Best Places74056, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74056, 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.
74056 ranks 28,420th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 74056
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.
74056's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74056 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 77% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 74056 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74056
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74056 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,595, 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 74056'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74056
74056'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 74056.
Who works in 74056, and how
Work in 74056 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 74056
74056 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 74056 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74056, month by month
74056 sees roughly 85 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° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 74056
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 200 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74056
Schools across 74056 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bowring Public SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Dewey EsC− · 27% proficient
- Woodland EsD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MsC · 31% proficient
- Dewey MsD · 21% proficient
- Shidler MsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlesville HsC+ · 39% proficient
- Shidler HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wynona HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74056 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74056 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 74056 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74056
Is 74056 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74056 ranks 28,420th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74056 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,639. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $55,595 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 74056 safe?
74056 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $792 per resident a year.
Compare 74056 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74056. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74056 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.
74056 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74056: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74056: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74056: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74056: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74056 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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