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I love DC and would recommend it, but Houston is a lot more laid back and is a better place to have more disposable income and the warmer weather is definitely a plus. Great food and culture in Houston as well. I am a person who loves having a car, so any public transit oriented cities are not anywhere I’d live. It just depends on what you prefer personally.
I love DC and would recommend it, but Houston is a lot more laid back and is a better place to have more disposable income and the warmer weather is definitely a plus. Great food and culture in Houston as well. I am a person who loves having a car, so any public transit oriented cities are not anywhere I’d live. It just depends on what you prefer personally.
I love having a car too, but I will admit it's nice to at least have the option of living without a car.
Houston is not a bad city at all but DC takes this comparison. DC is younger, has better transit, is more urban and walkable while also having great suburbs. You can take day trips to NYC as it’s only 3 hours away by train. I’m personally hoping to move there in the future after all I’ve learned about the city.
Houston is a lot more laid back and is a better place to have more disposable income and the warmer weather is definitely a plus. Great food and culture in Houston as well. I am a person who loves having a car, so any public transit oriented cities are not anywhere I’d live. It just depends on what you prefer personally.
You can have a car and also have public transit options. It's actually really nice. When I was in Boston and had little kids, we strollered them everywhere and hopped on to the subway to go to museums, parks etc. The journey was part of the adventure. Much more pleasant than trying to schlep 2 kids into their carseats, screaming in the backseat. Much more pleasant.
Cities with public transit also have more walkable sidewalks. Here in Seattle, even in Covid, we can take the kids out walking to destinations beyond just our immediate neighborhood. It's also safer because there are cars parked next to the curb so the the sidewalks aren't immediately against the street.
Having a car is important too, but I don't think a car-only existence is that enriching for kids or enjoyable for the parents.
You can have a car and also have public transit options. It's actually really nice. When I was in Boston and had little kids, we strollered them everywhere and hopped on to the subway to go to museums, parks etc. The journey was part of the adventure. Much more pleasant than trying to schlep 2 kids into their carseats, screaming in the backseat. Much more pleasant.
Cities with public transit also have more walkable sidewalks. Here in Seattle, even in Covid, we can take the kids out walking to destinations beyond just our immediate neighborhood. It's also safer because there are cars parked next to the curb so the the sidewalks aren't immediately against the street.
Having a car is important too, but I don't think a car-only existence is that enriching for kids or enjoyable for the parents.
Not to mention D.C. imo has a really nice subway system. It's not at all like NYC where you'll encounter the mentally unstable and bumper to bumper madness that comes with riding the subway there. Honestly if me and my Wife wasn't so close to our families I'd probably be living in D.C. or considering it more as a realistic place to live. I love Houston and think it's underrated on C-D but D.C. just offers more.
I lived in DC when I was single and in my 20s. Everyone was from somewhere else and fairly intelligent. It was very social, and I made a lot of friends. Biggest drawback is the government/gov't contractor focus, but aside from that don't think you can beat it if you're at that point in life. Was like extended college.
You can have a car and also have public transit options. It's actually really nice. When I was in Boston and had little kids, we strollered them everywhere and hopped on to the subway to go to museums, parks etc. The journey was part of the adventure. Much more pleasant than trying to schlep 2 kids into their carseats, screaming in the backseat. Much more pleasant.
Cities with public transit also have more walkable sidewalks. Here in Seattle, even in Covid, we can take the kids out walking to destinations beyond just our immediate neighborhood. It's also safer because there are cars parked next to the curb so the the sidewalks aren't immediately against the street.
Having a car is important too, but I don't think a car-only existence is that enriching for kids or enjoyable for the parents.
I'm the opposite. I would love to live carless as a single person but the idea of going to museums or zoos on a subway terrifies me. It's not the crowd or fear of having them fall into the tracks, but the hassle of having to manage their behavior for the entirety of the trip. In cars at least you're in a bubble and can relax even if your kids are screaming.
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