New to OKC looking for a nice area in metro for middle class black family?

[Kerry]

Thread is dead.

Well we do know one thing - Patrick needs to find a new class of friends. If most of my friends were racist I would have to rethink the settings on my freindship bar, because apparently too many people are getting over it.

[earlywinegareth]

As a parent, one of my priorities when I chose to buy a house was the school system. The best school systems are: 1. Deer Creek, 2. Edmond, 3. Moore/Norman (tied). Those are the only areas I recommend. OKC is one of the most racially mixed cities in the country, so it boils down to this - pick the area that offers the most of what you want. Commute time? Shopping/restaurants nearby? What is "good" for one person may or may not be "good" for you. Having said that, I do recommend my area of town - far SW OKC, 89th on the north, Western on the east, 149th on the south, and Portland on the west. We love everything about it.

[okclee]

Your school system ranking, is that fact or your opinion?

[Steve]

thread is dead. thread is dead

[kevinpate]

thread is dead. thread is dead

nah, it's just been zombified

[soonerfan_in_okc]

Keep it aliveeeeee. Edmond is racist dont move there ahhhhhh

[jmarkross]

Keep it aliveeeeee. Edmond is racist dont move there ahhhhhh

Norman will offer a torchlight parade!

[krisb]

If the thread is dead, quit posting on it.

[Patrick]

Patrick - so what do you do

I was actually one of the founding members of OKCTalk.

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=6686&page=1

[Patrick]

That's pretty poor sourcing, forgive me, for the conclusions you're making.
Here's some equally anecdotal information of my own. In my nw OKC/Edmond schools neighborhood, we have at least 4 black families, two Asian families and one Hispanic family - ON MY BLOCK. It's a great safe neighborhood. I don't know about Yukon.
White flight is a sad incident from the 1970s that is now ancient history ... my suggestion, Braunstation, is take all of these comments with a grain of salt, and follow the one bit of advice given by one person - get a nice apartment to start off with if you can, get to know the city, and spend a few months getting to know the city.

For what it's worth, I was right in that blacks make up 4% of Edmond North tested population, but wrong in saying that means 96% white, as there are other ethnic groups.

And like I said, my source is No Child Left behind data:
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/AcctAsses.../55I012715.pdf

[OKCRT]

MWC seems to be the most diverse area in the metro to me.

Now lets stop the racial undertones.We are better than that.

[Spartan]

thread is dead. thread is dead

Can I get a witness!!!

[EBAH]

MWC seems to be the most diverse area in the metro to me.

I completely agree, MWC is becoming a very diverse community.

[geterdone]

Being a black young man I would not recommend Yukon, as stated earlier there is still some racism that sadly enough still exist.

[ddavidson8]

People will find racism whenever and whereever they want to.

[Matt]

Wow. 17 people! lol

Oklahoma City: White alone - 326,381 (59.7%), Black alone - 76,759 (14.0%)
Nichols Hills: White alone - 3,764 (92.8%), Black alone - 17 (0.4%)