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Oklahoma City, OK… (can’t beat marketing headlines)
– #1 Most Recession-Proof City in America, Forbes – due to low unemployment, one of the strongest housing markets in the country and strong historic growth in agriculture, energy and manufacturing.
– #1 Most affordable housing market of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in America, Bizjournal
– One of “30 Best Cities to Find a Job”, CNN
– One of “America’s Strongest Housing Markets”, Forbes
– # 28 of the 100 Best Places to Raise a Family, Today Show
– #4 Best Cities for Commuters, Forbes
– #7 of America’s 10 Cleanest Cities, Forbes
– #4 Least stressful cities in America, Bizjournal
– Three Oklahoma City-headquartered companies named to Fortune’s “Top 100 Companies to Work For”
– Awarded the NBA’s newest franchise in 2008, the Oklahoma City Thunder
January 22, 2009 – Fortune
Three Oklahoma City-headquartered companies named to
Fortune’s “Top 100 Companies to Work For”
Oklahoma City listed among Forbes’ “America’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets.”
November 24, 2008 – CNN
Oklahoma City is listed as one of CNN’s “30 Best Cities to Find a Job.” OKC is the largest city on the list.
October 8, 2008 – The Oklahoman
On the verge of its first year as a permanent major league city, Oklahoma City is ranked No. 79 in The Sporting News list of 400 best sports cities.
September 24, 2008 – Milken Institute
Best-Performing Cities 2008: Where America’s Jobs Are Created and Sustained.
September 10, 2008 – Volunteering in America
Oklahoma City has an average annual volunteer rate of 32.1%, with 324,000 volunteers serving 41.1 million hours per year.
August 27, 2008 – The Oklahoman
Oklahoma is No. 1 in home value gains – at a time when homeowners in most of the rest of the country are wondering what hit them in their equity.
May 20, 2008 – Today Show
Oklahoma City was recently ranked # 28 of the 100 Best Places to Raise a Family by the Today Show. Cities were judged on crime rates, school quality, heathcare, the arts, housing costs, average commute times and divorce rates.
April 29, 2008 – Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City was recently ranked as America’s Most Recession-Proof City due to falling unemployment, one of the strongest housing markets in the country and strong growth in agriculture, energy and manufacturing.
April 24, 2008 – Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City placed 4th on the Forbes.com list for Best Cities for Commuters. Forbes.com looked at the 75 largest metro areas in the U.S. and evaluated them based on traffic delays, travel times and how efficiently commuters use existing infrastructure.
March 18, 2008 – Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City ranked 7th in Forbes.com’s America’s 10 Cleanest Cities list. Forbes used air and water quality, among other factors, to rate the cities.
March 10, 2008 – Bizjournals.com
Oklahoma City is the Number 1 most affordable housing market of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in America.
February 11, 2008 – Bizjournals.com
Oklahoma City ranked 4th in a review of the least stressful cities in America. The study examined air quality, sunshine, crime, unemployment, commute time, among other factors, to rate the cities.
January 10, 2008 – Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City ranked 19th in Forbes.com’s Best Cities for Jobs list. Forbes used five equally weighted data points to rank cities: the state’s unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living.
