Austin Question
I am going to Austin next week to look at houses. I would like to move there at some point for several reasons even if I just bought a rental unit for the next 1-3 years. Do any of you planet members know a lot about Austin as in the best places within the city to live and why? Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks is advance.
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Can't you !@#$ing Californian's just stay in California instead of moving to states you haven't ****ed up yet?
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You might want to live close to one of the following clinics so you have quick access to all of the vaccinations you need:
https://www.austintexas.gov/immunizations |
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I would head north of downtown, Roundrock area but that's me. Traffic I-35 is a pain though. I have an office in Pflugerville just south of Roundrock so am there frequently.
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@AustinChief
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at least 30% of Californians have political views much more in line with the majority of Texans.. I think that number is growing, too. |
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Why did you pick Austin? It is a good place to live in general, just curious.
I will agree with KCDan, north is where the growth is continuing. Pfulgerville/Round Rock/Cedar Park are all viable. Apple recently announced a new ground breaking in that area as well so values will do nothing but continue to go up. |
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I would be retiring so employment isn't really a consideration. If I decided to come out of retirement or be semi-retired it is also an ideal spot for me to land however. |
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The guy I work with is ultra conservative. He had to go to Austin for a conference at the end of January. He went to Dallas first to visit some friends and really liked it. He then did his thing in Austin and hated it. Said it was a liberal shithole with a homeless problem worse than Seattle. Just thought it was funny. I take his viewpoint with a grain of salt, though.
My brother (a filthy liberal) lives in Austin and (mostly) likes it. Really hot and humid for a good chunk of the year, though. Also, it sounds really expensive, though there may not be much of a difference coming from CA in that regard. |
The traffic alone would keep me far away from living in the actual city. Some of the suburbs up north are quite nice, though. Cedar Park and Leander off the top of my head.
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EVERYONE in CA be movin to Autsin...considered it myself actually lol
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Then there is the other portion of Californian's that are more Conservative that move because they don't feel welcome and/or are sick of the BS. |
North Austin is Prairie. West Austin/Bee Cave/Lakeway is Hill Country. It’s the prettiest part of the area by far.
Side note, Austin has brutal 365 day a year Allergans in the air. |
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That's good to know, thank you. |
A couple of my current neighbors moved to Austin from California, hated how liberal Austin was, and then relocated to Colorado Springs (One of the most conservative cities in the country, but now is also experiencing the beginnings of a blue wave thanks to Californians). Our neighborhood page is full of Californian transplants who hate that the new place they move to is becoming California.
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I lived there in the early 1990s. If you're traveling there in a time machine, I can give you good advice.
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http://austin.culturemap.com/news/ci...rgies/#slide=0 |
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All year long we have issues with mold allergies (mostly Alternaria). In the late summer into the fall is ragweed season. Then yes, from late December until mid-February is Cedar season which really sucks! This really is one of the worst places for allergy sufferers.
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I live in Pflugerville (a suburb). What neighborhoods are you looking at/what part of town do you work in? DM me if that's easier.
Major tax implications depending on where you live, to be balanced out by what kind of lifestyle you're after. A lot of give and take, but also a lot of reasonable compromises |
Check out some of the smaller towns south of Austin down to about San Marcos. Both east and west. The hill country has some very cool small-ish towns that are about an hour from either Austin or San Antonio. Not mountains like you are used to probably, but still some very pretty scenery down there.
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In general, Austin is blowing up. 150 people a day moving here , primarily from California. . You'd probably be better off buying now vs leasing and buying later in 3 years, the way the home values are rising. We love it here. As another poster said Cedar fever is a bitch in the winter and spring and summers are hot as hell, but there is a ton of things to do here. |
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Austin was as good as it gets in the 70s lol . Hippie hollow was the place to party,the armadillo was a kickass bar live music every night.lots of big nice lakes close by with clear blue water
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If you're not bringing California Communism with you, then welcome to Texas! I know you're from CA, but Austin traffic sucks. Also, like it's been mentioned it's the most liberal place in Texas. Plenty of work in Texas though.
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It's too hot and humid and overcrowded. Go to the Circuit of the Americas this March for the IndyCar race and then leave
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OK, back from Texas. We stayed in Dallas, Cedar Park and spent a couple days in Lakeway and Spicewood. It’s hard to grasp things in such a short time but I wanted to put my thoughts down in case I am wrong about something and for additional insight.
What we liked the most was the people. That has always been our favorite part of Texas. Call it Southern Hospitality but it is really good to be around genuinely good people. What we liked 2nd most was the cost of everything is a small fraction of what we are used to paying. Saw gas $1.99 but there was a lot at $2.09. All day laser tag for the kids at $7 for an all-day pass as examples. You can’t do it one time here for that price. WAY cheaper. What we liked the least was all the police. Good god that is a lot of cops. The lady at one of our hotels said they just hired another 500 cops and they especially like to harass people in Williamson County? She said they were nicer in Travis County where we were looking at property. I don’t know why anyone would own a high performance vehicle here at least in the areas where we were. From Hard Eight BBQ in Dallas to the Hyatt is like maybe 4 miles. Counted 9 cops, three people pulled over and 2 had them going through their cars. Crazy. 2nd least was the pollen. I was surprised to feel it but I did in the middle of winter. I didn’t understand a few things maybe somebody can give me some insight. Why are so many houses in these housing complexes with HOA’s? With unlimited land to build these big beautiful houses on why do they gift wrap them with a fence and no yard so much of the time? Lastly, the economy is obviously booming in Texas as there is a lot of construction. It seems to me your trouble with traffic is just in its infancy stage between Austin and Dallas. Does anyone know how that will be addressed? |
Williamson county is on live pd right now. Watch some episodes.
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Yes, traffic is awful on I-35 between Dallas and Austin. The only solution I've heard of is a high speed train between the two areas. Other than that, it's :shrug: |
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That Atos Jiu-Jitsu in Lakeway seems like a really school for any of you that are interested. We trained there for a day. |
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Yep. When I was in the Army and at Fort Hood - it was well known that Austin was the most liberal city in the state. That was in the late 70s and it still is.... |
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https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclope...eclosures.html |
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This popped up in the local newspaper today. Thought you might find it interesting
https://www.statesman.com/news/20190...rom-california |
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a.) New roads are tough to build due to the way the river runs through Central Austin b.) Tree huggers everywhere will fight every road expansion, new road plan etc. I'm all for convservation but man, some of this crap is way overboard, |
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