I have a cousin who lives in Claremore, OK and he likes it there. He lives on the western edge of the city, and there are hills and trees there. Claremore is also the site of a couple of nice museums: the Will Rogers Museum and the J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum (more than 10,000 guns).

flashguy

Tulsa is a nice town, and like any other place there are crappy parts of town.

I don't know about real estate prices. American Airlines has a HUGE maintenance facilty there, and just before this Covid stuff hit, American
Airlines announced they were building a new $500 Million facility. I'm not informed but surely this has been put on hold.

What with all the planes being parked everywhere, I think the Tulsa area, like any other place, will take a hit on real estate prices, and with all these AA workers most likely being out of work, you might get a LOT of house for your money in the next year or so.

I'm about 90 miles away in OKC, I'll try to answer any questions you may have.

I think you'd like the Tulsa area, it is a nice area.

I have a friend who specializes in Tenkiller Lake area real estate, he would be a good resource for you to talk to.

Since this is a gun forum, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Tulsa Gun Show

^ Yep, you ain't been to a gun show till you go to the Wanenmacher. I've been many times. There is a lot of places to shoot, we got lots of lakes and rivers and hills and trees and it's called green country for a reason. The cost of living is very good compared to a lot of states.

The heat and humidity in OK and AR can compete with the best of them.

Tulsa has the best gun show twice a year and a great Octoberfest.

The Gun collection at the JM Davis museum in Claremore is something to behold.

North Texas is nice if you cant take humidity but want to be in a great state. If you move here, vote as a Texan.


HK Ag

A buddy of mine lives in the Anadarko area a bit SW of OK City, all for the same reasons you mention.

I'll second RogueJSK on the NW Arkansas area. We lived in Fayetteville for a couple of years. It was a nice place to live. I've visited Tulsa several times and I'd choose NW Arkansas over it a hundred times over.

I’m going to try to avoid places that are regulars on LivePD.

Oklahoma has Cow boys everywhere. And snakies, ardvarks, ant eaters, spiders, scorpions and those funny looking critters with a hard shell. And mexicans too.. But they do have Brahms Ice Cream parlors. And that giant gun show, oh some day I will go there. I missed the History posted by flash guy in Claremore.

If I could retire and move somewhere else, I'd move to Hampton Tennessee. Close to Johnson City but still out in the country. Climate is good, and you still get all four seasons.

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Originally posted by gw3971:
Swing out to the greater SLC area brother. We have all four seasons and low humidity. We only hit 100 degrees two or three times a year. We get snow in the winter but our winters are actually pretty mild with most of the snow in the mountains.

Its a conservative state and as far as being a red state Utah and Oklahoma are a close first and second. Red rock deserts, green high altitude mountain areas and the greatest snow on earth are just some of our attributes.

Skiing, mountain biking, camping, flyfishing and 80% of the damn state is BLM so you literally have thousands of miles to get lost in if that is your thing.

Jackson hole, Boise and Sun Valley Idaho are just four or five hours away just to name a few of our options for a quick getaway.

Its hard to beat the life style we in the West get to enjoy. Just thought I would plug one of my favorite places on earth. Good luck in your search.

That's where I'm looking, OK is too featureless not to mention limited outdoor activities for me. Park City/Heber/Midway that whole area has a lot of positive. I need my mountains, a nearby int'l major airport and excellent individual rights laws, to include liberal firearm policies.

I lived north of Tulsa for three years. Was there for the '99 tornado outbreak that included the 300 plus mph Moore, OK tornado which is the highest wind speed recorded globally I think. It was part of a cluster of over 90 tornados to hit the central plains in a 48 hour period.

In short, it gets hot as hell in the summer and can freeze hard for weeks at a time in the winter. Come springtime there is a decent chance your house could end up in Missouri thanks to frequent tornados.

There are plenty of lakes if fishing is of interest and one could acquire a decent size piece of property for relatively cheap if you want room to stretch out. Just make sure you have a basement or storm cellar.

Oklahoma is the only state in the union where every county went red in 2016. Good enough for me.

I've never been to Tulsa, but if you like "hills and trees," I don't think you'll find many of those there. If you aren't wedded to a large city, OK east of OK City does have them.

I live in Johnson City, ~100 miles to the northeast of Knoxville, but take trips to the area. I don't care much for Knoxville proper, but the towns to the south and southwest, Maryville in particular, are worthy of consideration. As for "hills and trees," well, in east TN, almost everything not cleared for agriculture, dwellings or roads is covered in both.

I too thought Oklahoma might be a good retirement choice.

Any thought of the Kansas City area? Not too terribly far from OKC. We moved to KC from Seattle back in 2013. It's nice here with little traffic, wide freeways, and friendly people (took me awhile to get used to that after living with the Seattle Freeze for so many years ). Economy has been good as well (excepting the last 2 months).

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Originally posted by egregore:
I've never been to Tulsa, but if you like "hills and trees," I don't think you'll find many of those there. If you aren't wedded to a large city, OK east of OK City does have them.

I live in Johnson City, ~100 miles to the northeast of Knoxville, but take trips to the area. I don't care much for Knoxville proper, but the towns to the south and southwest, Maryville in particular, are worthy of consideration. As for "hills and trees," well, in east TN, almost everything not cleared for agriculture, dwellings or roads is covered in both.

Oklahoma has hills and trees, especially in southeastern Oklahoma.
Tulsa isn't flat, has tons of trees, lots of pecan trees.

South part of Tulsa is where the expensive homes and nice areas are. Broken Arrow, Bixby, and Jenks are small towns south of Tulsa that are probably mostly higher end.

North Tulsa is probably where the TV show crap is.

I grew up south of Tulsa when it was soy beans and corn as far as you could see and have watched it grow. I plan to go back soon where my family is. Tulsa is way more affordable than where I am now.

The George Kaiser Family Foundation is offering people $10K to move to Tulsa:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/new...dc-9c6208d5fd4c.html

I believe the foundation also spent almost $1B building up the existing RiverWalk area (maybe closer to downtown). The put in statues and other world class art.

I'd give it a look. Tulsa and Southeastern OK (for camping, hiking, hunting, etc) are hidden gems.


ETA: Tulsa is no stranger to tornadoes, but in 20 years I was there, we only had some small F1, F2 tornadoes. I wouldn't sweat it. Get a bunker.

I spent a week on a houseboat on Lake Eufaula. It was fun. The people were nice, and I liked the food.

flashguy

In fact, Oklahoma has not had a single county go blue in the last 3 presidential elections. And that, my friends says it all! The only downside to Tulsa is that they have far too many Oklahoma State fans!!!