We lived in OKC for 40+ years, then moved to Washington state for eight years. We spent those eight years in an area of small towns and we never want to live that way again. Now we're back in the OKC area but can't find the right house. Our next choice is Tulsa but we know very little about it. We're looking for a house on 2 -5 acres, in a neighborhood, preferably built before 2000. We don't like the open kitchen concept and my husband would like to have some remodeling projects. Before we contact a realtor, we'd like to drive around the area a bit. Can you give us some suggestions about Tulsa and the suburbs that might meet our needs? Thanks.
Tulsa - 22nd street to about 25th from Sheridan to Memorial. Smaller acreages - only about 1 to 1.5, but right in town.
If you want a McMansion, go south. With all the attendant traffic issues. Along highway 75, south of Jenks - both sides of highway. Bixby, Jenks, Glenpool. Too much commotion for me.
Want more "comfortable" housing, that will likely need some project work, there is a pretty wide area to the north that is pretty good with a wide variety of places. Looking at a map, create a 'zone' in your mind's eye with highway 75 on the west. 169 on the east. 86th street north on the south side, and highway 60 on the north. Take the lower right hand corner a little further east than 169, but no further east than Claremore (Garth Brooks is out that way.)...not a McMansion - his is a real mansion!! This 'box' has a lot to choose from with literally something for anyone.
Owasso has a very good hospital (St. Johns) so you can be close to that in that zone. Lots of other shopping opportunities. Only thing is not much in the way of movie theaters. Tulsa is very easy access from this area...generally easier than from the same distance to the south.
I spent time in Turley when young, and it was kind of ragged. Still is from what I can see now.
Skiatook and Oologah have nice lakes very close by. If you look at the strip east of 169 from Oologah to the north about 15 miles, keep in mind it is sitting on a rock - the dirt is very shallow making gardening/farming/landscaping more problematic.
And water wells in northeast OK are not viable, so will have to do rural water district - they are very good. Rogers county has pretty good fire department around Oologah area. Don't know about Washington county. Building in Rogers county seems to be reasonable.
The strip of acreages/housing on either side of highway 75 from Skiatook to Bartlesville is growing fast, with lots of McMansion stuff going on. Not much to my tastes, but someone likes them...makes the prices high.
If you want rocky, kind of wooded stuff, out around Mannford at Keystone has some interesting places. I want more gardening stuff, so not for me.
Welcome to Tulsa. You are gonna like it better than OKC.