SA + Austin = Silicon Hills

[Austinite101]

Originally Posted by SAguy

My mistake. I can't find the original link but here's a similar link-

The U.S. Cities Getting Smarter The Fastest - Forbes

There's no mistake. What I'm trying to say is that the difference between the education levels in Austin and SA are only growing larger, not smaller. 44.5% of Austinites have a bachelor's degree or higher according to US Census data. Only 23.9% of San Antonians can say the same. The list points out that Austin (which already had a much higher concentration of highly educated residents than SA to begin with) is gaining educated residents at a faster pace than SA is.

[love roses]

Are they also counting people who may have a technical certification in their education surveys? More and more people are attending technical schools instead of college, so wonder if that sways the stats.

[TXEX06]

Originally Posted by ImOnFiya

SAguy's assertions about Silicon Hills and the relationship (or in actuality, the lack thereof) are explained in the Austin version of his thread - Enjoy!

Haha! Is it no possible for you to focus beyond the title of the article? Can you focus on the content of the article and not the title?

[ImOnFiya]

Originally Posted by TXEX06

Haha! Is it no possible for you to focus beyond the title of the article? Can you focus on the content of the article and not the title?

As the recent article talks about "Silicon Hills" in reference to Austin, not San Antonio, yes.

[Darien_Rod]

Originally Posted by mimimomx3

I don't know....I drive up and down 35 to visit family and it's all pretty densely developed. Not easy to tell where SA ends and Austin begins (and vice versa). I think it's exciting.

Take a right or left turn during that drive sometime, and go more than 800 feet. Once you pass the Whataburger, Motel 6 or vinyl housing development "x", the density ends.

Different cities, different places.