Best Places73717, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73717, 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.
73717 ranks 22,122nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 73717
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.
73717's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73717 ranks high
- Short commute12.5 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 73717 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$54,384 median, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73717
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73717 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,384, 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 73717's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73717
73717 runs younger than the country, 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 73717.
Who works in 73717, and how
Work in 73717 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 73717
73717 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 73717 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 73717, month by month
73717 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 73° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 73717
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 90 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 276 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73717
Schools across 73717 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cherokee EsB · 45% proficient
- Longfellow EsB− · 43% proficient
- Burlington EsB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cherokee MsB− · 42% proficient
- Alva MsC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Cherokee HsC− · 27% proficient
- Alva HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Freedom HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73717 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73717 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 73717 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73717
Is 73717 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73717 ranks 22,122nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and walkability, and lowest on distance from a big city and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73717 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,887. The overall cost of living runs about 28% below the national average. Set against a $54,384 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 73717 safe?
73717 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $568 per resident a year.
Compare 73717 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73717. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73717 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.
73717 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73717: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73717: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73717: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73717: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73717 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.