Edmond

Strong oaks and well-tended lawns frame the streets of Hafer Park. This East Edmond neighborhood is a prosperous suburb in the Oklahoma City area, with easy access to Arcadia Lake, dependable shopping and dining choices, and a 16-mile commute into the city center. Anchored by popular subdivisions like Chimney Hill and Tuscany Villa, Hafer Park offers convenience and elegance in a comfortable East Edmond setting. Timeless appeal is a trademark for Hafer Park’s streets, with winding driveways leading to homes built with classical aesthetics in mind. “There’s a duck pond, there’s multiple parks, there’s trails, there’s picnic tables, and you can access it all from here,” says Mandy Apple, a real estate associate with Modern Abode Realty. Hafer Park’s homes combine today’s comfort with the classical style of yesteryear. “It’s an established neighborhood with large trees and large yards,” Apple says. Homes in the area were generally built between the 1970s and today, with a mix of late 20th-century development and recent builds. Homeowners can find a combination of colonial, Tudor revival and new traditional homes in the area, along with some townhomes, apartments and bungalows. Local homeowners’ associations maintain gated communities like Fox Lake and Borgata. Homes in Hafer Park can generally range in price from $200,000 to $720,000. Home lots of about 0.3 acres are common in the area, with an average three-bedroom home selling for $400,000. “Homes sell really quickly here, and nothing sits on the market for very long,” Apple says. Properties tend to land under contract in two weeks or less. The Edmond School District serves students in the Hafer Park area. Some elementary-level kids attend Will Rogers Elementary, which earned an A-minus grade on Niche. Middle- grade students in the area go to Cimarron Middle School and Central Middle School, which both have A grades from Niche. Teens in Hafer Park attend Memorial High School, which has an A-plus grade and hosts an annual fundraiser for local charities called Swine Week, where students raise money in hopes of seeing the principal kiss a pig. Immediately north of the neighborhood, Hafer Park residents can find various reliable retail options in the Bryant Square Shopping Center, including Target, Ross, Lowe’s, Ulta Beauty and Dollar Tree. The Bryant and 15th intersection within the area provides more choices like Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Panera, CVS and Talbots. Contemporary fine dining experiences are available nearby at Signature Grill and Boulevard Steakhouse. Shoppers can find Walmart and Sam’s Club near the neighborhood’s entrance to Interstate 35. E.C. Hafer Park, the neighborhood's namesake, offers plenty of places to enjoy Edmond's rich landscape. The park features an exercise station, an outdoor stage, volleyball courts, a kids’ fishing pond and several playgrounds. The park’s A.C. Caplinger Ball Fields complex offers 12 lit baseball fields. In the summertime, residents can enjoy the warm weather at Pelican Bay Aquatic Center, a city-owned water park. Tennis enthusiasts can perfect their serve at the Edmond Racquet Club, which provides nine indoor and outdoor courts and a pool. The club also hosts tennis leagues for children and adults. Fishing, boating and Jet Skiing are less than 5 miles away at Arcadia Lake. This man-made lake is bordered by Spring Creek Park, where residents can also practice their mountain biking or spend a night under the stars. Hafer Park is bordered by Interstate 35, Bryant Avenue Memorial Road and 15th Street, providing easy access to Edmond through multiple major thoroughfares. Quick access to Oklahoma City is available through US-77, 1 mile west of the neighborhood. Professionals working in the city can expect a commute of about 13-16 miles. Access to the Citylink bus system is also available with stops on Bryant Avenue, 2nd Street and Vista Lane, with transfer service provided into Oklahoma City and other areas in Edmond.

