Wow thanks for all the support so far on this video guys! Just a quick side note: I made this video because I wanted to inform people about the cons for living in this city. I am NOT trying to convince people to stop moving here. Overall this city is amazing if you ask me, and the pros far outweigh the cons. Just to add a little contrast to this video, I’ve decided to list 6 reasons why you should move to Austin: 1: Very dog friendly and animal friendly in general (check out Austin pets alive!) 2: Bike Trail on the lake just south of Downtown - amazing 10 mile outdoor trail loop 3: Great music scene: ACL, SXSW, Blues on the Green, and tons of music venues around downtown 4: Football - UT Longhorns 5: Water Activities: although we don’t have an ocean, we do have Town Lake and Lake Austin for boating and water sports 6: Greenbelt: amazing hiking trail that is great for dogs and is a fun swim at a certain time of year If you guys have any other pros to living in Austin feel free to drop them down below!
@BeelzebubBeelzebub3 жыл бұрын
Love your video I am North Austin! Check us out?
@dshepatxoriginal11393 жыл бұрын
I like the video and I'm much older lol. Although I left home(Austin) 20 years ago I can think of a number of reasons to move there. Plus a couple more not to.
@amalek27503 жыл бұрын
Houston (my hometown) has little place for geeks and freaks. Unless you graduate from Rice or live in Montrose - you have little recourse here. (And Montrose has become greatly gentrified.) As a lesbian friend of mine from Rice said, "Texas is a man's state except for Austin." So, yes, those of us from the big Texas cities found a bit of relief from the status quo.
@kjhuang3 жыл бұрын
I'm a movie lover and that was the single biggest reason I moved to Austin (over Houston). Lots of great movie theaters and film programming year round.
@dshepatxoriginal11393 жыл бұрын
@@nellieevans2054 I wish I could but I left Austin 20yrs ago. I now live in Vegas. If you could give me a brief description as to what you are actually trying to find out about those areas I'd be more than happy to reach out to my people that are still there for any info that may help you.
@russianstudyonline7253 жыл бұрын
I remember when Austin used to be just weird. Now it's South Seattle.
@jordanjohnson98663 жыл бұрын
Seattle and Austin vote for progressives. I have the best KZbin channel.
@stephentanner97673 жыл бұрын
Exactly,I usually say portland
@BMDSD3 жыл бұрын
@@stephentanner9767 it’s just like Asheville, San Diego, Seattle, Portland... it’s just like any other city now. I feel lucky to have lived there before it outgrew itself.
@atbmts63 жыл бұрын
As someone who lives in Seattle, yikes.
@hueydao86373 жыл бұрын
Ah, you mean Seattle of the South. I live in South Seattle and was trying to make the connection...
@christianbrother47243 жыл бұрын
I am watching this now in February 2021 when it is 20 degrees outside and the city is shutdown due to the hardest freeze it has ever experienced. No electric or water. It is wonderful.
@ozzy_ruiz3 жыл бұрын
Another reason: • Lack of regulation • Lack of Public Transportation • State’ infrastructure is unprepared for all seasons
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day the governor of Texas is awful and I would never move there even if someone paid me.
@TheNextEvilPig3 жыл бұрын
Yes lol the snowpocalypse was brutal. And I hate how they installed a tramway downtown that literally goes nowhere important at all
@jkp76343 жыл бұрын
When are you leaving?
@carolynridlon39883 жыл бұрын
@@nicolea8205 then stay away! I would prefer the negative nervous nellie's leave Texas alone! I love it here & don't want it become "east CA".
@LuKiSCraft3 жыл бұрын
@@nicolea8205 I am moving out of NY. Surprisingly, it's not because of the Governor. Although that is a plus :)
@edwardherod60723 жыл бұрын
a large number of people living in tents. Austin has a relatively large homeless population .
@watermelon_boi3 жыл бұрын
😂 Austin homeless is getting kinda bad but it’s nothing compared to LA. We need to do something about it before it does tho
@Mathias-jr2df3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't always this bad it grew exponentially in the last 5 10 years
@amalek27503 жыл бұрын
@@watermelon_boi Something is being done about it:. Community First Village on Hog Eye Road.
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
@@watermelon_boi Trust me Austin is just catching up with Cali 😂😂😂
@michaelsix96843 жыл бұрын
it'll get worse unless city govt. decides to deal with it
@tswej3 жыл бұрын
He's right about the cost of living in Austin, another thing about Texas is the outrageous property taxes. For a 300k house you will pay north of $6k a year in property taxes unless you have a ag/farm exemption.
@rrod79583 жыл бұрын
Austin is all about money they charge you for everything.
@mememaster93933 жыл бұрын
@@rrod7958 that’s true. Nearly all roads here are toll or have toll lanes embedded to them
@rrod79583 жыл бұрын
@@mememaster9393 it’s either take toll with less traffic, although it can still get crowded, or get frustrated in be stuck in line traffic jams. You’re screwed either way. It’s like don’t we pay enough taxes here in austin you can’t give us toll roads for free?
@kzariuscook12753 жыл бұрын
my aunt was paying 15,000 in property taxes a year in sugarland texas. in the @59 and university street area
@thrillseeker58252 жыл бұрын
It’s better then cali or New York at least in Texas we don’t have to worry about state tax
@christianbrother47243 жыл бұрын
Everyone is moving here, I am a native and desperate to get the hell out! The original city I knew is gone forever.
@lacyalexander89283 жыл бұрын
I’ve been in Austin since ‘79. It’s so sad to see what it is now.
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
This is how I feel about Phoenix. I’m from here and I want to get out of here.
@rrod79583 жыл бұрын
Way too many people here now that’s for sure
@dimsummo3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that’s everywhere...well where the weather is decent. I was pushed out of my city for the same reason
@japark853 жыл бұрын
That’s why I relocated to the valley. It’s still changing, but at a much, much more manageable pace.
@ospee20043 жыл бұрын
TRAFIC. Homeless camps under all overpasses. If you live in the city taxes are teal high. 110° In July. CALIFORNIANS. I have lived here since 1971. The Texans are friendly. CALIFORNIANS will push you down to get ahead of you in the grocery store line.
