Best Places74137, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74137, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
74137 ranks 2,346th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74137
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.
74137's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74137 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Household income$122,420 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 74137 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74137
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74137 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,420, 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 74137's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74137
74137 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74137.
Who works in 74137, and how
Work in 74137 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 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 74137
74137 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 74137 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74137, month by month
74137 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 74137
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74137
Schools across 74137 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bixby North EsA · 63% proficient
- Southeast EsB+ · 54% proficient
- Darnaby EsB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jenks West Intermediate EsB− · 40% proficient
- North Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Central Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74137 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74137 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 74137 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 74137 suits
Families
Schools land around the 42nd percentile and crime safety beats 72%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes and health care access beats 77%.
Common questions about living in 74137
Is 74137 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74137 ranks 2,346th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and high incomes, 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 74137 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $440,952. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $122,420 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 74137 safe?
Yes, 74137 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 74137?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 28. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 74137 good for families?
Schools beat 42% of zip codes, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $949 a month.
Compare 74137 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74137. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74137 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.
74137 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74137: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74137: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74137: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74137: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74137 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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