At the ShowMeOKC Team, we love to share the positive points of living in Oklahoma, economic news included, but lately it's become difficult to keep up... I must have 30 webpages bookmarked right now! How about I just wrap a few of them together here, to make it easier for you to brag to your out-of-state friends: The Wall Street Journal recently ranked Oklahoma City #2 Best, only behind Tulsa's #1 spot, in their "10 Best and Worst Markets for Real Estate Investors" article:
"High-ranking areas for investor suitability are places where there’s a positive three-year home price forecast, employment is stable and only a small share of jobs are in highly volatile industries such as construction and financial services. The best markets for conservative investors show signs of price stabilization..."
Forbes crowns OKC #1 in their recent "America's Most Affordable Cities" list:
"Just consider the state capital, Oklahoma City: It's got good schools and universities, friendly residents and an unemployment rate well below the national average--6.3% compared with the nationwide 9.5%. Thanks to good jobs and low cost of living, the Oklahoma City metro area ranks as America's Most Affordable City."
A Portfolio.com report ranks Oklahoma City at the very top of their list of "Income Growth Rankings of for America's 100 Largest Metros." Oklahoma City is also ranked highly for the wee ones, as verified in Parent.com's list of "The Ten Best Cities for Babies," on which OKC came in at #9:
"In a recent survey, more than 80 percent rated Oklahoma City as a good or a great place to raise a family, while the average rating for similar-size cities is 62 percent."
Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor is taking notice, ranking Oklahoma City 2nd in the U.S. in private job growth:
"The metro area saw a 2.38 percent increase in private job growth with 10,400 new jobs created between September 2009 and September 2010, which was the second-highest percentage gain among the nation's 100 largest metros."
Could it be that OKC's low stress level, highlighted in the "Stress Levels in America's 50 Largest Metros" report (Portfolio.com), goes hand-in-hand with all of the above-mentioned factors?
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