Cost of Living in Claremore
Claremore's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing and low property tax, offset by a high combined sales tax rate and Oklahoma's own statewide homeowners-insurance costs.
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Learn moreAffordable housing, with a real price-trend divergence
Claremore's three-month trailing median sale price ran $227,000 (+0.8% YoY), while last month's average sale price ran $240,000 (+20.0% YoY) -- a real, disclosed divergence. Median rent carries its own disclosed spread: approximately $978/month (Census-based) to $1,275/month (listings-based, April 2026) (base record).
Low property tax, with a real multi-source spread
Rogers County's cited effective property tax rate ranges from 0.71% to 1.031% across sources reviewed, with this record using 0.92% as its primary figure -- genuinely below the national average regardless of which figure within that range applies (base record).
A high combined sales tax rate
Claremore's combined 2026 sales tax rate runs 10.0% (4.5% state + 1.5% Rogers County + 4% city) -- among the higher combined rates in this dataset's Oklahoma markets, reflecting Oklahoma's genuine statewide pattern of low property tax paired with high local-option sales tax (base record).
Household income runs moderate relative to housing costs
Claremore's median household income runs $58,685 -- a real, moderate figure that, paired with the city's genuinely affordable housing, supports a comparatively accessible overall cost-of-living profile relative to national benchmarks (base record).
Key takeaways
- Claremore's housing runs genuinely affordable, though a real, disclosed divergence exists between short-term price trend measures.
- Property tax is genuinely low (0.71%-1.031% Rogers County spread, 0.92% primary figure).
- Claremore's combined 10.0% sales tax rate runs on the higher end of this dataset's Oklahoma markets.
- Median household income ($58,685) supports a comparatively accessible cost-of-living profile paired with affordable housing.
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