Cost of Living in Woods County, Oklahoma
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
How Woods County Compares
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Affordability Rank
Woods County ranks #1,306 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 42%)
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Official GRAPI in Woods County Reaches 35.9 Percent
In Woods County, the official rentBurdenGrapiPct was estimated at 35.9%. This canonical metric for gross rent as a percentage of household income is 9.3 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma unweighted county mean of 26.6%. The median gross rent for the county was $850 per month, positioned slightly above the state unweighted county mean of $839. Median renter-household income was recorded at $28,582. On the ownership side, the median home value was $139,600, which is below the Oklahoma unweighted county mean of $152,013. Selected monthly owner costs for all households with a mortgage or owned outright had a median of $760, compared to the unweighted county mean of $755. The 35.9% rentToIncomePct reported here is the official ACS B25071 GRAPI estimate. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Woods County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 35.9% of renter household income in Woods County, which is between the 30% and 50% rent-burden benchmarks. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $850 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $760. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $34,000 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Oklahoma unweighted mean of county median rents is $839 per month. Woods County's $850 median is 1.3% above that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
19.1%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,243
per month
Owner Cost Burden
17.1%
of gross income
You can likely afford the median home in Woods County
Median home value is $139,600. Estimated monthly cost: $1,114 vs. your max of $1,243.
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