Would you ever live in Texas?

@kevinkirkhoff1008

Жыл бұрын

Lived here for 60 years (Houston). Don't want to live anywhere else, but I'm concerned about cities near the border.

@thepotterswife2088

Жыл бұрын

I've lived here my entire life. 57 years.

@LuigiTavares296

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@michelelindseth8250

Жыл бұрын

I lived there back in the 1965+ years as an AF wife and loved San Antonio.

@latigo3332

Жыл бұрын

Born and bred. Love my Texas!

I live in Corpus Christi. I pay 750 a month for a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment 1 mile from the bay. My electricity bill is about 250 a month. This is a great place if you like the outdoors fishing, boating etc.. The weather is nice af much better than anywhere ive lived in Tx.

@naylaharris6632

11 ай бұрын

Can u Pleaseeeee tell me the name of apartments or help me find a similar please? Single mom.

@randomuser1596

11 ай бұрын

@@naylaharris6632 look in the Bay Area

@charyvazone7969

10 ай бұрын

Provide the information please

@susanasalinas8797

10 ай бұрын

Please stop coaxing people to move there

I'm not leaving the beach. I retired to Nicaragua. I'm glad retired people don't come here.. the states cost too much , and it's boring.

Also note, property taxes are high in TX. El Paso has the highest property taxes in the state, among the highest in the entire nation.

@twalrus1

Жыл бұрын

Only if you are in the Socorro School district. The imbeciles in charge of SISD spend money like drunken sailors. They even have their own police dept for the school district! (with expensive cop cars for them) Why does a school district need their own police dept in the Safest City in America (of cities 500,000 and up)?? El Paso is a very affordable city (if you stay out of the Socorro School District). Like I said before, El Paso is the safest city of 500,000 and above in America. 80% Mexican but 95% of them speak English as a first language and very very friendly. (Hint: Mexican-Americans are very superstitious so they can't refuse when asked for help...they don't want Karma making things even). EVERY place in EL Paso has at least 5 Authentic Mexican restaurants within a short driving distance. (I would call El Paso the Mexican restaurant capital of America.) It probably has more Mexican restaurants per square mile than anywhere in America And with so much competition in the Mexican restaurant business, the prices are very low (about half of what it would cost in Dallas for the same dishes). And if that is not enough Mexican restaurants for you, there are hundreds more a short drive across the border. Hint for non-Mexicans: Mexicans are NOT staring at you...they love to learn the ways of other cultures so they are observing. Approach them with any questions you might have they will be very happy to converse with you. Their approach to life is that everyone is a family member therefore you seldom see a homeless Mexican. "You can always add another potato to the soup", Mexican saying for anyone that might show up unexpectedly. Years ago, I used to be in charge of bringing in to the city an entertainer for a chain of restaurants (yeah, that chain) to do school shows. The entertainer came in from another Texas city. He would tell me, "What I like about El Paso is that even though it's 80% Mexican-American, they are very Americanized and I can converse with al the kids. It's not that way in other Texas cities." I told him, El Paso Mexican-Americans have been around since before the Wild West gunslinger days. There are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 generation Mexican-Americans so when migrant kids come in, they they quickly learn English from their new friends at school. That's why it's important to get those migrant kids into schools quickly so they Americanize."

@whistlingsage9817

Жыл бұрын

As a resident, I'd like to confirm that this is true, and as of April, 2023, we are up to our necks in illegal immigrants, with hundreds more crossing the bridge every day.

@twalrus1

Жыл бұрын

@@whistlingsage9817 BUT, those immigrants are from lower South American countries and are asking for asylum, so they are turning themselves in to the Border Patrol to start the process. They are IN THE Federal System. Don't make it sound like the streets are full of them. In fact, I have not encountered even one of them. They are IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM off the streets. The federal system absorbs them into other cities to away their court dates so we are NOT "up to our neck" in them. To a white person that doesn't know the difference, they might "all look alike", but to any Mexican-American, they look very different and dress very different. Ask a Mexican-American to point out the South Americans to you (if they can find any). I think you are seeing the same Mexican-Americans that were born here and grew up here and thinking "We are up to our necks in brand new immigrants!!! Run for the hills!!" If it were true that "we are u to our necks in them "the housing could not absorb that many overnight. Thus, the federal system "absorbs them" by moving them around to other cities. So, no matter if you live on the border or a city away from the border, you are all getting immigrants asking for asylum in your city too. Any NO city is "UP TO OUR NECKS IN IMMIGRANTS!!" btw: we can tell which president YOU voted for by your lack of knowledge and your willingness to pass on a false narrative. I challenge you to film "In The Streets Of El Paso" all those up to our necks immigrants. Everybody carries a camera in their pocket daily so you don't have the excuse of not having a camera. And don't show us the immigrants at the border, I want proof positive of those up to our necks immigrants ON THE STREETS OF EL PASO. If you do not provide proof, you will be renamed Chicken Little, the one of "The Sky is Falling" fame. And remember, we know the difference between Mexican-Americans and South Americans so don't try to pass off Mex-Amer as South Americans.

