Foo - Where should I move to in Texas?

I may be given the opportunity to relocate to Texas for work. I know nothing about Texas having only spent time inside Dallas' airport.

If you could move to Austin, Houston, or Dallas, where would you live. I will be working from home and using the airport for travel in the midwest and west.

(lived in Dallas 8 years, moved two years ago, still visit couple times a year)

Austin.

Houston is too humid; Dallas is too, well, Dallas. And if you're gonna be flying on Southwest don't fly in/out of Dallas. Crazy law there (originally intended to spur economic development of DFW airport, i.e. AA Airlines) makes flying Southwest a royal pain to other states....

Of those three, only Austin.

If I were you, go to Austin. Much more offerings for cycling.

Houston is just to spread out. If you do pick the Houston area, I'd recommend Kingwood or the Woodlands. These locations are close to IAH, and have some bike trials. Southeast Houston puts you near Hobby. Put take it form me stay away.

Dallas... I have nothing. Only thing I can tell you is living there means you can go to an actual NHL game.

Dallas. Austin is cool, never been to houston, but dallas is the best. And superdex, they repealed that amendment recently so fares to a lot of places are extremely cheap. I remember round trip to D.C was $170.

I may be given the opportunity to relocate to Texas for work. I know nothing about Texas having only spent time inside Dallas' airport.

If you could move to Austin, Houston, or Dallas, where would you live. I will be working from home and using the airport for travel in the midwest and west.

I would search for what housing they have available first, then i would choose the most affordable price out of the given selection. Hope this helps.

"recently" Heck yeah -- as in a couple weeks ago :roflmao: -- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/wright/stories/DN-KELLEHER_20bus.ART.State.Edition1.31b30d9.html


Austin has better geography for riding (mtn and road) and has a non-Texas feel to it. (Well, okay, it's still Texas ...but Dallas is great if you like going out to bars. If you like to be outdoors, Austin....

having been to houston, and having relatives in both dallas and austin, i would say austin...hands down.

Austin-- but anymore Dallas may be cheaper.

Austin or San Antonio, or better yet, re-think the whole idea.

+1 for san antonio

Dont forget about fort worth:D

I live in the DFW area, but I say Austin or San Antonio. MUCH cooler!

I'd not take any of those. I've lived in San Antonio, Houston and now in Fort worth. I'm told Dallas is "bad". Houston wasn't as bad as I expected but I'm told you HAVE to live inside the inner loop - the inner inner most loop (610).
Austin is known for its great cycling atmosphere but the traffic in Austin, for as tiny of a ****ing pissant town it is it's traffic is literally as bad as Houston a city probably 3-5 times it's population.

would probably choose San Antonio over all of them, and I'd probably go back to Houston as long as I could live inside of the inner loop.
I am not sure I could ever be convinced to live in Austin just because of the traffic nightmare.

Dont forget about fort worth:D
The commute from Fort Worth to Dallas sucks ass. We live on west west end of fort worth at 30/820 and my brother works north of 35 north. It's a 30+ commute each way. And getting from fort worth to dallas is another nightmare :D

Austin is loads of fun, but it's also the most expensive place in the state, thanks to the natural beauty of the area and some incredibly boneheaded decisions by the aging hippies on the city council. It's a really nice town, but growing too fast for it's own good. That said, it's still probably the nicest place.

Houston is a great place to make money. You can make a lot of it. It's got an arts scene that rivals anywhere else in the country and beats anywhere else in Texas. It's also flat, humid, smoggy, and very spread out.

Don't really know enough about day-to-day life in Dallas to comment.

San Antonio is the biggest small town you've ever seen. Provincial in a lot of ways, but charming in a lot of others. Night life can be kinda dull, depending on what you like.

Some little place down near Big Bend. . .Alpine sounds about right.

I'd probably go back to Houston as long as I could live inside of the inner loop.

Why is it better to live in the inner loop?

Thanks for the comments. Keep them coming.

Corpus Christi is on the beach

Why is it better to live in the inner loop?

The commute is way better, depending on where you're working. Actually, there are some nice areas just outside the inner loop (I live in one of them), but avoid any place where you have to take one of the major arteries (I-45, I-10, Highway 59) just to get to 610. The only problem with a lot of the inner loop areas is that there are cheap-ass crappy houses being put up and marketed in most of them. If you're renting, that's one thing, but if you're looking to buy, be very careful. There's a lot of **** on the market.

If your choice is Houston, check out the Westheimer district. It's an older neighborhood close to downtown, w/ lots of restaurants and nightlife. I wouldn't live in the outer areas or the suburbs of Houston for anything. Austin's still better, though.

