I live in Austin. Dallas is my second choice in Texas. Houston is boring, San Antonio just cant compete in the jobs sector. all in all, Austin is more expensive because its a far more interesting and dynamic place than any other Texas metro.
Been living here for 2+ years.. relocated from Arlington, VA. Austin is an absolute gem of a place to VISI... And Austin is a great place to live IF YOU HAVE TO LIVE HERE (i.e. If you have to come here for work, school, starting a business) I work from home and can live anywhere in the states and for me personally, Austin is wayyyy too liberal (like, noticeably liberal), getting more and more expensive by the day, and getting way too crowded. Traffic is just horrendous and there are multiple accidents on the highways everyday, when finally get to your destination you have to wait in line (especially in the summer) to do ANYTHING. OR try to find parking - good lord. Also... I guess I am not coming from NY or CA but everyone says people are "so friendly here".... *furrows brow* I would never say this is a "southern hospitality type of town" by any means. People aren't going to stop and ask you how your day is or anything (and the people that do... are the true Texans, which are like 1% of the people here). People aren't down-right rude and mean but they aren't particularly altruistic either... not like when you go to the Carolinas or conservative midwest. Negative Nancy... but seriously, when moving to TEXAS.. I guess I thought "Southern Living"...but I think there are just so many transplants from those fast-paced towns and that is the vibe now. Move to Fort Worth if you want slower-paced & southern hospitality, I suppose. The BBQ is dammmmmmn good, I will give Austin that (be prepared to wait in a 2 hour line but yeah dammmmn good).. and the food in general (which now is coming from all different areas of the US and the World). On that note, there is a reason so many people come here to visit (especially for bachelor/bachelorette parties). There are seriously ENDLESS bars and restaurants. I wish there was just more to do without having to going out and drop a dime. You only have a few options (that I know of) when it comes to outdoor activities... in comparison to places like Colorado, California, Utah, Vermont, etc. This about sums it up: -Lady Bird Lake & Barton Springs (swimming and SUP/kayaking) -Zilker -Lake Travis (for boating) -Greenbelt Also the dating here - geeze la weeze (not a fan - definitely a "singles" city lets just say) Needless to say - I am moving. It is a bitter sweet because I've made some great friends but I have learned that this is a transitory city and many people come for a short time and move. Hope this helped someone :)
You should have seen Austin in the 90s. It was wonderful. Super affordable. No rush hour traffic. Fast and easy to get around. Austin went 500k population in 1992 to 1m population by 2000. The bulk of that was 98-2000. Its not even the same city I used to live in. It was magical…. With that said. Still a wonderful city!! So much to do. Just imagine all the things the city has to offer. But with half the people and half the price. Lol
I should also mention that it was mostly Californians that came to Austin because they make millions off their homes selling them to Dot comers and came here and built massive homes in the hills and waterways
Austin isn’t worth it anymore if you aren’t top 10% of wealth. This city changed aaaaaa bunccccch & it’s not the same “weird” town with some affordability to it anymore. No live bands or music. Bunch of chain stores every 5 miles.
I've never been to Arizona, nor to Texas, and I've never experienced 116 degrees. But I've been to cities with a dry climate like Arizona, (Orenburg in Russia, some places in Kazakhstan) and I've been to cities which have wet climates (Buenos Aires, Cordoba in Argentina, Doha in Qatar) and I can say, 100 degrees in a dry city actually feels cooler than 90 degrees in a wet city, so I assume 116 degrees in AZ would feel like 105 in TX or something like that. This is because in a dry setting, your body's natural water, including sweat, is evaporating several times more quickly, and the process of evaporation uses excessive heat energy that is gathering up in your body, while the absence of evaporation lets the energy gather up more and more beyond dangerous numbers so it's way easier to get a heat stroke in TX than in AZ at the same temperature. But AZ is usually way hotter on average than TX during the day because there's so much more sunrays reaching the ground, even though, as I said, on the days when the temperature is equal, TX would feel way hotter than AZ.
The difference is that, in Texas, it'll be 105° with a "feels like" temperature of 115,° whereas in AZ it'll actually BE 115°, but only feel like it's 95°. Trust me, I've spent a lot of time in both places. If it's just about weather, I'll take AZ.
115 in AZ feels like 115.Humidity is bad if you are not used to it.II like the dry heat since ive been accustomed to it for decades.@@georgegravette1132
Not very often. Austin will get a good snow (several inches) about every 10 years. Snow that comes from the north usually stops around Waco. If it comes from the south, you'll see that San Antonio will frequently get a bit more than Austin. This doesn't mean Austin doesn't get winter weather, its just a different form, and that form is freezing rain and sleet. About every 3 - 5 years the Austin area will get hammered by freezing rain/sleet that will stop traveling for 1 to several days, break trees, snap powerlines and cause havoc. I was born and raised in Austin and lived there for my first 40 years, so I have a historical perspective.
