Best Places73401, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73401, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
73401 ranks 20,734th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73401
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.
73401's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73401 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 73401 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73401
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73401 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,119, 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 73401's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73401
73401's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73401.
Who works in 73401, and how
Work in 73401 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 73401
73401 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73401 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73401, month by month
73401 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 73401
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73401
Schools across 73401 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Plainview Intermediate EsB+ · 51% proficient
- Marietta EsC · 34% proficient
- Dickson Upper EsC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainview MsB− · 41% proficient
- Lone Grove MsD · 21% proficient
- Marietta MsD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainview HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Lone Grove HsC · 33% proficient
- Tishomingo HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73401 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73401 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 73401 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 73401 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 73401
Is 73401 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73401 ranks 20,734th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73401 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,125. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $67,119 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 73401 safe?
73401 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $460 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 73401?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 32. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 73401 good for families?
Schools beat 12% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $928 a month.
Compare 73401 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73401. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73401 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.
73401 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73401: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73401: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73401: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73401: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73401 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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