Topic: Oklahoma City Metro
What is there to offer in Mustang and Yukon?
Mustangs are fast horses and fast cars, and that is a perfect name for one of the fastest growing cities in one of the fastest growing counties in Oklahoma. The suburb of Mustang is a small bedroom community 15 miles southwest of downtown Oklahoma City, in Canadian County. It is located on a stretch of [...]
View PostWhere are Midwest City and Del City and what are they like?
Midwest City, in the metropolitan Oklahoma City area, is the seventh largest city in terms of population in the state. It is just five minutes from downtown OKC and all that metropolitan area has to offer. Tinker Air Force Base is the primary employer in Midwest City, and the largest single-site employer in Oklahoma. The [...]
View PostWhat is the Oklahoma City economic outlook?
Not only does the title of largest city in the state of Oklahoma belong to Oklahoma City, it also is the largest city and metropolitan area in terms of population of all the “plains states,” not including Texas. OKC, as it is called, is the state capital and has the 31st largest population of any [...]
View PostWhat is the downtown area of Oklahoma City like?
Downtown Oklahoma City is an urban gem that was architecturally redesigned in the 1960’s to reflect how the city had grown in commercial success. The pristine grounds are dotted with landscaped hills, lakes, waterways and an impressive glass and steel botanical bridge that has an actual greenhouse built into it. The futuristic Metro concourse system [...]
View PostWhat is the weather like in Oklahoma City?
Humid is one word to describe Oklahoma City. The area is considered a temperate humid subtropical climate, causing the weather to vary on a daily basis all year. In the summer it is consistently hot and humid, but frequently a south-southeast wind blows in to ease the heat. The area sees rain (around 35 inches [...]
View PostWhat are the Outlying Areas and what is the living cost?
The greater Oklahoma City metropolitan region consists of seven counties—Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain and Oklahoma. Numerous suburbs and small cities lie within each of these counties, some with populations as small as 2,000, others swelling to 75,000. These include the cities of Edmond, Guthrie, Chandler, Del City, Midwest City, Shawnee, Norman, and Mustang, [...]
View PostWhat is the draw for sports fans in Oklahoma City?
Sports fans residing in or around Oklahoma City won’t be disappointed. Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers AAA farm team, the RedHawks, play their home games at AT&T Bricktown Park, in downtown OKC. Also in the downtown area is Ford Center, an indoor arena that is the home of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. In nearby [...]
View PostWhat is the transportation system in OKC like?
When you’re considering the available apartments for rent Oklahoma City offers, keep in mind their location relative to where you will be working. While downtown OKC is a metropolitan area, is lacks the extensive network of transportation services other large cities may have. The Metro Transit system has routes running through the inner city areas, [...]
View PostWhat is it like in Norman, Oklahoma?
In the late 1800’s, it started with 500 people, four churches and 29 businesses. A year later the University of Oklahoma was established and the city of Norman was officially on the map. Now Norman is the county seat of Cleveland County, OK, and home to the National Weather Center, the nation’s premiere center for [...]
View PostWhat are the architechtural styles of the buildings for rent in Oklahoma City?
A unique aspect to apartment hunting in Oklahoma City is appreciating the variety of architectural styles in and around the downtown area. As a decidedly modern city, OKC has many sleek skyscrapers and hi-rise apartments that follow suit. Redesign efforts have added style and flair to the metropolis, which is both clean and eclectic. From [...]
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