Best Places74842, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74842, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
74842 ranks 22,036th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74842
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.
74842's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74842 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 81% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 74842 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74842
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74842 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,000, 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 74842's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74842
74842 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74842.
Who works in 74842, and how
Work in 74842 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 74842
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 74842.
What the weather is like in 74842, month by month
74842 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 74842
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 77 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74842
Schools across 74842 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stonewall EsC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mclish MsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Stonewall HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74842 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74842 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 74842 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74842
Is 74842 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74842 ranks 22,036th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74842 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,500. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,000 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 74842 safe?
Yes, 74842 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare 74842 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74842. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74842 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.
74842 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74842: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74842: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74842: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74842: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74842 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.