SperlingViews - Bixby, Oklahoma

I don't live in Bixby anymore, but I did for 14 out of 17 years. It's a great town, but it lacks things to do. However, it's good for raising kids and has, or at least had, a nice country feel. The educational system is excellent and the school actually has its own pool.[read more...]

Well, as you can see from the title, I'm not a Bixby Spartan anymore. However, I lived in Bixby for about 14 out of 17 years. It's a nice little town, if lacking in things to do. Be wary at Washington Irving Park; the last time I went there we found multiple copperheads. Washington Irving had good reason to complain about the mosquitoes. However, the people are very friendly and overall it is an excellent little town. The funnest and biggest event is the annual Green Corn Festival near the small park in South Bixby. Strangely, I liked watching the harvest and visiting the dentist.[read more...]

Bixby is Oklahoma's fastest growing city since 2000 with a 39.4% growth rate. The last 3 years Bixby's commercial retail is catching up with the residential growth. The SpiritBank Event Center and Regal Plaza has opened up with one of Oklahoma's finest developments where one can shop, dine, stay, and play all in one development. Bixby has opened up over 17 new eating places in the last 12 months giving its citizens more choices for eating out in their community. South Village a $50 million dollar river development with be starting in early 2009 that will have retail, multi-family, entertainment, and a hotel that will lead into a 100 acre sports complex that will be the finest in Oklahoma featuring 8 baseball fields, 8 softball fields, 13 soccer fields, a new international soccer field, one of the states largest super playgrounds, a splash pad, bocce courts, sand volleyball, horseshoe pits, and a multi-purpose building for youth registrations and indoor winter practices for all sports and home to the parks department. Be sure and check out www.bixby.com website for more information on a great city to live and raise your family. Many other new developments coming in 2009-2010. Mayor Ray Bowen mayor@bixby.com [read more...]

My family moved to Bixby eight years ago and loved it. I am sad to see Bixby becoming an extension of Tulsa and not its own town anymore. The people are kind and giving. We love it here, but plan to move out further into the country because that is what attracted us to Bixby in the first place.[read more...]

all i can say is go bixby!!! check out the future economy rate 44% in next 10 years that is more than las vegas and bentonville combined..that is some growth.. this is the best thing to happen in the tulsa area since the oil boom for sure..[read more...]

Small town but very close to the city (Tulsa). Bixby is BOOMING! I moved here 7 years ago when the population was less than 10k. Now it has almost doubled. Many new streets, brand new schools, new commercial developement including a big new Wal-Mart about to open. I have spoken with several people moving in to our town from the West (California,Arizona, etc.) and all have stated that this is a great town to raise a family and enjoy life.My family and I are very happy here and will be building our second home soon.[read more...]