@@kevinsedwards you'd be surprised. I know a handful of millionaires who are dumb as hell. I am not sure how they got so wealthy. Maybe hiring people to do all their work
@@apolloasterAustin ain’t all that to begin with. I enjoyed San Antonio much more as it has a heart for a downtown and history - Austin is flashy, but that’s about it. I’d rather live in San Diego over Austin any day and Cali isn’t losing population as everyone is led to believe. The exodus has dropped by 14%. and CA’s GDP still leads all states
i lived just off 45th and lamar from 1987 to 1996.....the rent was 250 dollars a month....moved to the country in 2000....went back to austin for a visit in 2022....the aforementioned place now rents for 3K a month......to me that says it all....EVERYTHING in austin is now over priced....you MUST spend a lot of time in a car....not pedestrian friendly at all....very crowded place with mostly out of towners/staters....do not move there
Man you're not kidding... I'm in Chicago and getting tired of the politics so was thinking about moving to Austin. Surprised to find property taxes are about the same...
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I live in Austin. Dallas is my second choice in Texas. Houston is boring, San Antonio just cant compete in the jobs sector. all in all, Austin is more expensive because its a far more interesting and dynamic place than any other Texas metro.
This vid should have way more likes. This is the best and well balanced vid on Austin so far. Good job sir
It was too late in 2022. Sold in 2021 and left Austin area.😊
Austin proper median is not well over 600k. That was back in June 2022.
Been living here for 2+ years.. relocated from Arlington, VA.
Austin is an absolute gem of a place to VISI...
And Austin is a great place to live IF YOU HAVE TO LIVE HERE (i.e. If you have to come here for work, school, starting a business)
I work from home and can live anywhere in the states and for me personally, Austin is wayyyy too liberal (like, noticeably liberal), getting more and more expensive by the day, and getting way too crowded. Traffic is just horrendous and there are multiple accidents on the highways everyday, when finally get to your destination you have to wait in line (especially in the summer) to do ANYTHING. OR try to find parking - good lord.
Also... I guess I am not coming from NY or CA but everyone says people are "so friendly here".... *furrows brow* I would never say this is a "southern hospitality type of town" by any means. People aren't going to stop and ask you how your day is or anything (and the people that do... are the true Texans, which are like 1% of the people here). People aren't down-right rude and mean but they aren't particularly altruistic either... not like when you go to the Carolinas or conservative midwest.
Negative Nancy... but seriously, when moving to TEXAS.. I guess I thought "Southern Living"...but I think there are just so many transplants from those fast-paced towns and that is the vibe now. Move to Fort Worth if you want slower-paced & southern hospitality, I suppose.
The BBQ is dammmmmmn good, I will give Austin that (be prepared to wait in a 2 hour line but yeah dammmmn good).. and the food in general (which now is coming from all different areas of the US and the World).
On that note, there is a reason so many people come here to visit (especially for bachelor/bachelorette parties). There are seriously ENDLESS bars and restaurants. I wish there was just more to do without having to going out and drop a dime. You only have a few options (that I know of) when it comes to outdoor activities... in comparison to places like Colorado, California, Utah, Vermont, etc.
This about sums it up:
-Lady Bird Lake & Barton Springs (swimming and SUP/kayaking)
-Zilker
-Lake Travis (for boating)
-Greenbelt
Also the dating here - geeze la weeze (not a fan - definitely a "singles" city lets just say)
Needless to say - I am moving. It is a bitter sweet because I've made some great friends but I have learned that this is a transitory city and many people come for a short time and move.
Hope this helped someone :)
It helped in a strange sort of way.
Which city you think has more to offer than Austin? Been here 10 months now and will give it another year
Molly, a very accurate statement of my experience as well. Definitely bitter sweet.
You should have seen Austin in the 90s. It was wonderful. Super affordable. No rush hour traffic. Fast and easy to get around.
Austin went 500k population in 1992 to 1m population by 2000. The bulk of that was 98-2000.
Its not even the same city I used to live in. It was magical….
With that said. Still a wonderful city!! So much to do. Just imagine all the things the city has to offer. But with half the people and half the price. Lol
I should also mention that it was mostly Californians that came to Austin because they make millions off their homes selling them to Dot comers and came here and built massive homes in the hills and waterways
Austin isn’t worth it anymore if you aren’t top 10% of wealth. This city changed aaaaaa bunccccch & it’s not the same “weird” town with some affordability to it anymore. No live bands or music. Bunch of chain stores every 5 miles.
