Living In Houston vs Living In Atlanta | Full Comparison!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- In this video I will be comparing living in Houston vs living in Atlanta. We will be discussing geography, education, transportation, cost of living, and a lot more. So if you're on the move and still deciding whether to move to Atlanta or Houston then this video is for you!
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I lived in both Houston and Atlanta. Didn't need a car in ATL; in HOU, you can barely exist without one. Where Atlanta beats Houston is that the MARTA rail and bus network is a lot better than Houston's METRO.
Fantastic video. I live in Houston and have visited Atlanta for years. Your assessment is spot on. My husband and I are contemplating a move to the Atlanta suburbs for cooler temps and proximity to outdoor activities. But yes, state taxes and housing prices are definitely a pain point!
Been to both, and Houston has a WAAAAY better surrounding city area.
Liar
I don’t think so Houston rank lower in Atlanta in every way from a professional point of view .
@@crazyyakuza8741 Houston higher GDP and GDP per capita
even though i really dig Atlanta's Metro and the Braves too, i definitely give Houston the edge over ATL. i like a very diverse city and lots of diverse places to eat and lots of diverse culture. it truly makes the world go round. i like the warmer weather mostly all year. Unfortunately, good transportation in both cities they lack, ... strike one on that but Houston is cheaper to live, closer to the beach, New Orleans, The Gulfcoast areas, and more. less crime in Houston.
I’ve lived in both and your assessment of both cities is spot on.
I lived in both. Houston (Over 12 years) and Atlanta (2 years). I pretty much agree w/ everything you said. I like both metros. Both have their pros and cons but for me I actually prefer Atlanta over Houston. Why is that?
1) Atlanta is a better looking metro. Imo, rolling hills, city in the forest vibe, 4 seasons, city hood suburbs, dense urban areas in its core… Atlanta wins in this department.
2) Houston floods. I don’t think ppl realize how bad Houston floods. Even when it rains normally it’s flooding somewhere in Houston.
3) Atlanta has a better collection of suburbs.
4) Geographical location. Much better road trip options compared to Houston.
5) More diverse economy
6) Atlanta has a more creative arts scenes than Houston. Houston is more business centered.
And while I think congestion in Atlanta is worse and has a more outdated infrastructure, imo I have less anxiety driving in Atlanta. Houston has more aggressive drivers trust me. More road rage incidents. More pedestrian deaths and more wrong way crashes. Also try driving in torrential rain going to work.
Thank you for this comment because I currently live in Houston about 2 yrs. I I was born here but lived in Colorado most my life came back to Houston to live and it’s not the same at all it’s not diverse anymore and it’s overrated! Ready to leave already to ATL or NC. Houston is not like it use to be.
@@Lee_709 wait a minute, Houston is even more diverse than it’s ever been. I have my complaints about Houston no doubt but diversity and food are not one of those complaints. It’s one of the most diverse cities in America. It’s more diverse than Atlanta or any city in NC.
@@Lee_709 I lived in Colorado, Smyna, GA, Houston, So. California. Houston is the worst place I have ever lived. People are horrible, roads destroyed with no repairs, Extreme Road Rage, No respect for each other nor the road. Texas is overrated. Lot of small minded people. Human Trafficking. Scams, Crime.
Pretty accurate. You sold Houston a bit short with diversity of jobs but got a couple of the main ones. Yes, Houston is the most diverse city in America and it reflects that with the great quality of food choices. Houston is one of the few cities that’s diverse but not segregated because LA is diverse but really segregated.
Houston is not more diverse . Who would want to live in Houston ? Who has money that want to live there ? What’s going on in Houston ? Nothing . Atlanta is way better in everyway .
@@crazyyakuza8741 are you speaking personally or statistically ? Lol either way, you’re wrong. Houston is way more diverse. Who has money that wants to live in Houston ? You sound like someone that only follows rappers and reality shows. One city has 2million people and the other has 400k but you think all of this?? ok. Lol
@@wheel-e-umm no it’s not I live on n both cities … that’s a pretty tough call .. that’s like you’re taking count of everyone around and culture wise.
@@wheel-e-umm I’m speaking from personal experience living around Houston and looking for certain restraunts . Looking for certain type of people . Doing things to see what the cities has to offer . No way in the world that Houston is more diversity . And like he said is False is Houston is bigger Atlanta … that’s funny becuase l if you’re talking about city limits then who’s gonna count downtown only . You can go pass marrietta and they still have store , business tagging Atlanta . Houston doesn’t have no where near the amount of cities that Atlanta has . When they people talk about the city they’re usually mentioning the metro area . Atlanta has a metro population of 8.1 million people
@@crazyyakuza8741 Metro Houston is still way more populated than Metro Atlanta. Atlanta just seems more crowded because of the terrible freeways they have.
