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Advantages of Living in Oklahoma City
- Low cost of living - a modern apartment with air conditioning, appliances, pool, and laundry
facilities rents for $350-400/month; possible to buy a decent house for <$100,000.
- Low traffic congestion
- Good access to the arts - symphony, ballet, choral music, chamber music
- Bricktown - renovated area of downtown with shops, restaurants, entertainment, and canal
- New minor league baseball stadium
- Professional minor league basketball and hockey teams
- Excellent state park system with lodges, lakes, camping, hiking, etc.
- Excellent public golf courses with ability to play nearly year around
- One day drive to excellent skiing in New Mexico and Colorado
- Good opportunity for sailing with lakes in OKC and Norman with plenty of wind
- Large number of universities and colleges, such as:
- University of Oklahoma Health Science Center - OKC
- University of Oklahoma main campus - Norman
- University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond
- Southern Nazarene University
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Oklahoma Baptist Universtiy
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (70 miles away)
- Rodeos and horse shows - easy to own horses and/or go horseback riding
- Native American cultural events - National Cowboy Hall of Fame
- Easy access to excellent art museums in Tulsa (90 miles: Gilcrease and Philbrook Museums).
- Good weather: mild winters (daffodils and Bradford pear trees usually bloom at the end of February);
warm/hot summers with relatively low humidity (not like St. Louis!); and long springs and autumns
- Friendly people
- City-wide New Year's Eve celebration - "Opening Night"
- Easy access to international airport with good parking ($20/week) with service by American, Delta, United,
TWA, Southwest, Northwest and easy access to overseas flights via Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta
- Excellent fishing and deer and dove hunting
- Excellent health club adjacent to OU/OMRF with discounted memberships for OMRF employees
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