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Location: Far Northeast, D.C. and Montgomery County, MD
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This thread was kinda stupid to begin with, comparing a suburban county of DC with a county with a major US city of over 2 million. But I'm not complainin', Fairfax is still winning the poll.
This thread was kinda stupid to begin with, comparing a suburban county of DC with a county with a major US city of over 2 million. But I'm not complainin', Fairfax is still winning the poll.
If we are talking about the city, Houston is flat and dry as a pancake. DC has hills inside the city limits, plus cliffs that rise up above the Potomac heading west. Like I mentioned earlier, FF County is one of the top ten richest counties in the US. Where is Harris County ranked? FF also has top schools. It's no comparison!
So what your saying is that Fairfax County is for the elite, makes sense. So obviously, the average, middle class American family is going to prefer Harris County. So unless your upper class, Harris County is the place for you.
Houston had the most domestic migration, and 2nd total migration last year, so in real life, people are more likely to move to Harris County.
And the lack of knowledge of Harris County is due to Houston comprising the majority of the county, so Harris County is really irrelevant. Unlike Fairfax County which is fulll of suburbs, where people are more likely to associate with a county rather than a specific 20,000 suburb.
So what your saying is that Fairfax County is for the elite, makes sense. So obviously, the average, middle class American family is going to prefer Harris County. So unless your upper class, Harris County is the place for you.
Houston had the most domestic migration, and 2nd total migration last year, so in real life, people are more likely to move to Harris County.
And the lack of knowledge of Harris County is due to Houston comprising the majority of the county, so Harris County is really irrelevant. Unlike Fairfax County which is fulll of suburbs, where people are more likely to associate with a county rather than a specific 20,000 suburb.
Actually, Houston was also first in this category.
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Originally Posted by Denton56
No one has mentioned the weather in Houston. The summers last longer,much longer, are much hotter, and MUCH more humid. Just miserable. The hordes of mosquitoes are large enough to carry off small pets and children. If you go outside during Houston's 8 or 9 months of summer, you will be devoured by mosquitoes.
^Likewise, no one has mentioned how people greatly exaggerate the "bad" weather as well, and make ridiculous claims like 9 months of summer (um, no) or stupid mosquito comments. You do realize DC and Chicago were built on swamps as well?
But nice try...
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Originally Posted by DC's Finest
If we are talking about the city, Houston is flat and dry as a pancake.
"Dry" is one of the last words I'd use to describe Houston. Have you ever taken a look at the annual rainfall amounts?
This definitely isn't true. DC summers are shorter than Houston's but DC is also pretty humid. And we don't have hordes of mosquitoes down here. Houston's summers are from May until mid to October. It's really nice here the rest of the time.
You sure? About two hours away from the Houston metro, you are deep in the Texas Hill Country:
Yes, two hours away Houston has HILLS. Two hours from Fairfax we have MOUNTAINS, large enough for great ski runs!
I don't see how the beauty of one group of hills negates the beauty of the other. And before you ask, I've been to DC, Virginia, Smoky Mountain National Park, Eastern Tennessee (obviously, if I've been to the Smoky Mountains), and Western North Carolina, used to live in the Hill Country (and unless you've been to Kerville, Fredericksburg, Horseshoe Bay, Inks Lake, and the Guadalupe, you haven't seen the best of the Hill Country), the Rockies, and hell, I've even been to the Ozarks. All of beautiful in their own right, but fact that Rockies are more majestic and amazing then any of the places mentioned doesn't make those places any less beautiful. Anyway, the Hill Country is still one of the most gorgeous places I've seen. The hills in central Texas have quite a different character then anything I've seen on the east coast.
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