The commute is way better, depending on where you're working. Actually, there are some nice areas just outside the inner loop (I live in one of them), but avoid any place where you have to take one of the major arteries (I-45, I-10, Highway 59) just to get to 610. The only problem with a lot of the inner loop areas is that there are cheap-ass crappy houses being put up and marketed in most of them. If you're renting, that's one thing, but if you're looking to buy, be very careful. There's a lot of **** on the market.
Yeah no kidding. That's why i moved here because everything i saw that was cheap was ****.

If your choice is Houston, check out the Westheimer district. It's an older neighborhood close to downtown, w/ lots of restaurants and nightlife. I wouldn't live in the outer areas or the suburbs of Houston for anything. Austin's still better, though.
I liked the area right above Memorial Park (forget what the area was called might have had bayou in it or been next toit). Was really nice to live and nice area to cycle. Could actually cycle in most directions

Life long Dallasite,but I would choose Austin, then Dallas, then Houston in that order.

The commute from Fort Worth to Dallas sucks ass. We live on west west end of fort worth at 30/820 and my brother works north of 35 north. It's a 30+ commute each way. And getting from fort worth to dallas is another nightmare :D
Heh. Ive heard 35w is really really bad sometimes during rish hour. Everyday I have to take a 40min commute to school up 114 and 635, and the drive home is horrible, especially by grapevine mills. Have you been to sundance sq. yet?

Santa Monica

If you have to go, I'd avoid Houston...

I'd rather be fired and have to find a new job than move to Texas... Seriously.

I've lived in and around Dallas for most of my life. It's home.

My wife and I had a short swim through Austin, back in the mid-80s. We loved it there, but we were young and fell into the unskilled labor pool. Since student labor eats up most of those positions, we came back to Dallas.

If you find yourself getting frustrated by right-wing politics, move to Austin. On the other hand, if you tend to lean more to the conservitive side of the political aisle, you'll be right at home in Dallas or Houston.

Austin is more bike-friendly than Dallas or Houston.

In all of these places there is an over-abundance of state pride which can be quite annoying.

I've never lived in Houston, but have enjoyed my visits there. Also, as mentioned above, San Antonio is worth looking into.

Sorry for the scatter-shooting post. I just sort of spit out the first things that came to mind about your choices.

I've lived in the Dallas area since 1989, and in Downtown (or very nearby) since 2001. I really don't want to live anywhere else right now. Yes, summers in Dallas can be hot, but they're hot all over Texas.

And I disagree with MMACH5's political assessment of Dallas, I've found that Dallas tends to be more liberal than conservative politically. I will agree that it's not anywhere near as liberal as Austin, though.

There are many great places to ride, but the terrain is mostly flat. Any climbs along the routes will be very short.

Downtown Dallas is currently undergoing a revitalization, so if you're interested in Urban living, it's a great place to start. Dallas also has a fairly decent mass transit system.

And I disagree with MMACH5's political assessment of Dallas, I've found that Dallas tends to be more liberal than conservative politically. I will agree that it's not anywhere near as liberal as Austin, though.

All the cities in Texas are more liberal than the rural areas. Houston has voted Democratic in every recent election.

I may be given the opportunity to relocate to Texas for work. I know nothing about Texas having only spent time inside Dallas' airport.

If you could move to Austin, Houston, or Dallas, where would you live. I will be working from home and using the airport for travel in the midwest and west.

Given those choices, I'd go to Austin. Given more freedom, as much as I despised living in San Antonio, it would be my choice over any of the others. I spent some time in each of the cities you mentioned, and liked Austin the best, as long as I could ignore the political leanings.

+1 for Austin. I choose it because I have family there. It still has that small town feel (of course after you navigate through all that darn traffic that TexasGuy was complaining about) and there are lots of outdoor activities to do and don't even get me started about the music scene!

I'd rather be fired and have to find a new job than move to Texas... Seriously.
Heh Texas is one of the friendlist states for cycling that i've had the privilege of cycling in .

All the cities in Texas are more liberal than the rural areas. Houston has voted Democratic in every recent election.
Yes Austin is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY Liberal. I was told by just about everybody under the sun to stay away from there for that specific reason.

I hate dry heat; I hate muggy heat. I almost would rather live in Minnesota. They have 7 decent months of weather there. I'd start looking about 1000 miles west of El Paso.

