Best Places73005, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73005, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
73005 ranks 31,269th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73005
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
73005's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73005 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 83% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 73005 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73005
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73005 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,803, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 73005's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73005
73005 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73005.
Who works in 73005, and how
Work in 73005 centers on health care & social and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 73005
73005 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73005 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73005, month by month
73005 sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 73005
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73005
Schools across 73005 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pioneer Public SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Fort Cobb-broxton Lower EsD+ · 24% proficient
- Verden EsD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Cobb-broxton MsD · 23% proficient
- Cyril JhsD− · 17% proficient
- Apache MsD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Apache HsC− · 30% proficient
- Gracemont HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Cement HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73005 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73005 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 73005 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73005
Is 73005 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73005 ranks 31,269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73005 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,220. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $47,803 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 73005 safe?
73005 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $921 per resident a year.
Compare 73005 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73005. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73005 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
73005 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73005: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73005: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73005: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73005: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73005 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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