Brantley
TJ Enthusiast
I've lived in Texas all my life, in 3 places. Beaumont for 18 years, College Station currently for 2.5, and my parents live in Montgomery/Conroe for 2.5 years as well so I've spent a good portion of time in both CS and Montgomery.
People talk a lot of crap on Beaumont as it features a lot of poverty in 3 of the 4 portions of city (north, south, and east sides), however there are nice parts in the west side and it's not all bad. It's more of a "homey" feeling city, especially if you grew up there.
I won't recommend College Station at all as there are so many stupid college student drivers. I feel like I'm gonna end up in a wreck that isn't my fault nearly every time I drive.
I won't really recommend Montgomery either unless you like long drives. We have a nice house in a nice new neighborhood but it takes 10 minutes to get to the gas station and 20 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. Not ideal, in my opinion. The Woodlands are nearby which is kinda cool, but doesn't make the drive necessarily worth it.
These three areas that I'm familiar with are damn hot/humid though, and hopefully your AC works well in your Jeep if you're considering anything remotely southeast or southern. I'd suggest somewhere more north in Texas like Arlington or Dallas or something. Tyler is a nice area.
Whatever you choose, it's the (in my opinion) greatest state!
People talk a lot of crap on Beaumont as it features a lot of poverty in 3 of the 4 portions of city (north, south, and east sides), however there are nice parts in the west side and it's not all bad. It's more of a "homey" feeling city, especially if you grew up there.
I won't recommend College Station at all as there are so many stupid college student drivers. I feel like I'm gonna end up in a wreck that isn't my fault nearly every time I drive.
I won't really recommend Montgomery either unless you like long drives. We have a nice house in a nice new neighborhood but it takes 10 minutes to get to the gas station and 20 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. Not ideal, in my opinion. The Woodlands are nearby which is kinda cool, but doesn't make the drive necessarily worth it.
These three areas that I'm familiar with are damn hot/humid though, and hopefully your AC works well in your Jeep if you're considering anything remotely southeast or southern. I'd suggest somewhere more north in Texas like Arlington or Dallas or something. Tyler is a nice area.
Whatever you choose, it's the (in my opinion) greatest state!