@lindabarrett6471

Жыл бұрын

But no state tax. For now.

@rockingredpoppy9119

Жыл бұрын

@@lindabarrett6471 that doesn't help the retired however.

Notice he didn't say anything about the crime rate. Three of these towns have a crime rate listed among the highest in the USA,

Texas has horrible high property taxes.

@tomrusso9892

Жыл бұрын

Cause it's overated

@bitfenix90

10 ай бұрын

The State lowers the property taxes but requires all towns and counties, school districts, etc, to raise theirs. No one mentions that.

@michaelduffee6402

10 ай бұрын

Texas refuses to implement a state income tax. The money has to come from somewhere.

@hitthecouch

10 ай бұрын

There’s also no state tax

@samwdavis

2 ай бұрын

Ask ANY AI about the crime rates about the cities recommended in this video. Mic DROP!! The only exception to this is the #1 City mentioned in this video... Brownsville, which frankly comes as a surprise to me. Brownsville seems to be worth looking at.

Great video. Amazingly informative. I do wish you would have shown where each of these cities is located on a map of Texas.

McAllen used to be noticeably cheaper before being named the safest city in the US and the housing bubble of 2020. Since then, everything has changed. It already had high property tax rates, now it’s horrible!

@mweb1

10 ай бұрын

Texas votes in November to DRASTICALLY reduce and or eliminate property tax.

@P_R_I_S

10 ай бұрын

Mcallen is def not the safest, I live here.. whoever said that is fked up 😂😂😂

@Maritza-su3vz

Ай бұрын

We live in the Mcallen area and it is absolutely horrible here now LMFAO (keep in mind I was born and raised here in the valley and have lived here my whole life). We're actually looking into moving out of the valley soon. The prices of houses skyrocketed and got absolutely ruined by people flocking from other parts of Texas and the US. I also agree with the other comment on this thread. It is absolutely ridiculous to claim McAllen is the safest city in the US let alone Texas. It made sense to live here because, well besides literally being a born and raised native, housing was cheap. Now that normal houses land in the 250k-325k range why even freaking live here. SPI got ruined years ago when tourists started flocking to it for spring break and now the whole valley is basically ruined. Traffic, flocks of people, housing/rental prices, car markups down here you name it. Everything went to shit!

I'm a proud, hardcore Texan but there's a reason for the lower cost of living in some of these towns. Not all but some of these towns aren't exactly the best places to live. Brownsville on the Mexican border?? One can only imagine what goes in and out there. They didn't mention crime rates in any of these cities. Or the school ratings. Those are important. I will say in the big picture Texas is great. But I'm biased.

@tritosac

Жыл бұрын

Border towns aren't necessarily more dangerous. I am willing to bet Brownsville is a hell of a lot safer than Dallas. I lived in Dallas for 47 years. I finally said to hell with it after paying $11K in property taxes and having my home burglarized with no police response for 2 days after it happened. I am outside of El Paso now and it is much safer here despite all the fear porn on the news.

@aur3lio_10

Жыл бұрын

McAllen was named the safest city in the US not too long ago. You can’t drive within a mile range without running into a police vehicle. I would go to the park at 3 a.m. like nothing when I was a college student and a police vehicle would always monitor the area throughout the night. It is pretty safe! But this is one of the main reasons why many people are moving in and are making the housing affordability nightmare for locals, what used to be 250k before the housing bubble of 2020, it is now close to 500k. Not to mention, the high property tax!

@violetflame2923

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgarcia5593 xxddd

@bobcatsmith808

10 ай бұрын

Dallas & Houston are WAY more dangerous the McAllen & Brownsville. The border is not really a factor.

@04straw

10 ай бұрын

You said exactly what I was thinking!

These videos are determined to destroy Texas permanently.

@charliechurch5004

Жыл бұрын

Yep 😔

@charliechurch5004

Жыл бұрын

Just start telling ppl Texas is awful....

@chop3625

Жыл бұрын

That’s the lefts plan. If they takeover Texas they’ll NEVER lose another election.

@stevetate4386

Жыл бұрын

And they will too.

@NewHaven203

Жыл бұрын

Democrats will destroy Texas just like they destroyed Los Angeles, Seattle, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Portland

Brownsville: High Crime, Not a place to meet singles (trust me), lots of poor people, Corpus: The meanest people in the country (no kidding), high crime, bad drivers. McAllen: More cosmopolitan but that's like saying "I'm the best ballerina in Galveston". High crime, many poor people. Odessa and Wichita Falls: Lots of people who live in trailers and low income (also no dental plan). Waco: You can do better. Amarillo: Isolated and brutal winters. Lubbock: Nice town, check the crime rates with police though. El Paso: Actually quite nice town and people, isolated though and in the Mountain Time Zone. Abilene: Perfect little town, quiet, nice people. I am a Native Texan and know all of these towns quite well. Have lived and or worked in all or most of these towns including McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus, Waco. I would also recommend: Midland, College Station-Bryant, Georgetown and Temple.

