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Hobson City, AL vs Holdenville, OK

Hobson City

Alabama

vs

Holdenville

Oklahoma

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Hobson City leads on 13 and Holdenville on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 40% higher in Holdenville, while median household income is higher in Hobson City.

Median gross rent
$475$665
Hobson City is 29% lower
Median household income
$47,361$46,250
Hobson City is 2% higher
Median home value
$108,200$91,600
Hobson City is 18% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 14.6 points a year in Hobson City, and pay outran rent by 3.0 points a year in Holdenville.

How these are calculated

AlabamaOklahomaHoldenville, OKHobson City, ALHobson CityHoldenvilleHobson CityHoldenville

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01Holdenville, OKComposite 38.2 / 100
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MeasureHobson CityHoldenvilleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$475$665
Rent to income112.0%17.3%
Property tax rate10.6%0.5%
Home price to income12.3x2.0x
Prices vs US average286.0n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,010$916
HUD area median income4$72,300$66,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$653$484
Median home value1$108,200$91,600
Home prices, 1-year change54.4%n/a
Home prices, 5-year change550.0%67.9%
Homeownership165.1%62.0%
Renters paying 30%+147.0%39.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,117$843
Vacant homes122.7%33.5%
Median year built119741952
Jobs and income
Median household income1$47,361$46,250
Income per person1$21,668$16,446
Unemployment18.2%7.9%
Average annual pay6$52,428$42,178
Pay growth, 1 year62.1%4.6%
Jobs643,4732,840
Poverty rate119.8%24.2%
Mean commute127 min19 min
Works from home15.9%6.3%
Commutes by transit1n/a0.0%
People
Population11,1425,902
Population change since 20207-2.6%-0.1%
Median age137.636.1
Bachelor's or higher19.0%11.6%
High school or higher185.0%79.5%
Household size13.23.1
Born abroad10.0%4.3%
No health insurance110.2%15.1%
Homes with broadband174.7%83.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.5%5.1%
Moved from another state11.9%1.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people82.711.3
Income of households moving in8$45,971$38,739
Income of households moving out8$47,125$41,678
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k919.014.9
Shops per 10k938.532.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.02.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k918.86.0
Child care centers per 10k91.32.2
Parks per 10k1017.53.4
Playgrounds per 10k108.86.8
Grocery stores per 10k100.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.00.0
Libraries per 10k1017.50.0
Named paths and bike trails100.01.5
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a50.9
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings12644
Founded or incorporated13n/a1898
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a272
Property crime per 100k14n/a2,803
Schools
Public schools15375
Public school students1516,6861,185
Students per teacher1516.313.5
Climate
July average high1690°F93°F
January average low1633°F28°F
Average temperature1662°F61°F
Annual precipitation1654.2 in44.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1788.534.0
Hurricane risk1774.037.9
Tornado risk1798.264.3
Wildfire risk1781.589.7
Heat wave risk1778.461.8

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Hobson City $19,000, Holdenville $26,600 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

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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