[nmnita]

Boy do you have a devesified group here with all kinds of recommendations. Our granddaughter just bought a new home in the More or maybe it is spelled Moore area, because of the schools. Just a thought. NMnita

[mrsmartzall]

I'm from Edmond, it's a great amazing place, super low crime, and when you go through town, it feels like a movie, nice places, but upscale in sorts. Rent is a little pricier than manhy other places, but if you do your homework, it's ok. And for jobs, its a good size town and is only like 18 min. away from okc anywhere. and the school systems are amazing from what I hear, I went to Guthrie and wasn't really in love with the system of schools, but the town is safe and charming and you feel like you belong very easily.

[tjanvier]

Pssst . . . Pryor (or Pryor Creek among many locals and here at city-data.com). It's a pretty, public spirited, growing town of just under 10,000 folks that's going places. Its high school is rated 4 stars (out of 5) at greatschools.net. The business park south of town has sufficient infrastructure to support an automotive assembly plant; soon, Google will be opening a huge data center and Pepsi will be bottling its Propel sports drink there. The folks are friendly, there's plenty of shopping, including Wal-Mart, several nice places to eat, and quality lodging. There's all kinds of lakes within an hours drive, and the Ozarks and beautiful Eureka Springs, an alpine resort, are just across the border in Arkansas. When you want to kick up your heels, Tulsa is less than an hour away with good roads all the way. Best of all, I think (and this could be said about a number of Oklahoma's older towns), there's a there there--a growing town built around an old town center with its cozy bungalow homes, historical downtown, and a really handsome old movie theatre, the Allred. When I visited, I particularly enjoyed the downtown coffee shop (diner to you folks back east), the kind of place where you sit down and, before you have your coat off, Maggie the waitress (or Pauline or Genevieve) has your coffee poured and a menu in front of you. It's right at the top of my short list of places I'm considering for retirement.

[_redbird_]

Psst! Over here! Quick. Shhh!

Don't listen to them. Move to Seminole area. Low rent, low population, and its inbetween OKC, Tulsa, and McAlester. You can't beat it. Also, there's lots of room to spread out.