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

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Hughes County · population 5,893

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25
Declining
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Holdenville stands

25% off 5-year peak. home values down 17.2% in the last year.

Median home $56,004
1-year -17.2%
5-yr CAGR -1.4%
vs 5-yr peak -24.9%
Population -0.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-09$56k$35k$49k$63k$78k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
25/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
10/100
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
38/100
Marginal for remote
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.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
5 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
27 · w22%
Distance from peak
17 · w18%
Population growth
42 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
50 · w10%
Long thesis

Holdenville has held up across the cycle: home values at $56,004 with -1.4% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Holdenville has given back 25% from its 5-year peak — that's not a healthy correction, it's a market still digesting an overshoot. The bear case is that the floor hasn't been found yet.

About Holdenville

Holdenville is a city in Hughes County, Oklahoma, with an estimated population of 5,893. The median home value in Holdenville is $56,004 as of 2026-04, down 17.2% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged -1.4% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 25% below its 5-year peak. The composite momentum score is 25 of 100 (Declining). The market is well off recent highs — patient long-term buyers may find opportunities, but resale liquidity is reduced.

▲ Bull case

●Cheap entry point: $56,004 median home is well below the US median of $355k — room to grow without overpaying.
○The data is the data: Holdenville 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 17.2% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
●25% off the 5-year peak. That’s not a healthy correction — that’s a market that ran too far and is still digesting.
○Thin housing market: small population means fewer transactions and slower resale. Liquidity risk on exit.

Playbook

Buyer

Make sure you're not catching a falling knife. Verify local fundamentals — jobs, population trend, school enrollment — before assuming the bottom is in. Negotiate hard and walk away from anything that doesn't pencil. Holdenville is currently 25% off its 5-year peak — historically, that's been the discount tier of this market.

Seller

Be realistic. Below-list pricing may be required; time is not your friend. If you can wait 2-3 years for the cycle to turn, consider holding.

Investor

Cap rates can look great in Declining markets, but verify tenant pool, income stability, and exit liquidity before committing. A 10% cap on a vacant property is 0%.

Local safety & alerts

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

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

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Run the numbers for Holdenville

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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.

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Local sports teams

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