Slaughterville

Deep in Oklahoma farmlands, Corbett is a small, rural community 8 miles from the nearest town. With the Corbett Baptist Church the only thing at its center, this quiet neighborhood offers plenty of space and room to breathe. Bigger roads nearby to connect it to grocery stores, restaurants and events. With the Canadian River to the south and the Lexington Wildlife Management Area (WMA) to the northeast, there is plenty to do outdoors in Corbett. “Land and acreage are big draws,” says Rhonda Simmons, broker from Sunshine Realty and Noble resident. “There’s a lot of people that are drawn to wanting the land and moving out of the city. This gives them an area that’s not so far out or away from all your amenities.” Houses in Corbett are typically ranch-style homes on at least one acre of land, though some properties can have several acres at their disposal. With fields and farmlands surrounding homes, neighborhoods feel open and spacious. Homes will list from $150,000 to $360,000, with remodeled and updated homes representing the higher end of the spectrum. Corbett students will have to attend schools in nearby Lexington. Younger students will attend Lexington Elementary School, which receives a C-plus ranking from Niche. After, they move on to Lexington Middle School, which Niche awards a C-minus. Lexington High School offers outdoor clubs for students, like archery and fishing, so students can get fresh air while pursuing hobbies. Niche grants this school a C-plus. The Lexington WMA is over 9,500 acres of Oklahoma flora and fauna. During the hunting season, people can hunt popular game like quail, deer, turkey and rabbit. At Dahl Gren Lake, visitors can catch channel catfish and sunfish. The WMA also sports three shooting ranges. Over in Lexington, Charlie McCown Park has a disc golf course and a playground. In the summer, locals can enjoy the splash pad. By Wanette, people can fish at spots at the Soggy Bottom Trails Pub and Campground. The space also has an outdoor pub, where visitors can enjoy good food and drinks. Lexington is the closest town, only 8 miles away. Here, locals can eat at HomeTown Deli, which offers an ever-changing daily specials menu for sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. People can even enter to win a free sandwich. Lexington also recently opened an Eagle One Pizza, bringing this Oklahoma City franchise to the area. Happy Camper has a cozy café vibe with its mountain murals and lights strung from the ceiling. Over in Purcell, just 10 miles away, The Flat Armadillo Trading Co. has antiques and pop-up vendors for eclectic furniture, clothing and jewelry shopping. Corbett residents can grocery shop at the Walmart in Purcell. A&Z Grocery and Feed is just 11 miles from Corbett and also has a hot box with pizza, burgers and chicken nuggets. Lexington has several seasonal events open to locals, like the annual Fall Festival. Hosted in Charlie McCown Park, this festival offers a pumpkin patch, live music, car shows, a dog costume parade, carnival games and a chili cookoff competition. The 89er’s Day Festival celebrates the state’s founding and history as a territory. In Lexington, the town entertains locals with talent shows and live performances, a parade, car shows, carnival rides and street food. Corbett is a very car-reliant community. Land in Corbett is very spaced out, so locals will need their car to get them to church on Sunday or their neighbors’. Many people will commute into Oklahoma City for work, located just 46 miles from Corbett. Oklahoma Route 39 links Corbett with Lexington and Purcell. There’s also an Amtrak station in Purcell so that people can connect to bigger cities. 11 miles away is Purcell Municipal Hospital.

