Fort Worth for the 20s crowd? (Dallas, Austin: place to live, nightlife, food)

[Stratocaster86]

Hey,

I'm a fresh graduate from SW Pennsylvania, I'm 23, and it's starting to look like I have the opportunity to relocate to Fort Worth. I've never been to Texas before, but I've always been interested in the Southwest and Tex/Mex culture...especially the food and music. But I was just curious about how Fort Worth would fair for somebody in the early/mid 20s age bracket. I really like how Fort Worth looks to have a strong cultural scene and a smaller feel to it, but yet there's the added bonus of Dallas and the rest of the Metroplex being right down the road to explore. The Trinity River project for both Fort Worth and Dallas looks incredibe too.

But would you reccomend Fort Worth as a place to live for somebody in my age group with a lot of activities to do? Are there any areas/districts where people my age tend to live/rent or go to for entertainment? Is there a good amount of nightlife for somebody my age? How is the dating scene, and does it seem like meeting people for friendship and relationships is easy to do? Also, I'm a musician and already big on Texas Blues and "real" country music, but exactly how diverse is Fort Worth's music scene? Does it also have good opportunities for indie and modern alternative/rock acts as well?

Thanks in advance, I'd really appreciate any oppinions or comments

[Arcane]

Fort Worth is considered more laid back and family friendly. Dallas will be faster and has more events. Both are fine, FW might edge Dallas, for cultural things like museums, arts, etc. Bar/social scene definitely favors Dallas and you'll probably meet more people easier there. Hope that helps for a start.

[NatasNJ]

Originally Posted by Stratocaster86

Hey,

I'm a fresh graduate from SW Pennsylvania, I'm 23, and it's starting to look like I have the opportunity to relocate to Fort Worth. I've never been to Texas before, but I've always been interested in the Southwest and Tex/Mex culture...especially the food and music. But I was just curious about how Fort Worth would fair for somebody in the early/mid 20s age bracket. I really like how Fort Worth looks to have a strong cultural scene and a smaller feel to it, but yet there's the added bonus of Dallas and the rest of the Metroplex being right down the road to explore. The Trinity River project for both Fort Worth and Dallas looks incredibe too.

But would you reccomend Fort Worth as a place to live for somebody in my age group with a lot of activities to do? Are there any areas/districts where people my age tend to live/rent or go to for entertainment? Is there a good amount of nightlife for somebody my age? How is the dating scene, and does it seem like meeting people for friendship and relationships is easy to do? Also, I'm a musician and already big on Texas Blues and "real" country music, but exactly how diverse is Fort Worth's music scene? Does it also have good opportunities for indie and modern alternative/rock acts as well?

Thanks in advance, I'd really appreciate any oppinions or comments

No. FW not geared towards 20's somethings. Maybe a tad near TCU area.

Austin is a 3 hour drive and that has a great music scence and 100% geared toward early 20's crowd.