If you are preparing to move to the Oklahoma City metro or just currently thinking about it, there are lots of helpful housing resources and information pages available for you on the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s A Better Life webpage.
Oklahoma City ranked No. 2 for Lowest Cost of Living among all reporting large cities over 500,000 population. The C2ER Annual Cost of Living Index for Oklahoma City in 2021 was 86.5.
The arts serve a crucial role in activating culture and community. Oklahoma City was recently named by Thrillist as one of the nation’s “Great American Cities for Creatives (That You Can Actually Afford to Live In)”
The Oklahoma City metro area is a great place to find a roommate. Roommates.com recently launched an initiative to “deep dive” into data and trends regarding roommates, rents, demographics, and movement of renters. Among its findings, the report ranked Norman as #2 and Edmond as #9 for Top Ten Cheapest Rent Cities list for 2021.
Among U.S. metros with more than 1 million population, Oklahoma City ranked 6th for the least expensive homes among the largest metros.
Join keynote speaker Dr. Bill Conerly, a business-focused economist with more than 30 years of experience connecting the dots between the economy and business decisions, on Nov. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s State of the Economy event.
Oklahoma City’s approach to homelessness and what further steps are needed to help combat this pervasive problem has been a topic of debate and discussion for some time. Of the 16 projects included in MAPS 4, several aim to reduce and eventually eliminate homelessness in Oklahoma City, including a $50 million investment in true affordable housing.
Oklahoma City is one of the most affordable cities in the United States for homeownership, according to RealtyHop’s Housing Affordability Index.
