Best Places73044, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73044, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
73044 ranks 19,557th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 73044
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.
73044's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73044 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 73044 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73044
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73044 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,024, 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 73044's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73044
73044 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73044.
Who works in 73044, and how
Work in 73044 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 73044
73044 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73044 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73044, month by month
73044 sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 73044
The nearest airport, Stillwater Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73044
Schools across 73044 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Centennial EsA− · 58% proficient
- Cross Timbers EsA− · 56% proficient
- Prairie Vale EsB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sequoyah MsB− · 41% proficient
- Deer Creek Intermediate SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Guthrie Upper EsC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Mulhall-orlando HsB+ · 58% proficient
- North HsB+ · 54% proficient
- Deer Creek HsC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73044 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73044 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 73044 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 73044 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 73044
Is 73044 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73044 ranks 19,557th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73044 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,704. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $77,024 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 73044 safe?
73044 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $421 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 73044?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 28. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of zip codes.
Is 73044 good for families?
Schools beat 12% of zip codes, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $944 a month.
Compare 73044 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73044. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73044 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.
73044 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73044: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73044: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73044: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73044: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73044 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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