Cost Of Living in Red Oak, OK

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Red Oak	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	77	86	100
Goods & Services	89	91	100
Groceries	95	94	100
Health care	88	93	100
Housing	43	69	100
Transportation	87	93	100
Utilities	100	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Red Oak is 11% lower than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Red Oak is 23% lower than the national average
Red Oak housing is 57% lower than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$31,910	$2,659	$745	$957
Renters	$28,125	$2,344	$656	$844

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.00	$24.26	1.1%
Beauty Salon	$41.67	$45.56	8.6%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.3%
Movie	$10.00	$12.13	17.6%
Bowling	$15.33	$18.00	14.8%

Groceries

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$4.70	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$12.03	$12.09	0.5%
Beer	$9.90	$10.41	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.21	$125.68	2.8%
Doctor	$146.33	$135.78	7.8%
Dentist	$107.18	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.15	$10.65	4.7%
Lipitor	$491.00	$468.60	4.8%

Housing

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$61,200.00	$184,700.00	66.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,803.16	$2,346.69	23.2%
Apartment Rent	$613.00	$949.00	35.4%

Transportation

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.13	$3.46	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.72	$59.92	14.7%

Utilities

Item	Red Oak	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.95	$193.99	3.1%
Phone	$194.17	$192.25	1.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Panola, OK	90	71	28.9%
McCurtain, OK	501	74	26.0%
Le Flore, OK	144	74	25.7%
Talihina, OK	1,020	75	24.9%
Kinta, OK	337	78	22.3%
Red Oak, OK	607	77	23.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Garland, CO	607	97	3.1%
Nucla, CO	607	90	10.3%
Cove City, NC	607	85	14.6%
Bucksport, SC	607	84	15.5%
Stonewall, TX	607	93	7.4%
Red Oak, OK	607	77	23.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Red Oak, OK