Best PlacesHappyland, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Happyland, 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.
Happyland ranks 24,028th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Happyland
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.
Happyland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Happyland ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Happyland ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Happyland
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Happyland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,180, 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 Happyland's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Happyland
Happyland runs older than the country, 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 Happyland.
Who works in Happyland, and how
Work in Happyland centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Happyland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Happyland.
What the weather is like in Happyland, month by month
Happyland sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Happyland
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Happyland
Schools across Happyland average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Francis EsC− · 30% proficient
- Tupelo EsD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Byng JhsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Happyland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Happyland 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 Happyland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Happyland
Is Happyland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Happyland ranks 24,028th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Happyland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,109. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $84,180 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Happyland safe?
Yes, Happyland is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Happyland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Happyland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Happyland 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.
Happyland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Happyland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Happyland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Happyland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Happyland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Happyland 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.