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Texas is rapidly increasing in price but there is much, much more selection when it comes to buying or renting a house.
Texas has dozens of affordable smaller metroplitan areas of medium size through-out the state.
Arizona has pricey metropolitan Phoenix. Many of the smaller metro areas like Prescott and Flagstaff are great smaller cities but they are extremely pricey and tend to have extremely low vacancy rates.
Yuma and Kingman are much, much more affordable but I would recommend them for retirees but I wouldn't recommend them for families.
The humidity is far worse in Houston than it is in San Antonio, or Dallas. Phoenix is hotter, but less humid still. For family-oriented living, you might do better in the suburbs than in the cities proper.
For those saying Arizona has more to do outdoors…Texas has a way more diverse landscape and the offerings that come with that. Texas in general just has a lot more of everything to do than Arizona.
For those saying Arizona has more to do outdoors…Texas has a way more diverse landscape and the offerings that come with that. Texas in general just has a lot more of everything to do than Arizona.
Maybe true overall, but the diversity is spread out over a very large canvas. More areas in Texas have pretty monotonous geography. There is definitely way less to do outdoors in Houston or Dallas than Phoenix if we're talking day trips.
While I prefer AZ for weather, landscapes, etc, if you're setting down roots and will have school age kids soon TX( Dallas, SA, Houston) is likely the better option for raising a family.
For those saying Arizona has more to do outdoors…Texas has a way more diverse landscape and the offerings that come with that. Texas in general just has a lot more of everything to do than Arizona.
Yeah no. Obviously from a city standpoint Texas crushes Arizona, but I really don't see how anyone can argue that Texas has it beat with outdoor recreation.
It doesn't matter that Texas is more diverse when it is literally twice the size in land area. Arizona is no slouch on the diversity department either and has amazing state and national parks that Texas has no answer to.
This isn't a knock on Texas either, but it's simply hard to compete with western states in general when it comes to outdoor recreation and beauty.
Just like higher elevation areas of Arizona differ dramatically from lower elevation areas, east Texas differs a ton from west Texas. Please name which cities are the most appealing, OP. Otherwise we're all just shooting in the dark.
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The humidity is far worse in Houston than it is in San Antonio, or Dallas. Phoenix is hotter, but less humid still. For family-oriented living, you might do better in the suburbs than in the cities proper.
Average summer dewpoints (June/July/August)
Houston 72°F/74°F/74°F
San Antonio 69°F/70°F/69°F
Dallas 68°F/69°F/68°F
Phoenix 38°F/55°F/59°F
Dewpoints of 75°F+ are miserable
Dewpoints of 70°F to 74°F are oppressive
Dewpoints of 65°F to 69°F are muggy
Dewpoints of 60°F to 64°F are humid
Dewpoints of 55°F to 59°F are comfortable
Dewpoints of 54°F or less are dry
So Houston has oppressive humidity all summer
San Antonio is muggy in June and August and oppressive in July
Dallas is muggy all summer
And Phoenix is dry in June and comfortable in July and August
Maybe true overall, but the diversity is spread out over a very large canvas. More areas in Texas have pretty monotonous geography. There is definitely way less to do outdoors in Houston or Dallas than Phoenix if we're talking day trips.
One of the prettiest areas in Texas is Big Bend. Ironically it's closer to Phoenix than it is Houston.
And Phoenix is dry in June and comfortable in July and August
I was in Phoenix two weeks ago when it was 115, and while hot, it felt a lot better than DC when it's 95. The surfaces get hot - the white pool deck I was at was so hot you had to walk to the pool with flip flops. Cars, steering wheels, the road all have that burn to the touch feel. But like California, very few bugs and easily more comfortable than Houston or New Orleans in the summer.
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