@elijahsoto9134

Жыл бұрын

Agree on El Paso, I love it here

@sallyjune4109

10 ай бұрын

I heard the pollution was bad in So Paso.

@businesstwentytwelve7615

9 ай бұрын

@@DivestedNerd Redneck ish. Very white. Small town corruption.

@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4392

7 ай бұрын

​@@DivestedNerdTyler is a mini Dallas. Population of 110k.

@gabrielort3531

5 ай бұрын

Thought you were gonna forget MAF...but you saved it at the end 😝!

Worth noting is that except for Waco, all of the cities are outside of the DFW-Houston-San Antonio/Austin triangle (aka the "Texaplex")

@shewhothinks7603

7 ай бұрын

Born there, left as an adult. NEVER GOING BACK TO THE FASCIST STATE!! The state is run by the TEXASS TALIBAN of abbott, patrick and Paxton - all are impotent dicks.

We are already having quality of life drastically affected by all the growth? My old hometown Rockwall TX? It’s turning into another cement jungle with McMansions where rural pastures were!

@charlesjoe3

10 ай бұрын

Are you asking a question in your first two sentences or is there supposed to be a period at the end??

These are not towns, these are cities. I live in a town in Texas and there are hundreds of them and the cost of living in most of them is generally less than in any of the cities named here I'm sure.

Isn't this the state where it's only power supplier when offline and people froze to death? The same place that needs Oklahoma to cover it's short falls in disasters?

@jackielambert7980

10 ай бұрын

Yes. Better not come here!

@kneecapperslapper

10 ай бұрын

yes stay away from texas @@jackielambert7980

@cmgonzalezsnsd

10 ай бұрын

Buy an external generator. That’ll take care of that.

@anonymousmeme8458

10 ай бұрын

To be perfectly clear Texas is on its own power and not dependant on the national grid. Notwithstanding, other than 'co-ops' there are several wholesalers who one can purchase their power from, but again from one grid system. 'Power walls' , generators and solar panels systems usually get the back-up needs taken care of. If one has the initiative / determination and engineering primus or pays someone to do it for them "solar panel systems" (both grid tie and battery bank) are the way to kill the beast; especially battery bank systems. Strictly for back up.....a "do it yourself" system can be accomplished for $3-5k, a self reliant for $8-10k.

@ArmadilloSusan

7 ай бұрын

@@anonymousmeme8458 Try $20,000 for a total self-reliant...even $10,000 is not doable for average folks. Most are renting and cannot afford a decent car, fer cryin' outloud.

👍 Nice video, loved it!

Cheapest place to live in Texas? That's decent? A real answer would be an unincorporated area an hour or so out from a metro, 10-15 minutes from a small/medium sized town, and 20-30 minutes from a county seat. Go find that and you'll find a decent house under $150,000 with some land, no HOA's, and commuting distance to major shopping/conveniences and major metro close enough for a day trip. One region I would recommend would be the SH-31 Corridor between Waco and Corsicana for "starters".

@luckyrabbit2

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any suggestions please. I’m from FL and can’t afford to stay here. Homeowners insurance went from $2600 to $5500 in one yr.

@cindyobrien9270

10 ай бұрын

Exactly what we did in rural east Texas. Close enough for shopping, etc distant enough so it’s not too people-y. A bit of land for garden and small critters. Annual taxes less than $300.00

@sallyjune4109

10 ай бұрын

Strangely, this is exactly my plan. Galveston-Houston too pricey now.

@TeutonicTribe

3 ай бұрын

@@luckyrabbit2 There are palmettos & small affordable townlets along the TX coast

Plz plz plz DONT MOVE HERE!!!!! STAY AWAY!!!! WE ARE FULL AND YALL ARE RUINING MY STATE!!!

@sarahlaughedcoaching

Жыл бұрын

😢

@businesstwentytwelve7615

Жыл бұрын

Start with Winter Texans. And don't call anyone not born here "Texan" They are Winter Visitors or Winter Intruders.

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

​@@businesstwentytwelve7615first i was born on a plane, as a child lived in multiple states, called Texas my home, was 4H some trick riding, DFW was home, rtnd from military Vet, and later Travel RN, returnd live in Marshall. Texans know not to ask where someone is from, if they are from Texas they would have told u before u asked, if they arent from Texas u will be embarrassing them. So, we dont put down others. I was not born in Texas as already covered, Bulls, heifers, horses, and mules dont kick Texans, i am in my 60s, rode horses before walked, war vet, paranoid old vet, call myself Texan, ... so "biz city guy" want to remind me i am not a Texan due to i was not "born" here? Oh while i was a USN USMC Corpsman i out shot all of my units Marines, except one the Sniper who woldnt let me use his fancy rifle (i didnt tell him i had no idea what those dials on the scope was for). Am i a Texan? True Texans ... ride, shoot, lose a battle (hint Alamo, and not car rental) and call it a legend. Just as people not from the USA can become citizens of same properly, people who also can show how to be a Texan to be one via knowing why Texas is Texas. Agree those who are winter Texans ... have ever been to panhandle Amarillo and north during the winter? Snow birds usually go to FL. Just like once a Marine always a Marine even Corpsmen ... once a true Texan always a Texan. Cant be born a Marine, sadly many born a texan arnt. Not mad at ur statement, Texans teach mentor, like "bless your heart" if a Texan that statement to a Texan (southen states) is perk ur ears and take a quick look at ur self, but not Texan (or of a southern state) is a Gibbs (NCIS etc) slap until they leave, or their head is shaped ready for a Stetson. So get rid of your briefcase and pocket protector for a while ... go to a small TX town with folks not city biz types ... put on a stetson and ride until u are bowlegged, then go visit those TX cities to see if they are going purple.