Named for the railway line responsible for putting Edmond, Oklahoma on the map, Santa Fe offers the tranquility of a traditional suburb with the convenience of urban living. Less than 2 miles from the food halls and mom-and-pop stores clustered near Broadway downtown, residents don’t need to venture far beyond their quiet cul-de-sacs for dining and entertainment. It’s also easy to enjoy a nostalgic drive past the sights on Route 66, America's classic long-distance ride, which rolls through the center of downtown. “You’ve certainly got the best of two worlds in Santa Fe,” says Michael Wallace, a top Realtor with Re/Max at Home. “Nothing beats the neighborhood’s proximity to downtown, but it’s still got that quintessential, quiet suburban vibe that people love.” Traditional and ranch-style homes are common across Santa Fe. Many of these 1990s-era houses have two-car garages and large backyards enclosed by wooden privacy fences. “There’s nothing crazily modern here,” says Wallace, adding that the most outrageous design choice in the neighborhood tends to be a half-stone, half-timbering façade instead of classic red brick. He notes that there’s more variation in price than in architecture. Two-bedroom ranch-style homes list for about $220,000 while newer four-bedroom, five-bathroom homes with high ceilings, open floor plans and multiple stories listed for about $390,000. Old Towne Lofts gets a little avant garde with its boxy modern brownstones, dubbed luxury lofts, which were built in 2021 and sell for about $300,000. “There’s something for everyone here. It’s a great neighborhood for people who are looking for that suburb vibe, whether it's a first-time home buyer or someone looking to upgrade,” Wallace says. Part of Santa Fe’s appeal is its proximity to Downtown Edmond. “There’s a lot of cool stuff to do downtown,” Wallace says. “In Santa Fe you’re only about a mile and a half from the Broadway Extension Highway, the north-south street that runs through downtown, and it’s been revitalized with all kinds of newer developments and shops." One of these newcomers is the Icehouse Project, named for an old icehouse that stocked trains on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway line. This modern food court – tacos, pizza, ice cream and beer – is backdropped by an art installation evoking an enormous grasshopper. “It’s a sweet statue," Wallace says. "It’s a great photo spot in the middle of the Icehouse." With eight restaurants, the Edmond Railyard downtown is another communal dining hall. Crest Foods is a popular stop for groceries. Downtown Edmond hosts Heard on Hurd every Saturday from March through October. Thirty food trucks supply the grub, bands provide the music and local shops stand ready to sell. The Edmond Farmers Market runs almost year-round on Saturday mornings. It is held indoors at the MAC Senior Center from November through mid-March and outdoors beginning in mid-April through the rest of the year at Edmond Festival Marketplace. Schools in Santa Fe are part of the Edmond Public Schools District. Sunset Elementary earned a B+ from Niche.com in 2023. Heartland Middle and Santa Fe High earned A grades. “All the Edmond schools are considered pretty good,” Wallace says. "In the last couple of decades, Santa Fe has probably been known best for their competitive athletics.” Niche agrees, ranking Santa Fe High as the third-best high school for athletes in the state in 2023. The school’s football stadium, part of its state-of-the-art Wolf Den athletics facility, provides seating for thousands. Kelly Park is a pleasant local green space with a sunny, open field and shaded walking trails lined with benches. The colorful climbing structures and swings nestled under the young oaks make for “a sweet, classic little playground, perfect for the kids,” according to Wallace. Anglers and their kids can cast lines at the kid’s fishing pond at E.C. Hafer Park. This 121-acre green space also has paved multi-use trails and three playgrounds. A few iconic sights line nearby Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, including Pops 66, which sells more than 700 types of soda, and the Arcadia Round Barn. Downtown Edmond is about two miles east of central Santa Fe. Oklahoma City is 14 miles south and most quickly reached by US 77. Edmond’s Citylink Bus Route 2 links Santa Fe with the Edmond Transit Center on 3rd Street. Will Rogers World Airport is 25 miles south of the neighborhood.

Christine McVie could have been singing about Fleetwood Terrace when she crooned “sweet, wonderful you, you make me happy with the things you do.” Minutes from vibrant Downtown Edmond and nearby local shopping centers, stellar schools and a sprawling community park, its location is the primary draw for residents to this central Edmond neighborhood. “There’s a lot of cool stuff to do downtown,” says Michael Wallace, a top Realtor with Re/Max at Home. “A lot of people move to this area for that reason,” he adds, explaining: “Edmond may be a small town, but this close to the middle of it, you don’t feel too isolated and it’s definitely not boring.” You’ll find a wide range of architectural styles here, from Traditional-style homes with French-inspired half-timbering and classic brick ramblers to Split Level and Contemporary-style homes. Wallace notes that homes throughout Fleetwood Terrace were developed at different times, unlike some nearby subdivisions. “It wasn’t just developed by a single architect,” he says, explaining that as a result, “you’ll find homes from the ‘50s, homes from the mid-1970s and even homes from the ‘90s, and they all have distinct styles that really reflect those years.” For a two-bedroom red brick ranch-style home built in 1954, homebuyers can expect to pay close to $275,000, the median for the area. A Split Level-style home built in the late 1990s, with an open floor plan and an updated kitchen and