@pathead99443 жыл бұрын
Was up in Austin 3 days ago from San Antonio. I used to go all the time in my early 20s for sixth street. But hadn't been in a while. I was shocked at all the tent cities that had popped up everywhere
@shawnorjiakor3 жыл бұрын
I'm a Californian and always friendly. Judge one doesn't fit all of us.
@angelaatwood463 жыл бұрын
shawn paul the year I was born. What was it like? Also, I had no choice but to move to Austin, parents brought me here when I was 7 or 8 years old.
@rosedymkowski42093 жыл бұрын
Their is a huge population of homeless people but I don’t consider it a reason not to move here. They don’t bother you if you don’t bother them. If you don’t walk straight through where they are staying you are fine
@ospee20043 жыл бұрын
@@rosedymkowski4209 I had a job where I worked down town I dont have a problem with the homeless most are ver uh nice people. They can not help their situation. I have a problem with the way the city handles the homeless. They allow them to put up camps along the road side and under bridges. It's an eye sore it looks like a third world country. The homeless used to hide. I think that might not be right. But the city could by land for them. The liberal city counsel wants to be as much like California as they can. People are comming here to get away from California.
@dollydoll74703 жыл бұрын
I’m 50 years old and was born and raised in Austin. I hate how over crowded it has become. The drivers are horrible and rude. Traffic sucks so bad! The main highways are practically parking lots during “rush hour”. The people in general are not very friendly. The violent crime rate is so much worse with the increased population. This guy is right about the critter population too. Cedar fever season is so miserable for folks like me that suffer greatly from allergies. I currently live in Washington State and hate all the rain here. Even though it makes me miss Texas I would never want to move back to Austin
@wendaltvedt46733 жыл бұрын
Washington is beautiful but could never live there, all that overcast would start to depress me
@miketexas45492 жыл бұрын
It's been Californiafied.
@jcosson102 жыл бұрын
You forgot all the culture and traditions are gone.
@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag2 жыл бұрын
The city was offensively overrated even for TX; (key word is was Austin's issues are no secret anymore), it's kinda odd really.
@laneferal67562 жыл бұрын
The rain loves you
@hangarby103 жыл бұрын
I don't think bats are a reason not to move/live in Austin. I could care less about the bats. Reasons for not moving to Austin: High Cost of Living; Insane/Delusional Mayor and City Council; Increasingly high property taxes; Lousy Traffic; Year-around allergies including cedar; and dying local/music scene with closures of local businesses and venues.
@crooksycollins43493 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@tomvarga74093 жыл бұрын
All other points were agreeable to an extent... but he lost me at bats lmao, it’s not Gotham city down here. Also native austinite
@John-du1oc3 жыл бұрын
Mosquitos, Ciccadas, Grackles
@kjhuang3 жыл бұрын
Yeah if an animal was going to be a reason it should've been cockroaches or mosquitoes. I think he just wanted to talk about the bats haha
@bballer1912 жыл бұрын
The bats are harmless. It’s all the snakes, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions, mosquitos, & coyotes you gotta look out for. Those are everywhere and they’ll getcha.
@xasprar83433 жыл бұрын
CEDAR FEVER!!! Pollen allergies drove me out of Austin. It took nine years to reach a saturation point where I couldn’t take it any longer. And yes, the humidity and heat during the summer is very oppressive. It’s downright stifling! I was forced to become a slacker... spending the summer months at Deep Eddy and Barton Springs.
@MicroUrb3 жыл бұрын
As someone that lived in Austin for 2 years and has lived all over the United States east of the Mississippi, and I know how to read financial statements, I also feel qualified to tell you why you should not live in Austin. Austin is in financial crisis, Austin’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years. Of the $9.4 billion in retirement benefits promised, the city has not funded $2.9 billion in pension and $2.4 billion in retiree health care benefits. Furthermore, Austin did not have enough money set aside to weather the current pandemic and fluctuations in the market. The city is expected to lose some revenue as a result of the pandemic and its impossible to determine how much they will need to maintain services and benefits. Austin had $4.3 billion available to pay $6.4 billion worth of bills. Now regarding all the blather about weather and traffic. 1. Weather, its not Austin weather, its central Texas weather, you get used to it, give me a break. 2. Traffic, underrated description given in video, let me flesh out, Austinites live in flight or fight mode, so expect some idiot driving 50 miles an hour to cut in front of you from the most unexpected place...ready for it?....like the breakdown lane to your right. Enjoy that experience. But seriously folks, the financials is what you want to know about, its the health of a city, so....do you want to be on the hook for $7,600? because thats how much Austin needs to take out of your pocket to pay its bills.
@dommyjg3 жыл бұрын
what cities would you recommend?
@MicroUrb3 жыл бұрын
@@dommyjg any city under 200k population would be start. I would also look at their financials to see if they are in debt and how much debt. That debt will come out of your backside.
@LuKiSCraft3 жыл бұрын
1) This isn't an issue if you're renting. 2) I don't want to live sub-200k population, but that's preference. Austin is a LOT better than where my company was gonna make me move (San Fran). Haha
@kennethb62112 жыл бұрын
That explains those random 1,300-1,700 dollar water bills.
@michaelsix96842 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info on the city finances, I was there 84-87, rarely come back due to traffic and loss of the many things that once made it special
@user-pl3lo8cc8y3 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why it’s so desirable.. as he said: no mountains, no coastline, super hot/humid summers, bad traffic, high/increasing rents.. California isn’t perfect, but I’ll take it any day over saving a few bucks in taxes. 🤷🏻♂️
@MrAeronca1003 жыл бұрын
Good Stay there
@siddharthrane5803 жыл бұрын
California draws people because of the variety of terrain in which you encounter. It is absolutely stunning how you can drive to different places and the terrain will completely change. That being said, you may not enjoy a high quality of life there. In Texas, it is possible to do so especially if you making good money.
@dulceaidavp97163 жыл бұрын
Just like Houston!
