Why Austin Is The Best Place To Live

[@richgenix]

Wow only 651 subscribers!?? U deserve more ur content is golden

[@thebabbler8867]

Your a bot. This Channel is A.I.

[@paulharkabus4148]

Austin is still living on its hype from 20 yrs ago when it was just starting to go down hill. In the 90s it was a great place to grow up. As time went by it slowly got more and more unaffordable. It finally got to the point with traffic, taxes, housing costs, overcrowding of everything that made it a great city and the basic destruction of what the live music scene was (sound curfews that didn't exist before) not to mention Texas cannot handle the harsh winters that seem to be happening more frequently in the last 5 yrs or so that the family and I moved away. And we couldn't be happier. Good luck Austin... I'll always love you and the memories of how it was

[@AmallieGames]

Where did you move to? I am looking to escape Austin, too lol. Have lived here since 1998 and I haven't enjoyed being here for at least a decade at this point.

[@cerrbverrx7617]

Moved out of there 2 years ago and don’t regret it. Austin was fun at first, now it’s completely crowded, everything is outrageously expensive, people are snooty as fuck, and it became unbearable. So glad to be out of that place

[@TedH71]

Tesla is being moved back to California from what I was told. Texas may not have an state income tax but they will really sock it to you in property taxes. The closer to downtown, it is, higher the property taxes are. Had a friend sell her house after getting a $30k property tax bill and she filed a grievance but didn't get the tax reduced. So she sold the property for a lot more than what she bought it for.

[@sajanaryal6932]

No car dependent crap of a place can ever be the most livable place in my book.

[@buttorr]

facts imma stay near the northeast

[@np494609]

If you're going to stay in the cold, stressed out dystopias of the northeast because they have good light rail and public transit, I don't even feel bad for you. I'll take everything austin has to offer and stick with my car any day of the week. You must not have heard of the significant downfall in service quality for urban metro rail in San Francisco, NY, Chicago and DC as they face massive budget cuts and rider volume loss due to remote working

[@liberoAquila]

Agreed, hate driving all the time.

[@huajie666liu8]

In my memory, this city is a blue out of a red ocean.

[@Tigerwolf-uq1fu]

Im from san Antonio and let me tell you austin blew me away with all its restaurants, anime stores, entertainment which i wish san Antonio can do but they can't.

[@Broadvay]

yeah, Austin is really underrated

[@MrCarloszeca]

Property taxes in Texas is three times higher than CA. And in Texas increases the taxes as the value of the homes, while in CA stays as you bought the property.

[@buttorr]

until they fix there metro and make the place more walkable that cities on the bottom of my list

[@troyharris7383]

Notice all the tents around

[@Aggie4life77]

It’s not just Dallas, it’s Dallas Ft. Worth. It’s a much larger metro and way more diverse and the infrastructure suits the size of the area. Not to mention the Airports(we have two), all major sports, theme parks, etc. I’ll give Austin 3 things. The Hill Country. The river through DT and 6th street for the under 30 crowd. DFW by a long shot and we can enjoy Austin when we want as it’s only 3 hours away!

[@jamesbradley3291]

Having lived in and went to UT, and compared to CA, Phoenix, Scottsdale, YES, the cost of living is great, home values better than those cities, but it lacks the diversity and culture of the DFW area. But its far better than San Antonio, corpus Christi, Houston, El Paso, Amarillo, Odessa, Wichita Falls, Tyler, Texarkana, etc.

[@maryjocurrington5096]

7uhvy7

[@user-vr4xe9rf7f]

I am moving from Seattle to Austin soon. Super excited!

[@catchinhitss]

How was that move? Thinking about doing the same thing

[@user-vr4xe9rf7f]

@@catchinhitss I am moving in 5 days haha will be driving!

[@catchinhitss]

@@user-vr4xe9rf7f I’m driving there now!

[@electriquenikki]

How are you loving it?! I am moving there in 60 days

[@jeffwebb2966]

Cheap living? Try to buy A house! Maybe if you are coming from CA but no where else

[@Broadvay]

it is definitely cheaper than cities in California but yaa you're right it has now become more expensive than some others.

[@lotto5742]

Not to mention the property taxes are high asf too.

[@McHellenIsaboke]

Have u tried NJ or NY? Terrible prices

[@destinyknudson3429]

Right now it’s $650k+ in Utah to buy a nice house

[@iamplaymaka]

I was really considering Austin coming from LA but when she’s mentioned too many ppl & congestion that changed my mind. That’s one of the reasons I can’t wait to leave LA 😞 I’ll try for Katy. TX

[@HuziSid]

Hows katy treating you, you ever end up moving?

[@iamplaymaka]

@@HuziSid hey I actually moved to Dallas, I left LA in November of last year so only 4 months after my initial comment. I love Texas. Best decision I've ever made.

[@HuziSid]

@@iamplaymaka I keep telling peeps, its getting congested but the culture here isnt something you'll find elsewhere

[@dsuttajit]

Katy is packed too. Used to be small suburb town back in the early 90s but now it turned into big suburb city where area that used to be a farm turned into houses and shopping centers

[@jmrodas9]

Well, it might be the best place to live for you, but I would never change my Guatemala City for any other place- There is a nice spring-like climate year round, and I am used to the tropical sun and the humid air. There is a saying there is no better place for anyone of us than home, the place where we were born. Regards.

[@brucedelafleur761]

Austin is very expensive. I thought Texas would be so much cheaper to live but it's very close to Cali. To many people and no infrastructure to support it. With what's planned it will the the silicon valley of the South. I glad we got transferred back to Cali.

