Hello Angel-

Welcome to Lawton! I hope you enjoy Oklahoma. When looking for houses, avoid Lawton View and surrounding areas, and Lawton Heights. These are the main areas to avoid(ghetto!), but there are many nice areas in Lawton. What is your price range? And will you be here when you find your house? If not, post the address and one of us will let you know if the area is good or not. With Lawton, you can be in a nice area, drive 3 or 4 blocks, and be in a bad area. It really just depends.

There are plenty of banks here, and new ones are being built, so finding a job should be no problem. I bank at Arvest, and I really like them. I'm afraid I can't tell you how much tags are or what the elementary schools are like. For things to do, check out our calender of events. Lawton is not exactly 'hopping', but there are a lot of fun things to do. There's a mall, movies, bowling, plays, an art gallery, a museum, and a very nice wildlife refuge not far away. Including the base, it's a town of about 100,000.

Oklahoma is different. If I recall, Georgia was humid, lush, and green. Oklahoma is humid. Very flat, lots of prairie in this area- though there are prettier areas in Oklahoma. Lawton may not be prettiest town you'll see, but the people are fantastic for the most part, and there are a lot of new beautification projects going. Lawton is about an hour from Oklahoma City, which is a very nice little city. Great shopping and tons to do! There is a very cool area in the city called Bricktown, which you really must go see. There is also a nice zoo, and a science center called the Omniplex that your kids will love. The Omniplex has educational, hands-on exhibits that demonstrate scientific principles, as well as the biggest indoor treehouse I've ever seen.  I hope this has been helpful! For more information, feel free to peruse our site and post any further questions in the forum.