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El Reno, OK vs White Settlement, TX

El Reno

Oklahoma

vs

White Settlement

Texas

Across 38 directional measures we can compare, El Reno leads on 28 and White Settlement on 10. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 29% higher in White Settlement, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$968$1,253
El Reno is 23% lower
Median household income
$56,219$56,784
El Reno is 1% lower
Median home value
$165,900$187,100
El Reno is 11% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $47,600 a year left in El Reno and $41,700 in White Settlement. Money goes further in El Reno, by about $5,800 a year.
  • A household earning El Reno's median of $56,219 would need about $62,500 in White Settlement to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.0 points a year in El Reno, and rent outran pay by 2.1 points a year in White Settlement.

How these are calculated

OklahomaTexasWhite Settlement, TXEl Reno, OKEl RenoWhite SettlementEl RenoWhite Settlement

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01El Reno, OKComposite 43.2 / 100
32
63241253692765
02White Settlement, TXComposite 36.3 / 100
16
3950153365228

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.

MeasureEl RenoWhite SettlementAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$968$1,253
Rent to income120.7%26.5%
Property tax rate10.8%1.5%
Home price to income13.0x3.3x
Prices vs US average290.4103.1
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,264$1,745
HUD area median income4$97,300n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,338$2,762
Median home value1$165,900$187,100
Home prices, 1-year change50.2%0.5%
Home prices, 5-year change543.8%45.5%
Homeownership160.2%60.7%
Renters paying 30%+156.1%60.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,405$1,577
Vacant homes19.8%13.0%
Median year built119681973
Jobs and income
Median household income1$56,219$56,784
Income per person1$26,318$25,439
Unemployment16.1%3.4%
Average annual pay6$51,811$74,950
Pay growth, 1 year64.5%3.1%
Jobs639,0631,017,941
Poverty rate119.3%12.7%
Mean commute122 min23 min
Works from home16.4%10.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.3%
People
Population118,55718,150
Population change since 2020722.1%-1.9%
Median age134.835.1
Bachelor's or higher116.3%17.4%
High school or higher185.1%79.3%
Household size12.82.7
Born abroad17.3%12.3%
No health insurance117.0%21.7%
Homes with broadband185.8%88.9%
Moving
Moved here in the past year110.9%3.5%
Moved from another state12.9%1.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people826.41.2
Income of households moving in8$63,659$70,418
Income of households moving out8$64,264$73,824
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k914.020.8
Shops per 10k919.229.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.53.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k913.923.0
Child care centers per 10k92.22.0
Parks per 10k1014.06.6
Playgrounds per 10k100.012.1
Grocery stores per 10k101.11.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k105.43.3
Libraries per 10k100.01.1
Named paths and bike trails101.20.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1125.781.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1110
National Register listings1215128
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13197282
Property crime per 100k131,0751,684
Schools
Public schools1497
Public school students143,6724,253
Students per teacher1416.315.7
Climate
July average high1594°F96°F
January average low1527°F35°F
Average temperature1561°F66°F
Annual precipitation1534.1 in36.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1683.599.1
Hurricane risk1630.272.3
Tornado risk1695.099.9
Wildfire risk1683.991.5
Heat wave risk1693.099.5
Median air quality index174356
Good air days1779.3%31.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: El Reno $38,720, White Settlement $50,120 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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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