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Interesting, we'll definitely check that out. I can deal with snow from time-to-time (within reason), it's all the damn rain and grey skies that kill me!
Good places to live in Texas
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Interesting, we'll definitely check that out. I can deal with snow from time-to-time (within reason), it's all the damn rain and grey skies that kill me!
I've always thought that North Austin was extremely crowded? South Austin is getting more crowded as we speak...irritating...however I would think South Austin be the better choice?
My wife cousin (the sister she never had) lives there and we have been vacationing there since the late 80's and we love the area. Rain is never an issue there and the summer heat is very agreeable with low humidity as it's at 7000' elevation. It snows pretty regular but the next day it's melting and flowing red streams down the road. Taos is 90 minutes north with great skiing but there is skiing right nearby at Santa Fe Ski Basin. Your about 65 miles from Albuquerque which is a busy area and the ride is wonderful. there is also a train that runs a regular schedule to the airport in Albuquerque.
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It sounds great! Which then begs the question... why didn't you move there?
Well we gave it a lot of consideration as Santa Fe and the Oregon coast are both beautiful places and the architecture there is wonderful but the one thing we both are attached to is the ocean and there is not to much of that around Santa Fe, and after living on the east coast all our lives we both have had enough of the snow.
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I hear ya! The coast can be a huge must have for some people, so that makes complete sense.
I lived in Conroe Texas for 3 years growing up in the early 80s. You couldn't pay me enough to go back to live. I would visit it because there are a lot of cool places in Texas but the stinking heat and humidity during the summer months makes my home states summer, Michigan (which has its own humidity issues), seem so very mild. Nothing like Arizona. I guess if you stick to the southwest it resembles Arizona more? I don't know. I was closer to Houston. I enjoyed corpis cristy,Galveston and of course Astro world. Didn't enjoy hurricane Alicia,fire ants,cockroaches or vast amounts of poisonous snakes lol. I know there are forum members that live there and love it. And that's great. We need ppl there so Mexico doesn't take it back lol. I just think your kids might not want to go outside cause it's too stinking hot all the time. Not much of a winter tho. Good or bad depending on what you think of snow.
I'm sure this comes off as bashing Texas, not my intention. I just can't point out good climate reasons to live there. I understand that 9 months of rain would get old.
Happy hunting
I'm sure this comes off as bashing Texas, not my intention. I just can't point out good climate reasons to live there. I understand that 9 months of rain would get old.
Happy hunting
I would be surprised if you found anything affordable in Santa Fe. Their real estate prices have been out of control for years...but good luck hunting. NM has great weather. 4 seasons, not too hot in the summer, no humidity. And NO RUST.
I'd live outside of Albuquerque if I could, but where we currently live is gorgeous. Too expensive to move.
Best thing about living in NM is the proximity to Colorado & Utah off-roading areas, i.e.. Ouray/Silverton & Moab, without the Colorado winters.
I'd live outside of Albuquerque if I could, but where we currently live is gorgeous. Too expensive to move.
Best thing about living in NM is the proximity to Colorado & Utah off-roading areas, i.e.. Ouray/Silverton & Moab, without the Colorado winters.
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Well I don't know how Texas is as a whole. Is the entire state of Texas miserably humid, or is it just certain areas?
Yeah, part of what we're looking here is to move somewhere where the kids can go outside more without it always, always, always raining.
Yeah, part of what we're looking here is to move somewhere where the kids can go outside more without it always, always, always raining.
Chris,
One of the reasons we left NJ was the opressive heat and humidity from mid June to mid September and we were done hibernating in the summer. My cousin transferred to the Dallas Fort Worth area and he thought NJ was bad in the summer until he got there.
The southern and southeast parts are very hot and humid, northern Texas is a little more forgiving but still pretty humid.
Example: today
Beaumont is 73° @ 82% humidity
College station is 68° @ 84%
Dallas is 63° @ 75%
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Ahhh, that's why I liked Arizona. It was hot as hell, but there was no humidity at all, which made it much more tolerable.
Arizona is a beautiful place, my sister lived in Tuscon and a close childhood friend lived in Phoenix so I spent a lot of time meandering the state. The heat was not to bad without the humidity and you can always head to the northern part to satisfy your tree fix.
I remember flight school in Mineral Wells, TX. In the summer some helicopters could only carry 2 people because the density altitude was so high--temp and humidity. Also remember walking to our aircraft over several hundred yards of black asphalt. Pavement temp well over burn-your-feet-range! 130. Degrees
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Bill D
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Real estate values are very competitive and the taxes on real estate are low. Try that in Texas. Our only problem is that the Denver area has attracted tons of liberals from Californicate. Please help us by being conservative and moving to Colorado.
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I love Colorado, but I am pretty sure it's really, really expensive to live there now. I haven't looked in Colorado Springs though admittedly.
Bill D
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Well, hey, . . . .if you really have to live in Texas. . . .
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Haha! Well, Texas isn't a must. We just want to live somewhere with nicer weather, but the humidity is a bit off putting I must admit.
Stationed at Ft Carson for 4 years. Really liked the area. Definitely have to stay out of brown-out Denver area.
We thought about retiring in the Springs but after having spent a lifetime in the military I wanted some place that was quite so overwhelmingly military.