bathrooms, tends to sell for closer to the median for the city: $360,000. Equally sized lots with backyards enclosed by tall wooden privacy fences, towering trees and sidewalks throughout the neighborhood prevent the myriad of architectural styles from appearing disjointed. “There’s a real sense of togetherness here despite how different all the homes are,” Wallace says. “It helps that there are all these physical connecting factors, but it’s also such an established neighborhood that all the people are really friendly. A lot of them have lived here a long time.” In fact, Wallace notes that there aren’t any active listings in the neighborhood right now. People tend to move into Fleetwood Terrace and stay long-term. Just a mile and a half from the corner of East 2nd Street and Broadway, the heart of downtown, residents have easy access to some of the city’s best retail, dining and entertainment. The Broadway Extension Highway is “the north-south street that runs through downtown, and it’s been revitalized with all kinds of newer developments and shops,” Wallace says. Residents from around the city flock here to visit the Railyard and the Icehouse Project, two new urban restaurant developments near the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Street. “They’re really cool outdoor food court-type places,” says Wallace, adding that their regular trivia and game nights, live music and seasonal events make them “perfect for happy hour.” If you’re craving scratch-made Mexican food with an American twist, visit the Fried Taco in the Icehouse. “All the tacos are amazing, and they’ve got great margaritas,” Wallace gushes. For their everyday shopping, many Fleetwood Terrace residents visit the Walmart Neighborhood Market or Target off Bryant Avenue just a mile north. If you can’t find what you’re looking for there, the Spring Creek Village shopping center is even closer to home, less than half a mile south down Bryant Avenue. There, you’ll find everything from local banks and exercise studios to pharmacies and car repair shops. Hafer Park, across Bryant Avenue to the east of Fleetwood Terrace, is a popular place for residents to enjoy the great outdoors. The 121-acre park “really has it all,” according to Wallace. Neighborhood youngsters can burn off their energy at one of the park’s three playgrounds or practice their reeling skills at the kids’ fishing pond. Residents of all ages can enjoy over a mile of paved, multi-use trails webbed throughout the park, as well as the athletic complex, classic sandy volleyball court and outdoor exercise stations. When playtime is over, Fleetwood Terrace students attend schools in the highly-rated Edmond Public Schools system. Many students between ninth and 12th grade go to Memorial High, just a quarter mile south across 15th Street. Home of the Bulldogs, Memorial boasts an A-plus grade from Niche and was ranked the sixth-best public high school in Oklahoma in 2023. Memorial students can choose from a plethora of extracurriculars, from sports to academic clubs, including joining the school paper. The student-run Ruff Draft covers all kinds of news, from local events and restaurant openings to opinion pieces on the latest Met Gala theme or television show premiere. With its proximity to so much retail, dining and entertainment, Fleetwood Terrace certainly makes living fun.

Musician Jack White once opined, “People talk about wanting amenities. Downtown is the amenity.” But for residents of Capitol View, the neighborhood’s proximity to Downtown Edmond is just one of a laundry list of amenities to enjoy. “It’s a very popular neighborhood for its location,” says Seth Bullard, a top Realtor with Keller Williams Central Oklahoma-Edmond. “So close to downtown, it’s just in a pretty great location for walkability to parks and retail, restaurants and even commercial aspects.” Home prices and styles in Capitol View are as varied as the options for nearby shopping, dining and entertainment. One of Bullard’s current listings, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with a first-floor primary suite and a fully fenced-in back yard with a brick patio is a Contemporary-style build from 1953, priced at $222,000. Bullard notes that this falls on the lower end of the spectrum for list prices in the neighborhood. “In the last two years, we’ve seen listings anywhere from $130,000 to $775,000. It’s a huge range,” he says, adding that a home’s cost depends largely on its size and condition. And while Bullard acknowledges that there are some new builds in the area, he says that “for the most part, the homes here are older, and charming, built in the ‘40s and ‘50s.” You’ll find most midcentury architectural styles on display here, from Minimal Traditional and ranch-style bungalows to Split-Level and Contemporary-style homes. “There’s a good mix of styles,” says Bullard, “it’s got way more than just ranches.” Beyond its wide variety of homes, Capitol View’s most appealing feature is its location. Less than a mile west, you’ll find a plethora of local restaurants in the Icehouse Project and the Edmond Railyard, two brand-new outdoor food court-style dining developments off of 2nd Street and Broadway. There’s more to the bustling heart of downtown than its food scene. “There’s Heard on Hurd, which is very popular, and there’s Edmond Vibes,” Bullard lists. Between March and October each year, the monthly Heard on Hurd street festival is the event to attend to enjoy live music and food trucks. For those more interested in visual and performing arts, Edmond Vibes is a monthly come-and-go art walk-style event on the first Thursday of each month between April and October. The month of July is when Downtown Edmond really comes to life. “The Fourth of July is very big,” Bullard says. “There’s Taste of Edmond at LibertyFest, it’s a whole huge event that the city puts on for the week of the Fourth, but really