Best Places73503, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73503, 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.
73503 ranks 23,400th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73503
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.
73503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73503 ranks high
- Short commute8.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 73503 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
Who lives in 73503
73503 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 73503.
Who works in 73503, and how
Work in 73503 centers on public administration 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 48%
- Work from home 43%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 73503
73503 has more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73503 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73503, month by month
73503 sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 73503
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73503
Schools across 73503 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom EsC+ · 40% proficient
- Elgin EsC · 35% proficient
- Cache EsC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cache MsC · 34% proficient
- Elgin MsC · 32% proficient
- Eisenhower MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Elgin HsC · 33% proficient
- Cache HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Macarthur HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73503 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 73503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73503
Is 73503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73503 ranks 23,400th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73503 safe?
73503 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 73503?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 30. That works out to about 52 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of zip codes.
Compare 73503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73503 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.
73503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73503 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.
- 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.