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How does Austin compare to San Francisco? |
Travel Info I live with my wife and 2 kids in the SF Bay area and could possibly move to Austin for my job. Can anyone tell me how these two cities compare as far as quality of life, schools, culture and outdoor activities? Travel Tips In several ways.... 1. It's very liberal.. They have always said that Austin is the most liberal city east of San Fransisco. I think that's why we're most known. 2. We're pretty gay friendly - That's what people know San Fransisco for.. Gay friendly. Austin is also very gay friendly. 3. Great environment - As much as Austin is growing, and we're growing rapidly.. Tkae like the size of Louisville.. We're growing that many people in as little as a few years. Anyways, point being, as much as we're growing, we're keeping an awesome environment. One person came here and said as much as Austin looks like a mini Houston growth wise, it is so green and nice. That's the truth. 4. Arts - Great art stuff? lol, idk a whole lot about that. San Fransisco is a city mixed with politics, and university students. That's the same with Austin. VERY political, VERY left, GREAT place to live, one of the best paces to raise your kids, the best place for Hispanics to live, one of the ebst places for shopping, and one of the most friendliest places. It's a minuture SF, and pretty soon it'll be bigger lol. The weather is also very hot, but for the past few years, it's snowed several times. :) so that's cool. It's usually in the 50's- in the winter, and 90's+ in the summer. Texas weather is very wierd. One part of town may get 5" of rain, and the other part may get a trace. One day it was like in the 70's, and the next day it snowed lol. Sports are pretty big too.. The University of Texas is what most sports are tho, so it's not usually proffesional.. Even tho austin is getting a NBA basketball team i think, lol. not to mention we're not far at all from Houston, Dallas, or San Antonio. We're like in the middle, lol. Others Better learn to love the heat. Beyond that Austin has everything you will want except major sports. Look up the demographics at Best Places to Live: http://www.bestplaces.net Austin is 100% better than San Francisco in quality of life, schools,culture and there's lots of outdoor activity. Good Luck. I think Austin is great! I have lived here 4 years and it gets better each year. There is a great quality of life and plenty to do outside. Many people jog the 10 mile lake side jog trail in downtown. For biking Austin is a very great place. Bike Friendly Roads. Austin has 3 awesome lakes. Lake activities are very popular. Wake boarding, water skiing or just hanging out on a boat. There is also very child friendly areas around the lake as well. If you have a dog, it will love life in Austin. I think the most pet friendly place ever.There is also many safe and easily accessible neighborhoods. Austin housing market is also something BOOMING!! Buying property in Austin will PAY BIG!!!! Especially high rises. But all is doing great. Food is pretty good here too. MEXICAN FOOD YUM-MM SF is great but to expensive. I would say very comparable if weighing pros and cons. You need to learn to like hot weather and live in air conditioning most of the time. Traffic isn't very bad. It's got a nice downtown. Great airport. Learn to like TexMex food. It's very different from the Bay Area. Outdoor activities are limited with the heat. With University of Texas there, cultural activities are pretty good, but remember it's Texas, not San Francisco. Good luck! its the best. always something to do in/out. schools good, lay-back life style. and the only time the ground shakes is when the UT football team takes the field. GO HORNS |
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