This was very helpful thanks!
Houston is better in my opinion
I might move from Dallas to Atlanta. Atlanta feels more familiar to me since I'm from Mississippi.
I am from Houston, and our weather is nice October 1 - March 31. I was able to run 355 out of 365, one year and we had a hurricane and snow storm (the other 10 days was a tread mill).
April and May has good weather too. It’s June-sept that gets rough
Thank you so much!! These are the two cities I have been going back and forth with for my move. I am leaning more towards Houston because of the diversity, food and being able to get to the beach and I love outdoorsy stuff and I want to ride my motorcycle year round without the traffic. This video was very helpful !!!
Yes, Houston is close to the beach (20 minutes to 1 hour depending on where you live in Houston). It’s also close to Central Texas (3.5 hours), also known as the Hill Country which is very popular for bikers. However, Atlanta is close to the Smoky Mountains (3.5 hours), which are the tallest mountains west of the Rockies. The top scenic route for bikers is the Blue Ridge Parkway. Both cities are great for jobs. If you’re not married, the men in Houston are slightly better.
Or as someone once said "Houston is an hour from Houston."
Thank you for this video! I currently live in Tampa and have been on the fence between Houston, Dallas or Atlanta. I feel like you can’t go wrong with either city. It would be great to see you compare Atlanta and Dallas too
Lmao, you wanna move to Texas? It sucks bro, I’m not even being one of those it’s overrated, I’ve visited Florida and it’s way more to do l, better weather, better vibe, better food, and etc
As long as it would take to go to the beach from Atlanta, it takes lesser time between going to New Orleans from Houston. Galveston beach by Houston also has cruise ships to the Caribbean and Mexico like Disney ships, etc. Houston is a lake region. If you want mountains, there are some in other parts of Texas. Houston is also close to the city which is Austin that seems to be becoming the main tech city of the entire country where the tech industry has discovered somewhere they can make in their own image to the way they see it for that industry more than available or possible from any other place in America.
Lived in ATL. Live in HOU. The former prettier. The latter is more affordable.
When comparing cities, you have to compare the METRO to get a clearer picture, not just the city proper. Atlanta has over 6 million people vs 7 million in Houston
“City In The Forest” needs to make laws to limit deforestation.
Atlanta better whoever say Houston better is LYING
Is that right? I live in Tennessee. Considering one of these places. I’m in Knoxville, kind of close to Atl
So true I live in Houston and it is not what it’s made out to be trust and believe. But I’ve been thinking about Atlanta myself.
@@Lee_709 it’s fun 🤩
These mf is lying Because I have lived in Houston for 2 year . Houston is not bigger . These mf are talking about downtown only 🤣🤣🤣 try going from south side to north side Atlanta , it’ll take you a hour and a half . Atl metro has 8 million people while Houston is lucky to have 4 million . These guys are definitely biased on this review beside who the hell wants to be in Houston ?
Atlanta all day everyday?
Make a Houston vs Tampa video
Houston
Houston housing is cheaper, it is more diverse, has better restaurants, less crime, and access to the beach. This is a not brainer!
Atlanta has safer suburbs north of I-20. Houston suburbs are all over the place.
Atlanta has better education, less poverty, lower unemployment, more job growth, and more outdoorsy activities. Problem solved.
@bluelivesmurder5696 less poverty? Its lots of people in atlanta that are impoverished.
@@derricklyons2232 Atlanta's unemployment rate is 5.3%. Houston's unemployment rate is 8.0%. Atlanta residents, on average, make about 10,000 more dollars per year than Houston residents. Atlanta has a more diverse economy. You do the math.
No it ain’t Houston catching more hats then atl mane Ong
One city floods every year. The other doesn't. Problem solved
simple minded ignorance.
Everytime it rains
This is a lie on wheels. Houston really floods during major tropical storms. True , in the last decade, Houston got hit with storms and then Harvey 3 yrs in a row, but that's not the usual. Usually, a flood the magnitude of Harvey or a tropical storm usually happens once every 20 years.
He focused on Atlanta proper population and touched on the many suburbs that make up metro Atlanta, but did not mention how Atlanta's and Houston's metro population is much closer in size making them very similar to each other. More than likely unless you're confined to ITP (in the perimeter) your life in Atlanta is much more than Atlanta proper making some of this post a little uneven. I mean driving through Atlanta proper you go through suburbs and then right back in Atlanta proper.
