Best Places74868, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74868, 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.
74868 ranks 28,644th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in 74868
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.
74868's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74868 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 79% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 67% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 74868 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74868
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74868 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,261, 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 74868's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 74868
74868's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74868.
Who works in 74868, and how
Work in 74868 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 74868
74868 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 74868 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74868, month by month
74868 sees roughly 62 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 74868
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74868
Schools across 74868 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of Seminole Charter EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wilson EsD+ · 23% proficient
- Varnum EsD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwood EsD− · 18% proficient
- Seminole MsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Seminole Charter HsC · 34% proficient
- Varnum HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Strother HsD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74868 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74868 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 74868 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74868
Is 74868 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74868 ranks 28,644th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, 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 74868 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,334. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $51,261 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 74868 safe?
74868 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $481 per resident a year.
Compare 74868 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74868. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74868 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.
74868 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74868: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74868: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74868: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74868: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74868 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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