Warr Acres, OK — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Oklahoma County · Oklahoma City · population 10,456

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57
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Warr Acres stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $182,297
1-year -1.8%
5-yr CAGR +4.7%
vs 5-yr peak -2.5%
Population +0.0%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-01$182k$96k$129k$162k$194k201620182020202220242026

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
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: 12.1
Buy

At a 12.1 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Warr Acres on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.1 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
41 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
63 · w22%
Distance from peak
75 · w18%
Population growth
45 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
67 · w10%
Long thesis

Warr Acres offers a $182,297 median home with +4.7% 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

Warr Acres's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Warr Acres

Warr Acres is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, with an estimated population of 10,456. It anchors the Oklahoma City metro area. The median home value in Warr Acres is $182,297 as of 2026-04, down 1.8% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.7% annual growth (-2.5% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Warr Acres average $1,254 per month. The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Held the highs: currently -2.5% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.
●Cheap entry point: $182,297 median home is well below the US median of $355k — room to grow without overpaying.

▼ Bear case

○Thin housing market: small population means fewer transactions and slower resale. Liquidity risk on exit.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

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Run the numbers for Warr Acres

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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.

Local sports teams

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