Don’t feel bad, a lot of people make that mistake. I don’t know how many times I have to tell people that metro population is what need to be compared with large cities. He basically talked about 750,00 people and completely ignored the other 6 million that live in the suburbs lol! With that said, Houston metro is still larger by close to a million people. Dallas Ft Worth is larger than both. A lot of people seem to not know that. DFW will hit 8 million probably in the next 3-5 years.
Do Charlotte vs Atlanta I lived in both cities
Yeah
Charlotte hands down.
@@The-Mediator Yup norf side west suga creek is where I used to reside for 5 years
@@The-Mediator Reasons why over atlanta?
I was livin on the East side of the A in Decatur for 3 years
these are large cities part of a Metropolitian area... real pop houston 8 mil atl 5 min
Atlanta 💪
Houston is the most diverse city in America??? What about NYC, LA, or even Boston?
www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2021/04/houston-is-the-most-diverse-city-in-america#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20report%20from,few%20tenths%20of%20a%20point.
@@LivinginAtlantaTeam The Hispanic thing is very tricky though....I imagine Houston(and Texas generally) has more white Latinos and that really will change the feel of it versus an LA or NYC. Be careful with how you evaluate "diversity". Remember that designations like Hispanic or Latino didn't really exist until a couple of decades ago. And places like Texas have a different history of how they fit into their racial landscape than a California generally or even New York which were more intense in targeting certain Latin groups for segregation. To my knowledge, many Texas Latinos, for example, could go to white schools during Jim Crow whereas in LA and NYC...lesser so.
Just be careful with how you fit this group into a "diversity" narrative in the U.S. context. None of these places are particularly racially harmonious either so avoid implying that "diversity" means folks will run into less racism in a city or metro. It's just not true. LA is even known for inter-ethnic tensions between blacks and more marginalized Hispanics for.example. This exacerbates the issues of both kind of being priced out of LA. I suggested a way of evaluating how meaningful diversity is in a context beyond just the ability to allegedly avoid racism and eat at a variety of restaurants in a comment above but if your target audience is a specific demographic, maybe that matters less as a sort of superficial diversity is enough for them to feel comfortable.
@@2008bscott It's not that deep brother. I am not qualified to nor do I have any intention to comment on racial harmony in these cities. I'm simply trying to help folks get a sense for if they are likely to see other people like themselves, as that tends to be very important for many people. But thank you for the word salad I guess?
@@2008bscott Traditionally in Texas, Hispanics meant Mexican with native Aztec/Mayan heritage (shorter, stout, darker skinned people) crossing into Texas to find legitimate work. This influx occurred after NAFTA (early 90's) when poor native village people and farmers were forced to close their small businesses and farms.
In the late 90's, early 2000's there was an influx of El Salvadorians into Texas as a result of the drawn out civil war and the so-called "war on drugs" allowing "refugees" with "shady pasts" to enter.
This new wave is an influx of white latinos (taller, light eyes, white skin) from El Salvator, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, etc. As you stated, most of them identify as white and are accepted as white. They are educated and typically the "upper class" of those countries coming in to take advantage of the Texas/U.S. economy. Please note, back in their countries, racism against native heritage people and Black people is rampant.
There are rarely any shorter, stout, darker skinned Hispanics with strong native blood allowed in anymore.
Yes, it’s also not a segregated city like many other so called diverse cities.
I have beef....I get that people value "diversity" in food scenes but I value good food no matter its origin/culture. When people bring up lack of "diversity" in a still very black city, it always seems a little anti-southern/anti-black. I get the value of "diversity" but sometimes I feel like I am listening or reading between the lines. And the food option thing...Houston is much bigger geographically to the point it encompasses areas that will feel as suburban as true Atlanta suburbs. You have to hit the suburbs to get the "diversity". It won't be in the city because the city for Atlanta is black and white. You don't get "diversity" until you include metros.
Also diversity does NOT = lack of bigotry and racial harmony. You need to really think through that. Look at the issues with schools in NYC where segregation is higher than in southern metros like Charlotte. I think many (especially whites) conflate the two as if more "black" and "brown" folks equals a more harmonious cities. If you really want to see if diversity is meaningful in a context, compare how the black and brown folks in each locale are doing: You can hit census records and get HS degree and college degree obtainment for each group, home ownership numbers, median family income and wealth, etc (see what sectors) they occupy.
