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re: Where would you live out of Houston, Santa Fe, and New Orleans
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:03 pm to Cold Drink
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:03 pm to Cold Drink
No even close.....
Houston - The Woodlands
Houston - The Woodlands
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Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:11 pm to Cold Drink
Single? New Orleans
Married? Santa Fe without question.
Married? Santa Fe without question.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:13 pm to LSUERDOC
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I live outside of Houston in Katy. As long as you stay in the nicer suburbs (Sugar Land, Katy, The Woodlands, Friendswood, etc) you will like it. There is a ton of things to do here. Don't let these fools convince you otherwise.
Totally agree here. Cinco Ranch/Katy >>>> Metairie/Kenner
As far as the people choosing Houston over New Orleans being suburbs and subdivisions, hell yeah.
This guy is married and about to start a family, I don't think he's going to be living in the Marigny riding a bike to work. If he's in New Orleans he'll be some place like Uptown or Lakeview or out in Old Metairie not downtown in the filth.
Houston suburbs >>>> New Orleans suburbs and the school system is an order of magnitude better.
Santa Fe has character and culture, not kultcha. It's native american and mexican stuff like dream catchers, day of the dead type stuff not played out Mardi Gras. Green chile cheeseburgers are legit.
But it is like a little brown Louisiana. Intense government corruption, terrible roads and schools and Santa Fe is like 3rd world. You've got millionaires in oil and gas and some hollywood types that retire there or have summer homes there and you have the really piss poor New Mexicans that grew up there and are living two families to a three bedroom house. The job market is dismal.
Houston has the size and a real economy, if you need to change jobs in ten years you can without uprooting your family.
I know Houston ain't Dallas but it's still a major city. New Orleans is just too sad. It's like the cons of Houston and the cons of Santa Fe combined. There is no upside other than being close to your family who can help out with the kids but that is a huge benefit when the kids are small.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:15 pm to Cold Drink
Never been to Santa Fe, but if it's anything like Albuquerque, then it's a very hard pass for me.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:16 pm to MojoGuyPan
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There is no upside other than being close to your family who can help out with the kids but that is a huge benefit when the kids are small.
False. New Orleans is by far the most "fun" place of those 3. There's so much to do and see, even with kids in tow, and never discount the advantage of being able to turf the kids with grandma while you and the wife have dinner at Shaya or August or somewhere else trendy and catch a play at the Sanger.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:16 pm to LordSaintly
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but if it's anything like Albuquerque,
It's not. Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos are awesome.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:17 pm to KG6
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I live in The Woodlands and don't consider that "Houston", but do really like it there. But for both Houston proper and NOLA, if I could afford it, there are multiple places I would love to live. But I can't swing a multi million dollar home at this time.
Never been to Santa Fe, so I can't comment there.
That's the beauty of Houston. You can live in the Woodlands and still get all the benefits of a big city when you drive into Houston: Concerts, shows, Clutch City championship runs, business, flights to anywhere in the world, etc.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:17 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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It's not. Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos are awesome.
Good to know. I'm just surprised at the sheer number of people who have been there. I feel like I'm missing out.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:18 pm to RedRifle
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You can live in the Woodlands and still get all the benefits of a big city when you drive into Houston
But it takes an hour+ to get anywhere from the Woodlands. It's less convenient to get downtown from the Woodlands than it is to drive from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:21 pm to LordSaintly
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Good to know. I'm just surprised at the sheer number of people who have been there. I feel like I'm missing out.
I stopped there for a night this summer on the way to Denver and absolutely loved it. It was exactly like another poster described: New Orleans without the culcha, crime, or grime. The Old Town is like the Quarter if it was all safe and all like Royal Street. It's absolutely pristine like a movie set. Right outside of town, the natural scenery is simply breathtaking. Definitely worth checking out.
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This post was edited on 8/17/18 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:24 pm to MojoGuyPan
Ditto, everything you said. My husband and I spent a month in Santa Fe last year because we love it and were thinking about it as a place to which we could retire. But, because of exactly what you said, we decided against it. It's just too small. After a month, I felt like we had done everything there was to do, including a trip to Denver.
I need to add one more thing....real estate is very expensive. We met with a Realtor and we learned that the nice houses that are comparable to about $300,000 - $400,000 houses in BR are about $500,000 -$800,000 if you want to live in or near the city or even in a decent neighborhood outside of the city center.
I need to add one more thing....real estate is very expensive. We met with a Realtor and we learned that the nice houses that are comparable to about $300,000 - $400,000 houses in BR are about $500,000 -$800,000 if you want to live in or near the city or even in a decent neighborhood outside of the city center.
