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Old 07-29-2009, 06:32 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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I guess it will always be a matter of opinion. I randomly moved from Phoenix, az to Houston after a quest for a better place brought me here.

I seriously looked at Dallas too. I think that the reason i ultimately chose Houston is because it seems greener. After living in the desert for 11 years I wanter to be around trees, water, green grass etc..

Believe me, I was very concerned about economic viability too as well as quality of life. I liked the Northern Dallas suburbs which seem to be a nice place to live. I also liked the North and West/ Southwest side of Houston all the way from Woodlands to Sugar Land.

Houston seems more urban and Dallas a bit more upscale in the Northern half of the Metroplex. Houston has that whole industrial, refinery, oil thing to it which I guess most people don't like. Dallas has in a lot of places a real plainsy, flat, treeless feel to it kind of like your out in the wheat fields of Kansas or something wherever there is no man made landscaping installed.

Houston has Beaches and more water around, more natural landscape. Dallas has a lot of nice man made lakes and scenery.

Can anybody expound on this with anything that is outright obvious?? Aything that may make a big difference in how someone views the 2 areas??

 
Old 07-29-2009, 07:01 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Originally Posted by jd433 View Post
I guess it will always be a matter of opinion. I randomly moved from Phoenix, az to Houston after a quest for a better place brought me here.

I seriously looked at Dallas too. I think that the reason i ultimately chose Houston is because it seems greener. After living in the desert for 11 years I wanter to be around trees, water, green grass etc..

Believe me, I was very concerned about economic viability too as well as quality of life. I liked the Northern Dallas suburbs which seem to be a nice place to live. I also liked the North and West/ Southwest side of Houston all the way from Woodlands to Sugar Land.

Houston seems more urban and Dallas a bit more upscale in the Northern half of the Metroplex. Houston has that whole industrial, refinery, oil thing to it which I guess most people don't like. Dallas has in a lot of places a real plainsy, flat, treeless feel to it kind of like your out in the wheat fields of Kansas or something wherever there is no man made landscaping installed.

Houston has Beaches and more water around, more natural landscape. Dallas has a lot of nice man made lakes and scenery.

Can anybody expound on this with anything that is outright obvious?? Aything that may make a big difference in how someone views the 2 areas??
I think you just about covered the obvious differences between the two areas. Houston is where the East Texas Piney Woods meets the Gulf Coast. Dallas is in the Prairie & Lakes region where vegetation tends to be sparse & of short variety with a flat landscape for the most part except for a few areas in South Dallas.
 
Old 07-31-2009, 02:13 PM
 
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If you think Dallas flat what then is Houston?
 
Old 07-31-2009, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Originally Posted by jd433 View Post
I guess it will always be a matter of opinion. I randomly moved from Phoenix, az to Houston after a quest for a better place brought me here.

I seriously looked at Dallas too. I think that the reason i ultimately chose Houston is because it seems greener. After living in the desert for 11 years I wanter to be around trees, water, green grass etc..

Believe me, I was very concerned about economic viability too as well as quality of life. I liked the Northern Dallas suburbs which seem to be a nice place to live. I also liked the North and West/ Southwest side of Houston all the way from Woodlands to Sugar Land.

Houston seems more urban and Dallas a bit more upscale in the Northern half of the Metroplex. Houston has that whole industrial, refinery, oil thing to it which I guess most people don't like. Dallas has in a lot of places a real plainsy, flat, treeless feel to it kind of like your out in the wheat fields of Kansas or something wherever there is no man made landscaping installed.

Houston has Beaches and more water around, more natural landscape. Dallas has a lot of nice man made lakes and scenery.

Can anybody expound on this with anything that is outright obvious?? Aything that may make a big difference in how someone views the 2 areas??
If you knew every lake in Texas was created by man except for Caddo Lake!
 
Old 07-31-2009, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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If you think Dallas flat what then is Houston?
Dallas is flat for the most part along with the rest of North Texas. I just got back from Cali. & when I was flying into Dallas I certainly didn't see any hills from the air. Maybe the captain pointed them out & I just wasn't listening? Yes, Houston is flat, as were some parts of LA especially around Long Beach...thats coastal living for you.
 
Old 07-31-2009, 05:23 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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Dallas is flat for the most part along with the rest of North Texas. I just got back from Cali. & when I was flying into Dallas I certainly didn't see any hills from the air. Maybe the captain pointed them out & I just wasn't listening? Yes, Houston is flat, as were some parts of LA especially around Long Beach...thats coastal living for you.
Funny, I did the same thing last month. You definitely can tell the difference between the two. Dallas is flat by most standards. Houston is even flatter. Dallas is more "rolling" than anything (aside from SW Dallas County).
 
Old 07-31-2009, 07:31 PM
 
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Smile Please is there anydefinitive between Dallas and Houston

Yes they are both kind of flat but is there any thing that makes a big difference between the two?? anything definitive and clear?? You know like Hawaii is paradise and Nome Alaska is Freezing or like the difference between L.A and New York etc.. There is a big difference between Seattle and Miami or San Diego and Boston But is there any really big difference between Dallas and Houston?? Are they pretty much the same??
 
Old 07-31-2009, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Yes they are both kind of flat but is there any thing that makes a big difference between the two?? anything definitive and clear?? You know like Hawaii is paradise and Nome Alaska is Freezing or like the difference between L.A and New York etc.. There is a big difference between Seattle and Miami or San Diego and Boston But is there any really big difference between Dallas and Houston?? Are they pretty much the same??
Yes

Houston has palm trees, pine trees, & old Live Oaks with Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs.
 
Old 07-31-2009, 10:37 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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If you think Dallas flat what then is Houston?
That's what one could call pancake flat.
 
Old 07-31-2009, 10:39 PM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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Yes

Houston has palm trees, pine trees, & old Live Oaks with Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs.
Sounds like a swamp.
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