Best Places73853, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 73853, 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.
73853 ranks 16,523rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 73853
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.
73853's strengths and weaknesses
Where 73853 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 73853 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 73853
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 73853 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,294, 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 73853's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 73853
73853 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 73853.
Who works in 73853, and how
Work in 73853 centers on education and finance & insurance. 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 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 73853
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 73853.
What the weather is like in 73853, month by month
73853 sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 73853
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 106 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 261 miles away.
The best schools in and around 73853
Schools across 73853 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mooreland EsC− · 26% proficient
- Vici EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Sharon-mutual EsD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seiling Jr-sr Hs (jr)D− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Vici HsC · 34% proficient
- Sharon-mutual HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Mooreland HsD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 73853 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
73853 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 73853 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 73853
Is 73853 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 73853 ranks 16,523rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 73853 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,000. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $85,294 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 73853 safe?
73853 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $368 per resident a year.
Compare 73853 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 73853. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 73853 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.
73853 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 73853: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 73853: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 73853: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 73853: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
73853 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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