@jazzyroly3 жыл бұрын
I’m someone who loves Austin and I agree. I’m still surprised at the number of people who decide to move here from beautiful states
@statusquoreject3 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in Silicon Valley and I've been living here before there was a Silicon Valley and I desperately want to get out. You will definitely be saving more than a couple of bucks on taxes if you live anywhere else besides the bay area/CA. Yes it sucks I have to leave such a beautiful state behind but the politics, people, outrageous cost of living, traffic, crime, illegal immigration, fires, are all reason enough to leave. In California it's next to impossible to have a house or a future (and I made 6 fig), that is almost a given anywhere else you move.
@mooka45153 жыл бұрын
Visited Austin 15 years ago and saw how it was growing rapidly. I liked the music scene and the bats were one of my favourite things about the city. But I am sad to hear it is becoming another over-developed, over-priced techie hipster enclave.
@srs64612 жыл бұрын
Austin has always been kind of hipster, no?
@slob5041 Жыл бұрын
It’s still nice just expensive
@uk77693 жыл бұрын
If you want both unbearable summer heat and mountains, you'd love Arizona.
@zachvalles3 жыл бұрын
The mountains sound amazing! The heat not so much
@user-pl3lo8cc8y3 жыл бұрын
At least the heat is dry... makes a huge difference when hiking or other outdoor activities
@JMM2243 жыл бұрын
I think flagstaff can can cold and snowy in winters and mild in summer? Sounds beautiful to me!!
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
@@user-pl3lo8cc8y we had 50 straight days of 110 and over degree heat last summer. It’s pure hell. If you never want to enjoy a summer ever again, move here.
@BenjaminTrillington3 жыл бұрын
@@nicolea8205 don't worry. Everyone is moving here. And it's fucking stupid. I just payed 300k for a house that 4 months ago would have cost 225k
@jessieharbinjr.65893 жыл бұрын
The median price for a house in Austin jumped up to $530k since this video was released. Houses in Pflugerville, Round Rock, Hutto, and Georgetown are also just as expensive now. 1 bedroom apartments are almost the cost of a 1500sqft one story mortgage payment.
@yuliyabardova21273 жыл бұрын
Austin used to be so nice. Now it's a crap city. Homeless everywhere, very expensive and so much traffic. Ridiculous.
@FrankC713 жыл бұрын
Homeless problem started cause of the social cuts we did in the 80's, we should have the #1 educational system with those cuts and with property taxes, but we don't
@Calx913 жыл бұрын
That’s because it’s a liberal city like the Bay Area
@wynnloftis3652 жыл бұрын
If you didn't already know...Austin has a saying. It is "Keep Austin Weird". My personal feeling after moving here a year ago is that they need to change their slogan to "No More Weirdos needed"...because it's WAY to crowded with them now
@yamasama13 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats California's beauty! Find a cheaper area in Cali and stay there!
@JoeMama-nx8pd3 жыл бұрын
Good luck with finding a cheaper area in Cali 😂
@victorthai2503 жыл бұрын
@@JoeMama-nx8pd not many people realize how huge california really is, its not just LA, SF, SD, theres lots of small towns in between, and lots of conservatives outside of the pussified cities.
@hopecordova67542 жыл бұрын
As I replied to someone earlier, my relatives who visited California did not want to come back to Austin. Why anyone from California would want to move to Austin is beyond me.
@scottkfilgo3 жыл бұрын
Building houses and apartments didn't skyrocket costs. People used to LA prices eager to buy overpriced homes in Austin drove up prices; the homes seemed cheap to them! That's a thin difference but it's more accurate.
@abeliiibecerra52812 жыл бұрын
A man who understands 👍.
@elric88853 жыл бұрын
Lived there 20yrs ago. Had a 1bd rm apartment 3 miles away from downtown. Rode bike to work. Rent was $389. 7yrs later was paying $425, when I moved away. Austin has definitely change over time.
@luisbdavid13 жыл бұрын
paying $1100 plus utilities in Round Rock, it sucks
@susanhyland77282 жыл бұрын
@@luisbdavid1 I lived on red river st apt. In 2007 paid $525. A month. Lucky
@Jesus-do1wl2 жыл бұрын
I went to Austin back in June to visit, very nice, beautiful city. Went to look at some apartments and I was surprised at how fast the cost of living has went up in the last couple of years. With everyone moving there and lots of businesses moving there too it caused the cost of living to go up quickly than I thought it would. I do love the city and the vibe though. Austin is still a strong candidate for me to move to along with some other cities I’m considering throughout the U.S.
@baronperez82003 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t mind any big city in Texas, except for Austin! Thanks for letting me know man!
@americanpancakelive2 жыл бұрын
Hi Zach! Very fair assessment and it is so much less expensive to live in Texas compared to where I live in California. One thing I think you should let people know about Austin is the crime rate. I think it would surprise people to know that it is twice as bad as a lot of other cities and in fact, about twice as bad as Los Angeles. It has a Neighborhood Scout crime index of 7 (L.A. is 13). Both indexes are horrible, basically at a 7 it means that 93 percent of other cities in the US are safer than Austin. I try to move to areas that are at least around 30. I lived in Flowery Branch, Georgia which had a crime index of 45 and now live in a city in Cali that has an index of 39. Just my two cents. Cheers
@ryankelley51603 жыл бұрын
> Californian moves to Austin > Wonders why the city is on the decline
@gloriat59263 жыл бұрын
It sucks for people who grew up in Austin. Prices are rising because of people moving from places like California. Most natives are having to leave their home because they can’t afford it. Fucking sucks.
@Bibirallie3 жыл бұрын
And what’s even worse, is that it will completely change the culture. I’m from Northern California... and we experienced the same.
@timothykeith13673 жыл бұрын
I meet people who grew up in Austin and had to leave for towns like Lockhart or Luling
@stevez51343 жыл бұрын
you can get a whole house for 400K but in San Francisco you can't even get a studio condo? is there somewhere cheaper to live than Austin???