there’s a lot going on downtown for the whole month.” More than 40 local restaurants come together for A Taste of Edmond, the lynchpin of the LibertyFest Independence Day celebrations and what Travel Oklahoma calls “the city’s most anticipated culinary event of the year.” LibertyFest revelers can also enjoy everything from fireworks, concerts and car shows to footraces, radio shows and rodeos throughout the multi-day celebration. For your everyday shopping, visit one of the three shopping centers less than a mile northeast of Capitol View clustered around Bryant and 2nd Street. Between Bryant Square, Alta Mesa and University Plaza, you’ll find everything from Target and Walmart Neighborhood Market to Lowe’s and Walgreens. Even closer to home, Capitol View residents can enjoy the great outdoors at any one of three public parks. At less than a mile from most homes, the sunny Fink and Stephenson Parks are “super walkable, open common areas with tennis courts, basketball courts, play equipment, green spaces and picnic tables,” says Bullard. Fink Park, the larger of the two, sprawls over 7 acres in the northern part of the neighborhood, off 2nd Street. Its half-mile-long paved, multi-use trail connects to Hafer Park, just south of Capitol View. When the bell rings to signal the end of playtime, students in Capitol View attend schools in the highly sought-after Edmond Public Schools district. Many go to Will Rogers or Clegern Elementaries, both within half a mile of most homes. Bullard notes that Clegern, formerly one of the district’s lottery schools, is beginning to bring attention to the neighborhood. “It’s a very highly sought-after school,” he says, noting that while there’s no guarantee that students in Capitol View will be within Clegern’s boundary lines by the beginning of the 2024 school year, “they definitely will over time, and that’s a huge draw for young families.” While both Clegern and Will Rogers boast A grades from Niche, Clegern tops Will Rogers with its 9/10 GreatSchools Summary Rating.

In the southern end of the northern Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond is the large business park, retail and residential development of Kelley Pointe. While there is some housing on the northern end of the neighborhood, it’s dominated by Summit Medical Center, a large physician-owned acute care hospital surrounded by various medical buildings. The residential side of the development is on the southern end and started in the late 2000s. “I like this neighborhood, but I didn’t at first,” says Brad Reeser, a Realtor with Keller Williams Central Oklahoma. He’s been selling homes for over 40 years. “Over time, I like the way it’s laid out with a lot of green space, and not every inch is developed.” The houses in Kelley Pointe were built in the 2010s with the most recent being in 2018. There were a couple of home builders who designed the houses with most of them being what’s described as Dallas-style with steep-pitched roofs and use of brick. “Most of them have brick-gabled roofs that go over the front porch and the attached three-car garage,” Reeser says. “The garages usually dominate the front of the house.” The price range is from $350,000 to $475,000 and the average price per square foot is $156. There’s plenty of living space between 2,000 and 3,000 square feet and the typical Kelley Pointe home will have four to five bedrooms. “You do get a good amount of house for the money. Most of the people who live here work in downtown Oklahoma City and it takes 20 minutes to get there, so it’s very convenient,” Reeser says. Children in Kelley Pointe can attend schools in the A-plus Niche-rated Edmond Public School District. The district, as a whole, gets straight A’s in the categories of academics, the quality of teachers, administration and college preparation. Sunset Elementary has a 15-to-1 student-teacher ratio and is rated a B-plus. Summit Middle School opened in 1989 and receives an A grade. Students and parents at Santa Fe High School have access to a monthly newsletter called Wolf Notes. The publication keeps families up to date on academics, athletics and general happenings at the A-rated school. Niche says that the graduation rate is 92%. The entrance to Kelly Park is off 15th Street at the Pet Medical Center of Edmond. There is ample parking to enjoy the playground and the over six acres of green space. A smaller pocket park is located among the homes in Kelley Pointe. Parking is only available along the side of the street along Whispering Creek Drive. The one acre of parkland includes a playground. For a unique indoor recreation experience, Arctic Edge Ice Arena on Kelley Avenue has two NHL-size ice rinks and is home to the Oklahoma University hockey team and the Oklahoma City Adult Hockey League. For someone not quite ready to hit the ice on their own, they do offer skating lessons. In addition to Indian food favorites, like lamb curry, India Café located on 33rd Street also has vegetarian options, smoothies and an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The day can begin after a visit to Scooter’s Coffee on Kelley Avenue. The name was given because of the mission of the company to get customers scooted in and out as quickly as possible. For those who prefer tea as their hot beverage of choice, there’s also a wide selection. For coffee at home and other food essentials, there’s Crest Foods at the corner of Santa Fe Avenue and 15th Street. For those in a hurry, a post-COVID grocery called Jack Be opened and is exclusively a pick-up-only facility where customers choose their items on the app and go to a drive-thru to pick up their order. The city of Edmond is served by the Citylink buses with a couple of stops on 15th Street. There are major highways to the east, US 77 and Interstate 35, that lead to downtown Oklahoma City. It’s about 35 minutes to get to Will Rogers World Airport.

