Best Places74116, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74116, 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.
74116 ranks 29,215th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74116
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.
74116's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74116 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 74116 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74116
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74116 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,148, 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 74116's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74116
74116 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74116.
Who works in 74116, and how
Work in 74116 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 74116
74116 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 74116 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74116, month by month
74116 sees roughly 79 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 74116
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74116
Schools across 74116 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stone Canyon EsC+ · 36% proficient
- Project Accept Traice EsF · 10% proficient
- Lindbergh EsF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owasso 6th Grade CtrB− · 39% proficient
- Wells MsD− · 18% proficient
- Monroe Demonstration MsF · 1% proficient
Top high schools
- Owasso HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Catoosa HsD− · 17% proficient
- Tulsa Met HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74116 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74116 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 74116 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74116
Is 74116 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74116 ranks 29,215th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and transit, and lowest on the schools and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74116 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,848. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $63,148 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 74116 safe?
74116 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $736 per resident a year.
Compare 74116 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74116. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74116 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.
74116 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74116: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74116: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74116: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74116: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74116 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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