Cost of living in Purcell, Oklahoma

Purcell, Oklahoma has about 6,803 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $171,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in McClain County is $1,264 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Purcell. 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 Purcell'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 Purcell's bill.

EIA does not publish a Oklahoma gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Oklahoma shares this price.

Among 220 places we list in Oklahoma with a rent figure, 93 have higher typical rent than Purcell.