Best Places73129, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73129, 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.
73129 ranks 31,751st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73129
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.
73129's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73129 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 73129 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73129
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73129 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,312, 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 73129's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73129
73129 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73129.
Who works in 73129, and how
Work in 73129 centers on construction 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 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 73129
73129 has more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73129 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73129, month by month
73129 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 73129
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 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73129
Schools across 73129 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (es)D+ · 25% proficient
- Santa Fe South Spero EsD+ · 23% proficient
- Central Oak EsD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (ms)D · 20% proficient
- Crooked Oak MsF · 12% proficient
- Wheeler MsF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast HsD− · 12% proficient
- Crooked Oak HsF · 5% proficient
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (hs)F · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73129 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73129 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 73129 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73129
Is 73129 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73129 ranks 31,751st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and biking, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73129 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,313. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $46,312 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 73129 safe?
73129 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $856 per resident a year.
Compare 73129 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73129. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73129 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.
73129 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73129: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73129: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73129: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73129: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73129 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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