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Posted: 3/7/2021 12:22:03 AM EDT
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I’ve been to Austin several times but am not that familiar with it. So I don’t know which suburbs, neighborhoods or schools are good or bad. Austin is supposedly smaller than Dallas, but I thought the traffic was worse than Dallas traffic, and Dallas traffic can be pretty bad, especially during rush hour. I’ll leave it to Austinites to fill you in on that.
As for the Dallas area, the northern suburbs are supposedly preferred and have decent schools. But they’re pricier and getting more saturated and with more traffic. I live about 30 miles south of Dallas. Less traffic, more laid back, but it’s growing fast, as is pretty much all of Texas and the whole Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex area. So housing everywhere is getting ridiculous, but I’m guessing it’s still less expensive than San Diego. All in all the DFW area is decent and the economy is strong for now. As for ARs, you don’t have to worry about any of that stuff here in Texas. No mag limits and Texas is a shall issue state for License to Carry (open or concealed). Lots of local gun shops and several indoor and outdoor gun ranges to choose from. The main problem now is the one facing the rest of the nation - guns and ammo shortage. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 12:37:15 AM EDT
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If your trying to escape CA then Austin is not the place. If you want CA lite then it is the place for you. Austin is full of self serving liberals that enjoy the smell of their own farts. The white guilt there is extremely high. So much so the decided they wanted to defund the police to prove they are not racist. The traffics also sucks because the infrastructure for cars sucks. For decades they refused to expand their roads correctly because they were trying to “save” a salamander or frog or what ever small creature that was the latest cause of the month.
The DFW area gives you much more options on where to live with the values that you enjoy. The traffic can suck in DFW but is sucks because of the distance. This is also coming from someone who’s hometown is Austin and now lives in the DFW area, At one time Austin was a very nice place to live. It had a nice mix hippies and kickers that balanced each other. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 12:44:28 AM EDT
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Austin area is nice. I love the hill country. But the stupidity is spreading. Rapidly. I'd go west of DFW. Mostly like the hill country scenery wise but minus the crap.
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Posted: 3/7/2021 1:21:52 AM EDT
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Dallas has a much worse homeless problem than Austin; but it is confined to a particular area of Dallas and if you don’t live or work there, you’ll only see it as you drive past on the interstate. In Austin, the homeless numbers are actually less but they are much more “free flowing.” You’ll run into Austin homeless in nice suburbs outside of Austin. They’ll be camped out next to million dollar homes. And for whatever reason, Austin seems to draw more of the mentally ill in that crowd.
If you have a million dollar home in Dallas, homeless people will get fucked up if they camp there (Though how that happens may involve more money). Central Texas (Austin) is best and prettiest Texas outdoors wise. Dallas, on the other hand, is the retail capital of the U.S. almost. You want a store specializing in food from a tiny ethnic tribe in northwest Siberia? Dallas will have that store and the American newspaper in that tribe’s language. Whole Foods actually started in Austin. There’s like one or two of them in the whole fucking city and it’s suburbs. There are four Whole Foods within 15 minutes of me and I don’t even live in actual Dallas. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 4:54:10 AM EDT
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You might consider living someplace between Austin and San Antonio (e.g., San Marcos or New Braunfels) - That would give you opportunities to work in either area.
While Austin proper has some vagrancy (and parts of San Antonio have it, too), you wouldn't be living in it. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 12:13:37 PM EDT
[#6]
I appreciate all the replies. I’ve never moved out of state before and I’ve only been to Texas once when I was 16 which was over 30 years ago.
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Posted: 3/7/2021 8:35:54 PM EDT
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I live near New Braunfels just east of San Antonio. We’re just over an hour from Austin. San Marcos is sort of the midway point and is a really nice area.
My wife is a real estate agent. She covers from San Antonio out to San Marcos/Kyle. If you’re interested in looking west of Austin shoot me a PM and I’ll send you her contact info. ETA: We’ve made several cross-country moves and our last move was from CA. I know it can be stressful. My wife partnered with Conservative Move which is a group that helps and encourages conservatives to move to TX. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 10:35:49 PM EDT
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DFW made us a GRAND living for thirty years but like any metro area the traffic and the daily grind will make you dream of leaving it all behind. I can't imagine how bad the traffic is now as we left ten years ago. Good luck.
I'd certainly look at the SW side of Ft. Worth as there is a new tollway that is probably the best commute in the area. Sanger would be the opposite side of the Metroplex. |
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Posted: 3/7/2021 11:09:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: DFW made us a GRAND living for thirty years but like any metro area the traffic and the daily grind will make you dream of leaving it all behind. I can't imagine how bad the traffic is now as we left ten years ago. Good luck. I'd certainly look at the SW side of Ft. Worth as there is a new tollway that is probably the best commute in the area. Sanger would be the opposite side of the Metroplex. No doubt I’d like to get away from any city. I (poorly) chose a trade that ties me to cities. |
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Posted: 3/8/2021 11:44:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You might consider living someplace between Austin and San Antonio (e.g., San Marcos or New Braunfels) - That would give you opportunities to work in either area. While Austin proper has some vagrancy (and parts of San Antonio have it, too), you wouldn't be living in it. I'd think this would be a good option to check out. You could be a hour away from either in San Marcos / New Braunfels area - it would be more commute, but higher quality of life, plus it is beautiful & not in either "Blue City" with crime & crappy liberal policies (San Antonio is nearly as liberal crazy as Austin - but NO one beats Austin when it comes to being "California on the Colorado" (river).  BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 3/8/2021 12:58:22 PM EDT
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North Texas (particularly the Sanger area) would be quite the culture shock for you (hopefully in a good way). I suspect you'd be able to find an opening in Dallas/Fort Worth almost as easy as Austin.
