Help me choose a Texas city to move to (Houston: apartments, neighborhood)

[r_marlowe]

Looking to move to Texas but having trouble deciding on a city based on my liefstyle and preferences.

Late 20s, work from home, 6 figures income.
Very libertarian/conservative and hate liberals, but I love dense urban cities.
Only interested in apartments.
Don't own a car; prefer to walk, bike, or take transit/uber.
Don't care about bars or "night life" other than eating out and seeing a movie maybe once a week.
Don't care much about being near cultural stuff like galleries or museums.
Don't care about "diversity".
Enjoy walking/hiking/biking in nature.

I visited Dallas and really liked it, but I know the city proper is very liberal.

Thanks, and let me know if any other info would help.

Edit: willing to live in a smaller city that's not quite "urban". Most important to me is living among like-minded people (non-liberals).

[bluescreen73]

The major metros of Texas (DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio) are pretty much the antithesis of what you're looking for.

Sprawly, largely car-dependent, liberal, diverse, and with the exception of Austin (and to a lesser extent San Antonio), 100% garbage for enjoyable hiking.

[r_marlowe]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

The major metros of Texas (DFW, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio) are pretty much the antithesis of what you're looking for.

Sprawly, largely car-dependent, liberal, diverse, and with the exception of Austin (and to a lesser extent San Antonio), 100% garbage for enjoyable hiking.

I'm aware that none fit my requirements 100%. I'd settle for maybe 75% though. Willing to compromise.

[CalTex Ranger]

Originally Posted by r_marlowe

I'm aware that none fit my requirements 100%. I'd settle for maybe 75% though. Willing to compromise.

None of them will reach 75%. You get dense urban, you’re going to find that the political beliefs that you can’t tolerate will be pervasive.

[aab7855]

Well...that leaves you with Amarillo, Lubbock, Tyler and Longview I guess. Not places I´d choose, but it you´re that rigid about politics and locale, those are pretty much your options. I can understand the desire to steer far from hipster culture, but I fail to see why living amongst people with a liberal leaning would be so horrific. I´m a liberal but I have plenty of conservative friends.

[ChristieP]

Fort Worth is less liberal/hipster than the other major metros in Texas that actually have dense urban areas. (All of the cities mentioned above do not.)

Dallas, Houston and Austin have the best public transit systems. You could get by in Fort Worth without a car, but it will be inconvenient when you need/want to go somewhere outside of the urban area, such as to attend a sporting event. Fort Worth does have the TexRail to take you to DFW Airport.

[r_marlowe]

Originally Posted by ChristieP

Fort Worth is less liberal/hipster than the other major metros in Texas that actually have dense urban areas. (All of the cities mentioned above do not.)

Dallas, Houston and Austin have the best public transit systems. You could get by in Fort Worth without a car, but it will be inconvenient when you need/want to go somewhere outside of the urban area, such as to attend a sporting event. Fort Worth does have the TexRail to take you to DFW Airport.

Good post. I've been liking what I've read about FW so far, and its access to Dallas is a huge plus.

[supfromthesite]

Are you more fiscally conservative or socially conservative?

Fort Worth is really the only option if you don't want a car but you will still see liberals and plenty of diversity.

Maybe Uptown Dallas or River Oaks Houston area

[r_marlowe]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

Are you more fiscally conservative or socially conservative?

Fort Worth is really the only option if you don't want a car but you will still see liberals and plenty of diversity.

Maybe Uptown Dallas or River Oaks Houston area

Very fiscally conservative. Socially I'm kinda mixed... depends on the issue.
Uptown Dallas/West Village looks exactly like my type of urban neighborhood. I love new urbanism.

[Kthnry]

Serious question - Is there such a thing as a conservative big city anywhere in the country? Beto won in Tarrant county (Fort Worth) and there are other signs that it is turning blue. What could be more conservative than Fort Worth?

Hard to understand the dichotomy of someone who hates being surrounded by liberals but loves to live in the kind of environment that liberals create.