Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Short-Term Rental Market
The Oklahoma City, OK area STR market averaged $152/night at 63.9% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Oklahoma City market area is 64%. average monthly revenue in the Oklahoma City market area is $2,780. average daily rate in the Oklahoma City market area is $152. the top operator in the Oklahoma City market area is Toshi Stay with 84 listings. market score is 99/100 (grade A).
Market data reflects the wider Oklahoma City market, which covers 5 areas. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Oklahoma City.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area STR market posted a $152 average daily rate and 63.9% occupancy in June 2026. Occupancy is down 5.2% year over year, while ADR is up a strong 8.2% and revenue is up 1.4% year over year to $2,780 per month. Multiplying June’s ADR by occupancy gives an implied RevPAR near $97 per night.
Bedroom mix, channel mix, market-score data, and top-operator data are all tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Oklahoma City, so this profile omits them.
Multi-year data shows occupancy peaked at 70.30% in 2021 before easing to the high-50s to low-60s from 2023 through 2025, while ADR climbed from $88 in 2017 to $135 by 2025, keeping monthly revenue around $1,970 to $2,290 in recent full years, below June 2026’s stronger figure. Oklahoma City set a visitor record in 2024 with 24.5 million visitors generating $2.8 billion in direct spending and supporting more than 35,000 local jobs, driven by a mix of leisure, convention, and sports and event tourism including the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 52% |
| Feb | 58% |
| Mar | 66% |
| Apr | 61% |
| May | 65% |
| Jun | 70% |
| Jul | 70% |
| Aug | 64% |
| Sep | 60% |
| Oct | 60% |
| Nov | 61% |
| Dec | 55% |
Month-by-month nightly rates and revenue figures for Oklahoma City are available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Oklahoma City market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Oklahoma City market as a whole, which includes Oklahoma City, so these counts are not Oklahoma City-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toshi Stay | 84 | 4,112 | ★ 4.35 |
| 2 | A Real Home Away | 76 | 1,350 | ★ 4.89 |
| 3 | Evolve | 68 | 1,859 | ★ 4.57 |
| 4 | Co Host Oklahoma | 49 | 1,323 | ★ 4.90 |
| 5 | Howell Family Homes | 46 | 2,286 | ★ 4.81 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Oklahoma City?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 56.3% |
| vrbo | 3% |
| both | 40.7% |
Home Value Trends (Oklahoma City)
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Booking Insights
Booking-window and length-of-stay analysis for Oklahoma City — how far ahead guests book and how to price around it — is available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Oklahoma City permits short-term rentals but tightened its rules effective February 16, 2025. Every operator must hold a city Home Sharing License, a Hotel/Motel-type business license costing about $24 per year.
By default, a home share can be rented no more than 10 nights per month (roughly 120 nights per year) unless the operator secures a special exception permit from the Board of Adjustment. That special exception is mandatory for any property that is not the operator’s primary residence, and for any property in a Historic Preservation district; the Board weighs neighborhood covenants and traffic, and STRs needing special exceptions are capped at 10% of homes per block, with grandfathering for operations that predate January 15, 2019.
Occupancy is limited to 16 people, and at least one on-site parking space is required per four guests. Units must have smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers. Guests pay the city’s 9.25% hotel occupancy tax (raised from 5.5%, effective October 1, 2024) plus state and city sales tax, for a combined rate near 17.8%; Airbnb collects the hotel tax automatically.
The city has hired an enforcement consultant to find unlicensed rentals, document violations, and run a 24-hour complaint platform, so enforcement is tightening from historically light levels. Enforcement is rated moderate overall, but the trend is toward stricter oversight.
Market Comparison
The Oklahoma City area’s 63.9% June 2026 occupancy runs well above the roughly 55% median occupancy across StaySTRA-tracked US STR markets, while its $152 average daily rate sits below the roughly $220 national median ADR. That combination, strong occupancy at a below-average rate, reflects Oklahoma City’s position as a large, affordable Midwestern metro rather than a premium leisure destination.
Top-operator data is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Oklahoma City, so this profile omits it. The city’s February 2025 regulatory tightening, the default 10-nights-per-month cap, the mandatory special exception for non-primary-residence STRs, and the near-doubling of the hotel occupancy tax, represents one of the more significant regulatory shifts StaySTRA has tracked in a major metro, and buyers should weigh that alongside the market’s otherwise strong 8.2% year-over-year ADR growth.
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