Perfect definition of a damned Yankee. Brought your carpet bag and stayed.
Don't know if you heard the old joke, a Yankee comes to the south to visit, a damned yankee brings a carpet bag and stays.
Welcome to Okla and the glowing report.
Don't know if you heard the old joke, a Yankee comes to the south to visit, a damned yankee brings a carpet bag and stays.
Welcome to Okla and the glowing report.
Well, we got 3 inches of snow overnight in my part of South Dakota. High of 30 today. Getting a little tired of it now!
I’m sure we’ll get one more snow in April. Then hopefully by May be done with it, have two nice weeks and then it goes 85 /85 (temp/humidity).
I want some 50 degree weather! Haven’t grilled in 6 months! Sick of this below freezing junk!
I’m sure we’ll get one more snow in April. Then hopefully by May be done with it, have two nice weeks and then it goes 85 /85 (temp/humidity).
I want some 50 degree weather! Haven’t grilled in 6 months! Sick of this below freezing junk!
I’m not reading through all 9 pages so I’m probably repeating a lot but I’m around your age, a little younger, and have been here my entire life so I’ll chime in with my very subjective opinion too. I am fairly critical of most things, but I do try to be fair-ish. Also our neighbors are retirees from one of the Dakotas, and they love it here.
Consider Central Oklahoma as the “best” overall area of Oklahoma. Too far west and it’s no man’s land, too far East and it’s no tooth land. Tulsa vs OKC is always a big toss up for first timers. Tulsa has higher highs, also lower lows and there’s not much around Tulsa whereas OKC has many more suburbs and is quicker to get to many places like Dallas etc. Tulsa and OKC are about 1.5 hours from one another but vastly different worlds, my vote 10/10 times is OKC.
Consider: Edmond, Piedmont, Yukon, Mustang. They are suburbs of OKC, but offer rural living on the outskirts as well. Oklahoma is NOT known for its education, but these areas have largely high rated school, specifically Edmond/Piedmont. Edmond is regarded by most as the hoity-toity town of OK, it is where the majority of sports players and celebs live. That said, it has also been voted as the 11th safest city in the US by the FBI and was Money’s 35th best place in the US to live overall. I’ve been in Edmond for 20 of my years and won’t ever move unless it’s to another state. For best bang for your buck I’d recommend just north of Edmond city proper in Logan County. You could have an Edmond, OKC, Piedmont, or Guthrie address and still basically be in Edmond. Just make sure you’re still in Edmond school districts.
Avoid: Moore, Midwest city, Del City, Bethany, most of Oklahoma City. Boomers will tell you Bethany and Midwest city are still great, but that hasn’t been the case in 40-50 years. They have SOME nice areas, but it’s really largely not. Check the crime map for a more objective opinion.
Weather is temperamental, the most temperamental in the US in fact. You’ll experience all seasons, sometimes in the same week or day. That is except summer where it is just damn hot and humid. Your 90 degree wish is roughly where things stay most of the summer, but it’s often humid enough to make it feel 100. 50 degrees is a little ambitious for winter as well, but winter is shorter and milder here in comparison. It USUALLY doesn’t get under 50 during the day til January-Feb and trails off around March. We usually get 3-5 episodes of ice and snow per winter, and it can be as early as October and late as April. It usually lasts less then 2-3 days with a few exceptions. No matter the time of year, the one thing you can always count on is wind and allergies. It is ALWAYS windy here, and it can be a real pain sometimes. Welcome to prairie life.
Yes tornados suck, no it doesn’t interfere with your day to day. It doesn’t even break my top 10 list of cons to Oklahoma. Just keep an eye on the forecast daily from late April to early June, mostly for hail chances, and buy a house with a shelter. Also, avoid Moore, that town is a storm magnet, that’s why housing is so cheap there, DON’T FALL FOR IT unless you want a $7000 annual homeowners insurance bill. A lot of those houses were replaced in the last 10-20 years.
Amenities are great and growing around OKC. We are in a great renaissance around here and it shows no signs of slowing down thankfully. A stark contrast to even 15 or so years ago.
Food is similar, while I can’t speak on Cajun food, there are a LOT of great places around OKC, from hole in the wall joints to $200 a plate meals. While it may not be NYC, you are set for food here.
Jobs as a tradesman may be harder to find as there are a lot of DIYers in this part of the US. I know a few handyman type workers and sometimes they do fine, but other times they struggle. This alone is why I would vouch to stay close to OKC. The further out you go, the more limited your opportunities.
Can’t speak to Church, but there’s a LOT of them. On every corner literally in some places.
I’ve been all over the world, and if I had the money I would probably move somewhere more balanced weather wise and with less allergens and mosquitos, but for the low cost of living and elbow room you get here, it’s hard to say I’m unhappy staying. You could do a lot worse than moving here.
