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Austin prides itself for being progressive. If it were in any other state but Texas, however, it wouldn't stand out remakably progressive when compared with most similarly sized metros. Its advertising campaign is "Keep Austin Weird." If it takes an effort, is it really weird?
For anyone who doesn't like hot weather, Austin is not your cup of tea. Temps started reaching the mid-80s back in March this year and have tended to top out at the mid- to high-80s and low-90s since then. I remember going to an outdoor concert at Stubbs BBQ one August a few years back: Rufus Wainwright preceded by A Fine Frenzy and Neko Case. Great concert - lasted until midnight. The only problem was that it didn't cool down until around 11 pm.
Austin prides itself for being progressive. If it were in any other state but Texas, however, it wouldn't stand out remakably progressive when compared with most similarly sized metros. Its advertising campaign is "Keep Austin Weird." If it takes an effort, is it really weird?
Over-hyped.
You and I are generally on the same wave length. Keep Austin Weird is now copied by multiple cities. It's a great town. How many metro areas havea 68 degree, spring fed pool a mile from downtown? Great festivals, really nice people and it's very young. Nothing against KC, it was nice enough when I went, but I think Austin has a better vibe.
Also, as far as weather, the heat in Austin is indeed unbearable, but I've heard KC can get hot too. But, I'd prefer the 4 seasons.
So, I guess it depends what you want. If you want to raise a family, KC is likely a better choice. It is cheaper. Single and under 30? I think Austin is very hard to beat. There's something to do every weekend and the water is always there to beat the heat.
Austin prides itself for being progressive. If it were in any other state but Texas, however, it wouldn't stand out remakably progressive when compared with most similarly sized metros. Its advertising campaign is "Keep Austin Weird." If it takes an effort, is it really weird?
Over-hyped.
And Austin is certainly more liberal than KC. KC had 38% of its votes goto Trump, Austin 27%.
If it were in any other state but Texas, however, it wouldn't stand out remakably progressive when compared with most similarly sized metros. Its advertising campaign is "Keep Austin Weird." If it takes an effort, is it really weird?
Over-hyped.
Look, I'm not going to argue whether or not Austin is overrated or over-hyped or whatever.
But can we please stop acting like Austin is the ONLY place in Texas where there are progressive, non-conservative people? The entire state isn't Rick Perry's ideal playground.
You and I are generally on the same wave length. Keep Austin Weird is now copied by multiple cities. It's a great town. How many metro areas havea 68 degree, spring fed pool a mile from downtown? Great festivals, really nice people and it's very young. Nothing against KC, it was nice enough when I went, but I think Austin has a better vibe.
Hey Focker, KC's 5 mile core from the River Market to the Plaza/UMKC has a very young vibe, arts and music scene. Have you checked out the Crossroads Art District which has one of the highest concentrations of art galleries in the country? KC's core is as young and diverse as any city.
I visited both for a week each in the past 6 months. I enjoyed my time in Austin more than KC. Austin is a unique and exciting place with great attractions such as Barton, 6th street, great music and food (BBQ was excellent) and rolling hills to the west. Austin beats Dallas hands down for me but I would think long and hard before moving there. The heat is insane, traffic is terrible (hot car + traffic is s nightmare) and housing costs are getting hard to justify. Austin might be a better place to visit than live but I'm sure it's a nice place to live also. I can't wait to go back to Austin.
KC has nice attractions also like Ww1 museum, country club plaza, power and light and Nelson Atkins which was great. Overall it felt like a city somewhat past it's prime with great history and boring flat landscapes. I really did enjoy KC though and it has things that Austin doesn't like pro sports and lower housing costs. I think it may be a better place to live than visit.
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