Moving To Oklahoma From California
Moving to Oklahoma from California is something that’s happening more now than probably any time in history! For homeowners selling their home and moving to Oklahoma from California, the difference in home prices can be a huge surprise, for the better. Tulsa and it’s suburb cities, mainly Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, and Owasso, are fast growing and doing so with design in mind. Broken Arrow has been growing and glowing with awards for the last decade (full awards list). The Broken Arrow Rose District has won multiple awards for it’s amazing transformation from a veritable ghost town to a thriving main street with shops, restaurants, and attractions. Bixby has $500 million in funds to revitalize it’s downtown, adding even more value to a wonderful city. Jenks and Owasso are both in the process of growing and continuing to blossom. The Jenks outlet mall, Tulsa Premium Outlets, opened in August and offers over 75 premium brands to it’s shoppers. Jenks Riverwalk is a beautiful shopping district with restaurants and businesses, and is just over a mile from the incredible River Spirit Casino resort. Suffice it to say that the Tulsa area has a lot going for it, or more everyday.
Moving to Oklahoma from California can give Californians sticker shock, but in a good way! As a Top Ten Realtor in Tulsa, I’ve sat with my Buyers in a builder’s model home, larger than what they were looking for, and when the price was presented they couldn’t believe it. They could buy a home twice as large as what they sold in California for a third of the price. One way to get an idea of the difference in home prices between Oklahoma and California is to look at the average cost per square foot of homes recently sold. According to the California Association of Realtors, the average cost per square foot of a home in May of 2024 was $446 (CAR stats page). As of 10/02/2024, the cost per square foot of a home in the Greater Tulsa area ranges from $140-$214/sq. ft., and that covers pre-existing to new construction. High end homes are $215/sq. ft. and up. One of the largest and best rated new home builders in the Greater Tulsa area is Shaw Homes. The average price per square foot of the 22 homes they had on the market on 9/27/2024 was $188/sq. ft. Oklahoma’s arms are wide open to people looking to move here from out-0f-state and live a good life, and often it comes with a lower cost of living.
Of the two largest cities in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Tulsa shows the higher growth from 2023 to 2024, with an increase of 1.01% and a population of 799,000 people. In the same time period, Oklahoma City grew by a rate of .88%, with a population of 1,027,000. For more details on Tulsa growth year over year see: Tulsa Metro Area Population 1950-2024. For more details on Oklahoma City growth year over year see: Oklahoma City Metro Area Population 1950-2024.
To summarize, moving to Oklahoma from California is an attractive option. When you research on-line, the Greater Tulsa Area has a lot to offer, abundant growth, job growth, and more. Don’t hesitate to reach out to me and have a conversation about what’s happening here with real estate. Home shoppers doing their research love one thing most, and that’s my Home Search e-mail campaign. It takes only moments to set up, and you receive the first email with a full list of everything currently on the market that fits what you’re looking for. After the first email list, you will get an email every time another home comes on the market fitting your search parameters. This is a fantastic way to learn what’s going on in the Tulsa real estate market and how far your dollars will go. I can change the criteria of your search at any time and in just about any way you can think of: new construction, pre-existing, both, by city or even down to street names, 1 story or 2, etc… Click here and we’ll talk soon: Please contact me ASAP!
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