Cost of living in El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno, Oklahoma has about 18,557 people. Typical rent is $968 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,219 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #61 in Oklahoma on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $968 a month.
El Reno is a city in Oklahoma. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,219 a year.
- People
- 18,557
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $968
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,219
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $165,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,264
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
El Reno, Oklahoma has about 18,557 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $165,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Canadian County is $1,264 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in El Reno. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, prices sit at 90.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Oklahoma taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not El Reno'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 El Reno'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, 46 have higher typical rent than El Reno.
Nearby places
- Union City
Typical rent $1,102
Compare with El Reno - Yukon
Typical rent $1,274
Compare with El Reno - Okarche
Typical rent $750
Compare with El Reno - Piedmont
Typical rent $1,544
Compare with El Reno - Minco
Typical rent $493
Compare with El Reno - Mustang
Typical rent $1,287
Compare with El Reno - Bethany
Typical rent $1,071
- Warr Acres
Typical rent $919
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.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Oklahoma
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.