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Reality is no ones "choosing" to live in austin. Companies choose to move here and their employees come with. The moneys good, theres plenty to do inside and outside here. Not a bad place to make a future. But holy hell, the prop taxes are a deal breaker. Dont move here if your trying to live off a flexible income. Your income HAS TO JUSTIFY THE TAXES.

@ganymeade5151

Жыл бұрын

When wealthy companies arrive, the cost of living goes sky high.

@madhatter9001

Жыл бұрын

100

@toremunkenwarf4468

11 ай бұрын

It is spelled TEXAS

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

My property tax is $500 a month and my retirement income is $4000 a month. I'm glad that I have no mortgage and debts or I would be up the creel with no paddle.

@howellwong11

6 ай бұрын

The property tax went down appreciably for this year.

damn this is a lit video and got straight in to the important facts

Old Austin was the best. In the mid-2000's it suddenly turned into a crap-fest. Now it's congested, real estate prices are a joke, crime is everywhere and the restaurants suck.

@MeadowDay

11 ай бұрын

Absolute truth…Texans are leaving their home state..it sucks

@teresaguerrero3751

4 ай бұрын

Yes.....the restaurant business was bomb for a while in 2010-2020. Excellent chefs came here and great farm to table type restaurants came to be. Now it's just drinks, drunk people and super expensive trendy crowded places.

@CoopyKat

2 ай бұрын

@11thEarlofProg That's why I moved away from Austin in 2012. It was getting congested, the crime and drug dealers, not to mention the rich people living in high rise condos downtown - major drug addicts. Austin was cool when the population was under 300,000. Now the population there is 1 million. I've been gone for 12 years, I can't even imagine what it's like now. By the way: the city is forcing homeowners in or near downtown away from the city - so they can build more sky-rise condos to generate more taxes. Two friends of mine almost lost their homes due to the property taxes there.

@CD-gh1uf

2 ай бұрын

People said the same thing in the mid 90s

Thank you for emphasizing those points. How about violence and crime wise?

@CoopyKat

2 ай бұрын

@adamatraore2286 Crime is really bad, much of it is from the super-high drug dealing/drug dealers there. People aren't nice there anymore. The city went from a population of 200,000 to 1 million in just a few decades. It sucks.

Summer in Austin is usually May- Oct or Nov... this is not an exaggeration. It seems to get worse every year. I'm a native that doesn't live there anymore, and I make an effort to not visit in peak summer.. truly miserable. The humidity makes you feel like you're swimming in a sauna. The water bugs/flying roaches are by far the worst bug to deal with too.. they get so big they're practically pets. I don't miss them at all. I will say the nature/parks and outdoors aspect of Austin is great and probably what I miss the most. Hopefully a lot of it will be preserved.. unfortunately much of it has been replaced with more housing. 'Tis a shame.

@ThePetit1989

Жыл бұрын

It’s particularly bad at the moment. I’m actually angry every time I step outside the house lol. I’m ready for a change.

@ganymeade5151

Жыл бұрын

Austin has become unaffordable for average earners.

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

I retired to Austin in 2000 because I like Austin. It got everything, although I don't participate in most. Summer is hot, but not a factor with air conditioning. My neighborhood is crime free and close to downtown. I'm close to an upscale super market and a hospital complex. My house value doubled in 13 years and all houses are worth about a million dollars, but look modest. What not to like?

@Tico513

6 ай бұрын

Relax it's not that bad

@teresaguerrero3751

4 ай бұрын

So true. Fall is a maybe. And winter is like 1 week.

Those brown bugs that commit suicidal flights right into your window is something on another level…

"its flaws" - after living 10 years abroad between the USA and Europe the flaws of Austin it´s minimal if you compare them to Ft Lauderdale, Atlanta, Rome, and specially São Paulo in Brazil, the cities where I used to live. I wanted to watch this video ´cause I wanna move to the USA again. And to Austin this time. To me, the only "flaw" will be the heat. I have been living with HIV since 1989 and although it is under control my immunity is low and the intense heat bothers me for that, there is something called air conditioning, so the heat will no longer be a problem. Thanks again to post this video and create this account. A hug from South Brazil. 👍😉😍💔💖👋👋👋

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

Yes air conditioning negates the heat problem. Just hope that the power grid can keep up with the demand.

