Altus, OK — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Jackson County · Altus · population 18,543

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44
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Altus stands

Home values down 5.5% in the last year.

Median home $105,534
1-year -5.5%
5-yr CAGR +3.6%
vs 5-yr peak -8.0%
Population -0.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-08$106k$68k$85k$102k$119k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
62/100
Workable for remote workers
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.9
Buy

At a 10.9 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Altus on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 10.9 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
23 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
57 · w22%
Distance from peak
51 · w18%
Population growth
41 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
52 · w10%
Long thesis

Altus offers a $105,534 median home with +3.6% annualized 5-year appreciation. Affordability + positive trend is one of the better risk/reward setups in US residential — small downside, room to compound.

Short thesis

Altus is down 5.5% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Altus

Altus is a city in Jackson County, Oklahoma, with an estimated population of 18,543. The median home value in Altus is $105,534 as of 2026-04, down 5.5% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.6% annual growth (-8.0% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Altus average $810 per month. The composite momentum score is 44 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

●Cheap entry point: $105,534 median home is well below the US median of $355k — room to grow without overpaying.
○The data is the data: Altus has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 5.5% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Jackson County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Jackson County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Altus

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
50° / 28°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
93° / 70°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
234
~64% of year
Annual precip
36″ rain
7″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
High
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Altus area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.