Metro area · CBSA 45140
Tahlequah
The Tahlequah, OK metro area has 47,942 people. Median rent is $831, 18.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cherokee County at $943. Of the 15 places we track here, Peggs has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$53,218
Median home value
$168,500
Unemployment
5.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$943
HUD, Cherokee County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlequah | 16,935 | $835 | 20.2% |
| Fort Gibson | 3,808 | $739 | 13.0% |
| Park Hill | 3,237 | $798 | 20.3% |
| Norwood | 1,752 | $833 | 11.3% |
| Grandview | 1,251 | $850 | 13.8% |
| Briggs | 1,131 | $868 | 22.0% |
| Moodys | 1,108 | $836 | 18.9% |
| Woodall | 1,050 | $883 | 18.1% |
| Keys | 982 | $836 | 26.0% |
| Cookson | 921 | $830 | 19.9% |
| Peggs | 858 | $565 | 11.0% |
| Lost City | 852 | $1,667 | 31.1% |
| Pettit | 816 | $1,125 | 22.9% |
| Welling | 720 | $657 | 16.7% |
| Zeb | 522 | $1,156 | 24.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.