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Real estate businesses in the Stillwater, OK area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Stillwater, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #446 of 536 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
94
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
45
+2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$434.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,323 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
107
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.8
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,889
+2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For real estate businesses, the Stillwater area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #446 of 536 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 real estate businesses in the Stillwater area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.8, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in the Stillwater area spend about $434.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,323 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 7% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Stillwater area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Stillwater area. Population estimates put the population change in the Stillwater area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Stillwater area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Stillwater, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureStillwater areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.831.638.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)107105100
Households per official establishment725530414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.3%+16.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,323$14,392$16,661
Median household income$49,809$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45+2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
278
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
273Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
941 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Stillwater area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Stillwater area

Population, 2025 estimate
83,889+2.8% since 2020
Households
32,609
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,380
Median home value
$223,300
Jobs located here
35,589
Daytime population
83,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Stillwater area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Duncan, OK822011.4283+3.4%#2 of 536
2Miami, OK681310.9270+0.7%#58 of 536
3Shawnee, OK624817.8178+3.5%#114 of 536
4Weatherford, OK552717.8181−0.7%#194 of 536
5Altus, OK552525.6127+0.1%#201 of 536
6Guymon, OK52811.7264−4.5%#235 of 536
7Tahlequah, OK525026.7115+4.5%#249 of 536
8Muskogee, OK515019.4155+0.7%#254 of 536
9Durant, OK464826.1120+10.9%#317 of 536
10Ponca City, OK424023.8133−0.3%#367 of 536
14Stillwater, OK369428.8107+2.8%#446 of 536

Other business types in the Stillwater area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Stillwater, OK area?

There are 94 real estate businesses on map listings in the Stillwater area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Official counts list 273 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Stillwater, OK area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $434.5M a year, or $13,323 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 94 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 7% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,609 households in the Stillwater area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Stillwater, OK area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Stillwater area has 28.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 107, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Stillwater area would have about 100, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Stillwater, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Stillwater area at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in the Stillwater area is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Stillwater area scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #446 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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