Best Places73072, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73072, 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.
73072 ranks 8,895th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73072
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.
73072's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73072 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 73072 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73072
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73072 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,604, 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 73072's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73072
73072 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73072.
Who works in 73072, and how
Work in 73072 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 73072
73072 has more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73072 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73072, month by month
73072 sees roughly 97 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 73072
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73072
Schools across 73072 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakridge EsA− · 60% proficient
- Wayland Bonds EsA− · 55% proficient
- Roosevelt EsB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southridge JhsB · 45% proficient
- Washington MsC+ · 37% proficient
- Whittier MsC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Southmoore HsC− · 29% proficient
- Washington HsC− · 28% proficient
- Newcastle HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73072 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73072 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 73072 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 73072 suits
Families
Schools land around the 20th percentile and crime safety beats 67%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 73072
Is 73072 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73072 ranks 8,895th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, an educated workforce, 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 73072 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,569. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $89,604 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 73072 safe?
Yes, 73072 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 73072?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 30. That works out to about 97 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of zip codes.
Is 73072 good for families?
Schools beat 20% of zip codes, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $967 a month.
Compare 73072 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73072. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73072 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.
73072 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73072: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73072: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73072: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73072: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73072 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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