Which city is better for me professionally: Dallas or Austin? (Houston: transplants, crime)

[RJ312]

Originally Posted by gguerra

Dallas is Texas all the way

In no way is that true. Dallas isn't uniquely Texan. Dallas could be anywhere. Dallas has a big Los Angeles/Orange County like pretentious vibe, whereas Austin has more of a Silicon Valley/San Francisco type vibe.

Dallas is a bigger city and is usually better for career options.

I picked Dallas over Austin precisely for that reason when I decided to move to Texas. I liked the potential of Austin's job market. I was concerned about my ability to fit in socially there since I am not exactly Austin weird. Dallas offered me a bigger market and a more normal social scene.

[gguerra]

^^^ You took my comments completely out of context. This is what I said.

Austin is more like California in mindset and Dallas is Texas all the way, although it is very ethnically diverse.

What I meant is that Dallas is more RED and conservative as a whole, which Texas also is. Austin is BLUE and liberal like much of California. There are exceptions but I speak of majorities and stereotypes.

I am not into politics, in fact, I HATE politics, only pointing something out and it's just my observation.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by RJ312

In no way is that true. Dallas isn't uniquely Texan. Dallas could be anywhere. Dallas has a big Los Angeles/Orange County like pretentious vibe, whereas Austin has more of a Silicon Valley/San Francisco type vibe.

Dallas is a bigger city and is usually better for career options.

I picked Dallas over Austin precisely for that reason when I decided to move to Texas. I liked the potential of Austin's job market. I was concerned about my ability to fit in socially there since I am not exactly Austin weird. Dallas offered me a bigger market and a more normal social scene.

Believe it or not, most of Texas is "normal." So in that sense I do think that Dallas is much more representative of Texas as a whole than Austin, which IS weird, and not necessarily in a good way.

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by RJ312

In no way is that true. Dallas isn't uniquely Texan. Dallas could be anywhere. Dallas has a big Los Angeles/Orange County like pretentious vibe, whereas Austin has more of a Silicon Valley/San Francisco type vibe.

Dallas is a bigger city and is usually better for career options.

I picked Dallas over Austin precisely for that reason when I decided to move to Texas. I liked the potential of Austin's job market. I was concerned about my ability to fit in socially there since I am not exactly Austin weird. Dallas offered me a bigger market and a more normal social scene.

I get the DFW to LA/Orange County comparison but Austin having a Silicon Valley/ San Francisco especially San Francisco vibe??? Definitely not. Austin is more Portland than it is SF imo.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

I get the DFW to LA/Orange County comparison but Austin having a Silicon Valley/ San Francisco especially San Francisco vibe??? Definitely not. Austin is more Portland than it is SF imo.

Yeah, San Francisco is wayyyyyyyyy more cosmopolitan than Austin.

Also, it isn't that much like Portland, only a little, due to both of being "weird." The culture really isn't that similar to the PNW, just because they are both liberal. That's like saying Alabama and Wyoming have the same culture because they are both Red States.

Austin really isn't much like California.

Honestly, Collin County is much more like California (Orange County) than any other part of Texas is like any other part of California.

[Trainwreck20]

If you are coming down w/o a job, ignore all the other noise and chose Dallas. Way more opportunities up there.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Treasurevalley92

Honestly, Collin County is much more like California (Orange County) than any other part of Texas is like any other part of California.

Here ya go again. Collin County is nothing like Orange County. Maybe like Orange County circa 1990.

[RJ312]

Originally Posted by gguerra

^^^ You took my comments completely out of context. This is what I said.

What I meant is that Dallas is more RED and conservative as a whole, which Texas also is. Austin is BLUE and liberal like much of California. There are exceptions but I speak of majorities and stereotypes.

I am not into politics, in fact, I HATE politics, only pointing something out and it's just my observation.

The city of Dallas and Dallas County are Democratic support bastions, but Dallas suburbs in Collin County tend to be more conservative in terms of political ideology and candidates supported, though even that's not guaranteed anymore, as Beto O'Rourke did well in Collin County. Beto also won Tarrant County.

I dislike politics as well.

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

I get the DFW to LA/Orange County comparison but Austin having a Silicon Valley/ San Francisco especially San Francisco vibe??? Definitely not. Austin is more Portland than it is SF imo.

Austin has a lot of tech jobs. Bumble, a so-called feminist dating app, is based in Austin. I think there's a little bit of a Northern California thing going on there.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by cBach

Here ya go again. Collin County is nothing like Orange County. Maybe like Orange County circa 1990.

I have several friends from OC and they agree......

Anyway, it isn't a perfect match, but CC is much more like OC than Austin is like San Francisco or San Jose....Any place in California actually.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by RJ312

Austin has a lot of tech jobs. Bumble, a so-called feminist dating app, is based in Austin. I think there's a little bit of a Northern California thing going on there.

Eh, lots of places have tech. I don't think Austin is very much like northern California at all. Both are liberal and have tech, but that is where it begins and ends for me.

(Spent a decent amount of time in both places/ also work in tech)