As for the transportation issue: Sorry Houston's is just not as well developed or even utilized versus its size or really at all. The buses are used but really nothing else. In Atlanta both buses and heavy rail are used significantly with heavy rail having an advantage pre-COVID so for a southern city, this indicates that ATL has a different and more pro-public transport disposition that may yield successful expansion in the future. If you wanna evaluate public transport, there are ridership numbers that the federal government keeps tabs of. Atlanta heavyrail has 2-3 times the use of Miami's which is a much denser region and that would be the only southern system with decently high use.
I think a fairer comparison would be Atlanta and maybe its 4 major counties vs. All of Houston because Houston proper and Harris County compare better to Atlanta and its major suburbs than just Atlanta. Now I think Miami would be a fair comparison but you'd probably say it is more "diverse too" because of the % of Hispanics most of which count themselves as racially white and many of which have access to whiteness. See how complicated assessing "diversity" is. Again, stick to how the "diversity" is faring socioeconomically and not to whether there is some magical mixture of folks. Are historically poor minorities maybe doing a little better in that city or metro's context than nationwide? What about segregation indexes within a city/metro?
I think you're projecting quite a bit with this comment. I think the points I'm trying to make throughout the video are quite clear and if you're picking up racist tones from me discussing the food scene than I'm willing to bet you would get that impression no matter what I said. I'm glad you have lots of opinions of what a more appropriate comparison would have been but for the purposes of my channel (helping people who are relocating), I think this is quite helpful (or at least I've been told by many people it is). I'm just a guy in Atlanta offering up some thoughts and opinions based on my experience. I don't work or speak for the government, I'm not a statistician or even a full time video producer. It's so easy to nitpick words and criticize perceived meanings in an effort to sound intelligent. When I reference diversity in food, I simply mean there are lots options from different cultures. When I reference racial diversity, I simply mean you are likely (or not likely) to see people from those backrounds there. People can and do search statistics online. On RUclips, they are looking to relate to someone and hear their perspective on something, which is all I'm trying to do. Also, if you think Atlanta has a pro-public transport disposition and that the heavy rail is anywhere near sufficient than I'd be very wary of any insights you have to offer. Theres a big difference between referencing statistics and conveying the practical realities of every day life in an American city.
@@LivinginAtlantaTeam You used projection improperly. I'm not a white person trying to integrate their interpretation of "diversity" into a comparison of two cities and then getting defensive and saying "it's not racist to say blah blah, and you know my intent, blah blah blah". Either way, don't be defensive, just take what I said seriously and improve the analysis and make it LESS superficial. I have watched a few videos and believe you are smart and good enough to do better and think a little deeper about these issues and how you should discuss them. You are the one who implied that "people will have to worry less about racism in a more 'diverse' area" As a black person from Georgia, I am telling you it is NOT true especially for black people. Consider why the reverse migration is happening from midwestern and Northeastern cities, including places like NYC..
We are being priced out of them and the south is cheaper AND because people experienced lots of racism in those cities that WERE historically more "diverse" than these southern cities and metros you speak of today that we are helping to "diversify". We aren't excited to go to places like Houston because they are less racist but because they are cheaper and we can maybe survive there. And even then, you'd have to be more honest and say: "Look these places have segregation but a having sizeable ethnic enclaves is something that may be more comforting and appealing to certain minority groups that have historically faced discrimination" and that would be true to some extent (the problem with blacks though is that we are usually relegated to black areas)" actually IN THE VIDEO and not as a reply to me. Just be really careful in any analysis discussing diversity is all I'm saying. And go look up stats on things like public transport when you do more of these comparison videos (you definitely could have done better there). It ain't that hard.
I think a better way to discuss diversity would be to say: "Okay Atlanta/Atlanta metro has this percent of blacks and they tend to live in these enclaves and this is how they are doing along these metrics which is above or below the national average for blacks which would suggest that this could be a better or worse place for blacks than other cities in the U.S." or "Houston has x amount of Latinos/Hispanics (again be careful about this category) and they tend to have enclaves in this area of town or the metro for those concerned and this is how they do in these metrics" and so on for different Asian populations. Again, it shouldn't merely matter whether we can "see each other" (and honestly, there is no coalition for POC so what if I am black and move to Miami. Blacks in Miami, a majority Hispanic town, are doing HORRIBLY. There is no comfort afforded in seeing just any old POC. It's about whether MY people are there or not and how they are doing), but it matters where can we see each other and how we are doing in the contexts of those cities.