Henderson Hills-Willow Creek is a suburb outside of Edmond. Only 15 miles outside of Oklahoma City, or OKC to locals, Henderson Hills-Willow Creek is growing in popularity as more people search for an area with strong community and accessibility to the city. As a part of Edmond, people love the access to the downtown area with individual outside communities. “Edmond is growing all the time. We’re a town that’s already doubled in size,” says Amy Stephens, museum director at the Edmond History Museum. “It’s a big city with a small-town feel.” Henderson Hills-Willow Creek’s proximity to Edmond and OKC helps strengthen the community’s social calendar. Starting in mid-November, Edmond opens the Edmond Ice Rink at Mitch Park, an outdoor skating arena that stays busy through mid-January. It overlaps with Luminance, the town’s light display. The University of Central Oklahoma hosts WinterGlow at the Nigh Center. This winter carnival has arts and crafts, stories and musical bingo. “We host Cycle 66, which is gaining a huge following,” Stephens says. This bike tour takes people along historic Route 66, stopping and starting in downtown Edmond. Jerusalem Mediterranean Cuisine brings kabobs, gyros and fresh hummus to Henderson Hills-Willow Creek. Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant is an OKC franchise with locations across the city. Founded by a Mexican immigrant, it offers authentic Mexican cuisine. Earl’s Rib Place has been voted the best barbecue in the city and does special carry-out boxes for game days, so locals can eat in the football stands. Only 3 miles away, Edmond Festival Market Place has connected residents with local artisans and producers for 20 years. Residents can shop here every Saturday, though it does move indoors for the winter. Bryant Square Shopping Center has a Target and Walmart for groceries and more within 2 miles. Aldi is just over 3 miles away. H.C. Hafer Park is 121 acres of green and mature trees. Three playgrounds and a fishing pond for kids create a space for children to explore nature and play. The athletic complex, walking trails and rock climbing wall encourage residents to get active and outside. Bickham-Rudkin Park stocks their lake with catfish and bluegill. Its dog park has a designated area for smaller dogs and a beach where dogs can swim in the lake. “Parks are something our founding fathers cared a lot about,” Stephen says. “We’re a city of parks. We have almost 30.” On the western portion of Henderson Hills-Willow Creek, people can find modest midcentury moderns made from a mix of brick and siding, with some bungalow and two-story styles available. On the eastern side of the neighborhood, brick and stone two-story Craftsman are standard. The steep, asymmetrical roofs and dormer windows add character to homes. Two-car garages are common, but so is parking in the driveway. Sidewalks run along the streets to connect people with their neighbors. For a three-bedroom home in Henderson Hills-Willow Creek, homes typically start around $165,000, but can range up over $310,000. Homes on the more expensive end will double the space for houses with more than 2,000 square feet. Will Rogers Elementary receives an A-minus from Niche, and offers a gifted and talented program for students. Central Middle School offers an elective for introduction to agriculture and Niche awards it the 16th best public middle school in the state. Edmond Memorial High School as the sixth-best college prep public high school in Oklahoma. It has several amenities on campus, like an auditorium, football field and softball field. Additionally, it has a separate building for incoming freshmen—Edmond Memorial Freshman Academy. Both schools earn an A from Niche. Henderson Hills-Willow Creek’s proximity to downtown Edmond connects the neighborhood with popular restaurants and shops. 16 miles north of OKC, I-35 helps people get from home to the city. Historic Route 66, the famous highway, runs just north of Henderson Hills-Willow Creek and through Edmond. “We are becoming more bikeable,” Stephen says. “Walking and biking trails are being planning into the Edmond infrastructure.”