Best Places73668, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73668, 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.
73668 ranks 30,131st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73668
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.
73668's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73668 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Short commute20.4 minutes each way, better than 83% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 123 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 73668 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73668
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73668 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,688, 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 73668's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73668
73668's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73668.
Who works in 73668, and how
Work in 73668 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 73668
73668 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 73668 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73668, month by month
73668 sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 73668
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 97 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 234 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73668
Schools across 73668 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73668 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73668 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 73668 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73668
Is 73668 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73668 ranks 30,131st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73668 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,200. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $54,688 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 73668 safe?
73668 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $691 per resident a year.
Compare 73668 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73668. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73668 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.
73668 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73668: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73668: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73668: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73668: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73668 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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