Kiplinger Names Houston #1 City to Work, Live & Play

I love Houston it is a awesome city. That being said, I probably will be moving out of Texas when I get started on a career. I don't really like the weather, too humid, too hot, and the commuting everywhere sucks.

 

I used to think the same thing, but in reality, Houston has a lot of trees. Take a look when flying in or out of Hobby or look around from a tall building downtown. There are plenty trees here. I noticed on the SW Freeway they are making an effort to plant more greenery between 59 and the feeder road.

 

You're probably right on that one. Boulder and Denver are the liberal hotbeds in Colorado.

 

Houston has a lot of trees.

Looking from the FIFTH story of a downtown building, you can see plenty of trees.

 

my point exactly... how does your comparison above make colorado springs austin lite

 

dont get me wrong i love austin, and it is more diverse... as for being friendlier, thats a (huge) no.

 

It's full of transplants. And admittedly, there's not a lot of Texas pride there, not like in the other Texas cities. Half the people I work with are from out of state, if not out of the country.

But, I like how liberal it is, and I'm not necessarily a liberal. I know it's not the only liberal city in Texas, but it's more political activist, hippie liberal vs 3rd generation democrat from the Valley.


I apologize for my comments about Houston. It can certainly hit close to home. Austin will never be the commerce city that Houston is and I think you get more for your money, housing wise in Houston.

But I think alot of people who have visited or lived in Austin share my opinion.


Not trying to take this off topic, but does the food network ever do a show in Houston? I'd bet that would be great actually. Strong cuisine scene.

 

does it make Austin colorado springs lite?

 

Colorado > Texas.

 

better weather,yes. But everyone looks like dan rather up there.

 

well yes... Texas does trump Colorado in diversity... other than that....

 

and ironically enough most of colorado is owned by Texans... colorado is Texas' playground.

 

I think Ft. Collins is a little more like Austin-lite than is Colorado Springs

 

interesting.

like jeff said, it's usually Houston boasting followed by Austin boasting followed by back and fourth **** about metro rail and strip centers, and now we have Colorado thrown into the mix.



i like living in Hawaii. Sure gas is expensive, but i spend all my time on the beach eating spam from a can and surfing.

 

Wow. The writer of this article must not get out much. Anyone who isn't "stuck" in houston and visits other cites knows better than the bullcrap posted in that article. Houston is one of the worst cities I've ever lived in hands down. Uh, has the writer never been to New York? Miami? Los Angeles? Austin? Phoenix? Helooooooooooo What a joke of an article - nice find Jeff, you'd be hard pressed to find another article similar to that one. I wonder who paid that guy to write it?

 

35. Jesus.

 

LOL these 3 comments at the end of the article sum it up best for me:

POSTED BY: mm (May 29, 2008 05:53 PM)
I just moved away from Houston. I couldn't stand the fact that you have to go from your A/C house to your A/C car to your A/C business, and most of the time you're freezing inside during the summer. Summer is dreadful outside, as are the 15 species of mosquitoes for year-round biting. The houses are so big because being outside is unpleasant. But it IS an affordable place to live, no doubt.

POSTED BY: dm (May 29, 2008 05:53 PM)
Oppressive heat & humidity, cockroaches the size of terriers, inner city school systems that rank below sea level, & 25% of all cars on the highway have guns in them! No thank you.

POSTED BY: cowboy (May 29, 2008 06:42 PM)
Wow. I'm surprised to see Houston ranked #1. I moved here from Jacksonville, FL a few months ago and find Houston to be like Los Angeles in TX. It's very impersonal, with terrible traffic, bad roads that tear up your vehicle, and a blanket of smog over the city. Granted, cost of living is low, but I don't see this as a #1 city. Sorry to be a downer. I'm more of a country guy, but heck, I can't live in the country here becuase my commute would be two hours each way!

 

LOL - Whats next? Is this guy going to write an article stating that Pasadena, TX has the cleanest air in america? ROFL

 

We must be star-crossed neighbors...My childhood home in Sugar Land got a 27 and my current home in central Austin got a 79.

 

I've lived in California for 6 years going on 7, moving away from the Houston area. Very nice landscape here where i'm at. Nearby beach, scenic drives, I have an 82 walkscore Really it should around 89 cuz the places I can walk TO are nice - the movie theater across from the drug score, next to the gym across from my cell phone carrier, next to In n Out burger next to the grocery. And around a patch of bars with plenty of hot young women. With public transportation to get me to work when my car's out of commission.

But I think of Houston EVERY DAY Its admittedly more cuz I have a better established network of friends and family there (which I still consider back "home"). And really its THAT what counts the most wherever you're at.

But I realize in almost all the top 15 big metro areas, and I've been to New York and Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, unless there's something specific like biking and beach activity, mountains & snow activities, etc...they all have a shopping center and place to drink and concerts coming to town, that type of thing. Basically, take out the water I can do in Houston pretty all I can do here. And around nicer people.