Consider Central Oklahoma as the “best” overall area of Oklahoma. Too far west and it’s no man’s land, too far East and it’s no tooth land. Tulsa vs OKC is always a big toss up for first timers. Tulsa has higher highs, also lower lows and there’s not much around Tulsa whereas OKC has many more suburbs and is quicker to get to many places like Dallas etc. Tulsa and OKC are about 1.5 hours from one another but vastly different worlds, my vote 10/10 times is OKC.
Consider: Edmond, Piedmont, Yukon, Mustang. They are suburbs of OKC, but offer rural living on the outskirts as well. Oklahoma is NOT known for its education, but these areas have largely high rated school, specifically Edmond/Piedmont. Edmond is regarded by most as the hoity-toity town of OK, it is where the majority of sports players and celebs live. That said, it has also been voted as the 11th safest city in the US by the FBI and was Money’s 35th best place in the US to live overall. I’ve been in Edmond for 20 of my years and won’t ever move unless it’s to another state. For best bang for your buck I’d recommend just north of Edmond city proper in Logan County. You could have an Edmond, OKC, Piedmont, or Guthrie address and still basically be in Edmond. Just make sure you’re still in Edmond school districts.
Avoid: Moore, Midwest city, Del City, Bethany, most of Oklahoma City. Boomers will tell you Bethany and Midwest city are still great, but that hasn’t been the case in 40-50 years. They have SOME nice areas, but it’s really largely not. Check the crime map for a more objective opinion.
Weather is temperamental, the most temperamental in the US in fact. You’ll experience all seasons, sometimes in the same week or day. That is except summer where it is just damn hot and humid. Your 90 degree wish is roughly where things stay most of the summer, but it’s often humid enough to make it feel 100. 50 degrees is a little ambitious for winter as well, but winter is shorter and milder here in comparison. It USUALLY doesn’t get under 50 during the day til January-Feb and trails off around March. We usually get 3-5 episodes of ice and snow per winter, and it can be as early as October and late as April. It usually lasts less then 2-3 days with a few exceptions. No matter the time of year, the one thing you can always count on is wind and allergies. It is ALWAYS windy here, and it can be a real pain sometimes. Welcome to prairie life.
Yes tornados suck, no it doesn’t interfere with your day to day. It doesn’t even break my top 10 list of cons to Oklahoma. Just keep an eye on the forecast daily from late April to early June, mostly for hail chances, and buy a house with a shelter. Also, avoid Moore, that town is a storm magnet, that’s why housing is so cheap there, DON’T FALL FOR IT unless you want a $7000 annual homeowners insurance bill. A lot of those houses were replaced in the last 10-20 years.
Amenities are great and growing around OKC. We are in a great renaissance around here and it shows no signs of slowing down thankfully. A stark contrast to even 15 or so years ago.
Food is similar, while I can’t speak on Cajun food, there are a LOT of great places around OKC, from hole in the wall joints to $200 a plate meals. While it may not be NYC, you are set for food here.
Jobs as a tradesman may be harder to find as there are a lot of DIYers in this part of the US. I know a few handyman type workers and sometimes they do fine, but other times they struggle. This alone is why I would vouch to stay close to OKC. The further out you go, the more limited your opportunities.
Can’t speak to Church, but there’s a LOT of them. On every corner literally in some places.
I’ve been all over the world, and if I had the money I would probably move somewhere more balanced weather wise and with less allergens and mosquitos, but for the low cost of living and elbow room you get here, it’s hard to say I’m unhappy staying. You could do a lot worse than moving here.
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The most beautiful thing about Oklahoma is the people. The people here are incredible.
I’m a native Texan that moved to Oklahoma in 1990. I’m married to a native Oklahoma gal.
Though my family still lives in Texas I’ll never leave Oklahoma.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking we’re conservative. Oklahoma is the definition of libertarian. Live and let live!
That’s why we’ll legalize pot and rabidly protect the second amendment. People think we’re backward, we’re not, we’re ahead of the curve! By the way, I don’t use pot, never have, never will.
God Bless Oklahoma! Live and let live in peace and prosperity!
30 mph winds today. Nice break from the 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph all week long. 34 degrees this morning with 87 forecasted high this afternoon.
Again SERIOUSLY consider Northeast Oklahoma. You will not regret it.The prettiest part of Oklahoma and has ALL the things you need Lakes lakes lakes lakes. Trees trees trees trees Tulsa has everything OKC can provide along with 500000 people too Come visit both areas OKC and NE Okla and see for yourself
Rogers county has plenty of room. Plus you are only 30 minutes or so from Tulsa.
Weather is all over the place, can hit a church, grocery store, and the pot shop on every other block!! Most of the people are great, just don't judge us all from the posts on here....some real wackos on here.
Up to 40 mph gusts now.
But the air quality sucks here in central Oklahoma. The blowing dust, smoke from the fires to the south and the pollens in the air makes it unbearable for quite a few folks.
