Best Places73173, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73173, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
73173 ranks 1,272nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73173
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.
73173's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73173 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Household income$148,398 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 73173 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73173
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73173 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $148,398, 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 73173's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73173
73173 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 73173.
Who works in 73173, and how
Work in 73173 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 73173
73173 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73173 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73173, month by month
73173 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 26° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 73173
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 172 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73173
Schools across 73173 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Lake EsA · 62% proficient
- Mustang EsC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brink JhsB+ · 49% proficient
- Southridge JhsB · 45% proficient
- Mustang Horizon IesC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Westmoore HsC · 34% proficient
- Mustang HsC · 33% proficient
- Southmoore HsC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73173 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73173 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 73173 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73173
Is 73173 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73173 ranks 1,272nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low crime, and high incomes, 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 73173 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,411. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $148,398 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 73173 safe?
Yes, 73173 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare 73173 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73173. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73173 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.
73173 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73173: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73173: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73173: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73173: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73173 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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