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

​@@sarahlaughedcoachingwhats with 😢 u upset or feelings hurt? Sorry, am old guy and emojis confuse me. Hard to tell if u dont like charlies note or upset like he is with those coming to Texas and dont want to be Texans? Emojis only is like archiologists arguing what egyptian pictograph is saying? Like that man is holding a lion, the other says no that man is holding his lion costume. So is the guy really big to hold a lion, or did the actor of the lion in the wizord of oz (not dr oz, the movie) go back in time, or did they try to make the movie in egypt and was too hot?

@anajones5400

Жыл бұрын

DO NOT WORRY ABOUT ME.... I WOULD NEVER EVER !!!

I live in El Paso, Texas and love El Paso, and love Texas also.. The west is the best. The east is the least. Do not forget 02 March 1836.. Happy Texas Day..

@gabrielort3531

5 ай бұрын

Well... "I've heard it said" that El Paso would be better off if it were part of New Mexico. And they might as well...its Right There! 😝!

I’m surprised that Kerrville area didn’t make your list. It’s gotten ridiculous lately because now it’s a retirement magnet. My brother is gonna kill me if he reads this 😂

@TeutonicTribe

3 ай бұрын

More true now I’m sure, but decades ago, Kerrville & Fredericksburg were already ranked as great places for retirees

There is a truth to the saying of “GROWING PAINS” in Texas at this time in Texas!

Living anywhere in Texas west of I35 is tenuous based on declining water availability. The Oglala Aquifer (Panhandle and South Plains) is falling and not replenishable. Southwest Texas has been and will be dry.

@TeutonicTribe

7 ай бұрын

❤️‍🩹Central TX - all that lovely area west of I-35 is getting sucked dry by rapid growth like elsewhere in the southwest. Droughts can last a very long time in the common 100°+ summers🌵

Just take a look at those horizons in the distance of most every video clip. "Ya better love the sky!"

Texas has high property taxes so you never own your home. The state can tax you out of your home. Hope you like hot weather. Summer gets one hundred and hell here.

I have lived in Texas all my life. We have been in a home for 18 years and have seen the property taxes nearly double. I have protested the appraisal district and they don't budge much. They are having a lot of people protesting property taxes because it's getting to where you are going to get taxed out of your home. When you hit 65, they do not dramatically drop your property taxes as someone had mentioned in the comments. I was told by our appraisal district to keep protesting until you turn 65! They will freeze it at that point. People have literally been moving out and away. By the way this is San Antonio, and it's expanding like wildfire. Our electric bills are very high, as is our water bills. People are complaining but nothing happens. San Antonio is turning out to be a super busy place to live and where traffic starts looking like Los Angeles. Our crime rate is also going up. They are also building apartments everywhere there is soil. No rhyme or reason to where they place them. It has surely changed a lot here in the last 4 years.

**PSA FROM TEXANS** Texans love to have you visit but please. DON'T stay. We like our state the way it is. We love to have visitors but you guys seem to forget your manners when you come here and we don't appreciate that. You continue to vote irresponsibly like you did in your states bringing bad policies to our state and we don't appreciate that either. So please come visit. See the sights. Make friends we are friendly people and we are FUN. But go home and change things in your own states. If you like Texas pay attention to the way we vote and how we do things then take them with you when you go. We will wish you all the best. Thank you and have a great day.

@marilynkwilliams6583

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@shannonpendergrass7206

Жыл бұрын

@@marilynkwilliams6583 my pleasure.

Have you been or even visited any of these towns that you are reporting and giving advise on?

@04straw

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, as a native Texan, 9 out of these 10 cities, I would NEVER want to live.

I've spent countless hours on Zillow. Brownsville has some cheaper housing, but for what you GET for that price, it is no cheaper than any of those other areas on your list.

Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the United States.

@Speeglelookingglass

10 ай бұрын

@@user-rg4mt2ww8t Texas is the 6th highest in the nation for high property taxes.

@04straw

10 ай бұрын

Because there's no state income tax.

@Speeglelookingglass

10 ай бұрын

@@04straw No, MF, we would have the highest property taxes in the United States as well as a state income tax if it's left up to Liberal Marxists like you.

@Speeglelookingglass

10 ай бұрын

@04straw at least when you retire in States like California, you don't have a state income tax anymore. In Texas the property taxes follow you to the Grave and still haunt you.

