Moving from Atlanta to Austin, Dallas or Houston, you choose!

[peenie 1,690]

I'm going to move to Texas next year.

My friend suggests we live in Austin.

Dallas and Houston are our other options.

If anyone has experience living or even visiting one of these cities, what are your thoughts?

(I've heard Houston is not really a good place to live.)

TIA

[cyclone24 1,814]

Surprisingly Houston is the 4th largest city in the US.....that alone rules that one out for me.

 

Austin is a great city, nightlife scene is tremendous, a lot of good concerts, etc.

 

Don't know much about Dallas.

 

I'd go with Austin.

[MDC 5,891]

Pick a better state

[Djgb13 2,338]

Visited all of them since I live in San Antonio. Go with Austin. Place is a lot more fun. Lots of good food, lots of outdoor activities, and great night life.

[Brad GLuckman 518]

Austin is routinely on the "best places to live" list. Been there once and had a blast.

[Reality 2,710]

Pick a better state

Like Pennsylvania?

 

[BiPolarBear 476]

I live in DFW and can't wait to get out. Austin is the coolest on your list for sure. Be ready for the drug addicts coming up to your car at stop lights, though. Last time I was there, I was stopped at a light and two druggies, one black and one white, were fighting at the intersection. They broke it off to go over to a black lady's nice suv. She pulled a gun on them and they backed off. I told my daughter that if they headed over to us, I was going to run the light. I have been in Fort Worth for nine years now, and I never saw anything like that. The cops here are in charge. It looks like they play it loose in Austin. There were multiple low lifes haunting street corners all around Austin.

 

I have only been to Houston once and it was last year. I pulled into a gas station and my credit card was declined. Since I am made of money like everyone here, I called the CC company. They said they had so much credit card fraud connected with that service station, that they just wanted to be sure it was me. I confirmed that I was in Houston and bought gas elsewhere.

 

Welcome to the Lone Star State.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Austin in a landslide. Second choice would be Dallas. Houston is not a good city IMO.

[jerryskids 5,205]

Been to Austin a ton. Great city and I wouldn't mind living there. Tons of tech companies and jobs. Downtown is a blast. It's a blue (liberal) island in a sea of red, which should appeal to you. Smaller than Atlanta and the others you mentioned, which could be good or bad depending on what you are looking for. No local pro sports teams (Spurs are close), so get used to Texas Longhorn sports early and often.

 

Been to Dallas a few times, it's OK. Reminds me of Phoenix with worse traffic. Cowboys blech. Rangers meh, I could root for them. Same for the Mavs. Some tech jobs although I don't know their industries these days (other than TI). Probably my second choice.

 

Never been to Houston so I can't comment from direct experience. I could root for any of the sports teams; I'm used to cultures of failure (other than maybe the Rockets). Seems dominated by energy/oil industry. Not really in my kind of tech (electronics) hence my lack of going there. My thoughts of Houston are humidity and Sheila Jackson Lee.

 

What about San Antonio? Also, which areas have the kind of bio lab stuff you work in?

[Mookz 1,287]

Let me throw a wild card at you: Tyler

[mobb_deep 917]

Austin is the only redeemable part of Texas. It's still hot as fock and filled with people from Texas though.

 

Houston is the worst.

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

I think Austin or Houston are both great choices. Austin has better food and more of a night life, but Houston has its benefits.

 

In Houston we are growing both oranges and avacodos. The weather is nice year round, the Houston suburbs are some of the nicest in the country. My parents live in the Denver suburbs and the Houston suburbs put them to shame. We have trees and water everywhere. The houston suburbs have to be some of the greenest in the country, trees everywhere and the trees have leaves year round.

 

 

I grew up in Montana and Wyoming. I never could of imagined that I would like a city such as Houston, but to be honest there would not be many other cities I would want to move to.

[Saint Elistan 106]

Austin is a blue city in a sea of red.

[mobb_deep 917]

I think Austin or Houston are both great choices. Austin has better food and more of a night life, but Houston has its benefits.

 

In Houston we are growing both oranges and avacodos. The weather is nice year round, the Houston suburbs are some of the nicest in the country. My parents live in the Denver suburbs and the Houston suburbs put them to shame. We have trees and water everywhere. The houston suburbs have to be some of the greenest in the country, trees everywhere and the trees have leaves year round.