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Posted: 3/13/2021 12:48:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I appreciate all the replies. I’ve never moved out of state before and I’ve only been to Texas once when I was 16 which was over 30 years ago. I'm a REALTOR in DFW- let me know if I can be of assistance. Easiest way is to reach out through my site- 2ARealtyGroup.com |
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Posted: 3/13/2021 2:19:40 AM EDT
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I’ve lived in the San Antonio area for almost 40 years.
In your industry you obviously need vertical structures, we have them but the downtown area is small in comparison to other cities. Our layout is more horizontal. I’d be happy to show you around though. If you live in California you may be able to tolerate an IH-35 commute. |
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Posted: 3/15/2021 3:09:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: I’m looking to live within an hour drive to either city. That gives you an amazing radius for DFW. An hour outside the big city is a big circle. Weatherford, Granbury, Ennis, Greenville, even Sanger. They're all within an hour of the big city with plenty of elevators to service (unless you specialize in high rise elevators or something? Fort Worth only has 6 buildings over 30 floors, while Dallas has 35 towers that have 30 or more floors). After getting out of the Marine Corps, I moved to North Texas after decades of living in North County (Esco, O'side). For me, almost all of the culture shock was positive. People are so friendly, but leave you alone if you want to be left alone. Personal freedom (and responsibility) is respected and valued. Not nearly as many commies here, although there are nests of 'em in the big cities. It's great. Especially if you're selling a home. Jump on Zillow and see what you can get for the price your home is selling for. You'll be amazed. The house I paid $180,000 for would be worth, well, the closest thing I found on Zillow (it's smaller than my house and on a tiny lot) in SoCal is listed for $875,000. |
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Posted: 3/15/2021 4:22:28 PM EDT
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Within an hour for an off peak travel time might well mean 1.5 hours or more in rush hour.
Within an hour of the city, might mean 1.5 hours to the city center/downtown in Dallas. For reference, 26 miles from Down Town Houston often means 45 minutes travel time off peak, and a solid hour plus commute during peak times. |
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Posted: 3/15/2021 4:45:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Within an hour for an off peak travel time might well mean 1.5 hours or more in rush hour. Within an hour of the city, might mean 1.5 hours to the city center/downtown in Dallas. For reference, 26 miles from Down Town Houston often means 45 minutes travel time off peak, and a solid hour plus commute during peak times. Very true. As an example, I used to live in Granbury and work just outside downtown Dallas. If I left my house at 5am, it would take me just over an hour to get to work (empty highways and driving a bit fast). Leave a couple hours later, and it might take twice as long. It would regularly take me 3 hours to get home in heavy traffic. Regardless, being prepared for an hour commute opens up much of the metroplex and a LOT of rural areas! |
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Posted: 3/16/2021 11:46:53 PM EDT
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Thanks for the replies and info. I talked to the the guy in charge of work out there and he said Dallas and Austin are both needing people to do my job. I’m looking forward to going out there in April to look around, check out traffic and different cities.
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Posted: 3/16/2021 11:58:32 PM EDT
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I’m a Dallas guy and have lived there since the 90s minus military service. I’ll tell you this right now. I’ve spent plenty of time in Dallas. I’ve sat in bumper to bumper traffic on I45 in Conroe trying to get to Houston.
Austin has the worst damned traffic of any city in the nation. Not only is it bottlenecked by the hills and rivers in a way that all the bigger Texas cities aren’t; but the drivers are the most retarded fucks I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure if that is UT or what; but someone will absolutely try to pass you at 100mph on the right with 3” between your front bumper and his back, and then brake hard because every lane of traffic ahead is doing 55mph. And God help you if it rains while you’re driving around that forsaken city. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 1:08:00 PM EDT
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I'd recommend Houston. An hour east of IAH airport there are lots of new neighborhoods that are very affordable.
You can reach downtown, where the elevators are, in ~45 minutes. Cities such as Crosby, Huffman, Dayton, Cleveland, Tarkington, Mont Belvieu, etc. have opportunities for a more rural life but an easy commute to the H. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 2:33:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd recommend Houston. An hour east of IAH airport there are lots of new neighborhoods that are very affordable. You can reach downtown, where the elevators are, in ~45 minutes. Cities such as Crosby, Huffman, Dayton, Cleveland, Tarkington, Mont Belvieu, etc. have opportunities for a more rural life but an easy commute to the H. Make sure OP is able to handle the often unbearable humidity down there. There's nothing down there that could convince me that living in that oppressive humidity is worth it. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 2:51:12 PM EDT
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Dallas would be my recommendation over Austin.
