar 20083.1%
Dec 20073.9%
Sep 20074.5%
Jun 20073.8%
Mar 20074.2%
Dec 20062.6%
Sep 20063.1%
Jun 20063%
Mar 20063.8%
Dec 20053.2%
Sep 20053.7%
Jun 20052.9%
Mar 20051.8%
Dec 20043.2%
Sep 20041.9%
Jun 20041.9%
Mar 20042.9%
Dec 20032.1%
Sep 20032.5%
Jun 20033.7%
Mar 20033.9%
Dec 20023.5%
Sep 20024%
Jun 20023.4%
Mar 20023.7%
Dec 20016%
Sep 20015.3%
Jun 20016.6%
Mar 20016.3%
Dec 20005.8%
Sep 20004.8%
Jun 20004.6%
Mar 20004.6%
Dec 19993.5%
Sep 19996.3%
Jun 19995.9%
Mar 19995.1%
Dec 19986.6%
Sep 19985%
Jun 19985.7%
Mar 19986.1%
Dec 19974.1%
Sep 19974.3%
Jun 19973.3%
Mar 19972.9%
Dec 19963.9%
Sep 19963%
Jun 19963.4%
Mar 19963.9%
Dec 19955.4%
Sep 19954.1%
Jun 19952.7%
Mar 19952.9%
Dec 19941.1%
Sep 19943.6%
Jun 19944%
Mar 19944.3%
Dec 19935%
Sep 19933.8%
Jun 19935%
Mar 19933.5%
Dec 19922.5%
Sep 19924.1%
Jun 19921.6%
Mar 19923.2%
Dec 19915.2%
Sep 19911.6%
Jun 19912.5%
Mar 19911.9%
Dec 1990-0.6%
Sep 1990-0%
Jun 19901.2%
Mar 19900.1%
Dec 19891.4%
Sep 19891.8%
Jun 19890.9%
Mar 1989-0.4%
Dec 19880.3%
Sep 1988-3.4%
Jun 1988-6.2%
Mar 1988-6.3%
Dec 1987-6.8%
Sep 1987-4.2%
Jun 1987-5.2%
Mar 1987-1.7%
Dec 1986-1.2%
Sep 1986-2.3%
Jun 19863%
Mar 1986-0.5%
Dec 1985-1%
Sep 1985-0.3%
Jun 1985-2.8%
Mar 1985-4.6%
Dec 1984-4.8%
Sep 1984-5.8%
Jun 1984-4%
Mar 1984-2.5%
Dec 1983-1.6%
Sep 19834.1%
Jun 19832.2%
Mar 19838.9%
Dec 19828%
Sep 19826.7%
Jun 198214.5%
Mar 198212.3%
Dec 19818.8%
Sep 19815.6%
Jun 19813.8%
Mar 19812.4%
Dec 19807.4%
Sep 198012.9%
Jun 198010.3%
Mar 198011.2%
Dec 197915.3%
Sep 197913.2%
Jun 197914.2%
Mar 197924.6%
Dec 197818.7%
Sep 197821.4%
Jun 197823.7%
Mar 197810.2%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the Tulsa metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 4.0% above its level a year earlier. Since 1978, prices have risen an average of 3.9% a year. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in Tulsa home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 1.1pp

Redfin (metro)

+5.0%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+4.0%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

Market dispatches

Citable market dispatches for Tulsa → Latest dispatch: Jul 10, 2026.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
74008$490K↓306↑76↓96↑79↑$354K↑
74011$390K↓171↑40↑72↓70↓$299K↑
74012$299K↓174↓72↓80↓51↓$267K↑
74014$349K↓264↑64↓92↑72↑$304K↑
74017$340K↑86↑36↑28↑65↑$233K↑
74021$350K↑118↑24↓40↑45↑$284K↑
74037$450K↓124↑36↑48↑64↑$344K↑
74055$450K↑262↑76↑100↑53↑$321K↑
74105$450K↑139↑40↓52↓78↑$291K↑
74133$339K↑153↑48↑56↑65↑$303K↑
74136$294K↑103↓36↑32↑50↑$269K↑
74137$530K↓11632↑52↑57↓$439K↑

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.