Cost of Living & Housing in Guymon
Guymon's cost of living centers on a real, genuine affordability advantage in housing, offset only modestly by property taxes and Oklahoma's statewide insurance climate -- and backed by a median household income meaningfully above several other Tier C Oklahoma markets.
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Learn moreAffordable housing, with a real cross-source spread to confirm
Guymon's home-value figures carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread this pass ($115,000-$182,000 depending on source and methodology), with median gross rent at $913 (2024 ACS), itself roughly 14% below the national average (base record).
A real, above-average local income base for a Tier C Oklahoma market
Guymon's median household income ran $60,075 in 2024 (ACS), a real, disclosed figure running above several other Tier C Oklahoma markets in this same batch, consistent with the area's major-employer-anchored (Seaboard Foods) local economy (base record).
A moderate effective property tax rate, still below the national median
Guymon's own effective property tax rate (0.74% per Ownwell's current methodology) carries the highest median annual tax bill in Texas County ($804), though it still runs below the national median effective rate (base record).
Oklahoma's 4.5% top income tax rate and rising sales tax apply regardless of city
Oklahoma's real 2025 tax reform (HB 2764) cut the top individual income tax rate to 4.5% for tax year 2026, while Oklahoma's uncapped local-option sales taxes push the statewide combined average toward 8.9%-9% -- among the highest in the nation (base record).
Key takeaways
- Guymon's home values ($115,000-$182,000 depending on source) run genuinely affordable relative to national norms.
- Guymon's median household income ($60,075) runs above several other Tier C Oklahoma markets in this same batch.
- Guymon's 0.74% effective property tax rate carries Texas County's highest median tax bill ($804), still low nationally.
- Oklahoma's 4.5% top income tax rate (2026) and ~8.9%-9% combined sales tax apply in Guymon as they do statewide.
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