Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Tulsa.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Tulsa compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 412,322City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $58,407Incorporated place (ACS)26% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 68ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)32% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $189,600City limits (ACS)38% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $998City limits (ACS)26% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.5%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 20 min20% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3913% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 986.8annualized per 100k · citywide64% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 5311.4annualized per 100k · citywide72% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 92°F5.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 30°F4.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 41 in25% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 271Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Tulsa with another city
Tornado alley weather and a diversified energy economy shape planning. Roughly 271 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Average one-way commute time is about 20 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 39/100. Labor-market readings near 4.5% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. FBI CDE violent-offense rates run comparatively high (~986.8 per 100k annualized), so block-by-block due diligence is especially important.
About 412,322 people live in Tulsa, OK. With median income around $58,407 and a cost index of 68, the market reads among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs. Entry home prices around $189,600 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Tulsa sits in that mid-to-large city band where urban and quieter residential pockets often share one municipal boundary. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Tulsa with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Tulsa city, 1600000US4075000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN401430000000003 (Tulsa County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013968 TULSA INTL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28