Best Places73562, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73562, 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.
73562 ranks 30,010th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 73562
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.
73562's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73562 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 62% of zip codes
- Short commute26.0 minutes each way, better than 51% of zip codes
Where 73562 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73562
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73562 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,863, 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 73562's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 73562
73562 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73562.
Who works in 73562, and how
Work in 73562 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 73562
73562 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73562 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73562, month by month
73562 sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 42° | 29° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 48° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 66° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 73562
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73562
Schools across 73562 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Big Pasture EsD · 19% proficient
- Temple EsD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Big Pasture HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Temple HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73562 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73562 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 73562 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73562
Is 73562 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73562 ranks 30,010th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73562 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,124. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $61,863 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 73562 safe?
73562 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $646 per resident a year.
Compare 73562 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73562. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73562 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.
73562 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73562: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73562: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73562: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73562: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73562 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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