@TXLorenzo

5 ай бұрын

If you don't like heat, I would stay out of Texas.

As much as I like Austin, I couldn't agree more about the bugs. Got stung by a scorpion not too long ago. Also crime is getting worse and worse. It's about one homicide a day.

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

I have a roach phobia from living in Hawaii. I have not seen a roach in my house or yard in years. I have a pest exterminator that does the outside periodically, so nothing comes inside.

@tightywhitey9779

4 ай бұрын

You can’t consider yourself a Central Texan until you put your pants and then frantically take them off cause the scorpion was trying to make a home in there…

i'm travelling to the USA on holiday and i'm looking for a 1 bedroom or studio apartment for 3 months, can you help?

The homeless situation has really become a problem in Austin.

@TK-gd9td

7 ай бұрын

affordable housing is the issue every place worth living has to deal with. It causes the homeless who end up in the streets and then get sucked into the street culture in order to survive.

@timsebring4776

5 ай бұрын

the homeless mess is due to Progressive antics.

Bugs, yup and don't forget about the Fire Ant's, they hurt like hell.

Cap Metro is hands down the Best Public Transportation system in the United States.... You obviously have a car sir.....

Cannabis derivatives are perfectly legal and easy to order online without any medical bs in Texas.

As a Romanian who visited ATX twice in a year, I’m completely in love with the city. I’d love to move there in the near future but I’m afraid I won’t be able to afford living there at the beginning :/ Some say you need to earn at least 75k a year to afford to live there which is a lot of money.

@jrg5315

Жыл бұрын

Probably have to live outside the city in the suburban areas but even that is expensive I’m sure

@colinrickels201

Жыл бұрын

not really. Some very common jobs that require no degree and little experience in the area pay 70-90k. Those same jobs prob would pay 40-50 elsewhere. Now if you want to live in the city and have a good time you need to be doing 120+k. I say this cause the meals are 30-50$+ and that adds up. You’ll pay 2500+ for a decent apartment and just all those city charges gather quickly. Taking the fam downtown for an evening looks like 200$ typically just with food and free entertainment.

@Mikelelelele

11 ай бұрын

@@colinrickels201 thanks, buddy!

@sdoola80

9 ай бұрын

​@@colinrickels201good to hear, in what fields in particular.

@Tico513

6 ай бұрын

Dude apartment are 1500 a month, it's not that bad

The mosquitos are wow bad!!!! And. The fire ants are worse 🐜 🔥!!!

I’ve lived in many different places in the US Austin is in my top 5 if that helps. Yes you need money but the other top 4 also require money.

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

I worked around the world and chose Austin to retire to. I retired in 2000 and my retirement income is less than 50K. However, I have a mortgage free home and no debts. Life is good.

Can you help me move out of Austin? I miss having cool summers by the beach without Bugs.

@ganymeade5151

Жыл бұрын

Probably consider Northern beaches for example in Delaware where the cost of living is cheaper; taxes are lower, and there are actual seasons.

very hot in summer, horrible traffic, rents very high, and crowded everywhere you go

There was a time that Austin was ahead of the curve in the new highways. That was in the 90s. They built the toll roads and they are still empty.

It once was a very cool town. once.

Austinite here 😉

How do the mosquitos in Austin compare to Miami? My god I have welts all over my legs in miami

@em1ownerify

Жыл бұрын

Both got mosquitos from bill gates so no different

When my grandparents died, our taxes went up so high that there was no way in h.e.!! we could afford it so we lost our family home

@melindamitchell-ph8jy

2 ай бұрын

Our problem was, they went from homesteaded to commercial on the property, so it was no way we could ever pay it, even though we were still family. We were still living in the home.

I am a native of Austin ( my family have been in Travis County since the 1800’s) the traffic has become unbearable, the cost of living is sky high, and most of “ us” African Americans have been pushed out to the extreme County. I am surviving in Austin because I have an Network going back to the 1800’s. If you move to Austin, you better being making at least 75,000 a year and have a solid network or you might find yourself living under a bridge or a grassy industrial area in a TENT. Also, all of the natives are tired of pretending to be friendly to newcomers. Most, Natives have no more smiles and hellos for newcomers.

