What is the median rent in Meeker, OK?

The median gross rent in Meeker, OK is $771 (±$103) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 212 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Meeker, the median gross rent went from $563 in 2015–2019 to $771 in 2020–2024 (+36.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$771 (±$103)
Rented homes
212 (±43)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+36.9%

How much rent costs in Meeker

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentMeekerLincoln CountyOklahomaUnited States
Less than $50026.4% (±9.3 points)11.7%8.2%6.3%
$500 to $99945.3% (±11.7 points)60.1%40.5%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49925.9% (±9.8 points)22.6%35.3%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9992.4% (±3.5 points)4.7%11.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±11.1 points)0.3%2.9%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±11.1 points)0.0%0.8%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±11.1 points)0.6%1.1%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.3% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Meeker cost $2,000 or more a month.

Meeker against Lincoln County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MeekerLincoln CountyOklahomaUnited States
Median gross rent$771 (±$103)$794 (±$38)$1,014 (±$6)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent212 (±43)2,019 (±231)493,271 (±3,751)42,849,984

In Meeker, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lincoln County ($794).

It is also lower than in Oklahoma ($1,014).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Lincoln County, Meeker ranks 8 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 294 of 487.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Meeker has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$563 (±$80)$771 (±$103)+36.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent38.0% (±5.8 points)50.9% (±8.0 points)+12.9 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate9.1% (±6.4 points)7.9% (±4.5 points)−1.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Meeker

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meeker
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Meeker—$771 (±$103)—
Johnson5.9 mi$950 (±$74)Higher
Shawnee8.9 mi$936 (±$36)Higher
Sparks9.5 mi$600 (±$104)Lower
Prague11 mi$806 (±$106)Not measurably different
Earlsboro12 mi$880 (±$144)Not measurably different
McLoud13 mi$718 (±$55)Not measurably different
Bethel Acres15 mi$1,010 (±$410)Not measurably different
Warwick15 mi$675 (±$215)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sparks, OK ($600).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Johnson, OK ($950), Shawnee, OK ($936).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Lincoln County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2Davenport$950 (±$216)
3Chandler$904 (±$121)
4Agra$825 (±$76)
5Wellston$814 (±$87)
6Prague$806 (±$106)
7Carney$790 (±$45)
8Meeker$771 (±$103)
9Stroud$761 (±$50)
10 (tie)Tryon$675 (±$148)
10 (tie)Warwick$675 (±$215)
12Sparks$600 (±$104)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Lincoln County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Meeker

What is the average rent in Meeker, OK?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Meeker is $771 (±$103) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Meeker?

In Meeker, the median gross rent went from $563 in 2015–2019 to $771 in 2020–2024 (+36.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Meeker cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Meeker have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 26.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Meeker higher than in Lincoln County?

In Meeker, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lincoln County ($794).

It is also lower than in Oklahoma ($1,014).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Meeker town, Oklahoma (place:47450, in state:40).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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