Oklahoma City was ranked as more affordable than every other city on the list due to its relatively low housing costs and overall cost of living. The site’s evaluations came from a metric system, which graded cities on a 100-point scale – 100 representing the best possible score. With each of the four included categories representing 25% of the overall grade, the site then broke each category down into specific qualities.
Solar Power of Oklahoma (SPO) executives recently welcomed Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC) officials as part of a statewide focus on renewable energy.
The Oklahoma City Innovation District will soon welcome a “once-in-a-generation” biomanufacturing workforce training center (BWTC) program to benefit all Oklahomans. One of the only programs of its kind within the United States, the BWTC program presents inclusive, non-degreed careers within the city’s emerging bioscience industry.
Oklahoma City has been listed as the sixth-lowest rental market of the nation’s top 100 major cities for one-bedroom, and two-bedroom, units by Zumper.com.
Downtown Oklahoma City will soon welcome an additional five-story building. The Muse apartment complex is a high-density, mixed-use development that will add to the ambience of the city’s downtown arts district.
Oklahoma City continues to climb lists of top-ranked communities. Bankrate recently ranked the city as the fourth best place to live in the United States.
Zumper.com has named Oklahoma City as one of the “Top 10 best cities for college grads.” The site considered average income, median rent prices, unemployment rates, opportunities for social activity and more in their analysis of the country’s top cities.
Reporting on data from the Demographia International Housing Study, Bloomberg recently noted Oklahoma City is the 2nd-most affordable housing market worldwide, as housing costs across the globe continue to increase.
