Where to locate to in big ole' TEXAS? (San Antonio, Austin: houses, tornadoes)

[MNDC101]

thanks for the information everyone.....Abilene is one area we have looked at also and like you say prsimpson it is quite a bit cheaper to live.....Bob it's the 6 months of freezing temps that causes us to want to flock South...cabin blues if you will....everyone I know from TX loves it and the people are similar to people up here in that they are relatively friendly....

[BobTex]

Originally Posted by MNDC101

thanks for the information everyone.....Abilene is one area we have looked at also and like you say prsimpson it is quite a bit cheaper to live.....Bob it's the 6 months of freezing temps that causes us to want to flock South...cabin blues if you will....everyone I know from TX loves it and the people are similar to people up here in that they are relatively friendly....

I have friends in St Paul area. I give them heck for voting an idiot like Al Franken into the US Senate ... what a putz!


Look, my wife is from Canada and I lived in Maine fro a few years. Just lettin you know you are trading a cold he11 for a hot he11. I'd recommend y'all looking at the forested part of Texas ... east of I-45 ... especially somewhere along I-20 like Tyler ... its the best big little town in Texas. Just a thought.

[MNDC101]

Yes the political climate too is reason....beautiful state however it is becoming more socialist everyday....anyways Bob I understand what I am getting into...the heat is fine however humidity is what we want to avoid and if i've researched correctly it is very hot and very humid in Eastern TX....we'd like to stay in hill country or more NW if we could

[kimberly000001]

We just moved to Boerne from Southern California and love it!!! Not counting the drought from the last two years the weather is really very nice. My sister compared in on the city data charts to where we lived in California (Irvine, a lovely place) and it is actually less humid in Boerne in general. We ARE expecting a few hot summer months but it's definitely worth it.

It's very beautiful here with rolling hills and creeks all over. The air is fresh and the people are so friendly. Schools are excellent!

We just plan to keep the AC on for three months in the summer. By the way, my sister and her family came to visit (thinking I was making the best of a bad decision to move here) and was shocked. She said "Kim, this place is a gem"!!!!

[Mark Senior]

MNDC101 You are in for a shock, West Texas and northwest of Austin are nothing in "looks' compared to your part of the country. If that doesn't matter, then you may not be too bad off.

In East Texas - Tyler we have many large trees (you can find shade)that make the sunny hot days not as bad as you might think. Also, because of the humidy (rain) Tyler has as much "greenery", vegetation, flowers trees as you could hope for - again, if flat, dry, pretty much treeless, (of any large size or variety) then West Texas would be ok. Retirees, just flock to Tyler for the reasons I just said plus some of the best medical care facilities in state are found here. Level One Truma Center ETMC with 15 hospitals in its system plus yet another medical center TMF. Tyler is the medical center of East Texas. Other attractions such as the East Texas Symphony, Performing Arts Center.

Oh, for business Tyler too, was in the top 5 for business, but not for tne same reason as West Texas which was oil, which fades in and out with the cost of oil. Tyler's economy is more stable. Good luck on your move.

[openedskittles]

Mark-Tyler, are you suggesting the medical care facilities in Tyler are actually better and more regionally important than the medical center in Houston that is being expanded to have more office space than the business district of Dallas and attracts thousands of international patients each year?

I agree that the OP has a tradeoff situation here. In the west it may be less humid, but there is little greenery so most of that area is quite ugly. The east is going to have humidity because it actually has enough water to support the growth of large trees (I especially like the piney woods area north of Houston). The hill country around Austin is a good mix, though. Yes, it gets humid in Austin, but it is much lower than somewhere like Houston. The area around Austin is actually still pretty arid, but not so much that it can't grow tree cover.

[MNDC101]

thanks for the replys everyone! Sounds like that area is beautiful

[1751texan]

Southcentral Texas is HOT...what does it matter if the day was 102 or 98...its hot from 10 am to 6:30 pm an then it only cools to 78 or so...and then the heat comes early...late May highs are starting to reach the 90's.
June-hot, July-Hoter, August-Hot, Sept-still hot, oct-days in the 80's

not till thanksgiving do we start to cool down.

come here in August for a visit, if you can handle 4+ months of this type of heat...welcome

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by kimberly000001

We just moved to Boerne from Southern California and love it!!! Not counting the drought from the last two years the weather is really very nice. My sister compared in on the city data charts to where we lived in California (Irvine, a lovely place) and it is actually less humid in Boerne in general. We ARE expecting a few hot summer months but it's definitely worth it.

It's very beautiful here with rolling hills and creeks all over. The air is fresh and the people are so friendly. Schools are excellent!

We just plan to keep the AC on for three months in the summer. By the way, my sister and her family came to visit (thinking I was making the best of a bad decision to move here) and was shocked. She said "Kim, this place is a gem"!!!!

I am also from Southern California and although I agree Boerne is a great town in a lovely area, you will definitely run the A/C more than three months. It is hotter than blazes and humid as well. The heat and the mosquitos will determine as to how much time you can stand being outside. The comfort index number for Boerne is only a 29 and for Irvine, a 53 which is even better than where I'm from ... Burbank. We didn't need A/C in Burbank and I lived there for 29 years. Let us know after you survive May, June, July, August, September, and part of October how you feel about Texas heat. Trust me; it's brutal. Right now, you're enjoying some of the best weather Texas has to offer.

[MNDC101]

Canine...where do you find a citie's "comfort index"?