Best Places73738, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73738, 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.
73738 ranks 17,153rd 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 73738
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.
73738's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73738 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 77% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 73738 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 44 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73738
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73738 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,892, 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 73738's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 73738
73738 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 73738.
Who works in 73738, and how
Work in 73738 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 73738
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73738.
What the weather is like in 73738, month by month
73738 sees roughly 44 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 73738
The nearest airport, Stillwater Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 247 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73738
Schools across 73738 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Garber EsC · 33% proficient
- Pond Creek-hunter EsC− · 30% proficient
- Billings EsD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pond Creek-hunter MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Pond Creek-hunter HsC · 34% proficient
- Garber HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73738 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73738 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 73738 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73738
Is 73738 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73738 ranks 17,153rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73738 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,475. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $78,892 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 73738 safe?
73738 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
Compare 73738 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73738. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73738 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.
73738 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73738: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73738: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73738: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73738: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73738 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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