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| What Edmond is like for active adults |
Edmonton is one of the fastest growing communities in Oklahoma and highly desirable as a place to live in retirement. It has been named as one of the best small towns in America and well as one of the "Top 100 Places to Live in 2007". About 11 miles from Oklahoma City, it is also a very desirable suburb.
The city encourages the outside display of art. The downtown center is vital with thriving shops and great bookstores like Best of Books. Baby boomers in retirement can either live in mixed generation neighborhoods downtown, or in active adult communities which are being built in the area. The median selling price of a home in Oklahoma City in 2008's 3rd quarter was $132,000, one of the few markets in the country with higher prices than the year before (+1.6% ). Prices in Edmond tend to be quite a bit higher ($246,000) given its desirability. |
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| What is special about this retirement community |
| Numerous awards as a "Best" small town or place to live including one of the "Top 100 Places to Live in 2007" by Relocate Magazine. Edmond is one of Oklahoma's most affluent towns. a very inexpensive place to retire to; Edmond offers an excellent lifestyle with many recreational facilities including Arcadia Lake, Festival Market Place, and Pelican Bay. There are numerous neighborhoods |
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| What is not special about this retirement community |
| Edmond was the scene of one of the first "going postal" murders in 1986 when 14 people were massacred. |
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| What kinds of people like retiring here |
| People who like living in an affluent suburb and small town will like it in Edmond |
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| Edmond mostly serves as a bedroom community for Oklahoma City, but it has many shops as well. |
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| Climate and Physical Environment |
| Edmond is just to the north of Oklahoma City near the center of the Sooner State |
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| Cultural environment |
| Edmond has a bookstore, a farmers market, the University of Central Oklahoma, a daily newspaper, local theatre groups, street festivals, and a busy library |
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| Medical facilities |
| The Edmond Medical Center |
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| Transportation |
| The Will Rogers (Oklahoma City) Airport is nearby. The Eddy provides mass transit |
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Facts about EDMOND
- State: OK
- Environment: Suburban,
- City Population: 50,001-100,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 0 -20
- Median HH Income: 41,001-60,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: NA
- Total Crime Index: <80 (Very low)
- Cost of Living Index: 91-100 (slightly below average)
- Culture Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
- State Sales Tax: Yes
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: boomer
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