Best Places73106, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73106, 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.
73106 ranks 17,792nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73106
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.
73106's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73106 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
Where 73106 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73106
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73106 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,433, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 73106's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 73106
73106 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 73106.
Who works in 73106, and how
Work in 73106 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 73106
73106 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73106 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73106, month by month
73106 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 73106
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73106
Schools across 73106 average a D, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (es)D+ · 25% proficient
- Eugene Field EsF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Classen Ms Of Advanced StudiesB · 47% proficient
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (ms)D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Dove Science Academy HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (hs)F · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73106 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73106 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 73106 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73106
Is 73106 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73106 ranks 17,792nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73106 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,814. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $64,433 median income, cost of living beats 47% of zip codes.
Is 73106 safe?
73106 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,058 per resident a year.
Compare 73106 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73106. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73106 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.
73106 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73106: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73106: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73106: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73106: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73106 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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