Best PlacesHeller Park, Tulsa, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heller Park, Tulsa, 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.
Heller Park, Tulsa ranks 4,984th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Heller Park, Tulsa
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.
Heller Park, Tulsa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heller Park, Tulsa ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$949 a month, better than 69% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Heller Park, Tulsa ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Heller Park, Tulsa
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heller Park, Tulsa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $51,897; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Heller Park, Tulsa's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Heller Park, Tulsa
Heller Park, Tulsa runs younger 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 Heller Park, Tulsa.
Who works in Heller Park, Tulsa, and how
Work in Heller Park, Tulsa centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Heller Park, Tulsa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Heller Park, Tulsa.
What the weather is like in Heller Park, Tulsa, month by month
Heller Park, Tulsa sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Heller Park, Tulsa
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 228 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heller Park, Tulsa
Schools across Heller Park, Tulsa average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mcclure EsF · 6% proficient
- Marshall EsF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monroe Demonstration MsF · 1% proficient
Top high schools
- Tulsa Met HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heller Park, Tulsa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heller Park, Tulsa 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 Heller Park, Tulsa against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Heller Park, Tulsa
Is Heller Park, Tulsa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heller Park, Tulsa ranks 4,984th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and cell coverage, 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 Heller Park, Tulsa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,321. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $51,897 median income, cost of living beats 28% of neighborhoods.
Is Heller Park, Tulsa safe?
Heller Park, Tulsa is safer than 47% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $591 per resident a year.
Compare Heller Park, Tulsa with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heller Park, Tulsa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heller Park, Tulsa 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.
Heller Park, Tulsa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heller Park, Tulsa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heller Park, Tulsa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heller Park, Tulsa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heller Park, Tulsa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heller Park, Tulsa 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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