Housing in McAlester
McAlester's housing market runs genuinely affordable, with a real, disclosed spread between average home value and current median list price this pass found.
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Zillow's average home value for the 74501 zip ran $146,209 (+2.5% YoY), while a separately cited July 2026 median LIST price ran meaningfully higher at $220,000 ($131/sq ft) -- both real figures reflecting different measures (historical average value vs. current asking price) rather than reconciled to one number (base record).
Genuinely affordable relative to national benchmarks
Both figures found this pass run well below typical national home-price benchmarks, consistent with McAlester's broader southeastern-Oklahoma affordability profile (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Average home value ran $146,209 (74501 zip, +2.5% YoY) per Zillow.
- A separately cited median list price ran higher at $220,000 ($131/sq ft) for July 2026.
- Both figures confirm a genuinely affordable market relative to national benchmarks.
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