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Thanks all so much for the suggestions so far. No idea why my friend recommended those areas, if they are meant more for families with kids.
Another question - in the dead of summer - can you jog around lady bird lake, or can you not even walk outside? I live in coastal NC now and it gets so hot and humid in July-Aug, the moment you walk outside you want to die. Just wondering if Austin is the same, worse etc. And also wonder how Nashville would compare.
From mid-may to mid-September you will not be going outside much during the day if you can help it. Look up Austin on wikipedia and check out average highs and lows for each month.
Austin is not as humid as other parts of Texas but that's not to say that there is no humidity. It is more like oven-hot than swamp-hot though.
2 of the last 3 summers have been unseasonably hot and dry as well - worse than the average. You might go swimming in the dead of summer but definitely not jogging, at least not after 6AM.
Nashville and NC will likely be cooler buy more humid. You will have to look up heat index for a good comparison. That said, I have spent many an hour in my younger days jogging around Town Lake in the afternoon and evening. Mornings were worse for me due to the relative humidity at that time.
If you are dodging income tax, make sure to check out property tax, as well. Texas homes generally have a 2 - 3% property tax assessed on the approximate full market value of your home (adjusted annually). Annual tax on a $600k house in the Austin area would be around $12-18k per year. Tennessee, iirc, assesses taxes on 25% of the market but at a higher rate, so it is hard to compare. Not sure on their value assessment process (i.e. one time assessment or updated regularly).
Another question - in the dead of summer - can you jog around lady bird lake, or can you not even walk outside? I live in coastal NC now and it gets so hot and humid in July-Aug, the moment you walk outside you want to die. Just wondering if Austin is the same, worse etc. And also wonder how Nashville would compare.
I have no idea how Nashville would compare, but it's not that humid in Austin during the summer so you can definitely still run.
It's really not that bad if you can run before 9:30am or after 7:00pm when you get a break from the sun. Running at 3:30pm in August really isn't a good idea, however, I got to the point to where I could do shorter 5-mile runs a couple times a week in the 100 degree heat. Your body does adjust. You just need to hydrate yourself all day before, during, and after. Invest in some good workout clothes that help with the heat or find an indoor running track/treadmill. For long runs during the summer, nothing beats a 5:30am run.
Cost of living is lower in Nashville, and it isn't nearly as isolated as Austin with regards to other cities. Basically you only have SA, Houston and Dallas within an easy drive from Austin--Nashville has many more larger metro areas within 3 hours.
Ummmm, what?
1. Memphis... (and by no means larger)...
2. ???
Expand that to 6 hours and maybe you get to add Atlanta and St Louis but the last time I checked, not bigger than Houston or Dallas.
I have no idea how Nashville would compare, but it's not that humid in Austin during the summer so you can definitely still run.
It's really not that bad if you can run before 9:30am or after 7:00pm when you get a break from the sun. Running at 3:30pm in August really isn't a good idea, however, I got to the point to where I could do shorter 5-mile runs a couple times a week in the 100 degree heat. Your body does adjust. You just need to hydrate yourself all day before, during, and after. Invest in some good workout clothes that help with the heat or find an indoor running track/treadmill. For long runs during the summer, nothing beats a 5:30am run.
I'm with Mark... you adjust/get used to it. Before the kid, I would run after work ~5:30pm-ish through the summer. Albeit relatively shorter runs, but you adjust and you learn not to over do it.
Wow, okay. I look forward to adjusting then (haven't been here long)...when visiting in the past I could barely crawl outside in August!
Don't know about Mark but I grew up in the area... football practices in August/September make afternoon runs in the summer seem like nothing. Just takes time for the body to get used to it. I'd imagine it'd be similar but myself or others from here adjusting to working out up north or in Denver or something...
I suppose that's true. I went running in the Northeast when it was 20 degrees out and I guess I got used to that. Glad to hear I don't have to stay inside for four months.
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Anyways you can't go wrong with both cities, good luck...
