Best PlacesApple, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Apple, 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.
Apple ranks 43,359th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Apple
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.
Apple's strengths and weaknesses
Where Apple ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 102 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 62% of towns
Where Apple ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Apple
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Apple home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,519, 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 Apple's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 Apple
Apple's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Apple.
Who works in Apple, and how
Work in Apple centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Apple
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Apple.
What the weather is like in Apple, month by month
Apple sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Apple
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 93 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Apple
Schools across Apple average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rattan EsD− · 15% proficient
- Fort Towson EsF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rattan JhsD · 22% proficient
- Fort Towson JhsF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Rattan HsD− · 17% proficient
- Fort Towson HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Apple school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Apple 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 Apple against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Apple
Is Apple a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Apple ranks 43,359th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on the schools and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Apple expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,524. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $54,519 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Apple safe?
Apple is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare Apple with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Apple. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Apple 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.
Apple detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Apple: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Apple: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Apple: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Apple: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Apple 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.