Moore sits directly between Oklahoma City and Norman along I-35, making it one of the metro’s most convenient and affordable family-friendly suburbs — a city that has rebuilt itself into one of Oklahoma’s most resilient communities.
How It Got Built
- Moore sits on land opened in the Land Run of 1889. The Southern Kansas Railway laid track through the area in 1886-87 and first called the stop “Verbeck.”
- The name “Moore” comes from Al Moore, a railroad employee who lived in a boxcar at the site and painted his name on a board nailed to it — when a post office was designated on May 27, 1889, the name stuck.
- Moore incorporated as a town in 1893, by then home to a hotel, livery, general stores, a lumber company, and other small businesses.
- The city grew rapidly after a 1961 annexation of 21.6 square miles — population jumped from 1,221 in 1960 to 19,761 by 1970, and stands at 62,793 as of the 2020 Census, making Moore roughly Oklahoma’s 7th-largest city.
- Moore is one of the most storm-resilient communities in the country: it withstood a devastating F5 tornado on May 3, 1999, and an EF5 tornado on May 20, 2013. Both Plaza Towers and Briarwood elementary schools were rebuilt and reopened by 2014-15, and the city has since led the way on strengthened building codes and storm-shelter adoption.
What You’re Actually Buying Into
Moore’s biggest draw is location: sitting right on I-35 between OKC and Norman means an easy commute either direction, plus a strong retail corridor along the interstate. Moore Public Schools runs three high schools (Moore, Southmoore, and Westmoore), six junior highs, and 25 elementary schools, serving a community that skews toward young families. Tinker Air Force Base is a short drive northeast and is a major regional employer for many Moore residents. Buck Thomas Park and the city’s other public parks anchor a suburb that has consistently prioritized affordability relative to OKC and Norman without giving up easy metro access — and a community that has proven, twice, that it rebuilds stronger.
What Homes Are Actually Selling For
Moore has seen 12,983 closed home sales since January 2015, based on real, recorded MLS data pulled directly from MLSOK/Matrix. The median sale price has climbed from $140,000 in 2015 to $239,250 so far in 2026 — a steady, more-than-70% run driven by affordability relative to its OKC and Norman neighbors and Moore’s easy I-35 access. Growth accelerated sharply between 2020 and 2022 (from $170,000 to $220,000) and has continued climbing steadily since.
Current Listings in Moore
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Home Values Over Time
The chart below tracks Moore’s median home sale price by year, built entirely from Matrix’s own server-computed Market Analysis stats for each calendar year — not a sample, not an estimate.
Source: MLSOK/Matrix — 12,983 closed sales, Jan 2015-Sep 2026 (2026 is a partial year). Real recorded MLS data, not an estimate.