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Central, LA vs Tuttle, OK

Central

Louisiana

vs

Tuttle

Oklahoma

Across 38 directional measures we can compare, Central leads on 19 and Tuttle on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 29% higher in Central, while median household income is higher in Tuttle.

Median gross rent
$1,309$1,016
Central is 29% higher
Median household income
$89,554$103,994
Central is 14% lower
Median home value
$288,700$320,500
Central is 10% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $78,400 a year left in Central and $97,900 in Tuttle. Money goes further in Tuttle, by about $19,500 a year.
  • A household earning Central's median of $89,554 would need about $85,500 in Tuttle to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 4.8 points a year in Central, and rent outran pay by 2.4 points a year in Tuttle.

How these are calculated

OklahomaLouisianaTuttle, OKCentral, LACentralTuttleCentralTuttle

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Central, LAComposite 63.2 / 100
83
71785699272627
02Tuttle, OKComposite 56.5 / 100
68
8663447825567

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCentralTuttleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,309$1,016
Rent to income117.5%11.7%
Property tax rate10.7%0.8%
Home price to income13.2x3.1x
Prices vs US average290.890.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,149$1,011
HUD area median income4$94,500$96,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,868$2,621
Median home value1$288,700$320,500
Home prices, 1-year change52.9%-1.7%
Home prices, 5-year change522.9%38.6%
Homeownership188.8%84.4%
Renters paying 30%+165.2%35.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,879$1,899
Vacant homes17.1%5.8%
Median year built119901996
Jobs and income
Median household income1$89,554$103,994
Income per person1$43,056$44,675
Unemployment12.2%4.8%
Average annual pay6$67,999$50,684
Pay growth, 1 year61.8%4.3%
Jobs6270,64013,811
Poverty rate15.4%5.3%
Mean commute129 min29 min
Works from home110.1%7.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population129,7838,040
Population change since 202072.5%18.0%
Median age140.442.4
Bachelor's or higher135.3%29.3%
High school or higher196.6%93.0%
Household size12.62.8
Born abroad11.3%2.4%
No health insurance15.5%9.3%
Homes with broadband195.4%94.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year12.4%2.7%
Moved from another state12.2%1.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-8.913.9
Income of households moving in8$56,583$66,178
Income of households moving out8$63,622$61,253
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k923.513.6
Shops per 10k937.424.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.92.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k923.112.2
Child care centers per 10k92.61.2
Parks per 10k103.05.0
Playgrounds per 10k100.77.5
Grocery stores per 10k102.40.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.71.2
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails108.20.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1171.017.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1101
National Register listings12991
Founded or incorporated1320051889
Safety
Violent crime per 100k147124
Property crime per 100k1463427
Schools
Public schools1525
Public school students152,0511,979
Students per teacher1515.016.1
Climate
July average high1692°F94°F
January average low1641°F28°F
Average temperature1668°F61°F
Annual precipitation1663.3 in35.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1798.075.7
Hurricane risk1798.232.0
Tornado risk1799.693.8
Wildfire risk1732.391.5
Heat wave risk1798.185.3
Median air quality index185152
Good air days1849.6%44.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Central $52,360, Tuttle $40,640 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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