re: Which is the best Texas city?

Posted by Chingon Ag

Member since Nov 2018

2832 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:24 am to Thracken13

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Kerrville is fricking awesome! i like Fredricksburg as well

Both towns are full and aren't accepting move-ins. Had to be able to spell it right to live here.

The answer to OP's question is San Antonio.

This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 10:26 am

Posted by The Third Leg

Idiot Out Wandering Around

Member since May 2014

10056 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:24 am to justaniceguy

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The area around Jesuit is nice and definitely not 1.5 for a nice house

It’s damn close. $350-400+ Per sq foot. You might find something nice for $1.2, but houses in that area anywhere from $1-4M. Dallas proper median sale price is pushing $800k.

Here is one right near Jesuit. $1.27M for a cheaply built 70s house that has been remodeled. 2013, the same house sold for $560k.

Zillow

Posted by Turf Taint

New Orleans

Member since Jun 2021

6010 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:24 am to VolsOut4Harambe

My soul shrivels up like a raisin in Houston

My exfoliate empties fast in Dallas

My MEH turns up high in San Antonio

My ‘wanna like Austin’ is more than offset by the thick layer of put on “we are different” than other Texas cities. “Keep it weird” is more weird than authentic.

Need my Nola and a now and again mountain and beach, occasional Europe.

Posted by bad93ex

Member since Sep 2018

27348 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:26 am to BigCheese2001x

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When you come here be sure to remember there is only one "s" in New Braunfels.

Floated the Comal last summer and had an absolute blast. River Rd is one of my absolute favorites.

Posted by Boo Krewe

Member since Apr 2015

9810 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:26 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Whatever Arlen is based off

Posted by IAmNERD

Member since May 2017

19310 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:28 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Dallas has the best cost of living?

I've only ever lived near Houston and down in the Rio Grande Valley of TX, so I could be wrong, but I thought Dallas was crazy expensive.

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Posted by Palmetto98

Where the stars are big and bright

Member since Nov 2021

2145 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:28 am to IAmNERD

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Dallas has the best cost of living?

He must of had that good good stuff last night

Posted by chrome_daddy

LA (Lower Ashvegas)

Member since May 2004

2082 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:29 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Just spent vacay time in SA and Austin, have been to DFW and Houston in the past.

I have Austin > SA > DFW > Houston.

Austin for two reasons that are personal for me:
1. Best live music scene...well, maybe of anywhere. Certainly that fits my taste.
2. Outdoorsy opportunities abound in / near Austin.

I did find SA the most laid back and people less status-oriented that of DFW / Houston.

Austin is near the top of the list as my wife and I hone our list of places to live while she travel nurses and I enjoy retirement.

Posted by WestCoastAg

Member since Oct 2012

145253 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:30 am to IAmNERD

it is. i live in montrose in houston but am moving to dallas and even places outside of the city are more expensive then what im paying now

COL is much higher in dallas and other metroplex cities than houston and san antonio

This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 10:31 am

Posted by TejasHorn

High Plains Driftin'

Member since Mar 2007

10984 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:33 am to VolsOut4Harambe

San Antonio. Easier to get around, great history and culture, and close enough to decent beaches. Not as much rat race or sprawl as DFW, Houston.

Posted by kingbob

Sorrento, LA

Member since Nov 2010

67210 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:40 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Austin, Fort Worth, and San Antonio all seem like great candidates.

Posted by thadcastle

Member since Dec 2019

2625 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:40 am to Turf Taint

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Need my Nola

Posted by Thracken13

Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity

Member since Feb 2010

16109 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:43 am to Chingon Ag

I don't need to move there - my sis in law and her family live there - can visit anytime i want :)

Posted by Girth Donor

Member since Apr 2011

3728 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:50 am to WestCoastAg

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Ag

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I live in Montrose

Checks out

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Posted by Hamma1122

Member since Sep 2016

19853 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:56 am to VolsOut4Harambe

Dallas

Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

101662 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:56 am to Girth Donor

I feel like Houston has sort of organically, and almost kicking and screamingly, become a somewhat interesting city. Much more so than Dallas and even Austin (which just tries so hard to be such that it's anything but "organic" OR interesting at this point).

This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 10:57 am

Posted by 3nOut

Central Texas, TX

Member since Jan 2013

29006 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:01 am to VolsOut4Harambe

i have driven every single inch of I-35, I45, I-10, 281, and 87.

as a lifelong texan who travels our great state every single year for work here are my top 10 in no particular order:

Boerne
San Angelo
Bastrop
New Braunfels
Tyler
Woodlands
Alpine
Marble Falls
Granbury
Abilene

living in Austin, SA, DFW, or Houston is for the birds.

Posted by BigCheese2001x

Member since Aug 2012

262 posts

Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:04 am to bad93ex

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Floated the Comal last summer and had an absolute blast. River Rd is one of my absolute favorites.

Very nice, glad you enjoyed it! I swam a bit in the Comal yesterday afternoon/evening, as I do on most hot days, it is so nice. I live about 1.5 miles from where you put in above the tube chute. I get my girl, mosey on over in my truck, and swim for awhile. I love it here!