398 NE 9th Place, Newcastle, OK 73065

Turn onto NE 9th Place and you immediately realize this street is different. No sprawl. No traffic passing through. You just follow the curve to the right, and you can see the whole neighborhood from that one spot. It is not hard to see why people rarely move from this street, and even those who do wish they didn't have to. Don't stop there, though. Go all the way down to see the house that sits where the neighborhood gives way to open land. A massive shade tree stretches across the front yard like it has guarded the property for years. Behind the home, the fence line opens to wide farm land. Along the side, a bit of a greenbelt creates another layer of separation from the world. Standing on the covered patio in the evening, you hear wind moving through trees before you hear traffic. You'll forget you sit just minutes from the center of town. That tension defines Newcastle these days. The town continues to grow because people want space without isolation, quiet without...