[BaginHand]

Hey everyone!

First time poster here. We've lived in Edmond for a while now and have seen it go from a great small-big town to a thriving connected part of the OKC metro, but the last 3 years it seems Edmond is turning a corner. Robberies, break ins, purse snatching right on Broadway and 15th, cars shot at randomly, and ne'er-do-wells wandering the streets on foot. And the dang bicyclists driving right down the middle of the road at 2mph. Oh wait, that's allowed now.


Anyway, we're a country family at heart. We want to move out in the sticks somewhere we can buy about 40 acres, shoot without the neighbors freaking out, dig a lake and stock it, buy a few horses, and put up a house/barn. We're looking for a place with ready gas stations and grocery options (we're not looking to spend our entire time growing our own food, haha), and decent schools for our 5 kids. My wife is an educator so it's not entirely out of the question that we home-school.

But here's the catch...we need to be within about an hour of OKC.

Anyone have experience in the OKC Metro boonies?

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by BaginHand

Hey everyone!

First time poster here. We've lived in Edmond for a while now and have seen it go from a great small-big town to a thriving connected part of the OKC metro, but the last 3 years it seems Edmond is turning a corner. Robberies, break ins, purse snatching right on Broadway and 15th, cars shot at randomly, and ne'er-do-wells wandering the streets on foot. And the dang bicyclists driving right down the middle of the road at 2mph. Oh wait, that's allowed now.


Anyway, we're a country family at heart. We want to move out in the sticks somewhere we can buy about 40 acres, shoot without the neighbors freaking out, dig a lake and stock it, buy a few horses, and put up a house/barn. We're looking for a place with ready gas stations and grocery options (we're not looking to spend our entire time growing our own food, haha), and decent schools for our 5 kids. My wife is an educator so it's not entirely out of the question that we home-school.

But here's the catch...we need to be within about an hour of OKC.

Anyone have experience in the OKC Metro boonies?

Not much, really, but I've driven on Highway 105 east of Guthrie, and thought it was nice looking countryside without it being too ruler flat or too treeless. It's under an hour from OKC. I don't know how good Guthrie schools are.

[BaginHand]

Thanks StillwaterTownie! Guthrie schools are horrible. Though the whole place isn't bad. I did work there for a few years and the country folk are great. City folk not so much. I still have friends without kids that live in Guthrie and love the quiet surrounding them. We go duck hunting every few years!

[prerunner1982]

Looked around Piedmont?
Easy to get to NW Expressway and the city.

Arcadia maybe?
Easy access to I-35 and the turnpike.

I have lived in SW Logan County for over a decade and it is slowly getting less and less country, unfortunately.

[BaginHand]

Originally Posted by prerunner1982

Looked around Piedmont?
Easy to get to NW Expressway and the city.

Arcadia maybe?
Easy access to I-35 and the turnpike.

I have lived in SW Logan County for over a decade and it is slowly getting less and less country, unfortunately.

Thanks PreRunner, Piedmont might be an option. I'll check it out! Arcadia has a nice enough lake (no fish though) but it isn't the right demographic for us. https://www.city-data.com/city/Arcadia-Oklahoma.html We're looking for a place to settle down and raise some kids that'll stay safe for the next 10-20 years. You wouldn't know it by driving through it, but Arcadia has a lot of NE OKC migration.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by prerunner1982

Looked around Piedmont?
Easy to get to NW Expressway and the city.

Arcadia maybe?
Easy access to I-35 and the turnpike.

I have lived in SW Logan County for over a decade and it is slowly getting less and less country, unfortunately.

Piedmont is okay but for that amount of land you'll need to go further north towards Cashion.

[BillyBobJoeBobWilly]

Good luck. It Appears to me that Edmond wants density to increase their retail tax base. And more growth to that end. I’ve been looking as well and it’s difficult even finding just 10 acres much less 40.

Edmond is going to become more dense in population imo with land being parsed for optimization of tax base.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by BillyBobJoeBobWilly

Good luck. It Appears to me that Edmond wants density to increase their retail tax base. And more growth to that end. I’ve been looking as well and it’s difficult even finding just 10 acres much less 40.

Edmond is going to become more dense in population imo with land being parsed for optimization of tax base.

Anything 10 acres or larger in the metro area the developers are gobbling up. I saw some 5 acre lots in Piedmont that a developer has "slashed" prices on. Now only $80,000 each. And 1/3 of the acreages are all taken up by a large meandering pond/swamp.

[BGlover10]

Have you ever thought about moving south?! I live in Washington, OK! It’s pretty small but I’m 15 min from Walmart and we can make it to Edmond in an hour so I assume depending on where your going in OKC you could get there within an hour or so!
We have great schools, and just got a Dollar General [movin on up!! ��]