Best Places73065, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73065, 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.
73065 ranks 13,162nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73065
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.
73065's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73065 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 73065 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73065
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73065 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,909, 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 73065's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 73065
73065's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73065.
Who works in 73065, and how
Work in 73065 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 73065
73065 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73065 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73065, month by month
73065 sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 73065
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73065
Schools across 73065 average a C−, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blanchard Intermediate EsB · 48% proficient
- Newcastle EsC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blanchard MsC+ · 37% proficient
- Bridge Creek MsC+ · 36% proficient
- Newcastle MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Blanchard HsC · 32% proficient
- Newcastle HsC− · 27% proficient
- Bridge Creek HsD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73065 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73065 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 73065 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73065
Is 73065 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73065 ranks 13,162nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73065 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,888. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $82,909 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 73065 safe?
Yes, 73065 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare 73065 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73065. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73065 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.
73065 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73065: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73065: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73065: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73065: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73065 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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