Moving to Seguin or New Braunfels, Texas (Dallas, San Antonio: 2013, crime)

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by RadiantBaby

+100. This is the straight truth. NB is a better adjusted city all the way around. The quality of life is what I would call very livable, as opposed to Seguin, which feels like a small town that never really went anywhere.

I would have said that a few years ago.

Seguin is about to get huge new shopping center, a second WalMart, and 5000 homes plotted and under construction. It is no NB but it is not the Seguin of the past.

[CyVaquero]

My niece lives in Seguin, it's not a bad place - just as others have said, not much going on. Not to be contrarian, but a new Walmart and shopping center are convenience features and don't really add to quality of life.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by CyVaquero

My niece lives in Seguin, it's not a bad place - just as others have said, not much going on. Not to be contrarian, but a new Walmart and shopping center are convenience features and don't really add to quality of life.

You for got that new tubing spot and ZDT's

[Azure110]

ZDT's is fun if you have never been there before but I am not sure I would go more than once.

[Seguinite]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

I would have said that a few years ago.

Seguin is about to get huge new shopping center, a second WalMart, and 5000 homes plotted and under construction. It is no NB but it is not the Seguin of the past.

We chose to stay in Seguin 6 years ago after looking extensively in New Braunfels. Ultimately, it was the traffic in NB that kept us in Seguin... and six years later, I'm glad we stayed here (just out of the city proper and in the Navarro ISD). Traffic in NB is much worse now, and getting worse still by the month.

As to the comment about Seguin getting a huge new shopping center... all I say is they've been talking about that for quite a while now... and in just the past couple years, Creekside in New Braunfels has literally doubled in size and snatched up every restaurant or retail store of any measure. I'm not at all sure what they're planning on putting in Seguin, and last I heard anything about it, they didn't know either.

As to the new Walmart, I seem to recall reading about an 18 month delay because they had to do some unexpected grading/drainage work... but that was a whole long time back, and far as I can see there's nothing going on there. I'm not fan of Walmart, but from my handful of most recent visits (very rare), they don't have the traffic to keep THAT store open... let alone build a new one. What they should do is sell that location to HEB.

I like Seguin for the location. Easy drive to San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos. But the decision was made quite some time ago to keep 'growth' measured. I expect they had (have) a long term plan... maybe expecting some kind of magic pill from the toll-road... but most folks know what a disaster that's been. I think they're too late. New Braunfels is where it's at if you can abide the traffic.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Seguinite

We chose to stay in Seguin 6 years ago after looking extensively in New Braunfels. Ultimately, it was the traffic in NB that kept us in Seguin... and six years later, I'm glad we stayed here (just out of the city proper and in the Navarro ISD). Traffic in NB is much worse now, and getting worse still by the month.

As to the comment about Seguin getting a huge new shopping center... all I say is they've been talking about that for quite a while now... and in just the past couple years, Creekside in New Braunfels has literally doubled in size and snatched up every restaurant or retail store of any measure. I'm not at all sure what they're planning on putting in Seguin, and last I heard anything about it, they didn't know either.

As to the new Walmart, I seem to recall reading about an 18 month delay because they had to do some unexpected grading/drainage work... but that was a whole long time back, and far as I can see there's nothing going on there. I'm not fan of Walmart, but from my handful of most recent visits (very rare), they don't have the traffic to keep THAT store open... let alone build a new one. What they should do is sell that location to HEB.

I like Seguin for the location. Easy drive to San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos. But the decision was made quite some time ago to keep 'growth' measured. I expect they had (have) a long term plan... maybe expecting some kind of magic pill from the toll-road... but most folks know what a disaster that's been. I think they're too late. New Braunfels is where it's at if you can abide the traffic.

I know you like the area for the slow growth but that just will not be staying.

[Seguinite]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

I know you like the area for the slow growth but that just will not be staying.

Didn't say I like the slow growth... I said the New Braunfels traffic was out of control.

The growth (or not) of Seguin doesn't really affect me. Just think they could've made some better decisions if they'd wanted to grow before everything had already moved to New Braunfels, San Marcos, or San Antonio.

[Azure110]

If Sequin does get the shopping center and wal-mart, you can certainly count on growth at a faster rate with worse traffic. Kinda like the whole "if you build it, they will come" statement.

[ashbeeigh]

Originally Posted by Azure110

If Sequin does get the shopping center and wal-mart, you can certainly count on growth at a faster rate with worse traffic. Kinda like the whole "if you build it, they will come" statement.

Sequin won't be getting anything. Seguin will, though.

[Azure110]

Originally Posted by ashbeeigh

Sequin won't be getting anything. Seguin will, though.

Haha...thanks for the correction. Monday morning and all...