Moving to Tulsa

[Townsend]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

The guy posted this five months ago and never posted again. I am guessing he doesn't care to read our answers to his question.

We can practice

[intoxhog]

Well im moving back to Tulsa after being gone for 8 years and im closing on a house just south of the Owen park area? Thoughts? I would like to know about the area. Safe? I'm putting my kids in private school regardless.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by intoxhog

Well im moving back to Tulsa after being gone for 8 years and im closing on a house just south of the Owen park area? Thoughts? I would like to know about the area. Safe? I'm putting my kids in private school regardless.

Not so safe, IMO.  My grandmother lives north of Owen Park (north of Edison just off Union) and her neighborhood is fine.  The neighborhood directly west of Owen Park isn't bad.  Older homes and the turnaround isn't huge on them.  But south of 412 is sketchy.

[RecycleMichael]

Tulsapolice.org has a crime map.

Owen park is not the safest, but pretty good for a big city area.

[Hometown]

quote:Originally posted by intoxhog

Well im moving back to Tulsa after being gone for 8 years and im closing on a house just south of the Owen park area? Thoughts? I would like to know about the area. Safe? I'm putting my kids in private school regardless.

I grew up in Southeast Tulsa and moved back
to Tulsa after a 30 year absence.  We bought a home on Reservoir Hill not too far from Owen Park and moving to North Tulsa turned out to be the best part of my decision to come back.

North Tulsa is one of Tulsa's best kept secrets.

[sauerkraut]

quote:Originally posted by intoxhog

Well im moving back to Tulsa after being gone for 8 years and im closing on a house just south of the Owen park area? Thoughts? I would like to know about the area. Safe? I'm putting my kids in private school regardless.

The private schools are always a good bet. Some High School in MidTown had a big ruckus over something a week or so ago. The kids got up in arms and I forgot what it was about. It looked like a ruff and tumble high school from the news footage of it that I seen, and I was always lead to believe that MidTown is a good area to live in and with good schools and North Tulsa is the bad zone. Not Always I guess. I would not want to send my kidz to that high school.

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by cks511

LOL.  Dave, who answers their phone most of the time is a total moron.   Okay I'm done.

No, he's not.

I live at the property at 19th & Cincinnati and he's my neighbor and friend. What makes you think he's a moron? Besides being guilty by association with his boss a lot of the time, he's just a college student who works his way through school like everyone else.

You're more than welcome to come have a drink with us, hang out and then repost on a public forum that your comments you ill-advised.

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by Okiegirl

I currently live at Waterstone and other than the fact that it's almost 90% mexican...cause I don't see alot of people that aren't besides my roommate and I it doesn't seem too bad. But we're moving out in July cause we're tired of listening to them blaring their music in their pick up's at all hours. You can find nicer places in Tulsa if you look.

Yeah, those damn Mexicans and your racism.

Lots of credibility in this thread!

[cks511]

Well then D'stein since there's alcohol involved I'm totally on your side!!!!!  Besides last week I did call their office inquiring on a property and I got a real answer from him.  I was pleasantly surprised.

[Renaissance]

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

quote:Originally posted by unreliablesource

quote:Originally posted by sauerkraut

The Tulsa Sunday newspaper lists tons of jobs and it also lists weekly rate motels to. Tulsa has alot of motels that are cheap. The job market is strong and Tulsa has one of the lowest unemployment rates around. I guess you need to figure out what part of town you want to be on. North Tulsa is real bad they say, anyplace but North "T" Towne. Tulsa's weather is not as warm as Houstons.

Don't listen to this idiot he does not even live here, he lives in Ohio.

Yes- but I can read and have been thinking on moving to "T" Towne. The Sunday Newspaper is full of jobs. Oklahoma has been having alot of twisters lately and the homes have no basements, but on the other hand Ohio weather is cold, cloudy and boring.[xx(]

So you'll finally quit saying how Tulsa needs to build a network of trails like Omaha, because you'll get here and realize we already did?

That would be a relief.  []

[intoxhog]

quote:Originally posted by Hometown

quote:Originally posted by intoxhog

Well im moving back to Tulsa after being gone for 8 years and im closing on a house just south of the Owen park area? Thoughts? I would like to know about the area. Safe? I'm putting my kids in private school regardless.

I grew up in Southeast Tulsa and moved back
to Tulsa after a 30 year absence.  We bought a home on Reservoir Hill not too far from Owen Park and moving to North Tulsa turned out to be the best part of my decision to come back.

North Tulsa is one of Tulsa's best kept secrets.

Thanks, and i agree. When i was going to college there i lived at Westport and absoultly loved the riverpark system. The house im buying is only about a half mile from that. My kids live in Sand Springs therefore its a very convenient location as well as being close to downtown. Love the house and the location.

Thanks for the imput guys.

[sauerkraut]

quote:Originally posted by deinstein

quote:Originally posted by cks511

LOL.  Dave, who answers their phone most of the time is a total moron.   Okay I'm done.

No, he's not.

I live at the property at 19th & Cincinnati and he's my neighbor and friend. What makes you think he's a moron? Besides being guilty by association with his boss a lot of the time, he's just a college student who works his way through school like everyone else.

You're more than welcome to come have a drink with us, hang out and then repost on a public forum that your comments you ill-advised.

I lived at Cheyenne & 11th at one time. it's not real bad there, but then it's not the greatest area to live in. This was many years ago. It could of gone bad since I lived there.[B)]

[sauerkraut]

If I had a chance to move to Tulsa, or the Dallas Fort Worth MetroPlex I'd pick the D/FW MetroPlex, if for nothing else there's so much more offered and things to do. Texas has no state income tax and the weather is much warmer & milder. The seasons are longer, November it's still warm, while in Tulsa November gets nippy. The lifestyle in Dallas/Fort Worth is great, many fine restaurants, night clubs, fine concerts and museums and the outstanding Fort Worth Museum of Science & History with planetarium, one can never run out of things to do. Tulsa is nice too, but since it's much smaller of a city the options are limited. JMO.[]

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

There is no state tax but on my 150K home I pay almos $4000 per year in property taxes. In Oklahoma I understand property taxes would be about 1/3rd that.


As for heat, please, come take some of it away!! It was 97 degrees this weekend with a heat index of 108 on Monday. It's MAY for crying out loud! May is supposed to be flowers and spring, not unrelenting heat!

As for more to do, I could find more things to do in and around Tulsa that are to my liking. Outdoor recreation is going to be a lot more attractive in Tulsa than in the DFW area. For one, it takes forever to get out of this megopolis and then there's not much to see once you do..

Ok. I'm off my soap box for now.

[TURobY]

Different stroke for different folks, I guess.[]

I find Tulsa's nightlife to be more diverse than D/FW. I also appreciate the greenery that, I believe, is one of our most important assets.