Best Places73118, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73118, 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.
73118 ranks 14,614th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73118
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.
73118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73118 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 73118 ranks low
- 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
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73118
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73118 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,467; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 73118's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 73118
73118's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 73118.
Who works in 73118, and how
Work in 73118 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 73118
73118 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73118, month by month
73118 sees roughly 119 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 73118
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73118
Schools across 73118 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (es)D+ · 25% proficient
- Epic Charter School ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (ms)D · 20% proficient
- Putnam Heights Academy MsF · 12% proficient
- John Marshall MsF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Harding Fine Arts AcademyC · 33% proficient
- Putnam Heights Academy HsD · 20% proficient
- Epic Charter School High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73118 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 73118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73118
Is 73118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73118 ranks 14,614th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and transit, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73118 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,447. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $73,467 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 73118 safe?
73118 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $811 per resident a year.
Compare 73118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73118 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.
73118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73118 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.