 

 

I grew up in Montana and Wyoming. I never could of imagined that I would like a city such as Houston, but to be honest there would not be many other cities I would want to move to.

True. You can live in one of many giant planned communities, like beautiful Kingwood. A 40 sq. mile urban metropolis, owned by Exxon, where every single house literally looks exactly the same. With an average summer temperature of 90 degrees and humidity well above 80%, it's always a great time to mow the lawn or take a nice jog.

[Chronic Husker 85]

Let me throw a wild card at you: Tyler

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

Austin is a blue city in a sea of red.

 

Houston has a lesbian mayor, it is a moderate city.

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

True. You can live in one of many giant planned communities, like beautiful Kingwood. A 40 sq. mile urban metropolis, owned by Exxon, where every single house literally looks exactly the same. With an average summer temperature of 90 degrees and humidity well above 80%, it's always a great time to mow the lawn or take a nice jog.

I run in the summer and mow my lawn.

 

 

I get it you hate the city. Many people that live here like it. Where do you live?

[mobb_deep 917]

I run in the summer and mow my lawn.

 

 

I get it you hate the city. Many people that live here like it. Where do you live?

Newport Beach, CA.

 

And I don't hate Houston. I'm just saying it's the worst of the 3 choices, and calling BS on your weather forecasting. My wife is from there, and her while family still lives there. I've spent tons of time there. The big trees, golf courses and lawns in the planned communities are very nice, I'll give you that. Except Humble ofcourse. That place is a shithole.

[peenie 1,690]

Hey Mobb! I used to live in Mission Viejo! Lovely city, very expensive.

 

Re; Job

I'm thinking of doing something different, but not sure what. Working in the lab pays the bills but I want to be around more people.

I currently live in a very nice neighborhood, near my job, but I think it's time to leave and be in a new atmosphere.

 

As for the drug addicts, uh, I used to live in Newark, NJ. Drug addicts were as normal as the trees. (sadly)

Thanks guys!

 

Next time Delta has a sale, I'll visit one of those cities.

I have a few relocation/newcomers guides for each city.

We'll see....

[29 Guests 29]

Like Pennsylvania?

 

[Mungwater 588]

My wife is from Dallas, people from Dallas tend to be very pretentious. Luckily I've met the one girl that isn't.

 

Austin is nice, too many homeless guys and traffic for me.

 

Houston is good, you can find whatever you're into here. Jobs are good. Inside the loop is getting pretty expensive to live anymore though. Harris county appraised my house at a 60% increase from last year.

 

San Antonio is nice, the only problem with it is that there aren't many job unless you're in tourism or the hospitalities.

 

I've even told my wife, if we had to move out of the city, I'd move right to the beaches of Galveston.

[Mungwater 588]

I know peenie used to work in a lab, our medical district is one of the best in the world. Tons of jobs there and it's bigger than Denver.

[peenie 1,690]

Online opinions seem to like San Antonio and Fort Worth more than the cities I'm considering.

[MDC 5,891]

25 worst places to live or visit in the US:

 

http://m.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/worst-cities-in-america-to-live-in-or-visit

 

15 are in Texas. What a dump.

[Mungwater 588]

Online opinions seem to like San Antonio and Fort Worth more than the cities I'm considering.

Fort Worth is too country for my tastes.

[peenie 1,690]

Cowboys, country music and barbecue! I love it!

Of course....I want to live where, you know, I won't be rejected or relegated to live in one area of the city.

(Things you guys don't ever have to think about.)

[BiPolarBear 476]

Newport Beach, CA.

 

 

 

God I love that place. I had a little foldable boat and used to fish between the moored yachts. I would tie up to John Wayne's old boat sometimes.

[jerryskids 5,205]

 

San Antonio is nice, the only problem with it is that there aren't many job unless you're in tourism or the hospitalities.

 

 

Aren't they building a ginormous military hospital in San Antonio? That's why I thought of it for Peenie with her bio background. I figure not only the hospital complex but all of the med/bio infrastructure that would grow around it.

 

But it seems like she wants to do something different so...

[peenie 1,690]

^^^Good to know!

[Djgb13 2,338]

 

Aren't they building a ginormous military hospital in San Antonio? That's why I thought of it for Peenie with her bio background. I figure not only the hospital complex but all of the med/bio infrastructure that would grow around it.