@04straw

10 ай бұрын

@lauradoyal3819 I, unfortunately, live in okie-homa, and I still have to pay state income taxes even though I'm retired. I know it's more expensive to live in Texas, but it's home. I guess I'm like a salmon, trying to get back to where I was born.

Brownsville also has many parks and bike trails, a zoo, Space X, close to Mexico and only 30 mins from South Padre Island.

@susanasalinas8797

10 ай бұрын

It's right by the border,and it's high in crime with cartels

@SoTxMuscle

10 ай бұрын

@@susanasalinas8797 the illegals are just passing through and are at the downtown bus station. (you never see them in the city) the cartels are in Mexico and Brownsville/McAllen were just named one of the safest places to live in Texas.

With these prices for homes, I suspect that I would get a better deal in one of the ten smallest towns with 0-63 residents, or the county with 62.

We've lived in the Ft. Worth Texas area for 60yrs and are wanting out. Property and school taxes are out of sight. Also Texas is over run with illegal aliens and 40% of the population only speak Spanish. It's a nightmare when you go shopping and can't find a clerk to help you that speaks English.

@anonymousmeme8458

10 ай бұрын

Having worked and lived in Texas my entire life I could never get over McAllen. There unless you speak mezican, you have to point at your menu at Pizza Hut because they can't understand English.

@patriciahogan4705

10 ай бұрын

@@anonymousmeme8458 I don't even go shopping anymore, I shop online.

@marvingilbertson8022

9 ай бұрын

I have lived in Fort Worth for 18 years and never had a single experience with a clerk that couldn’t speak English. Yes, property taxes are high but Texas doesn’t have any income tax so that shouldn’t be any surprise.

@doinkerando

9 ай бұрын

womp womp

@patriciahogan4705

9 ай бұрын

@@marvingilbertson8022 there sure is a problem now, last Christmas I couldn't find one floor person at Kohls, Walmart and JCPenney that understood English. Frustrated I went home and did my Christmas shopping online and have been shopping online since. It really started getting bad when the Democrats opened the border.

Odessa is EXPENSIVE AF! Idk how it got on the list... normally a 1 bedroom is over $1500 a month. That's double what it is around east texas

@michaelduffee6402

10 ай бұрын

The cost of living rises and falls with the price of oil. The oil patch economy swings wildly.

I just moved to Texas coming back from Egypt. Before i left, i was going to buy a house... but i changed my mind. Before, my little sister lived here since 2012, she sold here home just in time. Right before Californians flocked to her neighborhood, crimes sky rocketed and burglaries started.

Texas born and Texas breed, when I die I'll be Texas dead.

@charliechurch5004

Жыл бұрын

We are gonna have to leave bc these freaks keep moving here..... They are turning our state blue

@Acrosstheglobechannel

Жыл бұрын

No plans to ever move?

@thepotterswife2088

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I wouldn't move out of Texas.

@TheRockInnRobin

Жыл бұрын

Military and can’t wait to get back home. We were lucky to at least have 3 years in Dallas for recruiter duty. We are in Georgia now and it’s just not the same. Trying to keep my Texas state of mind ❤

@janeforever

4 ай бұрын

Not living there (see post above) but will be buried in family plot E of Dallas or in hubby's family plot near Smithville. Both families go back to the late 1800s so we're not newcomers to the state, just will be coming home to our permanent resting place.

What??!! San Antonio did not make the list? 🤔

@sallyjune4109

10 ай бұрын

It should be called: next-tier cities after DFW, Houston, San Antonio/Austin.

Median cost per square foot would be a better metric than the total median house cost

🤣 somewhere over the rainbow way up high there's a land that I dream of once in a lullaby.

Y'all lying bout one thing,I live in El Paso,ain't no music scene here,and IM a musician 😌

Too hot and humid to live in Texas, and property tax are too high

McAllen ... becareful here

Good video, please I want to start this type of youtube channel, can you tell me the name of the site you use to get all the stock videos from.

Please bring your money...to put in a good alarm system

0:48 There’s a reason why some places are cheaper to live in. Have you been to, or near Odessa?😬

There are a lot of hidden costs for living in Texas. Especially if you live in cities. The property taxes are THROUGH THE ROOF, with some new construction in less affluent counties reaching $500-600-700 A MONTH in property tax. My wife and I are from North Central Texas (DFW Midcities), and lived there for 35 years before relocating to Arkansas for my career. We've thought of going back now in retirement, but not sure WE CAN AFFORD TO. All the goddamn Californians moving there any trying to ruin it like their own state...

@cherylspencer3662

Жыл бұрын

Saying the Lord's name like that is bad manners.

@nitromartini1422

Жыл бұрын

My rural 5 acres in the Rio Grande Valley costs less than $500 a year property taxes, because only a half acre of it is considered residential. I can't complain about $350/year property taxes. Just move to the country. The problem is school taxes which can push $1000/yr.

@jefferyrightmire9520

Жыл бұрын

You pay NO state income tax.

