Enid cost of living
Prices in the Enid, OK (Metropolitan Statistical Area) * metro area run at 84.3 against a national average of 100, ranking it #383 of 387 metros. Rents there sit at 51.4.
What drives the number
Enid is one of the least expensive places measured, at 84.3 against a national 100, ranking #383 of 387 metro areas. Prices run 15.7 per cent below national. Cheap is not the same as affordable, though, because pay is usually lower too.
Housing is unusually cheap relative to everything else here. Rents sit at 51.4 against goods at 93.8 and other services at 74.4, so the overall figure of 84.3 understates how affordable the housing itself is. Services, which are priced by local wages, are what hold the overall number up. Goods at 93.8 are themselves 6.2 points off national, which is a wide gap for a category that is mostly shipped in.
Low prices only help if pay does not fall by more. Dividing the local median wage by 84.3 is how to check, and the wage pages carry that comparison.
The vertical line is the national average of 100. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, SARPP, 2024.
What the biggest local jobs are really worth
The same pay buys different amounts in different places, so a salary quoted in Enid is not comparable to one quoted elsewhere until it is divided by the local parity. These are the occupations that employ the most people here, with the quoted median alongside what that median is worth at national prices.
| Occupation | Employed | Median pay | Worth nationally | U.S. median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 760 | $23,070 | $27,367 | $30,480 |
| Registered Nurses | 730 | $75,090 | $89,075 | $93,600 |
| Cashiers | 660 | $26,340 | $31,246 | $31,190 |
| Retail Salespersons | 630 | $29,190 | $34,626 | $34,580 |
| General and Operations Managers | 570 | $77,890 | $92,396 | $102,950 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 570 | $34,990 | $41,507 | $38,940 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 500 | $31,060 | $36,845 | $37,090 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 490 | $28,730 | $34,081 | $35,930 |
Pay from the BLS metro survey, adjusted by dividing by the metro parity of 84.3.
Enid: common questions
Is Enid expensive?
Prices are 15.7% below the national average, a parity of 84.3 where the country is 100. It ranks #383 of the 387 metro areas BEA measures.
What salary do you need in Enid?
The median worker there earns $38,790, which buys what $46,014 buys nationally once local prices are taken into account. Comparing a salary offer between cities without this adjustment is comparing nothing useful.
Is housing the reason?
Usually. Rents here are at 51.4 against goods at 93.8. Goods barely vary between American cities because most are shipped and priced nationally; housing varies enormously, and it dominates any cost of living comparison.