I want to move to Texas but need help narrowing it down to which cities to consider (colleges, economy, etc.) (Houston: credit, houses)

[rr2005]

Originally Posted by shoe01

It also rarely gets above 80 degrees in Santa Barbara, if I'm not mistaken. The heat index in Austin routinely gets above 100 in September.

Lubbock's dry weather makes heat feel tolerable, not like a steam room. When the thermometer says 85, it feels like that or even cooler. I was there at a backyard party on a pleasant mid-September day and I said to an Austin resident that we would have been dying sitting at her place at the time. She agreed.

I can verify that. The climate in Lubbock is generally very pleasant. San Angelo usually feels warmer than Lubbock and has a tad bit more humidity, but not enough to be an issue.

[TexasVines]

Austin will be more humid than any of the places with universities west of Austin and still in Texas

I would not say Austin because it is too crowded, harder to find a job as mentioned, it is more "expensive" than most other places in Texas and most importantly because unless you have very high grades you will probably not transfer into UT

if the humidity in Austin is something you can deal with then look at Sam Marcos

from everything listed Lubbock and Texas Tech would be your best bet.....the biggest university not in a humid place (and a large university in general)....it will be the highest ranked public university (ranking the whole school) outside of UT and TAMU.....it has a number of ranked programs, a large number of professional programs, and a large graduate enrollment

you will easily find a job in Lubbock, the cost of living is low and lots of new construction to rent

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by kaenniss

I'm currently living in Santa Barbara, CA and going to college. I want to transfer to a University in Texas because I've always been drawn to the state I just am not sure which part of Texas to move to. Things I am taking into consideration are:
1. Weather- I don't mind hot weather or severe winters or anything I would just prefer to avoid humidity if that's even possible haha
2. Work- I want to move to a place where it won't be difficult to find a job with little experience
3. School- I want to be near a good University so that I can transfer but I will not be living on campus
4. Housing- I would like to live in a place where I can find a nice apartment

I like both big cities and smaller towns, I just would like to hear what people have to say about cities I might be interested in... Thanks!

Based on your criteria it sounds like Lubbock would be a good choice if you want a mid-sized city. As noted above, Lubbock will have low humidity, a low cost of living, nice apartments, and Texas Tech University. You should be able to find employment there. El Paso might be a good choice. The University of Texas-El Paso is there and it has a low cost of living and low humidity, however, I'm not sure about the job market there. If you're willing to live with more humidity the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex might be a good choice. DFW would be much more humid than Lubbock or El Paso but it seems to be less humid to me than other major Texas metros (Austin, San Antonio, or Houston). You would also have several universities to choose from in the DFW area (SMU in Dallas, TCU in Fort Worth, University of North Texas in nearby Denton, UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, etc.) DFW should have plenty of job opportunities and would have an enoromous variety of nice apartments to choose from. Cost of living would be higher in DFW.

[triwing]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

2. Work- Any of the big Cities would be good for that.

Not quite true. San Antonio has more of a service industry economy for one. Austin has a tough job market, recession or not.

3. School- The best Universities are Rice, UT, SMU, Baylor

You have got to be kidding me. Nobody has even heard of SMU or Baylor outside of Texas.

[triwing]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

SMU is ranked a little higher than A&M, so I don't know if I would replace it as top. But I forgot A&M, it should definitely be there too. And you left out Rice. Rice is ranked closer to 15 while A&M is ranked closer to 65

Rankings are not that significant when schools are near each other in the rankings.

I can tell you in real life A&M has an edge of SMU in everything in Texas as well as nationally.

[triwing]

Originally Posted by rr2005

Not sure what area of study you are interested in, but you might check out Angelo State University. It is located in San Angelo, where the cost of living is extremely low and you should be able to find a nice apartment at a very reasonable rate. Humidity is a non-issue in that area of the state. However, I'm not sure what the job prospects are in the area.

NOBODY in their right mind is going to want to move from Santa Barbara, California of all places to San Angelo...

Based on your criteria it sounds like Lubbock would be a good choice if you want a mid-sized city. As noted above, Lubbock will have low humidity, a low cost of living, nice apartments, and Texas Tech University.

Dude, Lubbock is a poor town 300 miles out in the middle of no where. Quite a change from Santa Barbara. Between San Marcos and Lubbock, he'd probably be a lot better off in San Marcos. San Marcos is also smack in the middle of a populous part of the state.

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by triwing

NOBODY in their right mind is going to want to move from Santa Barbara, California of all places to San Angelo...


Dude, Lubbock is a poor town 300 miles out in the middle of no where. Quite a change from Santa Barbara. Between San Marcos and Lubbock, he'd probably be a lot better off in San Marcos. San Marcos is also smack in the middle of a populous part of the state.

I'm pretty sure you're only saying this to p*** me off, but just so those who don't know better get the wrong impression, Lubbock actually isn't poor and this guy is the only person that I've ever heard say that.

[sweetsweetcyn]

Dallas is a LOT less humid than Houston or Galveston or San Antonio. Plus, in Dallas there is tons to do! Our economy in Dallas also didn't suffer as much as it did in most cities, so it's not too hard to find a job. There are many nice suburbs (my favorites are Plano and Frisco) and tons of nice apartment complexes. University of Texas at Dallas is close and a great school. Good luck!!! I hope you move to Texas, it's truly great.

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[Two4damoney]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

I'm pretty sure you're only saying this to p*** me off, but just so those who don't know better get the wrong impression, Lubbock actually isn't poor and this guy is the only person that I've ever heard say that.

Yeah, hes just trying to get you mad. I've seen him doing this in other threads too. Always talking trash about Texas towns. Hes just a troll. Heres an example.
https://www.city-data.com/forum/texas...as-here-5.html

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by shoe01

It also rarely gets above 80 degrees in Santa Barbara, if I'm not mistaken. The heat index in Austin routinely gets above 100 in September.

Lubbock's dry weather makes heat feel tolerable, not like a steam room. When the thermometer says 85, it feels like that or even cooler. I was there at a backyard party on a pleasant mid-September day and I said to an Austin resident that we would have been dying sitting at her place at the time. She agreed.

well the OP asked for no humidity, didn't mention temps