If in Houston, live in Katy. It's the most friendly,safest, funnest town i know off in Houston. I lived there for 5 years and i'd love to move back.

katy has a sweet high school football team.

If in Houston, live in Katy. It's the most friendly,safest, funnest town i know off in Houston. I lived there for 5 years and i'd love to move back.
Oh god. Thats a ****ing long as **** haul. 40+ minutes if you work in the loop

Heh Texas is one of the friendlist states for cycling that i've had the privilege of cycling in .

Let's see. Dallas and Houston are pretty near dead flat. There's ridiculous heat in the summer. Rain tends to be sporadic and torrential. Grass is perpetually brown. Sprawl and traffic are horrendous. Houston is prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Trees are ... well I didn't see many trees near Dallas. The whole "don't mess with Texas" attitude just rubs me the wrong way. Outside of a few wealthy suburbs, (Plano), schools aren't much to speak of. Property is overvalued.

Most folks are polite and seem friendly - have to give them that.

yep - Texas is about the 49th or 50th state I'd want to live in.

Let's see. Dallas and Houston are pretty near dead flat. There's ridiculous heat in the summer. Rain tends to be sporadic and torrential. Grass is perpetually brown. Sprawl and traffic are horrendous. Houston is prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Trees are ... well I didn't see many trees near Dallas. The whole "don't mess with Texas" attitude just rubs me the wrong way. Outside of a few wealthy suburbs, (Plano), schools aren't much to speak of. Property is overvalued.

Most folks are polite and seem friendly - have to give them that.

yep - Texas is about the 49th or 50th state I'd want to live in.
You've obvoiusly never been to
Montanna
North Dakota
Most of South Dakota
New Mexico
Iowa
or Ohio
:p
Those are all states I WILL NOT TOUCH WITH A 100000 foot pole :p
I love me some texas hill country. The only thing we could use is some mountains.
And as for the "don't mess with texas" attitude. Well if you are throwing litter out of the window of your car you should have a baseball bat taken to a headlight :p Texas likes its clean roads and Texas love their cemeteries. And tbh - they're some of the cleanest roads and highways i drive on.

Too many bugs in Texas. If you like chiggers, ticks, fire ants, mosquitoes, fleas, cockroaches and carpet beetles, all in large abundance, then you should move to Texas. For all of Austin's charms, Hill Country is especially bad. And I did see torrential rain mentioned, but did anyone say anything about tornadoes yet?

New Mexico
What do you have against New Mexico?

Yes Austin is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY Liberal. . ....and that is a bad thing because.......:rolleyes:

Gotta agree w/Ft. Worth. However, the traffic is getting to be a problem.

If traffic and commuting time is a problem, Ft. Worth is the answer.

Suburbs to consider are:

San Antonio:
Burney
Bandera
Wimberly
Comfort

Austin:
Burnett
And so many great places it's unreasonably to list

Dallas:
Denton and the numerous small town around
Nocona
St Jo area for BEAUTIFUL VISTAS, hills, trees etc
Krum (expensive property)
Forestburg if you want trees and hills.
And Muenster for quality of life.

Life long Dallasite,but I would choose Austin, then Dallas, then Houston in that order.

+1 as another long time Dallas / suburb native.

Oh god. Thats a ****ing long as **** haul. 40+ minutes if you work in the loop
My parents commuted to Pasadena(spell?) everyday from Katy. That's about an hr drive.

Too many bugs in Texas. If you like chiggers, ticks, fire ants, mosquitoes, fleas, cockroaches and carpet beetles, all in large abundance, then you should move to Texas. For all of Austin's charms, Hill Country is especially bad. And I did see torrential rain mentioned, but did anyone say anything about tornadoes yet?
Umm i've been living here for I think 5+ years now. GBefore that i lived a decade in New mexico and a lived a decade in North dakota.
Texaas IS NOTHING compared to both of those states.

and um yeah - you're g oing to find chiggers, ticks, fire ants, mosquitoes, fleas, cockroaches and carpet beetles, all in large abundance all of those insects anywhere you go.
Cockroaches infest the drudges of any society or any home that is not taken care of.
I've never had very much problems with any of those. In fact the fire ants are NOTHING compared to the tiny ants. The tiny tiny ants are the ones you have to watch out for.

What do you have against New Mexico?
It is windy as ****, it's flat as ****, it's dusty as hell. The people and spirits are ass bandits and are stuck back in an era that time left behind.

In the list of "states" that suck so badly, I put it up there with Ohio and Iowa. And it's the only state aside from North Dakota and Minnesota where I've actually gotten enough ticks to notice.