Best suburb to buy a house, if I work in Norman (Oklahoma City: houses, neighborhoods)

[sam747]

Hello everyone,

I will be moving from Atlanta to OKC next month and working in Norman. Would really appreciate advice about what are good areas to look for housing, balancing the commute, safety, and home values - looking at $450,000 range.

Thanks for your help!!

[debzkidz]

Why not just buy in Norman? It's a great place.

[#1soonerfan]

The only thing between Norman and OKC worth looking at is Moore. If you can look a bit further west in SW OKC (which is in Moore schools) there are a handful of upscale neighborhoods, with Rivendell being the most high profile. There's also some acreage type neighborhoods on the eastern edge of Moore, if you are looking for a little land.

With that in mind, I tend to agree with Debzkidz. At your price range, why not just stay in Norman? JMO but Moore tends to be a "starter home" type community, with the vast majority of homes below 200K. I believe it would be hard to maintain property values of 400K and up in that environment. Most people who are looking at that range are probably going to Edmond, Deer Creek, Nichols Hills, certain inner OKC areas, and yes, even Norman.

I would strongly suggest looking at Brookhaven or Belmar before writing off Norman.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by sam747

Hello everyone,

I will be moving from Atlanta to OKC next month and working in Norman. Would really appreciate advice about what are good areas to look for housing, balancing the commute, safety, and home values - looking at $450,000 range.

Thanks for your help!!

Try to take advantage of the good position you're in. Citi-data says only only 55.3% of the workers of Norman both live and work there. So surely a percentage of Norman residents are probably driving to Oklahoma City to work. Since there has more home building going on there than in most other places in Oklahoma, I would imagine it would be easy to find a suitable home.

[ou_norman]

Norman would be the best suburb for people who work in Norman

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by sam747

Hello everyone,

I will be moving from Atlanta to OKC next month and working in Norman. Would really appreciate advice about what are good areas to look for housing, balancing the commute, safety, and home values - looking at $450,000 range.

Thanks for your help!!

Norman is the best suburb to buy a house, especially if you're working in Norman!

If you're wanting some sleepier communities around Norman (can't get much sleepier than Norman, except during Sooner football games in the Fall) you might look at Purcell, Newcastle, Noble, Lex, or Blanchard.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Bass&Catfish2008

Norman is the best suburb to buy a house, especially if you're working in Norman!

If you're wanting some sleepier communities around Norman (can't get much sleepier than Norman, except during Sooner football games in the Fall) you might look at Purcell, Newcastle, Noble, Lex, or Blanchard.

I bet the price of houses is a good deal lower in those little towns than in Norman.

[sam747]

Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I found that my office is going to be just west of Tinker Airforce Base. Would Norman still be a good choice, or should I consider other areas as well (Edmond, Moore.....any others??)

Thank you so much for your help

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by sam747

Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I found that my office is going to be just west of Tinker Airforce Base. Would Norman still be a good choice, or should I consider other areas as well (Edmond, Moore.....any others??)

Thank you so much for your help

Norman would be a good choice still but Moore, Edmond and maybe Choctaw just rose up the charts.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by sam747

Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. I found that my office is going to be just west of Tinker Airforce Base. Would Norman still be a good choice, or should I consider other areas as well (Edmond, Moore.....any others??)

Thank you so much for your help

Midwest City, Choctaw, and Harrah have some nice suburban-type neighborhoods. Also, if you're looking for some acreage you should be able to find some nice options in either of these towns.