Best Places74859, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74859, 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.
74859 ranks 31,020th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 74859
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.
74859's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74859 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Short commute22.9 minutes each way, better than 71% of zip codes
Where 74859 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$49,307 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74859
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74859 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,307, 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 74859's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74859
74859'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 74859.
Who works in 74859, and how
Work in 74859 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 74859
74859 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 74859 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74859, month by month
74859 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 74859
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74859
Schools across 74859 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Spence Memorial EsD · 20% proficient
- Oakes EsD · 20% proficient
- Strother EsD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weleetka JhsD− · 17% proficient
- Okemah MsF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Weleetka HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Strother HsD+ · 24% proficient
- Henryetta HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74859 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74859 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 74859 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74859
Is 74859 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74859 ranks 31,020th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and low property taxes, 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 74859 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,938. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $49,307 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 74859 safe?
74859 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $630 per resident a year.
Compare 74859 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74859. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74859 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.
74859 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74859: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74859: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74859: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74859: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74859 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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