This post was edited on 8/17/18 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:48 pm to Cold Drink
NOLA
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:48 pm to MojoGuyPan
quote:Lmao
Santa Fe has character and culture, not kultcha. It's native american and mexican stuff like dream catchers, day of the dead type stuff not played out Mardi Gras. Green chile cheeseburgers are legit.
Typical OT Houston/Nola thread. If I'm giving up friends/family, it's not going to be so I can move to Santa Fe.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:18 pm to Cold Drink
New Orleans would be the first eliminated that’s for sure.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:24 pm to stratman
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New Orleans on the whole is much better than people give it credit for
No. It’s worse. Much, much worse.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:56 pm to Cold Drink
Probably Santa Fe out of those 3, I would assume it is the safest
Posted on 8/17/18 at 4:00 pm to Cold Drink
Easily Houston burbs for family
Live in Houston area, make bank, great place to raise a family
Vacation in Santa Fe, Taos, Angel Fire
This was too easy
Live in Houston area, make bank, great place to raise a family
Vacation in Santa Fe, Taos, Angel Fire
This was too easy
Posted on 8/17/18 at 7:20 pm to Cold Drink
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This post was edited on 8/17/18 at 10:06 pm
Posted on 8/18/18 at 3:07 am to Cold Drink
I commented earlier as I have stayed for periods in all three, but I will expound on Santa Fe for you since I've read things like boring, culture, etc. Here goes....
Santa Fe is not boring. There are tons of things to do there. Hiking, skiing (Taos close by and Ski Santa Fe up the hill), camping, bicycling, tons of museums and galleries, good restaurants, etc., and if you need a big city with all it has, Albuquerque is 40 minutes south with its bright lights and a million people. And the weather is cool with an occasional really cold spell in the winter but not nearly as cold as you would think. Summers are warm but rarely hot, with very little humidity.
As for the city itself, it is really a potpourri of cultures, from poor Mexican/native areas, middle class areas, and some extremely rich people who live up on the hill. There also is a thriving movie making business there as well, you may see actors walking around town at any time. The downtown area is very touristy and a really fun place to walk around and sightsee and enjoy. The culture in that area is somewhat akin to that of Boulder, CO in that it is very liberal, to the point that they had three "Bernie" headquarters there. Frigging Bernie stickers everywhere in 2016. To me, that was the only drawback. Btw, they don't allow plastic bags there so in a few places you can get paper bags but most people bring their own shopping bags to market with them. It is very lgbtqrabc friendly, socially very liberal and touchy feely. Personally, I just ignored all that crap and didn't talk politics with the locals. Also, if you like indie films, which I do, there are I believe three indie theatres there plus several mainstream theatres so you can see just about anything.
Hope this helps out. Just thought you should know a little more about Santa Fe. I won't expound on N.O. or Houston as I literally despise both and so happy I never have to live there again. Have a great day......
Santa Fe is not boring. There are tons of things to do there. Hiking, skiing (Taos close by and Ski Santa Fe up the hill), camping, bicycling, tons of museums and galleries, good restaurants, etc., and if you need a big city with all it has, Albuquerque is 40 minutes south with its bright lights and a million people. And the weather is cool with an occasional really cold spell in the winter but not nearly as cold as you would think. Summers are warm but rarely hot, with very little humidity.
As for the city itself, it is really a potpourri of cultures, from poor Mexican/native areas, middle class areas, and some extremely rich people who live up on the hill. There also is a thriving movie making business there as well, you may see actors walking around town at any time. The downtown area is very touristy and a really fun place to walk around and sightsee and enjoy. The culture in that area is somewhat akin to that of Boulder, CO in that it is very liberal, to the point that they had three "Bernie" headquarters there. Frigging Bernie stickers everywhere in 2016. To me, that was the only drawback. Btw, they don't allow plastic bags there so in a few places you can get paper bags but most people bring their own shopping bags to market with them. It is very lgbtqrabc friendly, socially very liberal and touchy feely. Personally, I just ignored all that crap and didn't talk politics with the locals. Also, if you like indie films, which I do, there are I believe three indie theatres there plus several mainstream theatres so you can see just about anything.
Hope this helps out. Just thought you should know a little more about Santa Fe. I won't expound on N.O. or Houston as I literally despise both and so happy I never have to live there again. Have a great day......
Posted on 8/18/18 at 3:48 am to theantiquetiger
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SF, no brainer
Probably the most beautiful city in the US
A bunch of Adobe stores for downtown is beautiful? I enjoyed visiting there, but if that's the best this nation offers, it blows.
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