Best Places74070, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74070, 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.
74070 ranks 17,973rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 74070
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.
74070's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74070 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 74070 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74070
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74070 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,444, 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 74070's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74070
74070's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74070.
Who works in 74070, and how
Work in 74070 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 74070
74070 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 74070 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74070, month by month
74070 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 74070
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74070
Schools across 74070 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Collinsville Upper EsB− · 42% proficient
- Skiatook Intermediate EsC+ · 39% proficient
- Skiatook EsC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newman MsC− · 28% proficient
- Sperry MsD · 20% proficient
- Caney Valley MsD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Skiatook HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wynona HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Collinsville HsD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74070 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74070 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 74070 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74070
Is 74070 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74070 ranks 17,973rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74070 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,409. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $69,444 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 74070 safe?
Yes, 74070 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare 74070 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74070. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74070 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.
74070 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74070: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74070: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74070: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74070: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74070 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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