@larrybrown3951

Жыл бұрын

The tax rate has NOTHING to do with Californians moving here but everything to do with the sorry republican run state government.

@JohnnyUmphress

10 ай бұрын

@@jefferyrightmire9520 Even with the income tax in Arkansas, the property taxes are so much less here that it is still far cheaper than in Texas.

Weed isnt legal in texas so its a no go zone.

@randomuser1596

Жыл бұрын

Decriminalized up to 4 oz.

@randomuser1596

Жыл бұрын

They only enforce weed laws in hick towns

I call bullshit I live in Houston and the cost of living here is outrageous

If you move to Texas, specifically the Rio Grande Valley, keep in mind that our Hispanic community is large and a majority of us believe in God. Here, we prioritize the protection of our family, our friends, and our belief in Jesus Christ. We choose to love and be kind. Everyone here is (for the most part) like family; since there is a lot of rooted history here, I do not mean this figuratively, I mean this quite literally. The men here are very strong-willed and will bear arms if need be. They rise to maintain the protection of our state’s strong core values of family and faith. This is an admirable trait because they do so to love and protect not to fight and be distasteful. So, to make my point: Do not move to the Valley if you are uncomfortable with this way of living. I say this earnestly, as you may envision yourself to move to an area that is cheap to you but will cost you great discomfort if you are not willing to accommodate yourself to the community. I would not recommend you to make this move to Texas (and especially the Valley) if you do not like what you are currently reading. So bear this information in mind. And if anyone here has any questions, please ask. I have lived and traveled frequently over the state of Texas, the cultural difference between the RGV and other towns/cities in Texas are vastly different.

@liorfi8118

5 ай бұрын

Hello. Thanka for that insight. I would like to move there with my family. My wife is a teacher What place do you recommend?

@s.helenedavis615

2 ай бұрын

It also helps to speak fluent spanish,be hispanic/ mexican and understand the Tejano culture. Lots of insects. Very hot humid summers too.

i stay in houston and the cost of living is dam high

I need to know states to buy land and build a house

Beware: property taxes will be going up!

Odessa: OK Corpus Christi: Wasn't this 1 of the 10 Most depressing cities to live? I admit, it's nice during the Spring, but some beaches are nasty. El Paso: Extremely hot during the summer. Lubbock: Actually decent. Good jobs and Texas Tech games are wild. Abilene: An ok town close to the DFW. Waco: Between Austin and DFW. Baylor games are fun too. McAllen: Meh. Amarillo: Really nice. Decent jobs and must see nightlife. Wichita Falls: Decent. Brownsville: Dangerous along with constant hurricanes. Also consider: Seguin Some other towns a half hour from Austin. Katy Luling and Lockhart for BBQ Hillsboro for the Shopping Outlet (What's left of it.) and nearly an hour from Dallas/45 from Fort Worth.

@charliechurch5004

Жыл бұрын

NO NO NO PLZ DONT COME TO LUBBOCK OR ANYWHERE IN WEST TEXAS!!!! PLZ PLZ STAY AWAY!!!!

@Acrosstheglobechannel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight!

@redwolfexr

Жыл бұрын

He was obviously sticking with "small metros," not suburbs or exurbs. Not surprising that nothing East of Waco made it (and Waco is a big college town.) East Texas is pretty expensive in relation to low wages. (Tyler/Longview/Marshall/Lufkin, ect...)

@TheCeaser904

Жыл бұрын

Brownsville is one of the safest cities in Texas and the natural land barrier that is SPI redirects most hurricanes north or south.

@michellengo3352

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Does lubbock have capital appreciation?

The shack in the backyard is actually the air conditioner

Just named the top ten worst places to live in texas.

@thecoach11

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Odessa a barren oil Town. Sweet peeps, Corpus is cheap but not as nice as other ares of Texas. Large hispanic community. ElPaso - dessert like and major hispanic community. Lubbock is a great place to live ... but jobs are hard to find.

@anajones5400

Жыл бұрын

Have to visit El Paso lately, booming and beautiful landscape, and even if 70% population is mexican descendant surprisingly everybody is bilingual. EP is up and coming, not affordable for long.

People see this and then they end up in one of the major cities instead and the cost of living is HIGH ! A 2000sf home in Dallas in a nice neighborhood costs the same as a a 2000sf in a nice neighborhood in Seattle !! Same with rentals. EXPENSIVE!!

I live under a rock so this is Amazing too me...😁🌎🇺🇲💸💸💸

I guess the large medical complexes in Amarillo and Lubbock makes for he higher medical cost. Or is it because the large number of specialist.

Very informative. I will look into Brownsville. Thanks!

@12HappyDonuts

Жыл бұрын

If you like watching grass grow.

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

Better remember brownsville is on the open boarder. I love that town, but most who i know are working in moving out including spanish americans. Reason housing is low.

@tritosac

Жыл бұрын

@@dead2selfShema The open boarder? Like someone who openly boards and airplane?

