If you’d like to strike gold in the Sooner State, move to one of the richest cities in Oklahoma sooner rather than later.
The richest cities surrpund Oklahoma’s two biggest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. All of the cities you’ll find on this list are within an hour’s drive of one of the cities, with Piedmont topping the list of richest OK City suburbs and Bixby topping the Tulsa list..
How did we decide which places in Oklahoma are the wealthiest? We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the latest Census and Zillow data on incomes and home prices. We limited the analysis to 110 Indiana cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Grab a plate of chicken fried steak and black-eyed peas and wash it down with some Dom Perignon because we’re heading to the wealthiest places Oklahoma offers.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
That wraps up our science-driven attempt to discover the wealthiest spots in Oklahoma. Unsurprisingly, half the cities on this list are also on our list of best places to live in Oklahoma. Not to say that wealth alone makes a place great to live, but it does help a whole lot.
What is the richest city in Oklahoma? Nichols Hills is the richest city in Oklahoma for 2024.
To see how the rest of the Sooner State’s cities of 3,000 or more landed in terms of wealth, look at the complete list below.
Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Oklahoma:
The 10 Richest Cities In Oklahoma For 2024
1. Nichols Hills
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2. Jenks
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Population: 25,872
Median Income: $101,767
Median Home Values: $325,075
More on Jenks: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
3. Edmond
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Population: 94,503
Median Income: $96,389
Median Home Values: $334,356
More on Edmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
4. Tuttle
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Population: 7,533
Median Income: $98,393
Median Home Values: $299,487
More on Tuttle: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
5. Bixby
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Population: 28,731
Median Income: $93,765
Median Home Values: $306,678
More on Bixby: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
6. Piedmont
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Population: 7,629
Median Income: $86,453
Median Home Values: $317,037
More on Piedmont: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
7. Newcastle
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Population: 11,508
Median Income: $90,469
Median Home Values: $283,796
More on Newcastle: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
8. Blanchard
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Population: 8,708
Median Income: $86,964
Median Home Values: $285,528
More on Blanchard: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
9. Choctaw
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Population: 12,154
Median Income: $90,241
Median Home Values: $281,479
More on Choctaw: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
10. Owasso
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Population: 38,134
Median Income: $79,183
Median Home Values: $294,323
More on Owasso: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Oklahoma For 2024
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.
However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2018-2022 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:
- Median Home Values
- Median Household Income
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After we collected the data for all 110 places with more than 3,000 people in Oklahoma, we ranked each place from 1 to 110 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.
We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Nichols Hills, crowned the “Richest City In Oklahoma For 2024.”
The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in Oklahoma.
You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 110 places.
Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Oklahoma For 2024
Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Oklahoma, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Oklahoma.
The richest cities in Oklahoma are Nichols Hills, Jenks, Edmond, Tuttle, Bixby, Piedmont, Newcastle, Blanchard, Choctaw, and Owasso.
When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.
If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Oklahoma, according to data:
Poorest: Hobart
2nd Poorest: Wewoka
3rd Poorest: Holdenville
For more Oklahoma reading, check out:
Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Oklahoma
| Rank | City | RichScore | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nichols Hills | 1.0 | $194,576 | $879,749 |
| 2 | Jenks | 2.5 | $101,767 | $325,075 |
| 3 | Edmond | 3.0 | $96,389 | $334,356 |
| 4 | Tuttle | 4.5 | $98,393 | $299,487 |
| 5 | Bixby | 5.0 | $93,765 | $306,678 |
| 6 | Piedmont | 6.5 | $86,453 | $317,037 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 8.0 | $90,469 | $283,796 |
| 8 | Blanchard | 8.5 | $86,964 | $285,528 |
| 9 | Choctaw | 9.0 | $90,241 | $281,479 |
| 10 | Owasso | 11.5 | $79,183 | $294,323 |
| 11 | Mustang | 12.5 | $84,162 | $264,097 |
| 12 | Broken Arrow | 13.5 | $82,547 | $265,688 |
| 13 | Elgin | 14.0 | $78,288 | $268,519 |
| 14 | Collinsville | 16.5 | $76,866 | $261,886 |
| 15 | Verdigris | 17.0 | $83,281 | $232,151 |
| 16 | Yukon | 18.5 | $75,865 | $255,618 |
| 17 | Bethel Acres | 20.0 | $82,670 | $216,737 |
| 18 | Glenpool | 21.5 | $75,876 | $222,664 |
| 19 | Harrah | 23.0 | $68,661 | $224,969 |
| 20 | Slaughterville | 24.0 | $76,763 | $211,536 |
| 21 | Norman | 25.5 | $62,849 | $241,585 |
| 22 | Sand Springs | 25.5 | $70,431 | $212,949 |
| 23 | Purcell | 26.5 | $68,295 | $214,329 |
| 24 | Moore | 27.0 | $73,285 | $207,451 |
| 25 | Noble | 27.0 | $84,029 | $184,737 |
| 26 | Lone Grove | 27.5 | $68,433 | $209,364 |
| 27 | Coweta | 28.5 | $57,166 | $246,248 |
| 28 | Grove | 28.5 | $56,469 | $265,341 |
| 29 | Fort Gibson | 29.0 | $67,813 | $208,485 |
| 30 | The Village | 31.5 | $67,524 | $200,198 |
| 31 | Claremore | 31.5 | $56,257 | $245,916 |
| 32 | Mcloud | 32.5 | $67,207 | $199,450 |
| 33 | Oklahoma City | 34.0 | $64,251 | $195,449 |
| 34 | Catoosa | 34.0 | $67,143 | $195,064 |
| 35 | Guthrie | 36.5 | $55,405 | $218,592 |
| 36 | Mannford | 38.0 | $60,125 | $194,858 |
| 37 | Sapulpa | 38.5 | $62,168 | $183,005 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 41.5 | $56,648 | $192,607 |
| 39 | Bartlesville | 44.0 | $58,230 | $166,447 |
| 40 | Kingfisher | 46.0 | $51,795 | $206,199 |
| 41 | Broken Bow | 47.0 | $44,107 | $297,774 |
| 42 | Midwest City | 48.5 | $56,811 | $158,404 |
| 43 | Bethany | 50.5 | $54,606 | $169,487 |
| 44 | Warr Acres | 51.0 | $54,221 | $170,961 |
| 45 | Wagoner | 52.0 | $55,169 | $161,103 |
| 46 | Weatherford | 53.0 | $47,851 | $203,753 |
| 47 | Guymon | 54.0 | $55,526 | $149,979 |
| 48 | Sulphur | 55.0 | $55,951 | $141,396 |
| 49 | Roland | 55.0 | $49,952 | $174,060 |
| 50 | Durant | 55.0 | $44,593 | $220,092 |
| 51 | Tahlequah | 55.5 | $49,444 | $179,457 |
| 52 | Hinton | 55.5 | $58,491 | $124,026 |
| 53 | Perkins | 57.5 | $47,296 | $193,790 |
| 54 | Stillwater | 58.5 | $39,998 | $233,737 |
| 55 | Enid | 58.5 | $60,790 | $116,791 |
| 56 | El Reno | 59.5 | $49,988 | $158,475 |
| 57 | Perry | 60.5 | $61,410 | $111,783 |
| 58 | Chickasha | 61.0 | $55,136 | $126,753 |
| 59 | Poteau | 62.0 | $47,782 | $163,978 |
| 60 | Madill | 63.0 | $48,785 | $156,843 |
| 61 | Ada | 63.0 | $47,264 | $165,138 |
| 62 | Woodward | 63.5 | $54,864 | $123,155 |
| 63 | Shawnee | 64.0 | $50,695 | $141,120 |
| 64 | Clinton | 64.0 | $62,368 | $97,279 |
| 65 | Muldrow | 64.5 | $45,982 | $167,831 |
| 66 | Spencer | 65.0 | $54,452 | $123,131 |
| 67 | Elk City | 65.5 | $47,903 | $150,381 |
| 68 | Duncan | 66.5 | $55,162 | $113,467 |
| 69 | Ardmore | 67.0 | $49,408 | $139,851 |
| 70 | Tecumseh | 68.0 | $53,729 | $119,271 |
| 71 | Pryor Creek | 68.5 | $46,635 | $156,510 |
| 72 | Lawton | 68.5 | $51,561 | $121,696 |
| 73 | Del City | 69.0 | $48,200 | $129,919 |
| 74 | Sallisaw | 69.5 | $44,310 | $163,587 |
| 75 | Ponca City | 69.5 | $51,367 | $119,659 |
| 76 | Mcalester | 70.0 | $46,875 | $142,233 |
| 77 | Cleveland | 70.5 | $53,667 | $112,754 |
| 78 | Pocola | 71.5 | $45,417 | $155,575 |
| 79 | Altus | 73.0 | $56,620 | $86,441 |
| 80 | Atoka | 74.5 | $40,362 | $162,834 |
| 81 | Marlow | 74.5 | $50,755 | $109,934 |
| 82 | Tonkawa | 75.0 | $55,299 | $92,194 |
| 83 | Muskogee | 77.0 | $46,825 | $123,006 |
| 84 | Pauls Valley | 78.0 | $45,400 | $126,578 |
| 85 | Vinita | 80.0 | $38,621 | $148,143 |
| 86 | Dewey | 81.0 | $43,607 | $125,176 |
| 87 | Cushing | 82.5 | $46,602 | $112,267 |
| 88 | Anadarko | 86.0 | $49,770 | $57,486 |
| 89 | Sayre | 86.5 | $45,859 | $103,167 |
| 90 | Stilwell | 88.0 | $31,516 | $133,097 |
| 91 | Tishomingo | 88.5 | $32,063 | $128,264 |
| 92 | Miami | 89.0 | $44,010 | $105,612 |
| 93 | Blackwell | 90.5 | $47,333 | $56,852 |
| 94 | Pawhuska | 91.5 | $45,833 | $92,355 |
| 95 | Idabel | 92.5 | $34,683 | $118,740 |
| 96 | Bristow | 92.5 | $41,574 | $102,918 |
| 97 | Checotah | 93.0 | $36,208 | $112,526 |
| 98 | Henryetta | 93.5 | $42,513 | $95,811 |
| 99 | Nowata | 94.0 | $41,210 | $102,185 |
| 100 | Alva | 94.5 | $41,809 | $93,771 |