I love it here (a biased native)
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9/10/2007
I looked at Sperling's Top Ten and can't say that I agree with their choices.
I HAVE had residences in Dallas(Richardson), Portland OR, Vancouver WA, Philadelphia PA, and Newport RI, so I do have some basis for comparison. I love Oklahoma City. I was born here in 1950 and grew up in OKC, attended OU in Norman and have had jobs that have taken me to every state in the country except Maine. If you want the mountains or the seashore, it is true that you will not find them here. But if would like to live in a place with extremely friendly people, a very reasonable cost of living including great homes at low cost, easy to get around in, 4 seasons, access to cultural & recreational areas, & essentially low crime, you should consider the Greater OKC metro now approaching a million people. We have a brick 4 bed 3 bath house in a nice neighborhood with 2 lakes, trees, 20 min from downtown, 2650 sf, cost under $200k. Look at bricktownokc dot com to see our downtown. Yes, it's hot in the summer, but everyplace has A/C. I LIKE thunderstorms and have only SEEN 1 tornado all my life here. There are trees with golden leaves in mid/late Oct, mild winters, and flowers by March. Their top 10 seemed pricey to me and in places where getting across town can take a LONG time. I have been to those places and the addresses may SOUND more impressive, but I'd rather live and raise a family in a family-friendly place like OKC (Putnam City Schools), Edmond or Norman, thank you very much.
Carl | Oklahoma City, OK