[@erikmolnar6585]

Austinites sounds like a Saturday night muscle car Outlaw Drag Race team. Austonians sounds like the more traditional suffix or whatever it's called for people who live in a city with a 2 syllable name.

[@robertcsmith7773]

I lived in Austin many years ago when it had a quaint, hip vibe and was relatively affordable. Today it has all the negative attributes of a large city; nasty traffic, poor walkability, unaffordable real estate. The statement in this video that low taxes make up for over-hyped housing costs is just plain false. Sure, there is a lot to do, but it is a hassle. What was a charming place with a rich heritage and a home-town vibe, now seems like every other over-hyped, bloated, trendy big city. 😢

[@TheDonnaCrosby]

Been here since 1990. Horrible overpriced cost of living and Ignorant and corrupt government

[@robertcsmith7773]

@@TheDonnaCrosby Thanks for your reply. I used to really love Austin. I hope things improve for you. All the best, Bob

[@MoonLiteNite]

@5:40 what "other" taxes? I guess if you count like car registration fees?

[@hassanmeraj8037]

so Austin is becoming the next Atlanta !!!! Looks great but Congested

[@Broadvay]

Austin population will grow massively within the next 5 years

[@MrCarloszeca]

Weather is horrible in Austin, five months of HUMIDITY and a few months of extreme cold weather.

[@buckbuckner3505]

CARLOS, YOU MUST BE THE WEATHERMAN IN REYNOSA.

[@MrCarloszeca]

How is the weather NOW? Scorching hot and humidity for months...

[@ak2009100]

Here after Dasha's song

[@chhive]

0:49 Said it’s texas triangle, then proceeded to draw a trapezoid 😂

[@Aggie4life77]

Lol!

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

With Denton it's pretty close to a triangle

[@richgenix]

It gets way too hot out in Austin!! I would prefer Houston

[@scotttang6229]

Houston is less hot? lol... You must enjoy the humidity then. Houston literally cooks you alive! I grew in Houston and the only thing awesome there are the restaurants. I do love the Galleria and Mid town area.

[@georgiadriven]

It get hot there too 😭

[@wesleygriffiths8496]

@6:23 homeless camps downtown.. that's depressing..

[@georgemetz7277]

Prop B banned camping on the street so pretty much the tents are now gone.

[@christianhill3244]

Austin does not beat Dallas in job opportunities.....if im not mistaken Dallas has led the country in job growth for over 10 years...

[@georgemetz7277]

7:52 Ironically in this context, Lucy in Disguise is closed down. And btw, 1:58 pretty sure those are California Redwoods lol.

[@edrancourt7576]

Austin was great n 88 when I payed $35 a month on Genard St

[@mickster1780]

no, it's not. don't move here.

[@buttorr]

yea its car dependent crap

[@georgiadriven]

Na

[@sincostan66666]

WHERE DI I LIVE AT THEN

[@ChrisNevaMiss17]

Reverse psychology lol. But for real if you’re not pulling $150k a year, it’s not going to work out.

[@dynamitedingo7720]

lol

[@JohnRoever]

It's a wonderful and vibrant city to visit (I actually visited here in March 2023 around SXSW time). However, with the increased cost of living and traffic issues (especially dealing with the congestion of I-35 and figuring out a sensible/long-term solution), not really sure I'd want to live here. Also - I understand for these types of videos that you're looking for free and/or non-copyrighted footage to include in your presentation. But at around 0:14 - 0:22 mark, you could have at least used a generic video of clip of any place in America instead of a clip of what looks like a motorway going through a neighborhood in the United Kingdom (obviously noticeably when seeing the traffic - driving on the left side, as well as the overhead sign on the motorway).

[@buckbuckner3505]

AUSTIN IS A "BLUE DOT" IN A SEA OF RED. TEXAS IS BRIGHT RED DON'T YA' SEE...??

[@idleunam]

Just move to Europe 🤷‍♂️

[@RoAngeloTx]

Austin is like California if it was way too hot and without the natural beauty

[@wassabilove1111]

No mention of crime?

[@Bohemian0522]

I went to college at UT Austin, the city was a great place to live.

[@breckinphan]

me in wichita falls watching this to move to austin seeing wichita on here:😮

[@Broadvay]

while making the video I wondered, if wichita falls is a city or a town, what you guys there call it?

[@breckinphan]

@@Broadvay i would say we’re more of a small city, but either works fine considering nothings that hard to get to. We’re also the center point where other people that live in small towns visit, like henrietta, burkburnett, archer city, iowa park, etc.

[@Michael-ut6mu]

But does it have electricity?😹

[@MoonLiteNite]

% wise / time? More than any other state..... sure beating CA and NY..... only once in my 35 years in texas have we had to do rolling blockouts

[@MoonLiteNite]

witch-a-tar!

[@JJJ_JJ1]

Caught that too. Totally unnecessary mispronunciation lol 😂

[@traveltwist3859]

If you like being out in the nightlife, then you'll be happy here.

[@buckbuckner3505]

BEST FOR WHO...???

[@jvb5590]

Austin is not that great. It's overcrowded and over hyped.

[@traveltwist3859]

Definitely not the best city.

[@rx2847]

Ausin - Awful City , but it still counting on of the best in the All usa , all usa cities on a down rating comparing to ! Europe Cities

[@Broadvay]

Well, when I made the video every austinite was like this is the best city and Austin has this, Austin has that, but now after a couple of months I have realised that a lot of people actually don't like it, some hate it too. I think I need to make a more researched video on the reality of austin. btw I agree with you , european cities are far better

[@Hectrev08]

No, it's not. I moved away.

[@henkvandervossen6616]

Its not, it is in Texas, a very illiberal state