@timothykeith13673 жыл бұрын
@@stevez5134 A secret about Austin is rents haven't increased much unless you live near downtown or another popular area. My brother lives in north Austin near Parmer Lane and his rent hasn't increased. The traffic on I-35 is very bad but if you live and work in an area where you can avoid I-35 then Austin isn't too bad. That commute hassle often hits Austinites when they must change job locations within the Austin area. In spite of Austin being a popular city it is still located in moderately priced central Texas so that outlying areas aren't priced through the roof. The traffic will get worse when a decivision is made to eventually rebuild I-35. I've read that the preferred solution is to stack mulitple decks over the existing I-35 but that would require significant closures of the existing highway. Thankfully Austin is in a low earthquake risk area. A lot of the high prices in Austin is due to people wanting to live near their jobs near downtown. Someone could buy a home east of Austin on 183, 71 or 290 and commute into downtown faster than on I-35, and there is still a lot of cows out that way. Tesla is building a plant near where those highways come close to the airport, but there isn't a huge growth pattern on 183 outisde of Austin, which is also served by the 130 tollway. If you avoid these videos and just look at a map and then do real estate queries you will find that there are affordable housing options within commuting distance of Austin. Austin is smack in the middle of central Texas. The area outside of the city is not heavilily developed compared to the Bay Area.
@jlc423 жыл бұрын
THIS right here.
@lacyalexander89283 жыл бұрын
Bats aren’t a nuisance. I’ve been here 40+ years and have only seen them at sunset on Congress bridge. Plus, they eat mosquitos.
@foodog7773 жыл бұрын
Yep. That bit was pointless. Should have listed what a nuisance mosquitoes are here instead. 🦟
@kimjah7583 жыл бұрын
I live in San Antonio so it’s not that different in terms of the things u listed, but the price of Austin is really high
@highwiredaysgigdriver94173 жыл бұрын
Been to Austin many times, not my favorite city.. I'll stick to LA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs! Texas is ok but it gets real boring real fast, California has so much more to offer!🤘🏼🎸
@hopecordova67542 жыл бұрын
My relatives who visited California loved it! they did not want to come back to Austin.
@4sureast1282 жыл бұрын
Thats good, ya’ll stay over there please
@robcarpenter12252 жыл бұрын
I really miss a lot of things about Austin, but mostly I miss all of my friends. Luckily I can visit whenever I want. Once you turn 50 in that city (I'm 58) you basically become invisible. In fact they ask you to stay indoors on pretty days as well as after dark so you don't mess with the vibe.
@emeraldc.87963 жыл бұрын
My spouse & I have a young adult son (not married, no kids) he absolutely loves Austin. He’s lived there a few years now. He doesn’t mind the traffic, he works for Samsung. Your job there does make a difference. My spouse & I also have a teen, senior in high school, who wants to move to & work in Austin. We’re all from Corpus Christi & so after college our teen wants to make Austin his home too. We’ve been informed that some singles really enjoy Austin. God bless you
@cleanpoop99293 жыл бұрын
Make sure your son in High school attends college and tries to get as many scholarships as possible.
@jazzyroly3 жыл бұрын
It's nice to hear someone from Austin talk about Austin! I've lived here 3 years and love it, but I feel like I only see people who are new to the city talking about it on KZbin.
@rubendan64482 жыл бұрын
Hello Amber, how are you doing
@raulholli75672 жыл бұрын
Stunning shots man. My wife and I have been vlogging our house hunting process in south Austin/Buda area, and this market has been wild! We keep getting outside! Lol.
@MrTyty7764 жыл бұрын
Please stop moving here
@zachvalles4 жыл бұрын
😂
@robtoma56503 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry.. Nobody except liberal clowns move to Austin. That dump is an embarrassment to Texas
@jjrangel90jr3 жыл бұрын
@Enmanuel no... it really is an embarrassment to Texas!
@everythingisfine99883 жыл бұрын
NOOOO!
@susanhyland77283 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@discobiscuits21003 жыл бұрын
I’m from San Antonio. I used to love going up every spring break for SXSW. The free shows on Lady Bird Lake were amazing and beautiful. Now we don’t even bother making the short trip up there anymore. It’s gross and sad. I hope the once beautiful city can recover.
@bballer1912 жыл бұрын
This. Austin is gross now. Homeless camps all over the place. Drug paraphernalia and feces on the sidewalks downtown. Garbage everywhere. And the crowd that SXSW and ACL brings are trashy now. Not at all what it used to be. And now it’s getting completely overrun by out-of-towners which is driving up the cost of living at a ridiculous rate and destroying the housing market, while also creating terrible traffic. Sad what’s happened to that once great city.
@luperamos73072 жыл бұрын
Where do you live in San Antonio or whats recommendable?
@louiedangelo38432 жыл бұрын
Coming from brooklyn , Austin is heaven..love it here never leaving.🤣
@Brooklynbaby472 жыл бұрын
You left Brooklyn???🥹🥹 Iam in Greenpoint
@GrammarGlamor3 жыл бұрын
"Hopefully you already knew that Austin didn't have any beaches." Hahahaha!
@JMM2243 жыл бұрын
what no beaches? "why did you tell us!!!!???? (flashback from jaws 2 ).
@cindyvaldivia73033 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame about public transport. The whole point of living in a city is to not have a car and have everything accessible.
@Vl72483 жыл бұрын
Austin will be a great place for California to ship all of the coding nerds too. It will make California a lot more livable.
@shawnorjiakor3 жыл бұрын
Facts. And housing would be cheaper.
@jordanjohnson98663 жыл бұрын
Not all of the coding nerds in California will move to Austin. California won’t ship all of the coding nerds to Austin. I have the best KZbin channel.
@tehapu73583 жыл бұрын
@@jordanjohnson9866 Why you keep saying that?
@cajunstrat3 жыл бұрын
Yep, and like the Blue Locusts they are, their votes are turning the city literally into a 'sh1t hole', just like Seattle, Portland, LA and SF.
@Vl72483 жыл бұрын
@@cajunstrat yep, Texans shouldn’t brag too much about how great their state is for it will attract the very culture they despise. Ted Cruz in Cancun this week says it all
@dante56222 жыл бұрын
Vote Red November 8 2022 to Keep Texas great
@ruprecht85202 жыл бұрын
Feels like a video designed to scare off Californians but made by someone who loves his city too much to really be negative about it.
