Opinions wanted! Used to live in Austin travelled to Houston often and been to Dallas a few times. They all have great things about them. Here's my pros and cons...and really nervous about the job markets in some of them.
Austin Pros:
Beautiful Hill Country
Medium sized, liberal town
Right in the middle for drives to HOU or DFW
Used to live there, familiarity is good
Austin Cons:
Not as many hospitals not sure what nursing market is like
Not as much to do as in larger cities (museums, etc)
Can be pricey for houses
Dry like the dessert
Dallas Pros:
Loved Plano area
The culture,shopping
The houses
Sports teams, museums,
Change of seasons as compared to rest of cities
Dallas Cons:
Tornadoes more prevalent
Houses can be pricey too
Crime rates
Houston Pros:
Love the heat
Great houses and affordable
Culture, museums,sports
Katy Mills,shopping,Ikea
Nursing market seems favorable
Great master planned communities
Houston Cons:
Heard about giant flying roaches(never saw them)
Crime rates
Anyone else confused now? Anyone have a favorite? Thanks for listening!
In order to maintain each of the above city's position in the new "America's fattest cities" rankings, I believe you have to agree to gain weight every year or they won't let you in.
Maybe not Austin, on second though.
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Anytime you want to me at Golds Gym, or join me at one of my Bi-annual Army Physical Fitness Test, just let me know.*I live 15 miles south of Austin & work at Seton Medical Center in Austin. BTW, have you ever heard of Lance Armstrong?
Armstrong, Lance (1971-...), an American cyclist, gained international fame by winning the Tour de France from 1999 through 2005. The Tour de France is the world's most prestigious bicycle race. Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the race seven consecutive times. The previous recordholder, Miguel Indurain of Spain, had won the race five consecutive times, from 1991 through 1995. After winning the 2005 race, Armstrong announced his retirement from cycling competititon.
Armstrong was born on Sept. 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas. Early in his youth, he competed in triathlons, a type of race that consists of swimming, cycling, and running. He began his professional cycling career in 1992 as a member of the Motorola cycling team. In 1993, Armstrong won the World Cycling Championships, held in Oslo, Norway. He captured the Tour DuPont, the best-known bicycle race in the United States, in 1995 and 1996.
Armstrong's 1999 victory in the Tour de France capped a courageous comeback in a fight against cancer. In 1996, he learned that he had testicular cancer and that the disease had spread to his abdomen, lungs, and brain. After 18 months of treatment that included chemotherapy and surgery, Armstrong returned to competitive cycling in 1998. Armstrong wrote two volumes of memoirs: It's Not About the Bike (2000) and Every Second Counts (2003). Early in 2005, Armstrong announced he would retire from cycling competition after racing in the 2005 Tour de France.
I also live in Austin, Texas. I love it here and wouldn't live anywhere else (and trust me, I have a list of places I've lived in already! ). Here are some useful websites for anyone considering on moving to Texas, specifically Austin itself.
Dallas is stuck up and we actually have more money here in Houston than they do...we just do not flaunt it like they do. They have worse traffic than us and higher crime rates. Austin is EXPENSIVE and wages for nursing are LOW. low 20/hr range. Housing is unaffordable there. I did a contract there for 6 months. It was unbelievable the prices and they dio have a lot of crime there. Alos a lot of drug usage there. San Antonio is a pretty town but prices are not cheap there either and they also have a bad gang problem.
Dave
I totally disagree. Dallas people are not stuck up. I find the people here very friendly. I find people here down to earth. I'm not originally from Dallas, I'm originally from California, I've been in Texas for about 4 years now, and the traffic is not bad where I live. I stay in the southern suburbs of Dallas, and there are nice houses everywhere for affordable prices. I go to school in downtown Dallas, and usually it takes me 20 to 25 minutes at the most without traffic with traffic maybe 40. But Dallas has HOV lanes, trains, and DART bus services, tollways, etc. Many commuters have the option of carpooling, taking the train or bus and saving time and gas while getting to work effectively. I do admit we have our choke points on certain freeways (I -635 & Marsh, etc, I-35 meets I-30, 75 N, etc) but for the most part, it is really not worth downing the whole city.
We have so much more to offer. I love the sports teams, the Cowboys are getting a new stadium built, I love the museums, I love the Arts District, I love the Uptown area, I love going downtown to the West End Area. Plano is also nice, I tend to like Allen/McKinney better though. I have an aunt and uncle who have a beautiful house out there.
I live in DeSoto, TX, they are building new neighborhoods and suburbs everywhere out his way, Cedar Hill is an emerging commercial market where a huge mall is about to open tons of stores and resturants are being opened and built also. I like it out this way. The houses are beautiful and affordable out this way also. Plus your only about 15 to 20 minutes away from the Dallas entertainment. But the way they are building commercial areas in South it is not going to be much different from the north. Keep your options open.
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Being a Dallasite for 13 years now, I tell you it's a nice place. I live in the suburbs but commute 26 miles straight down the interstate to work (almost) downtown.
If you're not into humidity, come to the Dallas area. Sure, we have our days, but when we say it's a dry heat - it really is. Houston can't say that. Humidity down there is stifling...something I endured for years living near Va. Beach...only it's worse in Houston because it's so much hotter there.
Dallas has night life out the wazoo. Sporting events with major teams are always happenning. Traffic can be bad if you're out at the wrong time of day going the wrong way.
The suburbs are nice. Low crime, property values that haven't skyrocketed, easy access to parks and playgrounds for the kids.... I'm happy.
Love Austin...hate the traffic. The city got too big too fast and they were so set on staying a smaller city that they never seemed to let the infastructure grow with the city...which is a shame. it's a BEAUTIFUL city...one of my favorites in Texas.
Hate Houston. Or my hair does anyway...and I do whatever my hair tells me.
). Here are some useful websites for anyone considering on moving to Texas, specifically Austin itself.
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Anytime you want to me at Golds Gym, or join me at one of my Bi-annual Army Physical Fitness Test, just let me know.*I live 15 miles south of Austin & work at Seton Medical Center in Austin. BTW, have you ever heard of Lance Armstrong?