These Are the World’s Most Affordable and Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home OKC #2 (Oklahoma City: homes, schools)

[NearFantastica]

Originally Posted by RMESMH

Part of it is definitely the weather.

I have friends who are from Pittsburg who live in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage (California), and they would never go back, just re the weather alone.

With one couple, the wife's mother came out for a visit from the Pittsburg metro, staying in their guest house.....and she never left....and that was 20 years ago .

Pittsburgh is gloomier than Seattle and with tons of snow on top of that? yeah nah it's too much lol

[Teacher Terry]

When I lived in Wichita it rarely snowed and when it did the town shut down due to not having any equipment. Salina got snow but Wichita mainly got rain. We spent plenty of time in the basement April through September because of tornados. It was windy every day. That got old fast. It was cheap to live there and still is. Let’s not forget the heat/humidity and it doesn’t cool down at night. Ugh!

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

When I lived in Wichita it rarely snowed and when it did the town shut down due to not having any equipment. Salina got snow but Wichita mainly got rain. We spent plenty of time in the basement April through September because of tornados. It was windy every day. That got old fast. It was cheap to live there and still is. Let’s not forget the heat/humidity and it doesn’t cool down at night. Ugh!

I've been to 93 of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. (all but Anchorage, Ft. Wayne, Honolulu, Lexington, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Boise) and Wichita is the one of those 93 that I liked the least.

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by RMESMH

I've been to 93 of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. (all but Anchorage, Ft. Wayne, Honolulu, Lexington, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Boise) and Wichita is the one of those 93 that I liked the least.

What was it about Wichita? I had to go there in December. A time of year when most of the trees and all lawns are dead. Not sure I would say its any better or worse than say Lubbock or Fresno.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by RMESMH

I've been to 93 of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. (all but Anchorage, Ft. Wayne, Honolulu, Lexington, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Boise) and Wichita is the one of those 93 that I liked the least.

Well then, you need to scurry on down to Laredo then.

[Teacher Terry]

Wichita is flat and ugly but the people are very nice.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

When I lived in Wichita it rarely snowed and when it did the town shut down due to not having any equipment. Salina got snow but Wichita mainly got rain. We spent plenty of time in the basement April through September because of tornados. It was windy every day. That got old fast. It was cheap to live there and still is. Let’s not forget the heat/humidity and it doesn’t cool down at night. Ugh!

I've had a safe room for tornadoes to go to for the past 18 years. I've yet to spend any time in there over a tornado. I'm not that scared of tornadoes. But I guarantee you I'm going to get real scared and panicky and head straight for that room if there is a tornado warning out and suddenly the electricity goes out. Hopefully, quite soon later I won't hear the roar of any tornado going by.

In the previous home I lived in there was no shelter. One evening while I was worried from monitoring the TV weather reports with a tornado warning in effect, all of a sudden the electricity went out. I thought to myself, "Oh, no, this must be it." So I grabbed the mattress off my bed, dragged it into the hallway and got under it. About 30 seconds later, I heard the awful loud roar of the tornado go by. Shortly after the roar subsided, I went outside to look and was relieved the house had little damage, but a 50 ft. cottonwood tree in the backyard was uprooted. Fortunately, it didn't fall on any houses. Power was out but was restored late the next afternoon. The direct path of the tornado missed me, but a big bunch of houses starting a couple of blocks north of me got severe damage. A couple of schools had roof damage.

Yeah, sometimes it can be 90 degrees at 10pm.

[Threestep2]

LOL - there is no way for one person to drag the mattress and not enough room in the hallway.

You might have missed Saturday's fun and entertainment.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

LOL - there is no way for one person to drag the mattress and not enough room in the hallway.

You might have missed Saturday's fun and entertainment.

A queen-sized mattress and more definitely a king-sized mattress may be too big and difficult for one person to quickly move and then fit it in a hallway, but what I moved was my single sized mattress. It certainly wasn't too hard to move to the hallway at all. So, your assumption for my case is 100% wrong.

[Hemlock140]

Scenery and weather are not the only factors in determining where to live. There is the political climate, access to water (fresh and salt), big employers and kinds of jobs available, other family location, quality of schools, entertainment and more.
The most affordable homes are in the least desirable areas, the most expensive homes are in the most desirable areas. That's just the demand part of "supply and demand". Many people can be very happy in a place like Oklahoma City, but unless others are anxious to move there, prices will remain low. For those reaching adulthood there, be grateful that you will be able to buy a house.