@RedakaiCity2 жыл бұрын
yup lol
@Chinunit223 жыл бұрын
I remember when Austin used to be good city 10 years ago. Now its getting Denver Boulder tech transplant effect.
@FreedomLovin3 жыл бұрын
It's really not much like Seattle in terms of politics. Sure, it's got a good number of democrats. But places like Seattle and Portland are generally more angry and intolerant, while Austin has a mix of differing opinions, which are more acceptable.
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
I disagree with this. Austin has been nothing but unfriendly, the PNW on the other hand, I’ve met SO many kind people.
@bballer1912 жыл бұрын
Austin is pretty intolerant now… full of liberal extremists who call you a white supremacist Nazi if you don’t conform to their views. It’s laughable.
@franfulton2103 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to add my unsolicited memories of Austin in 1960. I spent two years (60 to 62) near Austin on a missile battery in the US Army. Austin was a small city "population wise" in 1960, around 200,00 I believe. Segregated to a degree then. A black person could not enter a theater downtown. Even though it was rumored that Lady Bird Johnson's family owned the theaters and most everything else in town. I believe in 1960 just one television station (I may be wrong) . Best Mexican food anywhere. I would walk into the Mexican (Tejanos) neighborhoods right outside downtown, and buy Tacos at a little restaurants that Anglos did not frequent, and the price was 10 cents per taco. There was a Mexican restaurant on S. Congress a little ways out from downtown. El Gallo's, that had one day a week, all you can eat for a Dollar. They lost money on us G.I's. There were chain restaurants called "Pig Stand's", that their premier pork sandwich was at 35 cents. They were drive-in restaurants with Car-hops. Of course frequented Barton Spring's park in the summer months. Trying to meet Girls. I am currently 80 years old. My how time flies.
@MadisonFalcoFoods3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been here about 8 years now and it’s changed a lot since I’ve been around. Forget driving anywhere from 3-7pm🥵😣
@winowarrior93922 жыл бұрын
Brother, you just made me miss Austin with all of my heart. It was great to see the city again though through your lens! If you haven't already, moving to another city could be good as you are still young. It's a hard decision to pick which one though! You would defo need to get out of Texas for a while. If you go N/NE/S/SE you will find a very different world. I'd be willing to bet, at the end of the day, you would miss Texas. Not just Austin, but Texas. There's just something about TX that gets ya. I miss it every day. Thanks for the video! Sorry I was a year and a half late 😛
@miketexas45492 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Austin in the 80s and 90s. Such a great town, time of my life. It's unrecognizable now and I don't like being back there.
@followerofjulian16523 жыл бұрын
Just leave and come to California! You'll appreciate Austin a lot more!
@user-tp6sb6lq5f3 жыл бұрын
Listening to these people complaining. Come pretty much anywhere from Ventura to San Diego.
@rdgzvlogs41572 жыл бұрын
As a fellow austin resident it sucks to see how much the city has changed in the worst way it’s becoming mini California. What these rich people have done is raise property taxes and rent to drive out normal every day people that lived in the city. This is one of the reasons why our homeless population has skyrocketed on top of the fact that our infrastructure just can’t keep up with the huge population growth.
@AR-scorp2 жыл бұрын
Basically you can have a small home in Bay Area, but can spend a lot of time outside thanks to the weather. Your property taxes wont go up wildly like in Texas, when home prices shoots up. Your energy costs will be lower in Bay Area. But rest of xalifornia is pretty dry and hot. But I dont think the whole of Texas can beat the landscape in and around Bay Area. The beaches are great too but the water is very cold.
@NolanB912 жыл бұрын
Lived in Austin since I was 13 due to my parents job. Currently going on 31 and I gotta say, it's not the same city. The "Keep Austin Weird" vibe is gone. A lot of local businesses have closed to make way for high rise condos and bigger businesses. Quite sad. And traffic sucks even more now. Way to crowded.
@r.pres.41213 жыл бұрын
I left Austin in mid 2001 because even than the city was getting very arrogant and very expensive. Traffic was already bad and the urban infrastructure was horribly inadequate. Rents were already going through the roof, electric bills were astronomical and Austin was the most unfriendly city that I have ever spent time in. I fled to Buffalo where the cost of living is much lower, the people much friendlier, the summers are milder and traffic is not out of control. Ten years was all I could withstand Austin.
@TRAZ40043 жыл бұрын
The 90’s were Austin’s best years.
@nicolea82053 жыл бұрын
@@TRAZ4004 the 90’s was everyone’s best years tbh.
@90srapfan373 жыл бұрын
@@nicolea8205 well, except people from the hoods. That was a crazy dangerous time for the inner cities.
@idonhadenuff59792 жыл бұрын
Good for you 👏
@travis72112 жыл бұрын
If you think Austin is hot, you've never been to Houston or Louisiana. Humidity is what gets you.
@MrAeronca1003 жыл бұрын
The Californacation of Austin has really changed the once nice little town and it is going to get much worse, the overbuilding is weird for a town that once told us we must preserve our land and limited water resources now it's on a binge to rezone everything and build build build in the name of increase the property tax base revenues
@brucemarsico63 жыл бұрын
It's all about money, you should know this. That's all that counts. The entire place has been sacrificed. The old Austin is dead and nearly buried. In ten years it will be like San Francisco, a few, totally rich, and many, many, totally poor.
@brucemarsico63 жыл бұрын
@James Dean James, did you not read carefully what Ed wrote. I agree with him, it will eventually be another Los Angeles. All over crowded now, (2021), it will be unbearable in twenty years....if things keep on going the way they are now. James, you sound like a pioneer of the nineteenth century...LAND HO! I hope you are, or will soon be, paying those outrageous property taxes. Makes you proud to be a part of the scheme.
@brucemarsico63 жыл бұрын
@James Dean Aw, James. One thing, you are good for a laugh. Don't get so emotional....it was just my prediction for the future of Austin. If you live in Austin, I don't care. If you don't live in Austin, I still don't care.
