Best Places73096, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73096, 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.
73096 ranks 20,751st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73096
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.
73096's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73096 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 73096 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73096
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73096 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,362, 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 73096's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 73096
73096 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 73096.
Who works in 73096, and how
Work in 73096 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 73096
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73096.
What the weather is like in 73096, month by month
73096 sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 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° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 73096
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 206 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73096
Schools across 73096 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hydro-eakly EsA− · 60% proficient
- Thomas EsB · 48% proficient
- Cordell EsC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hydro-eakly MsC+ · 38% proficient
- Cordell JhsC · 33% proficient
- Thomas-fay-custer Unified JhsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Weatherford HsC+ · 35% proficient
- Thomas-fay-custer Unified HsC− · 27% proficient
- Cordell HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73096 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73096 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 73096 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73096
Is 73096 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73096 ranks 20,751st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and state finances, 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 73096 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,224. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $61,362 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 73096 safe?
73096 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
Compare 73096 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73096. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73096 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.
73096 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73096: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73096: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73096: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73096: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73096 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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