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I think the most important factor to me is the affordability of a one bedroom (or even studio). Another two important factors for me are good public transit and easy access to health insurance but those two factors aren't as near as important as the affordability of a one bedroom. High paying jobs would also be a somewhat important factor.
As others have noted, the nice parts of Houston which have some form of public transport accessibility will be at a COL level on part with other cities. Houston's reputation for affordability comes from home prices in the suburbs and exurbs, where Houston has practically unlimited potential to grow, but public transport doesn't reach out there, so it doesn't seem to be what you're looking for.
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Looking for a city that has a good sober community - I want to maintain my sobriety when moving to the new city.
Sober communities are everywhere, but be advised that here in the South, they tend to be skewed heavily toward religion-based programs. That being said, there are secular sobriety communities in town, and you only need to find one of them.
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Better dating scene - I'm a 36-year-old single heterosexual male looking for something long term with a woman who is fit, sober and atheist.
Better dating scene than what? I'm in your demographic, and I've found Houston to be lacking in this regard; Houstonians don't seem to care very much for health and fitness, as we're very car-oriented and it's too hot to exercise outside. Houston's also won several awards for most overweight city in the past 10 years. Denver seems to be the winner here.
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I'd think Houston kind of wins this one in terms of factors BUT I'm worried that Houston will get another Hurricane Harvey and that makes me want to pick Denver instead. With that being said, I'd definitely go with Denver if money and affordability weren't a factor at all.
As others have said, don't worry about a major hurricane that much. It happens and you deal with it when it does.
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I've visited both cities (have visited Houston about 10 times and lived in Denver for a whole month for work). I liked both when I visited.
Was one of those visits to Houston during the summer ?
Houston has a really good bus system, Denver wins for rail and has decent bus service.
Big hurricanes come like once every 10-20 years. Really wouldn't worry about that as much.
I lived in both and definitely prefer Denver.
People do seem to drink a lot in Denver though. I do agree about the fit and atheist part.
Overall dating shouldn't really be that different between the two.
If OP is someone who does not drive at all then Denver, being more compact, should be easier to get around. If you live in the city proper there are plenty of bike paths and it's possible to go anywhere with an electric scooter. Plus Houston is really too hot to walk around months at a time.
Being carless in both cities will hamper dating.
Houston should still be more affordable, but prices in the nicer areas wouldn't be that much cheaper.
Hurricanes and other freak weather events shouldn't be a deciding factor. Denver in some years has air quality issues due to wild fires in the Western states.
Weather is NOT an important factor to me at all unless it's something like a catastrophic hurricane that destroys my residence and all of my personal belongings. The heat and hot weather do not bother me. The cold and snow do not bother me. I've been to Houston in 100 degrees weather during the summer and didn't mind it. I've been to Denver in 14 degrees weather in the winter and didn't mind it.
I own a paid off car and won't be relying on public transit. It'd just be nice to have good public transit and I really miss the NYC subway. Also, I've kind of had bad luck with cars in the past but it seems like a lot of people have bad luck with them anyways. So it'd just be nice to have public transit to fall back on.
I've read through these posts and I'm still torn between which city to choose. I'll have $6k in savings when moving and I'm way closer to Houston (I live in Dallas) - so that makes me think Houston is the more practical and smarter choice. It'd also be easier to drive down to Houston from Dallas for an interview.
Better dating scene than what? I'm in your demographic, and I've found Houston to be lacking in this regard; Houstonians don't seem to care very much for health and fitness, as we're very car-oriented and it's too hot to exercise outside. Houston's also won several awards for most overweight city in the past 10 years. Denver seems to be the winner here.
Denver in some years has air quality issues due to wild fires in the Western states.
How bad it altitude sickness? I did get really bad altitude sickness (for about 2-3 days) during the month I stayed in Denver. And I kind of worry that I might get altitude sickness again if I move there. Is altitude sickness something you only get when you first move there or is it something you still get after months/years of living there? Forgot to mention this in earlier posts.
How bad it altitude sickness? I did get really bad altitude sickness (for about 2-3 days) during the month I stayed in Denver. And I kind of worry that I might get altitude sickness again if I move there. Is altitude sickness something you only get when you first move there or is it something you still get after months/years of living there? Forgot to mention this in earlier posts.
This varies by person. I never had much altitude sickness in Denver. The worst I felt was adjust to working out there as compared to good ole low lying areas. Some people may be there and it affect them permanently and be forced to leave. Someone in Houston may feel the same for the humidity. That entirely depends on you.
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