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Oklahoma City Data
| Best Place to Live in North America |
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| Ranked in the elite top 35 among 343 metro areas--26th best overall--in 10 different categories from costs of living to climate according to Places Rated Almanac. |
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| One of the Lowest Costs of Living in America |
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| Ranked consistently 8-10% below the national average according to the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers; ranked 4th lowest in property tax burdens among the 100 largest U.S. metro areas according to Money magazine; ranked #1 in most affordable housing in America in a recent Ernst & Young exec-level housing study among 75 U.S. communities. |
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| Ranked 6th among the top 12 cities with the highest quality labor force according to 9000 executives recently surveyed by World Trade magazine. |
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| America’s Best Incentive Program |
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| Quality Jobs Program--a simple and yet most effective program paying qualified companies up to 5% of their payroll in cash for up to 10 years. |
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| America’s Most Ambitious Downtown Revitalization
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| $635 million in downtown revitalization including the recently-completed triple-A Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark, expansive canal through historic Bricktown featuring waterfront retail shops, restaurants, and other recreational facilities, and the State Fairgrounds and Myriad Convention Center renovations. Currently under construction are the large indoor sports arena, Metropolitan Library learning center, and renovations to the downtown Civic Center Auditorium. |
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| Leader for years among the U.S. Defense Department’s 8 aircraft repair centers and home to vital defense systems, including the USAF E-3 AWACS and U.S. Navy E-6A TACAMO squadron. |
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| Better Roads, No Congestion
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| Reliable, speedy, congestion-free access throughout the metro via approximately 24,000 miles of modern, multilane roads.
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| 15 Colleges and Universities
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| An abundance of college-level programs and affordable tuition--evidence of a well-educated labor force.
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| Nationally-Recognized Vo-Tech Programs
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| One of the two best vo-tech programs in the Country--employee training at no cost to the employer.
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| Home to One of America’s Leading Transplant Teams |
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| Integris Baptist Medical Center, pioneer of heart transplants in Oklahoma City, ranks among the top 10 institutions for transplants of all kinds and is just one example of exemplary medical care available.
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| Eighth Highest in Annual Giving to the Arts
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| Ranked 8th in the U.S. in individual annual giving on the part of the local citizens according to a recent survey for The American Council for the Arts.
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| Nation’s Best Children’s Museum |
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| Omniplex Museum was cited by PARENTS magazine as one of the Nation’s best museums for children prior to its recently-completed $7.3 million I-Max®-style Omnidome Theatre.
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