Austin wasn't too bad up until about 20 years ago. The Silicon Valley influx and influence helped push its already Leftist roots over to full blown Commie. As pointed out, there are a lot of great communities in the Dallas area. JLA would be a great resource. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 8:17:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dallas would be my recommendation over Austin. Austin wasn't too bad up until about 20 years ago. The Silicon Valley influx and influence helped push its already Leftist roots over to full blown Commie. As pointed out, there are a lot of great communities in the Dallas area. JLA would be a great resource. Dallas is heading pretty far left, as well. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 8:28:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dallas is heading pretty far left, as well. If you stay out of Dallas County, you’re OK. The 2018 elections just destroyed Dallas County. The Dems already dominated the Dallas County elections, 2018 is when the hard left/commies installed all their people. They actually led Austin in that respect. |
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Posted: 3/17/2021 10:34:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you stay out of Dallas County, you’re OK. The 2018 elections just destroyed Dallas County. The Dems already dominated the Dallas County elections, 2018 is when the hard left/commies installed all their people. They actually led Austin in that respect. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Dallas is heading pretty far left, as well. If you stay out of Dallas County, you’re OK. The 2018 elections just destroyed Dallas County. The Dems already dominated the Dallas County elections, 2018 is when the hard left/commies installed all their people. They actually led Austin in that respect. That is one of the reasons why we looked in Rockwall County and Collin County. The Missus found her "dream house" (LOL) in northern Collin County, so here we are. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 9:55:04 AM EDT
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Don't move here. We have refugees from Mexico invading us as we speak.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 10:12:28 AM EDT
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I'm a couple hours west of DFW, but I know that I'd much rather live in an hour radius of Dallas and driving into Dallas to work than ever having to stick my toes in Austin.
I think I could live outside of Austin, ie Cedar Park (capitol armory hq) Leander area, or south of Austin maybe Wimberly New Braunfels, but hell no on driving into Austin to work. Those areas would have your best Texas scenery though. I don't know much about Houston liberal wise I'm sure it's not much less blue than Austin, but I'd look at Houston before Austin if DFW doesn't work out. I do know Houston has some nice commute communities. The main negative there though is smothering humidity with 100 heat on top. Dallas though should be your first choice for your type career, and the commute communities I believe are pretty right wing if you can afford to live in them. I doubt though coming from CA you'd be too blown away by pricing any Frisco area real estate, but by Texas standards it's in pretty high demand/high price. |
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Posted: 3/18/2021 11:26:13 AM EDT
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Sanger. Near Ray Bob, I35 runs through it. Several ranges close by to shoot. Bacon sammiches at Snap Shop.
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Posted: 3/18/2021 11:49:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dallas would be my recommendation over Austin. Austin wasn't too bad up until about 20 years ago. The Silicon Valley influx and influence helped push its already Leftist roots over to full blown Commie. As pointed out, there are a lot of great communities in the Dallas area. JLA would be a great resource. Thanks, Bud! I also have a huge network of Realtors nationwide if you want to look outside of DFW. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:10:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Make sure OP is able to handle the often unbearable humidity down there. There's nothing down there that could convince me that living in that oppressive humidity is worth it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'd recommend Houston. An hour east of IAH airport there are lots of new neighborhoods that are very affordable. You can reach downtown, where the elevators are, in ~45 minutes. Cities such as Crosby, Huffman, Dayton, Cleveland, Tarkington, Mont Belvieu, etc. have opportunities for a more rural life but an easy commute to the H. Make sure OP is able to handle the often unbearable humidity down there. There's nothing down there that could convince me that living in that oppressive humidity is worth it. I could deal with humidity but my company doesn’t have as much work there so Houston isn’t on my list. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:16:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m a Dallas guy and have lived there since the 90s minus military service. I’ll tell you this right now. I’ve spent plenty of time in Dallas. I’ve sat in bumper to bumper traffic on I45 in Conroe trying to get to Houston. Austin has the worst damned traffic of any city in the nation. Not only is it bottlenecked by the hills and rivers in a way that all the bigger Texas cities aren’t; but the drivers are the most retarded fucks I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure if that is UT or what; but someone will absolutely try to pass you at 100mph on the right with 3” between your front bumper and his back, and then brake hard because every lane of traffic ahead is doing 55mph. And God help you if it rains while you’re driving around that forsaken city.  My wife’s family feels the same about Austin. It’s looking more and more like Dallas and surrounding areas is the place. I still want to check it out because I’ve never lived outside of San Diego. I hate the politics here and shitty gun laws but I’ll be leaving my family and familiarity behind. My wife is ready to go right now. |
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Posted: 3/19/2021 9:19:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't move here. We have refugees from Mexico invading us as we speak. That’s actually a thought I have. I’m trying to convince my wife that we should consider Idaho as well, but I haven’t checked into work up that way. |
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