possibly moving can't take the cold anymore (Edmond, Yukon: work, low crime)

[Jammie]

That's not so bad. 100% of the days in January stay below freezing up here. Actually, the past two years have been exceptional and I would venture to guess that we've had days above freezing during the winter. I believe the estimate is still that the Tulsa area would be about 20 degrees warmer in the winter then it is here.

[mrsadams03]

Well I am now west central but I have lived north orignally form Minneapolis. So I know cold and I am not a cold person also I have lived in TX and in LA for a bit in colledge. So I prefer heat. And let me tell you MN summer last year was not exactly cool. We had our share of unable to breath days here also. But I have not anything good about the Choctaw area and thats what I am courious about only because my husbands work will take us to OKC but we don't want to live in the city would prefer small town maybe 5000 pop. And Yes I am ready to get out of here

[Jammie]

Mrs.A, have you ever noticed that a lot of people think of Minn. and the Dakotas as always being cold? Usta, SD tied the old record for heat this summer. It was originally held soley by Gann Valley. 120 Degrees! We definitely don't have as much humidity as the southern states, but we've also had several days that were well about 100 this past summer. I'll take that any day over fifty below and it sounds like you will, too.

[Ponderosa]

I was in Tahlequah in mid-January and again in early March. Both times, folks were out on the lake fishing. Creeks were running. No ice anywhere. Just needed a light jacket to stay warm. That sounds a lot warmer than your descriptions of SD winters.

[Jammie]

Yes, it does sound a lot warmer then SD or Minn. winters. It sounds like the kind of winter I could get used to.

[Sooner-On-The-Move]

I, too, live in Ponca City. I've lived in several towns in Oklahoma, including Tulsa, Sand Springs, Owasso, Bartlesville, and Tahlequah.

It does, indeed, get very warm here at times. The dog day temperatures do exceed 100 degrees farenheit. However, there are only approximately 30 days per year which see that weather.

As for the "ice storms," there has been one since 1997, when I moved back here that was ferocious enough to put the power out.

Tornadoes are more frequent in the Western part of the state, though high winds do prevail throughout the state year-round.

We get a taste of everything here, from snow and ice to dank heat, but it all balances out. Most of the time, say from late February through early June and early September through November, it's very moderate here.

And, as Will Rogers said: "If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute."

Presently, I'd say that we're having superb weather. Highs averaging in the mid-70's with light to moderate winds.

Culturally, there's a lot to see. Gilcrease museum in Tulsa, and Philbrook. the Noble Natural History Museum in Norman (Oklahoma City area), the Cowboy hall of fame in Stillwater (halfway betweein OKC and Tulsa), Woolaroc in Bartlesville (North of Tulsa).

I don't know a lot about religion in the state, but I do know that we have more churches per capita than most other states. So you should be able to find what you want, as long as you're some offshoot of Christianity.

[Jammie]

Sooner, since you've lived in several towns down there, which is your favorite and why?

[Nameless]

Originally Posted by mrsadams03

Well I am now west central but I have lived north orignally form Minneapolis. So I know cold and I am not a cold person also I have lived in TX and in LA for a bit in colledge. So I prefer heat. And let me tell you MN summer last year was not exactly cool. We had our share of unable to breath days here also. But I have not anything good about the Choctaw area and thats what I am courious about only because my husbands work will take us to OKC but we don't want to live in the city would prefer small town maybe 5000 pop. And Yes I am ready to get out of here

What side of OKC are you looking at? If you're looking at the west side, I'd look into Piedmont, it's about 4,000 population and has a country feel, but is a growing community. Many acreages while only 10 - 15 minutes from city amminities.

[mrsadams03]

Thank you for that advise it sounds like that may be one town to look at. As for the weather last summer was hot as he** and the winter was feeeeeezing. as for cheeper in winter than summer apparently you have not seen our gas bills!
Would like to move close to a Lutheran church though.

[Sooner-On-The-Move]

Originally Posted by Jammie

Sooner, since you've lived in several towns down there, which is your favorite and why?

Sorry to answer so late. I've actually been in New Mexico looking at a job opportunity.

All the towns here have charms of some sort. However, I find the Tulsa area to be the most welcoming and all-around livable place in the state. That said, I have not lived much in the Western part of Oklahoma. If I had to live here, I'd choose to live in a suburb of Tulsa. Your personal goals and interests would have to dictate exactly where, however.

You didn't ask that, though. You asked my favorite town, and I assume that you mean, where would I prefer to live. I would have to answer Sand Springs, because it is where I was raised, and I am very comfortable there. It has a close proximity to Tulsa and, thereby, to anything you could really want in a town. Culture, shopping, nice people, scenery, concerts, you name it. It's more Metropolitan and a little less a cow town than Oklahoma City.

I've liked living in every town I've been in here, except for Claremore and Bartlesville, and those have more to do with personal demons than any real aspect of either town.