Best Places73488, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73488, 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.
73488 ranks 29,118th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 73488
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.
73488's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73488 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 78% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 73488 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73488
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73488 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,333, 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 73488's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73488
73488 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 73488.
Who works in 73488, and how
Work in 73488 centers on other services and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 73488
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73488.
What the weather is like in 73488, month by month
73488 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 73488
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73488
Schools across 73488 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Velma-alma EsB− · 42% proficient
- Fox EsD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Velma-alma MsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Fox HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Velma-alma HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73488 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73488 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 73488 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73488
Is 73488 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73488 ranks 29,118th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73488 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,700. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $53,333 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 73488 safe?
73488 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
Compare 73488 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73488. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73488 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.
73488 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73488: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73488: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73488: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73488: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73488 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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