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Old 11-23-2018, 06:47 PM
 
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Hey guys just had a quick question about Austin. Does austin have a big city feel or does it feel more like a suburb? Also is austin fast paced or slow paced? I haven't been in austin long enough to tell. I'm usually there for like a day and that's it.
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Old 11-23-2018, 06:48 PM
 
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Old 11-23-2018, 09:01 PM
 
Location: 78745
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Hey guys just had a quick question about Austin. Does austin have a big city feel or does it feel more like a suburb? Also is austin fast paced or slow paced? I haven't been in austin long enough to tell. I'm usually there for like a day and that's it.
I think Austin is a busy spread out city with folks going every which way with people to see, places to go and things to do. Seems like people are always in a hurry and there's always a line to wait in, no matter where you go, so I would say that waiting in lines slows the pace of the city down quite a bit. People take time to catch their breath, reflect and relax while waiting in line, giving off that "takin' it easy" and "laid-back" vibe that Austin is famous for. Most people are pretty patient and too nice to be rude, for the most part. It does seem Austin is turning into a town for high-rollers and jet-setters, if it hasn't already.
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Old 11-23-2018, 09:37 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I think Austin is a busy spread out city with folks going every which way with people to see, places to go and things to do. Seems like people are always in a hurry and there's always a line to wait in, no matter where you go, so I would say that waiting in lines slows the pace of the city down quite a bit. People take time to catch their breath, reflect and relax while waiting in line, giving off that "takin' it easy" and "laid-back" vibe that Austin is famous for. Most people are pretty patient and too nice to be rude, for the most part. It does seem Austin is turning into a town for high-rollers and jet-setters, if it hasn't already.

Austin was always a town for high rollers. It's just that they used to look and act pretty much like everybody else and didn't feel a compulsion to show off about it.


Think old money/power versus new money.
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Old 11-24-2018, 11:14 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX via San Antonio, TX
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It does seem Austin is turning into a town for high-rollers and jet-setters, if it hasn't already.

Oh goodness. Not sure what bubble you're living in, but all I see is high rollers. Rainey Street, the Domain, South Congress, South Lamar, etc. Have you seen some of the construction in the city center?

As far as it being "suburban" versus "urban," as others have said, it depends on where you are. The urban is getting pushed out further north and south with newer more modern homes out north and east (east side and Muller/Windsor park areas) and then south (Manchaca/Frate Barker areas). You get more suburban the further south, Buda/Kyle, and northwest, Leander/Cedar Park, you go.
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Old 11-24-2018, 11:29 AM
 
Location: central Austin
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It all depends on your frame of reference! My silblings who live in DC and LA feel that all of Austin is very suburban. Inlaws from Iowa find Austin to be far too urban and big city for them.
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Old 11-24-2018, 03:27 PM
 
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It all depends on your frame of reference! My silblings who live in DC and LA feel that all of Austin is very suburban. Inlaws from Iowa find Austin to be far too urban and big city for them.
I agree. I am from the northeast, and Austin feels very suburban to me.
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Old 11-24-2018, 03:59 PM
 
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right in the city core it is getting to be more urban. Just outside of downtown it quickly becomes suburban
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Old 11-25-2018, 12:39 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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I echo the other posters as a New Yorker. Outside of downtown it can be pretty suburban getting more suburbany each mile you travel away from downtown. Mueller and domain are canned urban developments plopped onto vast empty tracts of land, not really urban at all as far as I’m concerned.
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Old 11-25-2018, 10:28 AM
 
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Here's a way to think about it: Austin is the 11th largest city in America based on population in the city perimeter alone. As a metro area it's in the 20s. A city I used to live in, Denver is the 18th largest metro in America but has over 200K less than Austin in the city perimeter. So to me, Austin seems packed in the city limits but the suburbs seem rather sparse.
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