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re: Baton Rouge vs Austin
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:20 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:20 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:
Serious question: is Austin nice if you’re middle class with a family?
Seems like when I hear about cities being nice places to live, that typically means for rich people to enjoy.
Austin proper? No, not at all. But understand the MSA is like 60 miles long N-S, and probably 30-40 miles E-W. You get out in those 'burbs, Hutto, Liberty Hill, Leander, Lago, Georgetown, it's pretty nice and you can go visit anything you want to in Austin.
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:23 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:
Austin city limits vs Austin metro area are 2 very different things
Austin and BR are similar in The fact that both State capitals they're both flagship university towns( though UT vs LSU quality of life reputation...puhleeeease )and the climate is similar
past that they're two very very different cities and areas in the topography,the economy, the arts, demographics, crime .
all quality of life
BR has an affordability advantage but there's a reason
and outside City proper there's in no comparison CentTex is 1,000 times nicer :
Right on all counts - NOW. But back in the 1960's, not much at all separated the two cities or the universities. UT's academic reputation was transformed from the 1970's through about 1990, and John Butler's mentor, Dr George Kozmetzsky, was the linchpin of that.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:24 pm to TigerHornII
I lived in BR for 5 years, now I live north of Austin.
It would take more than a million dollar a year salary for me to move my family to BR.
There is no bigger shite hole that I have ever spent extensive time in than Baton Rouge.
It would take more than a million dollar a year salary for me to move my family to BR.
There is no bigger shite hole that I have ever spent extensive time in than Baton Rouge.
This post was edited on 4/25/24 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:26 pm to ElChupacabra
quote:I thought BR was paradise when I first went there as a preteen c. 1980
Austin has its issues but it’s a fricking paradise compared to Baton Rouge
Of course I was coming from Jxn MS
In those Jxn was merely dull, not dangerous
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:26 pm to TigerHornII
MLK in Austin is nicer than highland.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:38 pm to TigerHornII
Austin singlehandedly beats BR in almost every category except cost of living. The property taxes in TX cities are already high, Austin’s tax rate is on a whole different level.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:00 pm to TigerHornII
Yeah per census, Austin dusted BR a while ago, but there may have been a fighting chance
BR Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1810 469 —
1840 2,269 —
1850 3,905 72.1%
1860 5,428 39.0%
1870 6,498 19.7%
1880 7,197 10.8%
1890 10,478 45.6%
1900 11,269 7.5%
1910 14,897 32.2%
1920 21,782 46.2%
1930 30,729 41.1%
1940 34,719 13.0%
1950 125,629 261.8%
1960 152,419 21.3%
1970 165,921 8.9%
1980 220,394 32.8%
1990 219,531 -0.4%
2000 227,818 3.8%
2010 229,493 0.7%
2020 227,470 -0.9%
Austin Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1850 629 —
1860 3,494 455.5%
1870 4,428 26.7%
1880 11,013 148.7%
1890 14,575 32.3%
1900 22,258 52.7%
1910 29,860 34.2%
1920 34,876 16.8%
1930 53,120 52.3%
1940 87,930 65.5%
1950 132,459 50.6%
1960 186,545 40.8%
1970 253,539 35.9%
1980 345,890 36.4%
1990 465,622 34.6%
2000 656,562 41.0%
2010 790,390 20.4%
2020 961,855 21.7%
BR Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1810 469 —
1840 2,269 —
1850 3,905 72.1%
1860 5,428 39.0%
1870 6,498 19.7%
1880 7,197 10.8%
1890 10,478 45.6%
1900 11,269 7.5%
1910 14,897 32.2%
1920 21,782 46.2%
1930 30,729 41.1%
1940 34,719 13.0%
1950 125,629 261.8%
1960 152,419 21.3%
1970 165,921 8.9%
1980 220,394 32.8%
1990 219,531 -0.4%
2000 227,818 3.8%
2010 229,493 0.7%
2020 227,470 -0.9%
Austin Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1850 629 —
1860 3,494 455.5%
1870 4,428 26.7%
1880 11,013 148.7%
1890 14,575 32.3%
1900 22,258 52.7%
1910 29,860 34.2%
1920 34,876 16.8%
1930 53,120 52.3%
1940 87,930 65.5%
1950 132,459 50.6%
1960 186,545 40.8%
1970 253,539 35.9%
1980 345,890 36.4%
1990 465,622 34.6%
2000 656,562 41.0%
2010 790,390 20.4%
2020 961,855 21.7%
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:03 pm to Geopardee
Also a good jump there in BR population from the 40s to the 50s
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:13 pm to Kafka
If you get a chance, watch Richard Linklater’s first film, Slacker. 80’s Austin in a nutshell. Emphasis on nuts.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:17 pm to Geopardee
quote:WWII & da plants
Also a good jump there in BR population from the 40s to the 50s
Fortunately, for LSU football, as Mr Cannon of Philadelphia MS moved to BR to find work, bringing his little boy Billy with him...
