Best Places74960, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 74960, 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.
74960 ranks 30,245th 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 74960
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.
74960's strengths and weaknesses
Where 74960 ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 69% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 64% of zip codes
Where 74960 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$48,941 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 74960
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 74960 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,941, 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 74960's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 74960
74960 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 74960.
Who works in 74960, and how
Work in 74960 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 74960
74960 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 74960 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 74960, month by month
74960 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 74960
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 240 miles away.
The best schools in and around 74960
Schools across 74960 average an F, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenwood EsC− · 27% proficient
- Cave Springs EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Rocky Mountain Public SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tahlequah MsC · 34% proficient
- Westville JhsD− · 14% proficient
- Stilwell MsF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedarville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Tahlequah HsC− · 25% proficient
- Cave Springs HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 74960 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
74960 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 74960 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 74960
Is 74960 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 74960 ranks 30,245th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, 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 74960 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,203. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $48,941 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 74960 safe?
74960 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $507 per resident a year.
Compare 74960 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 74960. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 74960 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.
74960 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 74960: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 74960: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 74960: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 74960: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
74960 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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