Best Places73050, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73050, 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.
73050 ranks 23,013th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73050
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.
73050's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73050 ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 73050 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73050
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73050 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,777, 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 73050's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73050
73050 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 73050.
Who works in 73050, and how
Work in 73050 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in 73050
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73050.
What the weather is like in 73050, month by month
73050 sees roughly 117 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 73050
The nearest airport, Stillwater Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 211 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73050
Schools across 73050 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73050 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73050 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 73050 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73050
Is 73050 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73050 ranks 23,013th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73050 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,100. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $82,777 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 73050 safe?
73050 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $867 per resident a year.
Compare 73050 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73050. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73050 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.
73050 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73050: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73050: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73050: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73050: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73050 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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