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

@@tritosac sadly we havnt had open boarding on "an" airplane since 9/11? Understand trying to do a word pun? Brownsville Democrat Mayor is upset with Biden boarder. I was a travel RN in Brownsville, made friends, most of them have moved out, some lost $$$ house sales, most of the others i know there are tryng to find a job before moving out, but even Hospitals, clinics etc are downsizing. So, please go visit Brownsville via open boarding if u can find an airport that does so. Unless u mean going up to airline ticket agent and ask for a ticket, and they say where to?, u reply surprise me. They may still have that type of open boarding.

@susanasalinas8797

10 ай бұрын

If you don't mind being surrounded by illegals, high crime,and cartels

STOP coming to Texas. We are overwhelmed here. You are making it unaffordable now. People can’t afford to buy homes now, only rent. Infrastructure can’t keep up. The school systems here are not good. Just stop. Go somewhere else. Plus, you lose you a lot of rights when you come here. Governor is terrible and it gets HOT here. 100° days most June July and August.

@tomrusso9892

Жыл бұрын

Move know your constitution rights, you don't give your ID unless you are arrested. Been to Round Rock and Austin. Both cities are overated, cannot go dinner for under 60 dollars. Breakfast 25 2 40 dollars. Forget no state income tax, that's overated lower property taxes. Then you have Samsung and Tesla draws talent. Gotta pay to play anymore.

@LadyMusse

4 ай бұрын

Don’t blame people seeking a better quality of life blame the greedy law makers who raise the prices

Where O live with my son, there are "15 minute Smart Cities", going up all over Austin. Need to get out of Austin before I can't get out. Houston will also be building 15 minute cities too. These two cities are building apartment complexes on every empty lot and the rent starts at $19,00.00 a month.

@gabrielort3531

5 ай бұрын

What's a 15 minute City?

@TeutonicTribe

3 ай бұрын

@@gabrielort3531 Just the ancient city planning concept found everywhere in the world where amenities (work, school, shopping, parks, etc.) are walkable/ bikeable within 15-20 min’s. It’s very humane but skyrocketing rents & housing is NOT. Always happens & just goes to show this arrangement is always in high demand but low supply.

I lived in Dallas ,Plano , Richardson,and South Padre Island . This list is hilarious don’t be fooled by KZread these cities are not it do not recommend 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I get the feeling you’ve never been to all of these places, or maybe not even to Texas.

What about Cleburne

No personal state income tax.

Sorry to break it to anyone watching this. The average MINIMUM rate may be $1100 for a one/two bedroom apartment. Have family in Oilfield work and they can't even find a decent place to live for under $2500. Those renting homes in some of these cities think because they work Oilfield work they have money to burn. This is definitely not true especially if they are just starting out depending on what company and crew they are on and production factors can determine what they make for Salary/Hour. Those in the Oilfield towns and cities want to price apartments and houses up so much. They have to have multiple people renting one to three bedrooms and then sleeping in shifts or having to stay in crappy Hotels and Motels for double what an apartment or home should cost for rent. Best advise do your Research on everything especially Crime to closer you get to the borders.

Corpus is prone to hurricanes so it might not turn out so cheap if your home is destroyed.

@svtinker

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@orion1204

11 ай бұрын

Honestly the last hurricane was in 2017. 3 major ones in over 100years. You act like everyone is living on the water. 😆

@svtinker

11 ай бұрын

@@orion1204 true, her post made me laugh.

This is absolutely great videos no doubt, Matatan. Ribirin H-S,

How much does the rent cost in amarillo cost? Simple house

Not only raided the Branch Davidian compound but then set it on fire.

You named off almost every shit hole here in Texas. I wouldn't move to any of those towns. Trust me, born and raised here in Texas and have visited all over the state.

I don't think you can call Odessa living.

DO A ARIZONA VIDEO 🤔🤔🤔💯💯💯

@Acrosstheglobechannel

Жыл бұрын

We'll see what we can come up with🤔

Waco traffic is insane!

I don't know who's in charge of your math but how do you live in a $200,000 house for 1500 a month in Lubbock come on people

I would love to visit Texas someday not live there. My idea place to live later on is Orlando Florida near family and friends and Mickey Mouse😊

Corpus Christi... beach front hurricanes

There’s a reason those places are so cheap. And is natives know why. P.S. stop moving to TX. We are a terrible terrible state. I hear CA and NYC are really cool. Move there.

Do you have an Across America sight, we could follow? Not interested in foreign countries.

Waco a beautiful place to live. Jobs plentiful and middle of everything. Nice community living.

@anonymousmeme8458

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's why most in Waco are moving to China Springs, Hewitt, Woodway, McGregor naming a few.

Best place to live is Cameron, Tx.

Not anymore

Odessa friendly? 😂 the cost of living is not cheap, because it's an oilfield town, prices are higher in the permian basin.... my hometown El Paso is friendly, but not affordable anymore 😢

As a native TEXAN , I speak for most of us. We welcome all, but you must leave the politics that made you move here behind you. Don't try and change anything by voting liberal BLUE, we are RED and that is why it is great here.

