Best Places74881, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74881, 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.
74881 ranks 27,240th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 74881
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.
74881's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74881 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 62% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 62% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 58% of zip codes
Where 74881 ranks low
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% 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
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74881
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74881 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,545, 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 74881's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 74881
74881 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74881.
Who works in 74881, and how
Work in 74881 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 74881
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 74881.
What the weather is like in 74881, month by month
74881 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 74881
The nearest airport, Stillwater Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74881
Schools across 74881 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Perkins-tryon Intermediate EsC+ · 37% proficient
- Wellston EsC · 35% proficient
- Luther EsC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wellston MsC · 33% proficient
- Chandler JhsD+ · 27% proficient
- Harrah MsD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Chandler HsB− · 45% proficient
- Perkins-tryon HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Harrah HsC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74881 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74881 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 74881 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74881
Is 74881 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74881 ranks 27,240th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and few empty homes, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 74881 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,915. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $60,545 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 74881 safe?
Yes, 74881 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare 74881 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74881. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74881 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.
74881 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74881: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74881: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74881: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74881: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74881 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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