@rrod79583 жыл бұрын
It’s hot as shit here in austin makes you not even want to go outside. If you never experience an Austin summer it’ll make you never want to come back lol
@kethsharakhlok19763 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and what a great video you made on this particular topic. I almost move to Austin last Autumn but had to change mind about its ongoing high cost of living. I heard that apartment sizes are larger in comparing to the ones in most of Eastern Coastal cities. Your overall advice is excellent. 🌞
@MD-BullCreekATX3 жыл бұрын
Austin is a great place to live...if you are a Millennial, a poser, a hipster, a townie or are under the delusional belief that you're going to be a rockstar or if you simply want to resist growing up post-college
@TheLace3 жыл бұрын
Hate away! Lol
@anthonyv19713 жыл бұрын
Hipsters died out around 2013-14
@TheLace3 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyv1971 nah they still around just evolving
@Mostafa.Morgan_3 жыл бұрын
I stayed for two weeks at Home2Suite hotel, Burnett Rd and I absolutely loved it. The best location I went to was lake Travis. Amazing spot. Love from Cairo Egypt.
@jondstewart Жыл бұрын
My mom and dad lived in the real Austin. They bought a small 1,000 square foot home in 1969 off South Lamar and Del Curto for 16,000 when they were 24 years old and I was a baby. Both had full time jobs and two cars, a 1967 Ford Custom 500 and 1963 Ford station wagon. It was a modest means of living back then, but two 24 year olds could afford it and have a child. In 1974, after a 2 year stint in College Station, they bought a home off Balcones Woods and 183 for $37,000 in a neighborhood with a pool and park. A little expensive back then, but they could do it when they weren’t even 30 years old. Nowadays, you have college educated people that age wondering how they can afford 1,500 a month rent for a studio apartment.
@aptkeyboard31733 жыл бұрын
Was not expecting bats 🦇
@NickvainUSA4 жыл бұрын
really cool info, thanks for sharing your experience man! I'd love to see more clips about Austin!
@danielcastillo45373 жыл бұрын
I'm leaving California to move to Austin cuz it's cheaper, low traffic, affordable housing, to escape homelessness, it's not as hot! Good luck with that!
@noahhiguera81143 жыл бұрын
Lol we have homeless people on every street, the traffic is shit and the housing is going up month by month so you’re just moving to California with no beaches or mountains
@bobjohnson7063 жыл бұрын
Not as hot? Are you from Death Valley lol
@texican5123 жыл бұрын
I lived in Austin 33 years east side downtown area, it wasn’t the same anymore moved to Buda 2 years ago and it’s great. No homeless and stores/places are easy drive to get to.
@cleanpoop99293 жыл бұрын
What do you think drove the homeless tents? I feel like they literally popped out of no where. Same in Houston, but the mayor there sort of cracked down on that and provided more homeless housing.
@BNaturalStudios3 жыл бұрын
I lived in and around Austin in the 90's and early 2000s. I mark the death of Austin's greatness with the closing of Southpark Meadows. Austin sucks now. It is seemingly unlivable now. LA with no beach, and a ton more guns. Good luck.
@christianbrother47243 жыл бұрын
Homeless and drug addicts panhandling on every corner.
@kaitlinlima50784 жыл бұрын
Will you be making a "reasons to move to Austin" type video next? I'd love to hear a local's perspective on the people, diversity, activities to do in Austin, food, and overall culture.
@zachvalles3 жыл бұрын
As of right now I don't plan on making a video like that, but maybe I will in the future. For now I will just tell you everything in this comment: DIVERSITY: the cities population is mainly white and latino, with a small African-American population, and even smaller asian population. ACTIVITIES: greenbelt - good hiking, good swimming at a certain time of year, and overall great outdoor fun Zilker Park - great for dogs and for playing sports Barton Springs - great for swimming Bob Bullock Museum - Great Texas history museum and has an IMAX theatre The Bike Trail Shop and eat on South Congress Visit Mount Bonnell - beautiful sunsets ACL in the fall Blues on the green in the summer (free music concerts) Lakes 6th street (nightlife) Domain - shopping (Of course there's more, but google can help you out with the rest!) CULTURE: the overall culture here is pretty laid back in my opinion. It certainly doesn't have the hustle and bustle feel of NYC. A lot of young people have moved here for jobs. Also, it is a college town home to the Longhorns, so football is kind of big here. Furthermore, it is VERY DOG FRIENDLY! FOOD: barbecue is pretty big here. We got Franklins barbecue which always has long lines. Has pretty good Mexican food in my opinion. My favorites are Chuy's and Maudies I've heard the asian food here is not the best since we have a small asian population. However, a quick google search can point you to some pretty solid options in my opinion. PEOPLE: Most people are on the younger side here. As I mentioned, it is a college town. So you get a lot of young professionals and college kids moving here. The city used to have a huge hippie culture, but I feel like know that has been taken over by young professionals due to all the tech jobs coming here. The city is also great for raising a family in my opinion!
@TerreDiceGames3 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I used to live in Austin and am thinking about moving back. Really informative and great b-roll!
@laurenandseth3 жыл бұрын
Great job breaking it down. I've heard so many things good and bad about Austin, can't wait to visit!
@lorenl92622 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a valuable video as I am new to your channel. I have been considering a move to Austin. I have lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for over 10 years now and a lot of the reasons NOT to move to Austin are the same reasons that I tell people NOT to move to Vegas but on a side note we do have mountains if that is your desire.
@rachelcooper51012 жыл бұрын
I LOVE that you said "Lake Travis"! That's all I ever knew it as back in my day. (Former Austin Resident 1994-2002)
@antccantc55943 жыл бұрын
Texas and california residents should switch spots
@nessaustin45013 жыл бұрын
I lived in Atx from 2007-2017, the last 2 years were brutal. The traffic was insane, the crime rate was increasing, gentrification pretty much all of east side. Tons of homeless and panhandlers- $100 a month in tolls to get to work, tech companies have destroyed this city. It went from keep atx weird to completely snob ville. Sxsw was amazing 10 years ago-now it’s so mainstream- good luck with getting into any shows- unless you know someone. With all the tech companies moving there- it’s lost it’s hippie weird charm.