Sounds like it's turning into . . . San Antonio?!
The overall tone is "Don't come here"...
Pflugerville is the place to be! Anywhere out of Travis county and your property taxes are lower..
Nice diversion to avoid saying how bad Austin ISD is. Lol, you kept referring to "greater" Austin area.
Is it the same hot as 116 degrees in AZ? Man this week has been brutal.
I've never been to Arizona, nor to Texas, and I've never experienced 116 degrees. But I've been to cities with a dry climate like Arizona, (Orenburg in Russia, some places in Kazakhstan) and I've been to cities which have wet climates (Buenos Aires, Cordoba in Argentina, Doha in Qatar) and I can say, 100 degrees in a dry city actually feels cooler than 90 degrees in a wet city, so I assume 116 degrees in AZ would feel like 105 in TX or something like that.
This is because in a dry setting, your body's natural water, including sweat, is evaporating several times more quickly, and the process of evaporation uses excessive heat energy that is gathering up in your body, while the absence of evaporation lets the energy gather up more and more beyond dangerous numbers so it's way easier to get a heat stroke in TX than in AZ at the same temperature.
But AZ is usually way hotter on average than TX during the day because there's so much more sunrays reaching the ground, even though, as I said, on the days when the temperature is equal, TX would feel way hotter than AZ.
The difference is that, in Texas, it'll be 105° with a "feels like" temperature of 115,° whereas in AZ it'll actually BE 115°, but only feel like it's 95°. Trust me, I've spent a lot of time in both places. If it's just about weather, I'll take AZ.
115 in AZ feels like 115.Humidity is bad if you are not used to it.II like the dry heat since ive been accustomed to it for decades.@@georgegravette1132
California
How often does it snow in Austin in Wintertime? Every year? Every couple of years? Every few years?
Not very often. Austin will get a good snow (several inches) about every 10 years. Snow that comes from the north usually stops around Waco. If it comes from the south, you'll see that San Antonio will frequently get a bit more than Austin. This doesn't mean Austin doesn't get winter weather, its just a different form, and that form is freezing rain and sleet. About every 3 - 5 years the Austin area will get hammered by freezing rain/sleet that will stop traveling for 1 to several days, break trees, snap powerlines and cause havoc.
I was born and raised in Austin and lived there for my first 40 years, so I have a historical perspective.
There was NO rush hour in the 90s. :/
i lived in auston from 1977 to 2000 with my main transport a bicycle....would not even THINK of that now....
How r the college $
Can I live on $150k a year? Single man, and will just be renting.
Cheers,
Yeah but you’ll be in south Austin which is bad in certain areas but if you’re coming from somewhere like la it’s nowhere near what it could be.
That’s a lot of money you can live anywhere in the country with that?
@@kevinsedwards you'd be surprised. I know a handful of millionaires who are dumb as hell. I am not sure how they got so wealthy. Maybe hiring people to do all their work
Wow this video and the comments have a negative skew about Austin, let alone Texas
I don’t know how much it helped but it sounds like Austin is trash, even with the aspect of the growing tech industry
@@apolloasterAustin ain’t all that to begin with. I enjoyed San Antonio much more as it has a heart for a downtown and history - Austin is flashy, but that’s about it. I’d rather live in San Diego over Austin any day and Cali isn’t losing population as everyone is led to believe. The exodus has dropped by 14%. and CA’s GDP still leads all states
i lived just off 45th and lamar from 1987 to 1996.....the rent was 250 dollars a month....moved to the country in 2000....went back to austin for a visit in 2022....the aforementioned place now rents for 3K a month......to me that says it all....EVERYTHING in austin is now over priced....you MUST spend a lot of time in a car....not pedestrian friendly at all....very crowded place with mostly out of towners/staters....do not move there
OUTRAGEOUS PROPERTY TAXES…BUYER BEWARE
Man you're not kidding... I'm in Chicago and getting tired of the politics so was thinking about moving to Austin. Surprised to find property taxes are about the same...
I’m liberal:
I can’t believe that everytime a city developes/gets richer it becomes liberal. Anyone knows why?
Because of ideological practices that side wjth certain politcal narratives
Austin was nice 1966. Gradual mess. Gradually then suddenly.
100% not a buyers market lmfao
Austin city government went Woke with defunding the Police and other policies that have made Austin dangerous and not a place you want to be.
Cringe take. Cope
@@King_Kiwi1998 agreed. "woke" is a garbage take and Austin has always been a liberal town. Get bent, OP.
You're right
Yup. I agree 100%. Sad, Austin was such a beautiful city.
@@King_Kiwi1998 found the woketard.