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I've always heard that little rock was bad when it comes to crime. Is that true?
I like and don't mind cities on the plain. I grew up in the suburb of aurora, co which is on the plains, and Houston so IMO, cities with minimal topography are fine. Okc seems like an up and coming place that has potential to be a big city someday.
Little Rock statistically is much worse than OKC when it comes to crime. Statistics can be a little misleading though. In Little Rock you will be okay as long as you avoid the south and southwest side because that is where all the crime and bad neighborhoods are concentrated. In Oklahoma City you have to really do your research because the bad neighborhoods are more spread out in different areas of the city, some that you wouldn't think like the suburban area just south of Quail Springs Mall. That neighborhood is very dangerous, but just two miles west of it is one of the safest precincts in the entire city of OKC.
And yeah, I agree about OKCs future. The city is trying really hard to work its way up to the next level and thus far they are having success with it. I am looking forward to whats in store for OKC in the next ten years.
I also agree that topography doesn't make or break a city, but it can be a definitely plus to living in an area if you are into that kind of thing. In my opinion, Little Rock's beautiful natural surroundings helps make up for some of the urban amenities the place is lacking.
I think OKC is a pretty great city for only being 123 years old. ;-)
A lot of people forget that a lot of Sunbelt cities just don't have the history the chic cities in the Northeast do so you can't possibly expect them to look like a Northeastern city. They were built primarily during the time of the automobile and designed around it which is why even the inner cities seem so suburban and sprawl is such a problem.
Not a Little Rock fan, but it's weather would be slightly less extreme than OKC's. I admire the Great Plains for what they are, but I don't think I could live out there again.
Not a Little Rock fan, but it's weather would be slightly less extreme than OKC's. I admire the Great Plains for what they are, but I don't think I could live out there again.
I lived in Little Rock in 2008 and 2009, and in spring 2008 two tornadoes touched down not far from where I lived, one right in the heart of the heights neighborhood. It wasn't a strong tornado but still did damage nonetheless and destroyed homes and businesses. Little Rock had an F4 tornado back in 1997, two years before Oklahoma City's F5. Little Rock definitely isn't immune to extreme weather. One thing to take into account is how much better Oklahoma City's warning system is than other places. Little Rock had no tornado sirens, I had to rely on TV weathermen. Then when I lived in Charlotte from 2009-2012, two weak tornadoes, one an EF2 touched down during that time span but I had no idea about them until after the fact and neither did the local news.
I did say slightly less. What I didn't imply was that I wouldn't voluntarily choose to live in Little Rock again, either. My experience with the Great Plains is that the wind is strong and never stops. Also, there is not just tornados, but hail, straight-line winds, and rain that seems to only come down in torrential downpours. Little Rock isn't as windy or constantly extreme, but it does have all that type of stuff from time to time.
I think that little rock Vs. memphis plays out a lot better than little rock Vs. OKC , (because it's tulsa is to oklahoma city) ..what (little rock is to memphis tenn).....
oklahoma city oklahoma and little rock being placed into a scenario of running the mile at a track meet " well oklahoma city is getting ready to (lap little rock arkansas) it not even close.
^^^Dont kno if I necessarily agree with that assessment. Who says Oklahoma City is a better city than Tulsa?
I can agree that OKC is ahead of the Rock culturally, and in growth as a city. But its not like it blows Little Rock out of the water, lets not exaggerate here...
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Little Rock Vs. Oklahoma City Oklahoma