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:19 pm to GeauxTigers123
quote:
I would wager that some high earners (like doctors) may actually be better off in Baton Rouge.
So, as someone who just made this comparison. I am moving to Austin. It’s more than just cost of living. It’s opportunities and access as well. I am taking a small pay cut to move to a state with less taxes (from where I am at) and more growth and opportunity while still keeping my season tickets. This was a no brainer. If someone can change my mind please go for it.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:27 pm to beachdude
quote:Slackers was about that age group. not the original Austin art/music/hipster scene at large
If you get a chance, watch Richard Linklater’s first film, Slacker. 80’s Austin in a nutshell. Emphasis on nuts.
Willie and the Armadillo World headquarters was a much bigger driver and influence on what Austin became/is than the 80's poser /try-hards
that was real those traditions are still the Austin "the Slackers" tried to be
the Slackers are today's homeless
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:30 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:
Seems like when I hear about cities being nice places to live, that typically means for rich people to enjoy.
Well yeah, the only way to keep nice things is to keep the Poors out.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:31 pm to TigerHornII
quote:
Watch the vid. They started out in the 1960's with BR having the advantage.
So what you're saying is sometime mid last century, Baton Rouge could've been compared to Austin?
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:33 pm to ElChupacabra
Yea…
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:34 pm to OWLFAN86
Much of the “old Austin” aka Keep Austin Weird character got eaten up with the emergence of the tech playground
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:35 pm to TigerHornII
Austin is one of the best places in the country to live, Baton Rouge is one of the worst. I’ve lived in both, it ain’t even close.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:35 pm to tadman
Great, Honest review.
It’s hard to nail anything but, you did
It’s hard to nail anything but, you did
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:36 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:
Serious question: is Austin nice if you’re middle class with a family?
Not so much. Housing costs are sky high. My son lives there. He can't afford to move with his growing family. There are homeless people and hippies galore. Austin has an amount of cool that BR might not. And the outdoors is likely better in Austin. They just aren't comparable as cities unless you think seat of state government and flagship university.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:38 pm to Gee Grenouille
quote:
the only way to keep nice things is to keep the Poors out.
BR:
White alone (NH) 101,867 86,679 77,829 44.71% 37.77% 34.22%
Black or African American alone (NH) 113,478 124,542 121,799 49.81% 54.27% 53.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 376 397 382 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%
Asian alone (NH) 5,940 7,469 7,294 2.61% 3.25% 3.21%
Austin:
White (Non-Hispanic) 47.7% 47.1% 48.7% 56.4% 61.7% 73.4% 86.6%
Hispanic or Latino 32.5% 32.5% 35.1% 28.2% 23.0% 14.5% n/a
Asian 8.4% 8.9% 6.2% 4.5% 3.0% 0.2% 0.1%
All of the Asians clearly gives Austin a cerebral edge. You will learn quickly to avoid California transplants.
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