Best PlacesMustang, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mustang, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mustang ranks 893rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mustang
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.
Mustang's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mustang ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of cities
- QuietBetter than 79% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of cities
Where Mustang ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 10% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mustang
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mustang home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,741, 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 Mustang's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Mustang
Mustang'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 Mustang.
Who works in Mustang, and how
Work in Mustang centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mustang
Mustang has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mustang and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mustang, month by month
Mustang sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 26° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mustang
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mustang
Schools across Mustang average a C+, better than 35% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Tuttle EsB+ · 55% proficient
- Mustang Valley EsB · 45% proficient
- Prairie View EsB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon Ridge IesB− · 40% proficient
- Mustang Horizon IesC · 34% proficient
- Mustang MsC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Tuttle HsC+ · 37% proficient
- Mustang HsC · 33% proficient
- Yukon HsC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mustang school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mustang 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 Mustang against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mustang suits
Families
Schools land around the 35th percentile and crime safety beats 78%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of cities, health care access beats 56%, and it is quieter than 79%.
Common questions about living in Mustang
Is Mustang a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mustang ranks 893rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on state infrastructure and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mustang expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,131. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $100,741 median income, cost of living beats 81% of cities.
Is Mustang safe?
Yes, Mustang is safer than 78% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mustang?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 26. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of cities.
Is Mustang good for families?
Schools beat 35% of cities, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,013 a month.
Compare Mustang with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mustang. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mustang 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.
Mustang detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mustang: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mustang: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mustang: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mustang: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mustang 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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