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Old 04-08-2013, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Ah, the silly threads on CD .

They are two different cities, but not nearly as different as the popular press would have you believe.
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Old 04-09-2013, 04:10 PM
 
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I have now lived in each city for about 6 months (along with plenty of personal visits for business and vacation over the last 30 years). San Antonio hands down pretty much wins as a tourist/travel destination when you look at things to do. Unless you are coming to Austin for one of the (ridiculously overpriced) festivals, there isn't much that makes this place a destination. That being said, to me Austin equally wins hands down as a place to live, and I am proud to now call it home.
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Old 04-09-2013, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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I have now lived in each city for about 6 months (along with plenty of personal visits for business and vacation over the last 30 years). San Antonio hands down pretty much wins as a tourist/travel destination when you look at things to do. Unless you are coming to Austin for one of the (ridiculously overpriced) festivals, there isn't much that makes this place a destination. That being said, to me Austin equally wins hands down as a place to live, and I am proud to now call it home.
I wouldn't say the festivals are overpriced. They all see enormous demand so obviously people want to go enough to pay the price. I would definitely pay for a badge to see some of my favorite bands.
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Old 04-09-2013, 06:19 PM
 
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The neighborhoods overall are far superior in SA than in Austin. The Asian restaurants in Austin are far superior. I think SA will be going through another population boom in the coming year.
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Old 04-09-2013, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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Although i've only been to Austin once, I was more impressed with San Antonio first time around (minus the skyline).
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Old 04-10-2013, 12:34 AM
 
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Our skyline will be completely different in the next 7-8 years. Seriously, the current urban boom of residential units on the edge of downtown is creating a price increase for apartments. Because downtown land is so damn expensive, it takes certain price point per square footage in order for it to become feasible to build high rise apartment buildings. Because of the boom in the last year and a half, that rental rate is increasing faster than it ever has and by this time next year will be at $2 dollars a square foot in the downtown area. That's the number.
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Old 04-10-2013, 07:53 AM
 
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I wouldn't say the festivals are overpriced. They all see enormous demand so obviously people want to go enough to pay the price. I would definitely pay for a badge to see some of my favorite bands.
Badges for SXSW - $800-1600. Austin food and wine event coming up - $450. 3 day pass to ACL Fest $225.

Arguably the last one is ok. But I am a single father with three kids. I am degreed and work in a professional field but I can't afford those prices, nor can most locals. I would so LOVE to be able to take part in some of those events, the first two in particular. But not gonna happen at those prices.
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Old 04-10-2013, 08:06 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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Badges for SXSW - $800-1600. Austin food and wine event coming up - $450. 3 day pass to ACL Fest $225.

Arguably the last one is ok. But I am a single father with three kids. I am degreed and work in a professional field but I can't afford those prices, nor can most locals. I would so LOVE to be able to take part in some of those events, the first two in particular. But not gonna happen at those prices.
I agree those prices are high. Obviously though people are willing to pay them.

Paul McCartney's show in Austin will sell out Friday morning in 5 minutes. What do you think those tickets will go for?

More galling to me is what a college football ticket costs. Want to take your family to see a UT football game? $500 or more for 4.

Threads like this though - SA vs. Austin are silly. The cities are very different. My parents lived in SA from 1975-2011. I went to high school in SA. I lived in Houston too. And now I live in Austin. For me Austin works better. It feels younger, it is better educated, more "techie", less obese, and has overall more of what I want to do. But SA has its own charm. It looks and feels different. It is an older city which is both good and bad. I like that it isn't dominated by burnt orange. Both cities are fine places to raise a family.
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Old 04-10-2013, 09:38 AM
 
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You should probably give San Antonio a visit. Things have changed quite a bit from just 5 years ago.
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Old 04-10-2013, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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You should probably give San Antonio a visit. Things have changed quite a bit from just 5 years ago.
Are you talking to me? Because I was just there last year April (2012). While San Antonio's downtown is still the busiest and probably the most exciting in terms of walkability and activity, the skyline didn't seem to change that much.

San Antonio also has another urban cluster of buildings on the West part of the city (Medical Center) but that is not a skyline to say the least.
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