Best Places74401, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74401, 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.
74401 ranks 28,997th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74401
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.
74401's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74401 ranks high
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 74401 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Household income$47,689 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74401
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74401 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,689, 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 74401's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74401
74401'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 74401.
Who works in 74401, and how
Work in 74401 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 74401
74401 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 74401 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74401, month by month
74401 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 74401
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74401
Schools across 74401 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sadler Arts AcademyA+ · 73% proficient
- Oktaha EsD+ · 22% proficient
- Hilldale Lower EsD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hilldale MsD · 23% proficient
- 6th And 7th Grade AcademyD− · 16% proficient
- Haskell MsF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Hilldale HsD · 20% proficient
- Muskogee HsD · 18% proficient
- Midway HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74401 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74401 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 74401 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74401
Is 74401 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74401 ranks 28,997th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on health outcomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74401 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,606. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $47,689 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 74401 safe?
74401 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
Compare 74401 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74401. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74401 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.
74401 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74401: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74401: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74401: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74401: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74401 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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