Best Places74431, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74431, 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.
74431 ranks 30,061st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74431
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.
74431's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74431 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 73% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 74431 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74431
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74431 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,083, 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 74431's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74431
74431 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74431.
Who works in 74431, and how
Work in 74431 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 74431
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 74431.
What the weather is like in 74431, month by month
74431 sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 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 | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 74431
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74431
Schools across 74431 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Henryetta EsD · 17% proficient
- Schulter EsF · 5% proficient
- Dewar EsF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henryetta MsD− · 17% proficient
- Dewar MsF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Henryetta HsD− · 17% proficient
- Dewar HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74431 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74431 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 74431 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74431
Is 74431 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74431 ranks 30,061st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74431 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,400. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $67,083 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 74431 safe?
74431 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $776 per resident a year.
Compare 74431 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74431. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74431 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.
74431 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74431: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74431: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74431: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74431: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74431 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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