 

But it seems like she wants to do something different so...

There's two military hospitals here. I've worked at both. The first is the one on Fort Sam called SAMC. That's where you have everything. All the wards, clinics, and surgeries. The one on lackland is Wilford Hall. It used to be the biggest hospital but they moved all the wards and surgical operations over to the army base Fort Sam at SAMC. They are building a newer hospital right beside Wilford Hall on Lackland. It's gonna be a like just a big clinic then demolish Wilford Hall.

 

San Antonio itself isn't a bad city. I just like Austin better. So much more of a fun city in my opinion. Like someone said there are homeless people there but that's every major city. If you're looking at cities I would rank them from best to worst as: Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. Austin has the lake right by it so you can take your boat out, go kayaking, there's nature trails, tons of great restaurants and food trucks. If I wasn't moving back to South Carolina next year and I had to stay in Texas I would move to Austin.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

Cowboys, country music and barbecue! I love it!

Of course....I want to live where, you know, I won't be rejected or relegated to live in one area of the city.

(Things you guys don't ever have to think about.)

Yes we do. For example, if I want to move to Chicago, south side is out. DC, most of the city is out. St. Louis, pretty sure I'm not moving near Ferguson.

[peenie 1,690]

^^Lol, good point.

Although, I sure wish some nice white guy would've moved into my neighborhood.

You'd be more welcomed than you think.

I mean, clearly there are some brave people that do it, hence gentrification.

[IGotWorms 3,315]

Austin has some great restaurants and interesting cultural stuff. The bats under the bridge and stuff like that is pretty cool. Plus it's close to San Antonio which also has some things going for it. I couldn't really say what its like to live there as I've only visited a couple times but that would easily be the first city I'd look at were I ever inclined to move to Texas.

 

I did notice a lot of bums and stuff when I visited there. It's a liberal town so there seems to be a permissive attitude about drugs and homlessness and all that. That kinda stuff doesn't bother me too much but it is a good thing to know going in.

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

Cowboys, country music and barbecue! I love it!

Of course....I want to live where, you know, I won't be rejected or relegated to live in one area of the city.

(Things you guys don't ever have to think about.)

 

Not true.

 

There are a couple of us interracial couples on the board. One of the reasons we live on the border of Sugar Land and Missouri City is because Sugar Land is 50% white, 30% Asian and Missouri City is 30% White 30% Asian. The southwest corner of Houston is about of diverse of area as you can find in the country.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

 

Not true.

 

There are a couple of us interracial couples on the board. One of the reasons we live on the border of Sugar Land and Missouri City is because Sugar Land is 50% white, 30% Asian and Missouri City is 30% White 30% Asian. The southwest corner of Houston is about of diverse of area as you can find in the country.

You married Ad1ct?

[BunnysBastatrds 1,916]

^^Lol, good point.

Although, I sure wish some nice white guy would've moved into my neighborhood.

You'd be more welcomed than you think.

I mean, clearly there are some brave people that do it, hence gentrification.

I did it when I moved to MId City here in NO. I was welcomed with open arms by my neighbors like you say. It was the youngsters that wanted me out. And I had to leave. Lucky to be alive as vocal as I was.

 

It's not that easy Peenie. Just saying.

[Voltaire 4,558]

RP lives in Buttmont right? That should be #1 on your list. The closer to his house the better. If you don't like Buttmont, a close #2 I would recommend is ~stick's congressional district.

[BiPolarBear 476]

RP lives in Buttmont right? That should be #1 on your list. The closer to his house the better. If you don't like Buttmont, a close #2 I would recommend is ~stick's congressional district.

I think ed said that RP's computer address indicated Tyler, TX, but I could be wrong. Tyler is where Rusty Syringes is btw.

 

Stick's campaign signs show up in the Hurst/Bedford area. My area of town is nicer. Keller/Northwest Fort Worth.

[MDC 5,891]

I think ed said that RP's computer address indicated Tyler, TX, but I could be wrong. Tyler is where Rusty Syringes is btw.

Rusty and RP lived in Beaumont, then they both moved to Tyler and now live less than a mile apart ... What are the odds?

[BiPolarBear 476]

 

Here is a little taste of Texas entertainment to get you in the mood, peen.