Best Places73549, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73549, 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.
73549 ranks 18,666th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73549
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.
73549's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73549 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- Household income$108,239 median, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 73549 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 46 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73549
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73549 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $108,239, 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 73549's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 73549
73549 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73549.
Who works in 73549, and how
Work in 73549 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 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 73549
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73549.
What the weather is like in 73549, month by month
73549 sees roughly 46 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 77° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 98° | 84° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 73549
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 42 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 73549
Schools across 73549 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Navajo EsC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Altus Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Navajo JhsD− · 15% proficient
- Snyder EsF · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73549 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73549 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 73549 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73549
Is 73549 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73549 ranks 18,666th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73549 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,684. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $108,239 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 73549 safe?
73549 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $916 per resident a year.
Compare 73549 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73549. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73549 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.
73549 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73549: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73549: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73549: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73549: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73549 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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