Cost Of Living in Nichols Hills, OK

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Nichols Hills	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	181	86	100
Goods & Services	87	91	100
Groceries	93	94	100
Health care	105	93	100
Housing	389	69	100
Transportation	98	93	100
Utilities	97	98	100

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The cost of living in Nichols Hills is 110% higher than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Nichols Hills is 81% higher than the national average
Nichols Hills housing is 289% higher than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$209,875	$17,490	$4,897	$6,297
Renters	$56,714	$4,726	$1,323	$1,702

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Nichols Hills is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Nichols Hills has a median income of about $209,875 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $4,897 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $56,714. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,323 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.23	$24.26	12.5%
Beauty Salon	$25.86	$45.56	43.2%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.6%
Movie	$9.91	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$11.09	$18.00	38.4%

Groceries

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.2%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.95	$12.09	7.2%
Beer	$10.20	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.18	$125.68	22.7%
Doctor	$94.89	$135.78	30.1%
Dentist	$112.76	$113.29	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.13	$10.65	4.9%
Lipitor	$443.26	$468.60	5.4%

Housing

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$717,800.00	$184,700.00	288.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,463.20	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.14	$59.92	24.7%

Utilities

Item	Nichols Hills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.91	$193.99	0.6%
Phone	$194.09	$192.25	1.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Valley Brook, OK	904	77	22.8%
Spencer, OK	3,985	79	21.5%
Arcadia, OK	135	81	19.0%
Smith Village, OK	73	79	20.9%
Del City, OK	21,762	82	17.6%
Nichols Hills, OK	3,910	181	81.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grayson, KY	3,910	86	13.6%
Washington Park, IL	3,909	78	22.3%
Freeburg, IL	3,911	97	3.5%
Baden, PA	3,911	87	12.8%
Romeo, MI	3,908	101	1.2%
Nichols Hills, OK	3,910	181	81.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Nichols Hills, OK