Where In TEXAS????????? (Dallas, San Antonio, Austin: transplants, new construction, school districts)

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by love roses

I love humidity! One thing I hated about Denver was how dry the air is, especially in the winter. Getting shocked by everything never held any appeal for me....especially the kind of shocks you'd get in the mountains, sometimes complete with sparks

Well, it's not uncommon to see sparks with shocks in West Texas--but they go down a LOT when you have tile floors instead of carpet!

Give me dry, LOL!! It's a good thing that everybody likes something different!

[Mark-Tyler is Special]

Latest generally accepted population figures are from the census bureau is for July 1, 2007. Lubbock about 217,000 population and 260,000 for the county. City county growing about 2000 to 3000 per year.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by momojojo

Canine*Castle - thanks for the information. We'll be checking other areas of the US before we make any decisions. My husband loves the hill country, so I'm just excited to get to go on a road trip this spring and check things out. We're on a 5 year plan, depending on when the R.E. market turns around and we can get what we need out of our home. I'm used to the heat, have lived here all my life. When it's over 95 we pretty much stay in. I've visited Houston in the summer and the humidity didn't really bother me. Do some people like humidity? Am I weird?

On the contrary; you're not weird. Lots of people like humidity. I can take 90 + degrees with low humidity without any A/C but factor in humidity, and I'm miserable. Of course, it's a rarity where I live in Central Texas to have such a day although there were about three last May that were really nice, and it was about 95 degrees in the house. If you don't mind Houston's humidity, you'll do fine anywhere in Texas.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

Where are you getting your information? Lubbock is nowhere near humid in the summer. We are usually about 90 with 20% humidity in the summer.

I got the information from Sperling's. I just looked at wunderground and picked a few days at random for Lubbock's summers.

July 16, 2008
average humidity 72
highest humidity 97
lowest humidity 47
dew point 66

August 2, 2004

average humidity 68
Highest humidty 90
lowest humidity 46
dew point 68

August 29, 2001

average humidity 75
highest humidity 96
lowst humidity 46
dew point 63

July 21, 2007

average humidity 72
highest humidity 93
lowest humidity 51
dew point 65

Those dew points are a little high for comfort.

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

I got the information from Sperling's. I just looked at wunderground and picked a few days at random for Lubbock's summers.

July 16, 2008
average humidity 72
highest humidity 97
lowest humidity 47
dew point 66

August 2, 2004

average humidity 68
Highest humidty 90
lowest humidity 46
dew point 68

August 29, 2001

average humidity 75
highest humidity 96
lowst humidity 46
dew point 63

July 21, 2007

average humidity 72
highest humidity 93
lowest humidity 51
dew point 65

Those dew points are a little high for comfort.

Hmm... I didn't realize we were that humid. It's surprising because when I have traveled during the summer, places like Colorado and New Mexico resemble Lubbock's summers much more than Houston or Atlanta. Almost every city in the US east of Lubbock has much more humidity, yet the comfort index says it's more uncomfortable than the US average. I've heard several people say Lubbock's weather was great because of the low humidity. Maybe it's the constant breeze that makes it bearable.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

Hmm... I didn't realize we were that humid. It's surprising because when I have traveled during the summer, places like Colorado and New Mexico resemble Lubbock's summers much more than Houston or Atlanta. Almost every city in the US east of Lubbock has much more humidity, yet the comfort index says it's more uncomfortable than the US average. I've heard several people say Lubbock's weather was great because of the low humidity. Maybe it's the constant breeze that makes it bearable.

It's funny about Atlanta. Yes, it's humid, but I have a native Texas friend who lives there and he said the summers there are much more bearable than in the Central Texas area. They get more breaks in the heat and humidity; we don't. They're definitely not as long either. Another person I know that lived in both places said the heat in Dallas was something she just couldn't take. It really is overwhelming. Atlanta's comfort level is a 34. Dallas is 25. Alpine, Texas as some have said, is much better. Its comfort level is a 45.

I'm sure Lubbock does have lesser humidity in the summer. As I said, I just randomly picked a few dates. Also, the temperatures in Lubbock may be lower, but still, the dew points kind of "tell the story."

[shoe01]

I don't know how many times I've looked at the temps, dew points, etc. of Lubbock vs. the more populated areas of Texas in the summer and found that it's usually 10-15 degrees cooler, the dew point is lower, humidity is lower, etc. When taken together, it adds up. Plus, the "hot" season can be interrupted (I noticed this last summer when the high was around 70 in July or August last year) and is shorter than those of the four largest metros.

[victorianbybirth]

The Austin/San Antonio corridor has all you are looking for and a good variety of landscape, from flat to hills. Plenty of lakes & very good colleges. San Antonio has an excellent Community College as well as UTSA, Trinity, St. Marys, Our Lady of the Lake, Incarnate Word, A&M San Antonio. San Antonio also has an incredible health care industry with 3 level 3 trauma hospitals.

I would not recommend Victoria or Corpus Christi, they are nice to visit, wouldn't want to live there. Victoria has high property taxes, crime is on the rise & there's not much to do. Corpus is humid & dirty.

[Pontifikate]

San Antonio is always great for something like you described.

[Big Matt]

Im not sure where in texas your looking for but San Angelo, Tx is a nice city and is home of Angelo State University, Lake Nasworthy, Twin Buttes, & O.C. Fisher Lakes. And the Concho River. But in the summer it gets HOT the high in July of 2008 was around 103 degrees

Big Matt