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Not to overload the board with "NJ to...XYZ State" threads, but I am considering a possible move to Texas. Can anyone offer feedback as to possible cities in Texas to reside in? Also, a detailed comparison would be highly appreciated.
Austin & San Antonio are 2 good places. I lived in Houston & it's too crowded and Dallas gets the worst weather, hot & humid in the summer & cold ice & snow in the winter.
The others are right, your post would serve you better in the Texas cities forums since they are obviously more knowlegable on their own area.
But I will answer you here anyway. Much of the country is in a deep recession. There are about half a dozen cities who are in a depression like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Stockton, Detroit and Miami to name a few.
There are some bright spots in America. Of the top 20 hottest markets for jobs and appreaciation on homes, Texas and Utah dominate that top 20 with Washington State not far behind.
Just imagine double digit home appreaciation this year? It's hard for many of us to imagine when most of our homes are worth less then half what they were 2 years ago.
Right now Texas has the strongest growth in the nation, far ahead of the 2nd place state. Houstons economy is the envy of the nation right now sparked by the energy sector as well as home building/construction related jobs. The nations job growth in 2008 is 0.6% while Houston brags of 3.4% job growth . Dallas comes in at 2.9% job growth followed by Atlanta at 1.5%. From there there is basicly no more growth thus the conclusion that the nation is in a deep recession.
On a personal level I know nothing about Dallas FW or SA. I can speak of Houston which I know fairly well. And things are booming. Jobs are pretty much growing on trees right now.
Not to belabor this topic, but El Paso is similarly booming, their are plows in the ground everywhere, this is due mostly to troop deployments at Fort Bliss. I've flown into the El Paso Airport 4 times in the last 6 weeks, and each time, you just see construction activity everywhere. I never thought, moving here, I'd see the day where the El Paso Times Sunday classified section had more job postings than the Star Ledger, but alas, it's true. Southern New Mexico is an offshoot of this economy, which is similarly prosperous right now.
Not to belabor this topic, but El Paso is similarly booming, their are plows in the ground everywhere, this is due mostly to troop deployments at Fort Bliss. I've flown into the El Paso Airport 4 times in the last 6 weeks, and each time, you just see construction activity everywhere. I never thought, moving here, I'd see the day where the El Paso Times Sunday classified section had more job postings than the Star Ledger, but alas, it's true. Southern New Mexico is an offshoot of this economy, which is similarly prosperous right now.
Your right Mike. I didn't leave out El Paso on purpose. I was trying to keep my post small. The entire state of Texas is booming. The Gulf Coast is still the most affordable water front property in the entire USA. I may not be able to make that claim by next summer as the wealthy Californians are buying everything up like they did with Vegas from 2001 - 2005.
Back 3-6 years ago the average sunday paper classifed section was around 35 pages long in Las Vegas. This past sunday it was 4 pages and 75% of that was casino and medical related.
Your right Mike. I didn't leave out El Paso on purpose. I was trying to keep my post small. The entire state of Texas is booming. The Gulf Coast is still the most affordable water front property in the entire USA. I may not be able to make that claim by next summer as the wealthy Californians are buying everything up like they did with Vegas from 2001 - 2005.
Back 3-6 years ago the average sunday paper classifed section was around 35 pages long in Las Vegas. This past sunday it was 4 pages and 75% of that was casino and medical related.
Much of the country is suffering badly.
Do you think the fact Texas has a very business-friendly government, (Rick Perry) combined with low taxes, make it an appealing business model whereby the nation could emulate? In contrast, look at the states that are awash in debt (in addition to NJ, NY, California and Michigan come to mind immeidately) and examine their business climates. They seem to be less receptive, and undertake a more punitive, regressive format, when it comes to levying taxes.
Do you think the fact Texas has a very business-friendly government, (Rick Perry) combined with low taxes, make it an appealing business model whereby the nation could emulate? In contrast, look at the states that are awash in debt (in addition to NJ, NY, California and Michigan come to mind immeidately) and examine their business climates. They seem to be less receptive, and undertake a more punitive, regressive format, when it comes to levying taxes.
It's all about the oil.
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