Secondary metropolitan market · Oklahoma · September 2026 data

What is the Tulsa, OK real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Tulsa, OK asks $329,500, up 1.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 60 days on market, with 3,462 active listings and 25% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 41% of active listings, and inventory sits at 105% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 4.4%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$329,500
▲ 1.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$168
2,008 sq ft median
Median days on market
60
September 2026
Active listings
3,462
For sale now
New listings
1,188
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
25%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
105%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
41%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$292,000
▲ 2.5% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
97.7%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
1,090
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

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

The Tulsa, OK housing market lists at a $329,500 median as of September 2026, up 1.8% year over year, with a 60-day median market time and 3,462 homes for sale (25% with a price cut). Active inventory is 105% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 4.4%.

Tulsa housing market statistics

The table summarizes Tulsa'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 Tulsa.

Tulsa, OK housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$329,500+1.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1682,008 sq ft median
Median days on market60+6% YoY
Active listings3,462+4% YoY
New listings this month1,188September 2026
Listings with a price cut25%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$292,000+2.5% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio97.7%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio40.5%1,403 pending
Inventory vs 2019105%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield4.4%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Tulsa?

Tulsa home prices are up 1.8% year over year and -1.6% month over month as of September 2026, at a $329,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$337K$331K$326K$320K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$364K$328K$291K$254K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Tulsa?

Tulsa has 3,462 active listings, 1,188 new this month, 1,403 pending as of September 2026. About 25% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 105% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
3,462
New this month
1,188
Pending
1,403
Price-reduced
874

Is Tulsa a good real estate investment?

Tulsa scores 50/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #450 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
50/100
#450 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.3%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Low
σ 4.5% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
43
Value
57
Rental yield
64
Supply risk
65
Market heat
54

Tulsa scores 50/100 on our composite Investor Score (#450 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 48% over five years and +85% over ten, leaving prices 48% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,204/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.4%; active inventory sits at 105% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 1.8% 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 Tulsa ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Tulsa?

A home at Tulsa's $329,500 median listing runs about $1,804 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%
$1,628/mo
−$175/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,804/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,986/mo
+$182/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $329,500 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 Tulsa?

To buy Tulsa’s $329,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $88,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,053/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.3× the area’s $67,823 median household income, so a typical Tulsa household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Tulsa, OK — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$329,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$65,900Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,804/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.91% effective rate)$250/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$88,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$67,823Census 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 Tulsa housing market?

Longer-run demand in Tulsa shows up in 5,153 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +3,945 residents; +0.3% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively High. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
5,153
▲ 19.7% vs 2024
5.0 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+3,945
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$112.1M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.3%
▲ 482.3k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively High
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

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

What is the latest Tulsa real estate news?

Tulsa's housing market shows conflicting signals of both falling and rising home prices. — AI-generated summary of the headlines above; read the linked coverage before relying on it.

Headlines collected 2026-07-05; each links to the original publisher.

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Tulsa housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Tulsa?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Tulsa, OK is $329,500, up 1.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data).
How much does it cost to buy a home in Tulsa?
The median home listed in Tulsa asks $329,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,804 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Tulsa?
The median property in Tulsa spends 60 days on the market, with 3,462 homes actively listed and 25% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Tulsa?
With a median 60 days on market and 25% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 41% of active listings, Tulsa reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Tulsa a good place to invest in real estate?
Tulsa scores 50/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #450 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 Tulsa?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Tulsa 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 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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