@nessaustin45013 жыл бұрын
P.s I also had the worst allergies the last 4 years while living in Atx- cedar fever and sinus infections. Which I never experienced before- if you are experiencing that- try RoundRock honey. It kept them at bay .
@gunsandpoker74323 жыл бұрын
All the reasons as to why I left.
@yurisilvestri48042 жыл бұрын
I have been living in Austin for 19 years now, Austin used to be such a great city, now we are overcrowded with the amount of people moving here due to the opening of many companies etc. I am certainly moving to another place in the near future, Austin is not longer what it used to be...😔
@NolanB912 жыл бұрын
Been here 18 years and I agree 100%. Researching where to go next. Austin no longer has it's "Keep Austin Weird" vibe anymore. And way too many local businesses have closed to make room for high rise condos and shit.
@jema5039 Жыл бұрын
@@NolanB91 same, once my lease is up I’m out of here. Austin isn’t the original Austin anymore, tbh all the big Texas cities don’t feel like Texas anymore besides San Antonio & that’s only bc they haven’t infected it with corny fake “Rich” tech people capitalism.
@JustTez Жыл бұрын
@@NolanB91 where you guys going?
@jessicabonilla22253 жыл бұрын
Fun fact! Bats also don't want yall to move here so they will bite, don't move here.
@rubendan64482 жыл бұрын
Hello Jessica, How are you doing today
@daniellerodriguez78313 жыл бұрын
“We got bats” me: immediately packs my bags and rents an apartment
@NatashaIbrahim3 жыл бұрын
No more people move to Austinnnn ~ hello I’m a fellow atx KZbinr 🤗
@zachvalles3 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how many times I've seen "stop moving here" on my facebook feed lol. And hello there fellow atx KZbinr!
@robcarpenter12253 жыл бұрын
“Cliff things?” It’s called the Texas Hill Country. I left Austin last summer and will never go back unless it’s for an occasional visit. I miss my friends but I do not miss the insane traffic, the ridiculous cost of living, the idiotic city leaders, the homeless people everywhere, and I surely don’t miss the endless sea of 25 year-old hipsters, techies, and douchebags. Try finding a roommate if you are over 50. Every ad says “please be under 40 or close to my age (which is probably 25). Peace out ATX
@wendaltvedt46733 жыл бұрын
I've been in Austin since the mid 90s, it's SJW central but then I guess most cities are. Considering moving to Colorado.
@robcarpenter12253 жыл бұрын
@@wendaltvedt4673 look at Northwest Arkansas. Seriously. It is beautiful and clean and though the Ozarks are not the Rockies it is a nature lovers paradise.
@Knb193 жыл бұрын
After this power bs and all the issues with Adler and the homeless I’m out.
@legendaryTMNICO3 жыл бұрын
Texas has the worst electric bills.
@zoevorzimmer61652 жыл бұрын
Dude who cares about the bats? I’ve had more issues with bats flying in the house while visiting in the Midwest than ever in Austin and I’ve lived here my entire life. You honestly have to go out of your way to look for them while going about your day to day.
@Joe-sn6ir3 жыл бұрын
#1. too many liberals
@gunsandpoker74323 жыл бұрын
Best post
@InsaneNuYawka3 жыл бұрын
Reason #4 Bats 🦇 Is a Pro !!! How friggin awesome is that ?!
@alexserrano53673 жыл бұрын
Dude you sound like you don’t understand you guys have it really really nice , I live in LA and the surrounding areas it’s terrible here ,can’t afford to buy toilet paper to wipe my butt .
@legendaryTMNICO3 жыл бұрын
Carson, Torrance, Gardena, and Hawthorne are better places to live in California.
@alexserrano53673 жыл бұрын
@@legendaryTMNICO I’m assuming you have 640,000 to 5 million in cash to purchase a house ? No you don’t ,I lived in gardena I lived all over LA too ,unless you plan to rent for the rest of your life or you got a house in 2007 housing crash it’s not a place to start a great financial situation for regular Americans or a young couple.... unless your rich and loaded . I also looked at Redfin & Zillow right now houses are going 640,000 and 🆙 Your argument is based on untrue opinion not facts .
@sn7miller3 жыл бұрын
7th Reason: Windmills ”It won't get cold enough to snow” 🤣
@timsmith51333 жыл бұрын
I visited Austin early last year. I was surprised by the large number of homeless families living in tents under the freeway. Unfortunately, people kept approaching us for a handout. I wondered if TX has little or no social services.
@lovelylouro3 жыл бұрын
that and sanctuary cities. lovely combo.
@susanhyland77282 жыл бұрын
They don't help homeless much you have to find everything in your own
@maile93842 жыл бұрын
Austin is a liberal city. Homeless ppl are offered shelters and gov subsidized necessities but if they prefer to live on the street and taking your handouts as additional income, there’s nothing the government can do about it
@winnerwinnerchickendinner6837 Жыл бұрын
Last year I was a waitress and only made $15k. Tried getting food stamps for me and my son and got denied. Only my son got approved got Medicaid. All cause I “made too much.” I made more money living in California and got approved for both snap and medical.
@tybarker5038 Жыл бұрын
@@winnerwinnerchickendinner6837 that’s because California somewhat cares about it’s citizens and in Texas they’re like “you’re on your own, pull yourself up by the bootstraps!” and it’s like, wealthy politicians who have always been well off saying this. Lol
@tybarker5038 Жыл бұрын
I spent a weekend there in June. The heat is enough to keep me away. I like having four seasons and low humidity and mountains to hike. Austin has NONE of that! Regardless of how you feel about politics of places… if somewhere is physically unbearable to live in, I don’t live there. I got a car I can drive to wherever is nice, whenever. No need to stay somewhere that feels 100+ most of the year!
@RC-ku8pr4 жыл бұрын
YOU FORGOT TO MENTION BIG COMPANIES IN AUSTIN AND SURROUNDINGS...TESLA...AMAZON....DELL...SAMSUNG...APPLE....etc
@noahalcoser19773 жыл бұрын
gentrification 🤢🤢🤢. This is has been separating the city through the years I feel sad about that
@starzzzy223 жыл бұрын
...And I swear no one really wants to talk about it. Gentrification might make east Austin look pretty but the city lost communities of people.
