Best Places74571, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74571, 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.
74571 ranks 30,193rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 74571
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.
74571's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74571 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 74571 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$48,101 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74571
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74571 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,101, 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 74571's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 74571
74571 runs older than the country, 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 74571.
Who works in 74571, and how
Work in 74571 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 74571
74571 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 74571 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74571, month by month
74571 sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 74571
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74571
Schools across 74571 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Albion Public SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Buffalo Valley EsD− · 14% proficient
- Whitesboro EsD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Talihina JhsF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Buffalo Valley HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Smithville HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Leflore HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74571 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74571 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 74571 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74571
Is 74571 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74571 ranks 30,193rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74571 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,968. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,101 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 74571 safe?
74571 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $700 per resident a year.
Compare 74571 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74571. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74571 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.
74571 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74571: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74571: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74571: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74571: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74571 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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