Surrounded by farmland, Willow View is an agricultural community. Buckhead Creek flows through the neighborhood and Lexington Wildlife Management Area (WMA) provides a connection to nature. The nearest towns aren’t for several miles, with Lexington 6.5 miles away and Noble 11 miles away, but people here like the privacy the isolation offers. “It tends to draw a lot of people just because of the location being right there on Highway 77,” says broker Rhonda Simmons with Sunshine Realty and Noble native. “It’s centrally located, but you still get the peace and quiet.” In Willow View, people will mainly find ranch-style homes in brick and siding on multi-acre properties. The land gives many people the option to own livestock and horses, harking back to the community’s agricultural setting. Long driveways set homes back from the road, and some residents have iron fences and gates. Homes here will range from $150,000 to $300,000. Students in Willow View can attend Lexington Public Schools. Lexington Elementary School receives a C-plus from Niche, while Lexington Middle School earns a C-minus. Lexington High School has a strong athletics department, with football, cheerleading, basketball, golf and wrestling available for students. Niche grants Lexington High a C-plus. Willow View’s eastern border is the Lexington WMA, which offers over 9,500 acres of Oklahoma wilderness. It provides three shooting ranges for rifles and pistols, and people can hunt for Oklahoma game like deer, turkey and rabbit during the hunting season. Dahl Gren Lake has channel catfish, largemouth bass and sunfish. Over in Noble, Kenneth L. King Park sports a disc golf course on its 20 acres. Dane Park, also in Noble, has a community garden where locals can grow fresh produce and a splash pad open in the summers. Lexington’s HomeTown Deli has daily specials, keeping their menu fresh with ever-changing soups, sandwiches, salads and desserts. The town is also the home to a new Eagle One Pizza location. At Kendall’s Restaurant, patrons receive fresh cinnamon rolls with every meal. In Purcell, locals can find eclectic jewelry, clothes and jewelry at The Flat Armadillo. For groceries, Neighbor’s Grocery is only 2 miles away from Willow View. Here, people can find Slaughterville Jerky Co. products, locally-produced jerky. “Not too far out east in Maguire, there is Maguire Farm Store that’s been there since the early 1900s,” Simmons says. Only 7 miles away, this local option sells everything from groceries and hot food to feed for livestock and pets. Eleven miles away, Noble ha a Walmart Supercenter, but Super C Mart is a local option. “A lot of people still shop at the Super C Mart even with the Walmart opening,” Simmons says. South in Purcell, Cash Saver is in Purcell 10 miles away. Willow View’s proximity to Lexington means residents can access the town’s active event calendar. The 89er’s Day Festival in Lexington celebrates state history, and Lexington brings festivities in the form of talent shows, live performances, carnival rides, street food and a parade. In the fall, locals can enjoy the pumpkin patch, live music, dog costume parade, petting zoo and chili cookoff competition at Lexington’s Fall Festival. Noble also brings festivities to Willow View residents, especially around the holidays. “They’ll light up the water tower in Noble and there’s Christmas caroling all over town,” Simmons says. “It goes on for several days.” Because the area is so rural, residents will mainly need a car to get around. 77 can connect the neighborhood to Lexington and Purcell in the south and Noble to the north. For work, many people commute to Oklahoma City, just 45 miles away. Purcell Municipal Hospital is 9.5 miles from Willow View. Duffy and Slaughterville Roads connect the neighborhood to Slaughterville and other neighboring communities.

A locale off the beaten path, Maguire’s pastoral views and definitively relaxed rural vibe set the scene for a mix of established homes and new builds. While the area is within driving distance of dynamic downtowns in Norman and Oklahoma City, residents can retreat to a sense of privacy and solitude, where large expanses of open green space and farmland separate the houses. "You get that peace and quiet, but it's still centrally located," says Rhonda Simmons, Realtor with Sunshine Realty, who has been selling in the area for decades. "Because the area isn't too far from Highway 77, you can easily get to areas like Noble, Norman and Purcell." When residents want to enjoy the serenity of secluded nature, they just need to step outside their front door. Buyers will find everything from manufactured homes to minimal traditional cottages and ranch houses sitting on expansive acreage. Some properties with farmland are surrounded by white picket fences, while others are blanketed by thickets of pear, apple and peach trees. Small ponds and creeks are also commonly found near the houses here. Prices start around $270,000 for three-bedroom established homes, while new construction with five bedrooms sells for nearly $600,000. The most expensive price point in Maguire falls around $720,000 for an 80-acre property with barns and chicken coops. "There is now homeowners association because the area is unincorporated, so that's another draw for buyers because they can pretty much do what they want with the land," says Simmons. Students living in Maguire are zoned for Noble Public Schools and will filter through three elementary schools serving prekindergarten through fifth grades. Katherine I. Dailey Elementary and John K. Hubbard Elementary earned a B rating from Niche, while Pioneer Intermediate Elementary received a B-plus. Curtis Inge Middle School serves sixth through eighth-grade students and gets a B from Niche. The same grade was given to Noble High School, where students will have access to ‘The Den,’ a massive fine arts auditorium and gym built in 2019. The upgraded space doubled the seating capacity of the old buildings and is used for tournaments, concerts and other community events. While locals have plenty of room to roam around their homes, they can also venture 8 miles north to Lake Thunderbird State Park. The haven for outdoor recreation spans over 1,800 acres with campsites, two marinas and year-round fishing. There are also multiple playgrounds dotted throughout the park for kids to explore. Before hitting the miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails woven throughout the sprawling green space, stop by the Discovery Nature Center to learn more about the plants and animals you might spot along the way. A staple in the area for more than 100 years, Maguire Store has had many iterations over its long history. The store has been the site of community meetings, a polling place for local elections and a post office. Today, it’s become a catchall store selling fresh produce, plants and feed for cattle and horses. After a high school football game on Friday nights, locals can stop by for pizzas, tacos, sandwiches, milkshakes and ice cream. Big box grocers like Walmart and ALDI can be found in Norman, roughly 9.5 miles northwest of the area. Due to Maguire’s rural nature, locals will have to take Highways 9 or 77 to reach urban areas. The closest hospital, Norman Regional, sits 15 miles northwest. The city is also home to The University of Oklahoma, which is surrounded by local eateries, parks and museums. Locals can also join other Sooners fans on gamedays at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. There is an Amtrak station in Norman, but those who prefer to fly have to travel roughly 37 miles to Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.