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Cost of living in Alva, Oklahoma

Simple answer

Typical rent is $877 a month.

Alva is a city in Oklahoma. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $40,709 a year.

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People
4,982
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$877
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$40,709
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$133,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$956
Woods County, OK

Alva, Oklahoma has about 4,982 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $133,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Woods County is $956 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alva. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Oklahoma's prices sit at 87.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Oklahoma taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alva's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Oklahoma home paid 14.35¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alva's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Oklahoma in the table we use.

Among 220 places we list in Oklahoma with a rent figure, 87 have higher typical rent than Alva.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Oklahoma

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.