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Sayre, OK vs Zuni Pueblo, NM

Sayre

Oklahoma

vs

Zuni Pueblo

New Mexico

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Sayre leads on 14 and Zuni Pueblo on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 28% higher in Sayre, while median household income is higher in Zuni Pueblo.

Median gross rent
$752$588
Sayre is 28% higher
Median household income
$41,227$45,724
Sayre is 10% lower
Median home value
$77,400$81,700
Sayre is 5% lower

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 6.4 points a year in Sayre, and rent outran pay by 2.1 points a year in Zuni Pueblo.

How these are calculated

OklahomaNew MexicoZuni Pueblo, NMSayre, OKSayreZuni PuebloSayreZuni Pueblo

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01Zuni Pueblo, NMComposite 37.6 / 100
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9361n/a4425n/a

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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.

MeasureSayreZuni PuebloAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$752$588
Rent to income121.9%15.4%
Property tax rate10.9%1.9%
Home price to income11.9x1.8x
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2$1,039$1,140
HUD area median income3$70,800$56,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$664$1,574
Median home value1$77,400$81,700
Home prices, 1-year change41.0%5.0%
Home prices, 5-year change434.5%38.0%
Homeownership155.8%93.0%
Renters paying 30%+154.5%43.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,163$991
Vacant homes124.6%12.6%
Median year built119711980
Jobs and income
Median household income1$41,227$45,724
Income per person1$10,990$18,809
Unemployment114.7%9.0%
Average annual pay5$58,429$49,177
Pay growth, 1 year57.9%4.1%
Jobs59,61619,353
Poverty rate143.8%29.9%
Mean commute118 min26 min
Works from home14.4%19.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population14,7965,864
Population change since 20206-0.5%n/a
Median age137.236.9
Bachelor's or higher15.3%7.0%
High school or higher171.0%79.8%
Household size12.33.7
Born abroad13.7%2.4%
No health insurance117.8%28.4%
Homes with broadband190.0%61.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year129.2%2.5%
Moved from another state12.2%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people70.4-15.8
Income of households moving in7$47,343$39,733
Income of households moving out7$54,088$43,470
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k822.615.2
Shops per 10k855.530.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.21.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k827.510.6
Child care centers per 10k83.2n/a
Parks per 10k98.36.8
Playgrounds per 10k933.417.1
Grocery stores per 10k90.03.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.1
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a28.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a5
National Register listings11678
Safety
Violent crime per 100k1283n/a
Property crime per 100k12330n/a
Schools
Public schools13341
Public school students1368714,798
Students per teacher1315.315.5
Climate
July average high1495°F86°F
January average low1426°F17°F
Average temperature1460°F50°F
Annual precipitation1425.7 in11.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1557.878.2
Hurricane risk1520.30.0
Tornado risk1586.74.5
Wildfire risk1590.778.7
Heat wave risk1559.639.5

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Sayre $30,080, Zuni Pueblo $23,520 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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. 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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