Metropolitan market · Oklahoma · September 2026 data

What is the Stillwater, OK real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Stillwater, OK asks $292,593, down 0.7% year over year. Homes spend a median of 61 days on market, with 323 active listings and 13% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 35% of active listings, and inventory sits at 98% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$292,593
▼ 0.7% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$164
1,795 sq ft median
Median days on market
61
September 2026
Active listings
323
For sale now
New listings
98
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
13%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
98%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
35%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$256,500
▲ 2.6% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
97.7%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
111
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Stillwater, OK housing market doing right now?

The Stillwater, OK housing market lists at a $292,593 median as of September 2026, down 0.7% year over year, with a 61-day median market time and 323 homes for sale (13% with a price cut). Active inventory is 98% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Stillwater housing market statistics

The table summarizes Stillwater's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Stillwater.

Stillwater, OK housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$292,593-0.7% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1641,795 sq ft median
Median days on market61+19% YoY
Active listings323+50% YoY
New listings this month98September 2026
Listings with a price cut13%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$256,500+2.6% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio97.7%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio35.4%115 pending
Inventory vs 201998%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Stillwater?

Stillwater home prices are down 0.7% year over year and -2.3% month over month as of September 2026, at a $292,593 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$348K$321K$294K$268K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Stillwater OK · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$348K$303K$258K$214K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Stillwater OK · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Stillwater?

Stillwater has 323 active listings, 98 new this month, 115 pending as of September 2026. About 13% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 98% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
323
New this month
98
Pending
115
Price-reduced
42

Is Stillwater a good real estate investment?

Stillwater scores 39/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #682 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
39/100
#682 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-2.7%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
37
Value
27
Rental yield
43
Supply risk
58
Market heat
50

Stillwater scores 39/100 on our composite Investor Score (#682 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 98% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.7% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Stillwater ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Stillwater?

A home at Stillwater's $292,593 median listing runs about $1,602 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,446/mo
−$156/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,602/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,763/mo
+$162/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $292,593 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Stillwater?

To buy Stillwater’s $292,593 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $78,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,814/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.6× the area’s $48,937 median household income, so a typical Stillwater household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Stillwater, OK — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$292,593September 2026
Down payment (20%)$58,519Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,602/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.87% effective rate)$212/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$78,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$48,937Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Stillwater housing market?

Longer-run demand in Stillwater shows up in 198 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -120 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
198
▲ 8.8% vs 2024
2.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-120
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$13.5M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Cold wave

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Stillwater housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Stillwater?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Stillwater, OK is $292,593, down 0.7% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Stillwater, OK metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Stillwater?
The median home listed in Stillwater asks $292,593 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,602 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Stillwater?
The median property in Stillwater spends 61 days on the market, with 323 homes actively listed and 13% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Stillwater?
With a median 61 days on market and 13% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 35% of active listings, Stillwater reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Stillwater a good place to invest in real estate?
Stillwater scores 39/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #682 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Stillwater?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Stillwater and the wider Oklahoma market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Stillwater, OK metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Priya Nandakumar Housing Economist

Priya Nandakumar is a housing economist who tracks national and regional housing-supply trends, mortgage rates and affordability using public Census and housing-starts data. She translates federal housing releases into metro-level takeaways for buyers and investors.

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