Cost of living in Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma has about 90,595 people. Typical rent is $967 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $54,433 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 #49 in Oklahoma on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $967 a month.
Lawton is a city in Oklahoma. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,433 a year.
- People
- 90,595
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $967
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,433
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $142,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $974
- Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
Lawton, Oklahoma has about 90,595 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $142,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Comanche County is $974 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lawton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lawton, OK metro area, prices sit at 85.9 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 Lawton'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 Lawton'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, 49 have higher typical rent than Lawton.
Nearby places
- Geronimo
Typical rent $1,132
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Typical rent $820
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Typical rent $1,225
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Typical rent $968
Compare with Lawton - Walters
Typical rent $719
Compare with Lawton - Central High
Typical rent $1,109
Compare with Lawton - Marlow
Typical rent $902
Compare with Lawton - Duncan
Typical rent $896
Compare with Lawton
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.