@ganymeade5151

Жыл бұрын

When rich, young professionals from Cali and the Northeast arrive, high prices will soon follow. Housing, rents, and cost of living become unaffordable. Taxes go up.

@owensunuwar697

Жыл бұрын

Is traffic worse than Newyork?

@HEllis-qu5nn

11 ай бұрын

​@@owensunuwar697it's pretty freaking bad

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

@@HEllis-qu5nn I'm retired. I just drive during off peak hours.

@derekbrumfield4108

8 ай бұрын

Wait? There are black people in Austin?

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Yes Please done come here! I love Living In Austin and the less of YOU means the more Austin for me! Thank you!

The city is beautiful! The parks are beautiful! I love the city on what it offers (nature wise). However the traffic has gotten worse, whether you are in or outside the city. The prices are skyrocket high. There is no affordable daycare and/or no room. Literally the cheapest i found was 3,000 for 3 kids monthly. Im working just to pay daycare. The homeless population is getting bad. Monopoly at it's finest.

@ganymeade5151

Жыл бұрын

When rich, young professionals arrive, housing and cost of living becomes unaffordable; and homelessness and crime increases.

@jsiajackson4355

Жыл бұрын

@@ganymeade5151 So true!

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

I'm retired and have no debts, so all your problems (except homelessness) are meaningless to me. I live in a crime free neighborhood near downtown next to an upscale supermarket and medical complex, so I'm more than good.

@jsiajackson4355

9 ай бұрын

@howellwong11 Congratulations! Do you want a gold star or cookie?

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

@@jsiajackson4355 What kind of cookie?

it’s a safe city and has great schools but it’s getting so expensive for what it offers and it’s so so hot summer is from may to october, sometimes november. It was great 10 years ago but now it’s just getting “fancy” and expensive

I think you forgot some very important things like….No mountains, no skiing, no real hiking (please don’t tell me the green belt is hiking), no OCEAN, no casinos, basically a lack of anything to do other than drink, bike, and run. If you can handle the heat. And honestly you can do those things ANYWHERE. THE PLACE JUST SUCKS.

@madhatter9001

Жыл бұрын

100

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

No problem for a 91 year old introvert, but I do miss the casinos in Vegas.

@AdrienneJung.M

8 ай бұрын

I will miss mountains

@kevingrenouiller7716

5 ай бұрын

hmm interesting

I lived in Florida and its worse here. Your exaggerating the problems for sure.

You don’t sound Texan?

@ash81818

6 ай бұрын

most people from austin don't "sound" texan...

Black ivy Son of 4 star Usaf general The racism in Austin Made me Leave America Good luck

I think so many move to Texas thinking it's a little like the west coast , being from Northern California I can tell you it's not at all. Austin is the better part of the State as Cities go but Texas as a whole is a hot , bug infested bad dream. The roaches , fire-ants , flying bugs and snakes , yes Snakes ! I spent three month on the coast of Texas and I can tell you it's hot as hell even in the winter.They want you to move there they want your money !

@howellwong11

9 ай бұрын

Everybody talking about roach problem. I have none, but I do have a pest exterminator treat the outside of my house every so often.

I live in Austin and I am from Texas originally, but not from Austin. I thought I was going to despise Austin. I don't. BUT, there are some individual things I DESPISE. I don't like the political fervor people have here; they think that because they are liberal they have an open social forum to always have a say and have political opinions, they tend to see everyone beneath them because they have "causes". Liberals in Austin are only liberals because they can afford to be. On a positive note : I thought I'd be WAY WAY WAY more liberal that it actually is, but then again it is Texas 👍, I've gotten to know people in Austin Austin that are proud conservative and republican and right-leaning, but not too crazy. Next, the infrastructure to deal with the people moving here. It's terrible. Like terrible terrible. Next: Housing Market, it's scary bad. Like really scary. You get slapped in the face by the economic reality of Austin's housing market. I think that's it. But aside from that I really Really REALLY like Austin and its surrounding suburbs. It is very very nice hear. The parks, trails, greenbelts, views, and hiking here is breathtaking.

I live in St. Louis and I might move to Austin because of my partner… everyone talks shit on St. Louis but STL is arguably better than anywhere in Texas. Texas is so bland. No spice. Too expensive. No character. No vibe. No culture.

@Kings0375

11 ай бұрын

Texas definitely has its own character. Hell, it's its own country :)