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Buying a home in Burns Flat, Oklahoma

The typical owner-occupied home in Burns Flat is worth about $106,600, 47% below the Oklahoma median of $199,800 and 68% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $581 a year in property taxes, about 0.55% of their home's value, lower than the Oklahoma rate of 0.80%. The median household earns $45,446 a year, so the median home costs 2.3 times the median income (3.1 times for Oklahoma). 49% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 24% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Burns Flat at a glance

Burns Flat Oklahoma U.S.
Median home value $106,600 $199,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $581 $1,599 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.55% 0.80% 0.94%
Median household income $45,446 $65,039 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 49% 66% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 24% 54% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,038 $1,539 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 14.4% 19.6% 21.0%
Median rent $844 $1,014 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 20.7% 28.4% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1957 1980 1980
Vacant homes 24.4% 12.0% 10.1%
Population 1,857 4,028,634 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Burns Flat

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Burns Flat home of $106,600 with 20% down costs about $667 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $845, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $28,584 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 18% of the median Burns Flat household income of $45,446; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $169,000.

The median rent here is $844 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$21,320
Loan amount$85,280
Principal and interest$574
Property taxes (0.55% a year)$49
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$44
PMI$0
Total per month$667

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,731
Loan amount$104,669
Principal and interest$704
Property taxes (0.55% a year)$49
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$44
FHA mortgage insurance$47
Total per month$845

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Questions about home buying in Burns Flat

What is the median home value in Burns Flat?

About $106,600 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Burns Flat?

Homeowners pay a median $581 a year, which is about 0.55% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Burns Flat?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $667 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $28,584 a year.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data