Scoping Out Austin (living in, restaurants, bars)

[balps]

This might sound like a bit of a stupid question, but I figured I should ask anyways.

I'm planning on going down to Austin to scope out the area and figure out if it's a city I can see myself living in. What are some things I should be taking into consideration besides the vibe I get from the city?

[CptnRn]

Where can you afford to live? Downtown and anyplace near it is pretty expensive.

Where will you work? You will want to minimize the commute.

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by balps

This might sound like a bit of a stupid question, but I figured I should ask anyways.

I'm planning on going down to Austin to scope out the area and figure out if it's a city I can see myself living in. What are some things I should be taking into consideration besides the vibe I get from the city?

Heat- it is hot. Definitely come when it is hot
Cold - it can get cold in the winter. Ices up once every few years and can get down to 40 or so a few times a year. But stays in the 50's during the winter

Museums and fine art -doesnt exist
Very little fine dining

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Outdoors - boating, fishing, biking, hiking, rock climbing, rowing (some of the best rowing in the country), sailing, kayaking etc. Lots of land for team sports.

Mid range restaurants and bars are tremendous per capita

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Whether you like austin depends on what you like to do.

[inthecut]

See it for yourself without any preconceptions...or subjective imput from forum members......what they say or don't say has no merit on whether you end up liking Austin...