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Oklahoma City, OK metro: mortgages and home buyers

2025 home-purchase and refinance statistics for the 7-county Oklahoma City, OK area (OMB code 36420), from official HMDA records.

In 2025, lenders reported 15,432 home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family homes in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area. The median buyer borrowed $255,000 on a home valued at $285,000 and reported a household income of $98,000.

Buyers financed a median 95% of the home's value (roughly 5% down), paid a median 6.625% on 30-year fixed conventional loans and faced median conventional loan costs of $4,700.

Lenders denied 7.7% of completed home-purchase applications.

Purchase loans

15,432

7 counties

Buyer income

$98,000

U.S. $116,000

Loan amount

$255,000

U.S. $335,000

Down payment

U.S. 10%

30-yr fixed rate

6.625%

U.S. 6.625%

Denial rate

7.7%

Purchase · U.S. 8.5%

Key facts

Home buyers' median income ($98,000) is 16% lower than the U.S. median ($116,000).
Median conventional loan costs ($4,700) were 16% lower than the U.S. median ($5,570).
FHA loans made up 28.7% of purchase mortgages, versus 21.1% nationally.
VA loans were unusually common: 16.8% of purchase mortgages.
29.5% of buyers put at least 20% down (financed 80% or less), compared with 38.5% nationally.
The most common age bracket among borrowers was 25–34 (34.3% of purchase loans).
54.9% of purchase mortgages had a single borrower with no co-applicant.
The most-cited reason for denial was debt-to-income ratio (37.2% of denials with a stated reason).

Counties in the metro area

County	Purchase loans	Median loan	Buyer income	30-yr rate	Loan costs	Conforming limit	FHA limit
Oklahoma County, OK	7,399	$245,000	$97,000	6.625%	$4,670	$832,750	$541,287
Cleveland County, OK	2,771	$245,000	$98,000	6.625%	$4,730	$832,750	$541,287
Canadian County, OK	2,884	$265,000	$97,000	6.625%	$4,700	$832,750	$541,287
Logan County, OK	775	$295,000	$113,000	6.625%	$4,930	$832,750	$541,287
Grady County, OK	682	$255,000	$102,000	6.750%	$4,880	$832,750	$541,287
McClain County, OK	650	$275,000	$107,000	6.625%	$4,880	$832,750	$541,287
Lincoln County, OK	265	$225,000	$89,000	6.625%	$4,470	$832,750	$541,287

Who bought homes in Oklahoma City

Home-purchase mortgages for owner-occupied, single-family (1–4 unit) site-built homes, first liens, originated in 2025.

Purchase loans

15,432

of 17,249 applications

Buyer income

$98,000

Middle half $68,000–$150,000

Home value

$285,000

Middle half $215,000–$395,000

Loan amount

$255,000

Middle half $195,000–$335,000

Down payment

29.5% put 20%+ down

Single borrower

54.9%

No co-applicant

Values are medians; "middle half" is the 25th to 75th percentile.

Loan type

Conventional 53.3% 8,230

FHA 28.7% 4,435

VA 16.8% 2,591

USDA 1.1% 176

What the homes were for

Primary residence 91.8% 16,074

Second home 1.0% 173

Investment property 7.3% 1,271

All first-lien, closed-end purchase mortgages, including second homes and investors.

Borrower age

Under 25 9.3%

25–34 34.3%

35–44 24.9%

45–54 14.7%

55–64 9.6%

65–74 5.3%

75 and over 1.9%

Debt-to-income ratio

Under 20% 4.6%

20–29% 16.3%

30–35% 16.7%

36–42% 24.8%

43–49% 27.2%

50–60% 9.6%

Over 60% 0.7%

Monthly debts (including the new payment) as a share of income, as used in underwriting.

What borrowing cost in Oklahoma City

Medians for 2025 home-purchase loans. Total loan costs are section D of the Loan Estimate/Closing Disclosure (lender and third-party loan charges, excluding taxes, prepaids and escrow). FHA and VA costs include the upfront mortgage insurance premium or VA funding fee, so compare like with like.

Measure	Oklahoma City	U.S.
30-year fixed rate · conventional	6.625%	6.625%
30-year fixed rate · FHA	6.125%	6.250%
30-year fixed rate · VA	6.250%	6.125%
15-year fixed rate · conventional	5.875%	5.875%
Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional	+0.17 pts	+0.13 pts
Total loan costs · conventional	$4,700	$5,570
Total loan costs · FHA	$9,060	$11,310
Total loan costs · VA	$5,500	$6,490
Origination charges (all loan types)	$1,660	$1,860
Borrowers paying discount points	51.0%	51.3%
Points paid, when paid (% of loan)	0.82%	0.87%
Borrowers receiving lender credits	35.9%	33.1%
Adjustable-rate mortgages	4.1%	7.4%
Jumbo loans (above conforming limit)	1.5%	3.8%

Medians are shown only when at least 30 loans report the field. Rates are those reported at closing; market rates changed during 2025, which the rate spread (APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date) adjusts for.

Approvals and denials

Oklahoma City: 1,334 of 17,249 completed home-purchase applications were denied (7.7%).

Denial rate

Application	Oklahoma City	U.S.
Home purchase	7.7%	8.5%
Conventional	6.5%	7.1%
FHA	9.5%	12.5%
VA	8.2%	8.0%
USDA	10.7%	12.5%
Refinance	20.6%	17.9%
Cash-out refinance	40.5%	33.6%

Main reason for purchase denials

Debt-to-income ratio 37.2%

Credit history 17.3%

Credit application incomplete 11.3%

Collateral (appraisal/property) 11.2%

Other 8.3%

Insufficient cash (down payment/closing costs) 6.4%

Unverifiable information 6.1%

Employment history 2.3%

Mortgage insurance denied 0.1%

First reason the lender reported.

Denial rate = denied ÷ (originated + approved but not accepted + denied). Withdrawn and incomplete applications are excluded. Differences between places reflect who applies, not only lender behavior.

Refinancing in Oklahoma City

Refinances

2,578

Median loan $275,000

Refi rate

6.50%

30-yr fixed, conv.

Refi loan costs

$5,310

Conventional

Cash-out refis

2,108

Median loan $195,000

Cash-out rate

6.875%

30-yr fixed, conv.

Cash-out income

$89,000

Median borrower

Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR (derived MSA/MD); OMB July 2023 delineations via the U.S. Census Bureau. Methodology