@Capitalism_is_freedom3 жыл бұрын
gentrification is good.
@noahalcoser19773 жыл бұрын
@@Capitalism_is_freedom hmm I suppose redlining is good too?
@brianc62184 жыл бұрын
I really do wish we did have mountains in Austin. Would be a perfect way to escape the heat in the summer and great hiking. The hills here are ok but a bit underwhelming.
@johnO213 жыл бұрын
Cant stand the heat, stay out of Texas.
@wendaltvedt46733 жыл бұрын
Yep having no mountains near by the is the worst part about Austin. I live here and have to travel to Colorado quite a bit to get my mountain fix. Might move there soon.
@brianc62183 жыл бұрын
@@johnO21 I’m from the south. I can stand it just fine, thank you.
@bridgetgee16593 жыл бұрын
$1,700 for a two bedroom downtown sounds low. With all the luxury complexes taking over I’d say $2,300 a month is closer to the average. To be fair, if you go further outside of the city or go for an old apartment without amenities, they’re much cheaper. ALSO the cockroaches ARE a reason to not move to Austin if you’re from the north (aka not used to roaches) and are terrified of them 😆
@raevandyer9422 Жыл бұрын
Yep. Cockroaches live in espresso machines here unless you have a strong defensive strategy. Don’t Google that on a full stomach. 😅
@snowballandpals3 жыл бұрын
Austin is overrated AF, can't wait to make bank on my house and move.
@LuKiSCraft3 жыл бұрын
Lol, hey can't complain about appreciating real estate if you're selling!
@snowballandpals3 жыл бұрын
@@LuKiSCraft true I just miss the perfect California weather (I'm not frombthere but lived there for 4 years and loved it)
@90srapfan373 жыл бұрын
@@snowballandpals San Diego weather is perfect. Went there recently
@icallyoucoolisme3 жыл бұрын
I miss the old austin from 5-6 years ago. I was born in Austin and have always lived here. But so many ppl move here and also bring their politics and it’s annoying.
@legendaryTMNICO3 жыл бұрын
Liberals are destroying the US.
@icallyoucoolisme3 жыл бұрын
@@legendaryTMNICO true dat
@sincerely.v1vi Жыл бұрын
I was born in austin and raised there for a good portion of my early life, And just recently I went with my mom back to austin for my first concert. It was so much fun, but i remember my mom saying a parking area (where she would go for concerts when she was younger) was scary and unnerving. From what i can tell, it’s also become more dull, and slightly uncomfortable. it is a great city, but it’s just lost it’s spark.
@colinrickels2012 жыл бұрын
Couple comments. The open feel of East round rocks amazing coming from 28 years of living in the Smokey mountains. And yet we’re able to drive 25 mins and be in the hill country which has a very Californian vibe. A lot of the Californians moving here like that region as it feels very similar to what they had. Two I’m finding the heat to be worth it as I’m wearing shorts on this 77 degree December day. It’s really a trade-off. You can live in Colorado and suffer cold winters in exchange for mild summers or you can live in Austin and deal with extremely hot summers in exchange for mild fall and winter‘s. Really boils down to what extreme your more comfortable with. Also, our 2500 sqft home on East round rock was 500k. Nothings cheap out here believe that! It is rather expensive here for generally everything. Not Cali expensive but I’d say most people wanting to live comfortably here are here because of opportunities. I came for Apple and love it here but I also come from a small town feel so the massive scale of everything here is pretty cool
@jema5039 Жыл бұрын
Austin was cool before 2014. It’s just another super capitalistic instagram influencer wanna be overpriced/overrated city now. You would’ve liked it more back then because it had a small town home-y feel but you were in the city. Less traffic, cooler, nicer more open minded people. Super laid back. Average price of a home in the inner city was 150k - 200k & in round rock it was even less than that. 90k - 150k
@josephinemiller47802 жыл бұрын
1) It’s not as humid as anywhere east of us. I lived in FL for 26 years. Humid as hell! Same with Washington DC. Just as humid as FL. 2) Traffic?? Have you been on I-4 in Orlando or I-95 in VA going to DC? How about the 405 in California? At least the traffic moves here. Try sitting in Traffic on I-95 from Fredericksburg VA to DC for 2-3 hours during rush hour when it’s normally an hours drive. I will agree with everything else. I moved here almost 5 yrs ago from the DC area and I love it here!
@rubendan64482 жыл бұрын
Hello Josephine, how are you doing
@johnriley87613 жыл бұрын
Yep, he is right. Don’t ever move here. Ever, don’t do it. You will be far better off. Don’t move here!!! It’s terrible...terrible!!! Stay away save yourself...
@rlin42123 жыл бұрын
Bats don’t bother human beings. Instead of listing “bats” on the reasons for not moving to Austin, how about “homeless camps” which are eye-sores and potential danger for social issues. We’ve had higher crime (including murder) reports recently due to the influx of such population.
@Ricky911_3 жыл бұрын
2:11 Crash Bandicoot. I see you're a man of culture
@JakeMcCollum Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@tswej3 жыл бұрын
That statement on the political views of the cities is off a little. The larger cities that basically fund the State are liberal with Ft Worth being the only one in the top 5 that's conservative.The majority of the smaller towns north of San Antonio are conservative.
@jordanjohnson98663 жыл бұрын
The third sentence is connecting to Texas. I have the best KZbin channel.
@kamekaharris48373 жыл бұрын
Houston has too many people out here its so bad you cant find a aprtment. most people out here live in hotels . a job is a must out here .( im from houston) most of the houstonians are moving out into the smaller cities.
@valuntasramir43433 жыл бұрын
I’ve been liking Austin less and less over the years Rent for apartments has gone up, There is Always condos being built on a just about every empty space possible making the city overall seem crowded,Homeless pretty much took over downtown. The Next year I’ll be moving to Taylor Tx Or something similar just to get away from all of this.