Like what would it matter if I moved to LA or Chicago and they are "diverse", have a decent percent of my group and I see an insane amount of us homeless or on the brink of foreclosure or eviction even more so than other places with less or more of my group? I'm just saying. If I'm a Hispanic from a certain nationality, is Miami with its very high overall Hispanic population but low wages vs. cost of living good for me, or should I just suck it up and go try Houston which has a large Hispanic population but has Hispanics who may earn better wages on average? Same with maybe like a Cleveland or Dallas vs. Atlanta or something. If you are going to bring diversity concerns into it, I think it is more helpful to anyone to have that type of analysis because when people move they are often hoping for newer oppurtunities or a better environment than what they left. We shouldn't be satisfied with: "Well plenty of my people are there so I can look at and maybe talk to them".
And I stand by what I said about the food because among many ethnic groups in the U.S. including my own (who has propagandized to be sort of ashamed of things like southern food and black food) seem to turn their nose up at certain American food options like southern and black American soul food and all types of foods associated with black Americans to the point where it usually doesn't fit into a discussion of "diverse" food options. And regardless you could have done Atlanta better on that front by saying: "Look if you want to go to a place that has a high concentration of X types of cuisine in the Atlanta area, the Gwinnett and Dekalb portions of Buford highway are excellent and are not far out suburban areas".
@@2008bscott I agree with your assessment. In may cases, when diversity is used as a positive aspect to describe a city, it's code this is a refuge city for various foreign parties (outside of the African influence).
I agree with you, I've been to super diverse cities like LA and NYC and had a horrible time which shocked me. Now I do feel Houston does a much better than most cities, still I think you can't go wrong with atl, especially if you include gwinnett county. The big thing is if you have a higher number of black people that's doing well I experience less racism.
@@2008bscott mannn somebody needs a video on what you just said. Reverse migration is a big deal, like why would black people leave diverse cities just to move to cities that's less diverse? Well lack of jobs, more hidden racism, some areas we can't really go no matter how nice. what was the saying "white people in the north don't care how we live just as long as we don't get close and in the south whites don't care as long as we don't get too big". I perfer cities like LA, NYC, Chicago due to diverse people but its more of an uphill battle to get ahead.
As far as food, yeah people do hate or make fun of our food like ours don't matter its sad, soul food is just as good as asian food or mexican food depending on where you go but damn the media got our food looking lesser than and that sits in our minds. Still I feel gwinnett county is one of the better suburbs for black people in the u.s I find black, latino, and asians all on 1 street and nobody is hating on the other because alot of black people in those burbs make above #30-$40k which is around the average amount black people make.
Now I'm not gonna shit on houston since I've never been but I feel it couldn't be worse than living in LA.
Houston doesn’t have industry, no zoning, conservative laws, dangerous for minorities, flooding,
Atlanta city horrible Atlanta metro amazing
Houston is 669 Square miles to be exact And also we have some of the best BBQ No debate And A Slightly much better nightlife scene🤷♂️But other then tht I guess everything else you said was 👌
I would think ATL has better nightlife just from seeing how it is on TV, movies an in music videos. I could see Houston having better BBQ though lol
@@Yezzurski different strokes for different folks And coming from a person tht has actually been to Atl in person rather then just watching it on TV 🤣I'll be the first to say Atl nightlife isn't anywhere close to comparing to Houstons nightlife maybe L.A. OR M.I.A.M.I. but definitely not Atlanta🤦♂️🥱
@@S.west_R3ALHtownSHITT_713 nah Atlanta is known for it’s night life and music scene not Houston.
@@Yezzurski This convo is pointless bc you have absolutely no knowledge of Atlanta your info is based off speculation And videos from TV So tht being said clearly you dnt know wtf your talking bout bc if you did then you would know tht Atlanta mostly steal artist from other cities and pass them off as their own like they tried to do trae the truth so know your facts and do your research before opening your mouth Only to sound dum asf And as aforementioned Houston is better then Atlanta in every way🤷♂️ bttm line convo over So good day/& Good night 🤣🥱✌
@@S.west_R3ALHtownSHITT_713 I live in ATL and “stealing artist” that’s hardly the truth so I know you are just hating now cuz you know this is the designated culture capital of the USA ✌🏾.
Your face looks like CGI...is it? Lol
he just has a poor quality camera or not calibrated, haha.
Your review is way off ! Who would call Atlanta just downtown ? We have eastpoint , college park , Decatur , all the way to kennesaw . Almost 20 cities . Houston don’t have nothing but like 9 cities . Atlanta is way bigger and way more spread out . This is a biased review for sure . Atlanta is far better place to be in . Houston is dirty and hot . Homeless everywhere
he did in the beginning atl 30 counties houston 1 county Atlanta to small pop.......even with all the suburbs still can compare to Houston
he did in the beginning atl 30 counties houston 1 county Atlanta to small pop.......even with all the suburbs still can compare to Houston