@michaelduffee6402

10 ай бұрын

You don't speak for me.

@kkerr1953

10 ай бұрын

@@michaelduffee6402. Well, he speaks for me. All these people flock here from “blue states“ because of all of the problems they’re having there…..then they want to come to Texas and vote like they did in the blue states. What do you think made the blue states a bad place to live in the first place…… Your laws!

The Branch Davidians lived 25 miles East of Waco. They didn't live in Waco. Waco was simply the nearest town.

Well, ATX is disgustingly expensive. So much for cheap towns in Texas.

And I will be leaving Texas the new san Francisco

@cherylspencer3662

Жыл бұрын

Texas is a big state.

Laughable article. Obviously used old numbers and limited info. Taxes & insurances are skyrocketing, thanks to people overpaying for properties when moving here. Ruining the State for those who used to afford their homes. Also, not pointing out that so many of these towns have miserable weather 11 months a year, so the trade off is lousy.

As a Texan who’s lived at all points…. the only place worth moving too would be Waco. When he said Odessa, and Lubbock…. Oh He’ll naw !! Those are black hole towns, nothing changes and it’s boring AF ! It’s like your in a simulation 😵‍💫

@04straw

10 ай бұрын

Exactly my thoughts! And I've always called Wichita Falls the armpit of Texas.

move here, no here. now here.

Odd metric, how is transportation variable? More used car lots in one city over another? This is Texas, you can't live here without a car. Only variable I can think of is "how much you have to drive because everything is so spread out" or Insurance. I found it funny that they said a "living wage" was "only" $17.. state minimum wages are forcibly locked to federal at $7.25. You won't get a job easily for more than $10-12 in those towns.

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

Agree, which most pensioneers wont afford living there. Even those in higher end (only) soc sec as income couldt. Transportation variable also includes public ... bus, train, taxi, with what u covered on POV costs. Here in marshall tx we have good city bus, amtract, greyhound, unsure on taxi, but door dash, and usually neighbors will drive u if u help with gas$$$

@redwolfexr

Жыл бұрын

@@dead2selfShema Those towns listed generally don't HAVE public transit though. Amtrak doesn't count.. LOL.. once a day each direction. Really pensioners are the only ones not working who CAN live here really. Texas is cheaper than most states - especially if you are renting. The idea is to sell your big house in a more expensive market and move here. You can last a long time on a small nest egg + Soc Sec. My stepmother lives in Longview on SS, I paid for her house (its part of my own retirement fund) but she pays for everything else on lower end of SS.

@dead2selfShema

Жыл бұрын

@@redwolfexr weird most of those towns are really cities, marshall is smalller than most of them we have everything, just unsure about taxies never saw yet. U keep lovin ur Momma.

@tomrusso9892

Жыл бұрын

Right to work act states, dictate it cause there are no union's.

@v.l.7656

10 ай бұрын

Please don’t move here.

Austin is best. Sadly too many people, have figured this out, so it ain't cheap like it used to be.

No more cheapest. Unless you move to a very small towns.

People need to move to Texarkana immediately

If you don't mind 105-110°F days and 85-90°F nights for six months and 0°- 30°f for about five months then don't complain about Texas weather. A cold front in August means it drops to 98°F. As far as Air conditioning, it's not optional, its a necessity in homes, automobiles, offices and shopping centers; so again, if you don't mind the heat paying high electric bills are apart of life so don't complain. If you don't mind driving 80+ on the interstate, then don't drive in the left lane because others will run over you doing 90+. If you don't mind 'not having a state income tax', then don't complain about high property taxes. If you don't want to be a conservative, that's your business, but don't cram liberalism lgbtqrux123abc def @#/=÷ down our throats. If you don't like ithe idea people freely carry and are 2nd amendment supporters, don't act as though brake checking is an acceptable driving maneuver, doing so can cost you; furthermore ,if you don't like people carrying then don't hold up our convenience stores. And finally: If you don't like all the above .....then don't come to Texas.

Texas…Property taxes are the highest….Odessa NO, next door Midland yes….unless you’re total blue color and dirt poor. Corpus Cristi hit by hurricanes every 3 to 5 years. El Paso you might want to be Mexican. Lubbock NO dying city and crime…close by Midland…yes. All these are mostly west Texas where 20% of Texas population lives…not much greenery as in east Texas, but people are super friendly .

Haha! Come check it out. Lol 😂

Tornados no thank you.

@charliechurch5004

Жыл бұрын

Yes plz don't come

@Vikingsmoke

Жыл бұрын

@@charliechurch5004 The question is why are Texans coming to Idaho, we don't want you either.

@Acrosstheglobechannel

Жыл бұрын

They're so fun

@blinkytran

Жыл бұрын

we got soy of hurricane too so pleas don’t come and stay safe

@Vikingsmoke

Жыл бұрын

@@blinkytran Is there actually a line to enter Texas? I mean besides the one at the border🤣

Do not live cheap and be miserable,. Quality of Life first..👏😎👍