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Old 07-24-2014, 07:06 AM
 
Location: Tysons Corner, VA by way of TEXAS
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I have no dog in this fight, but I've gotta say, this is a very good point. I grew up inside the loop (West U and Montrose), granted it was back in the 70's and early 80's before it was expensive... but we never had any reason to go outside the loop and rarely ever did. And yes, Houston was extremely 'sprawly' and vast back then as well. Everything we needed or wanted to do was pretty much all within a 2 mile radius. The burbs might as well have been on the other side of the planet.
I second this - I grew up inside the loop as well and rarely had to drive more than 15 minutes to get anywhere I needed to go. Having never experienced the suburban commutes many others did, I never understood the "Houston's too big/sprawly" argument compared to places like Austin. I guess where you stand depends on where you sit in this case.
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Old 07-24-2014, 07:08 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I think the #1 thing for millennials right now is jobs. All of Texas is booming, relatively speaking, but the job markets are just different. Austin is very competitive for young college grads. It is just not easy to beat out the locals (UT grads) for many jobs. Austin doesn't have energy jobs.

Houston has tons of jobs, in many fields - as you'd expect in a metro with 5M people.

San Antonio has its pluses - but most of it is related to cost of living. It is a fat city, with little "vibe". It has a bit of tech work (but growing). Low educational attainment.
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Old 07-24-2014, 07:20 AM
 
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San Antonio has its pluses - but most of it is related to cost of living. It is a fat city, with little "vibe". It has a bit of tech work (but growing). Low educational attainment.
You are out of touch with reality pops. Here is a Forbes list of the cities getting smarter the fastest. Of course Austin is on it and San Antonio is also! Nice fat comment. Keep up that Austin attitude that the city is getting well known for.
No. 6: San Antonio, TX - In Photos: Cities That Are Getting Smarter The Fastest - Forbes
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Old 07-24-2014, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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You are out of touch with reality pops. Here is a Forbes list of the cities getting smarter the fastest. Of course Austin is on it and San Antonio is also! Nice fat comment. Keep up that Austin attitude that the city is getting well known for.
No. 6: San Antonio, TX - In Photos: Cities That Are Getting Smarter The Fastest - Forbes
It is good that San Antonio's brain power is increasing. That is a key to attracting the kind of companies and jobs it needs. Tourism, military, and service industries won't cut it.

San Antonio is fat. Very fat. 3rd highest obesity % in the country.

Obesity Statistics | Statistic Brain
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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San Antonio is probably the "fallback" for many of these millenials, with Austin still within partying distance.
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:18 AM
 
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And here come the Austin folks showing their true colors turning this thread into another bashing San Antonio thread. Instead of discussing relevant facts related to the thread and article posted, let's just start calling all of San Antonio fat and uneducated. That millennials will always choose Austin over San Antonio if they could.

As a millennial and having lived in Austin for 8 years for school and work, I left Austin for San Antonio. I'm curious to how old you are Hoff? Since your children are grown and living in Houston, you have no first hand insight on millennials.
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Old 07-24-2014, 11:58 AM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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You are out of touch with reality pops. Here is a Forbes list of the cities getting smarter the fastest. Of course Austin is on it and San Antonio is also! Nice fat comment. Keep up that Austin attitude that the city is getting well known for.
No. 6: San Antonio, TX - In Photos: Cities That Are Getting Smarter The Fastest - Forbes
I'm a pop & grand pop and live in Austin. I've lived in San Antonio & I love San Antonio. And one of many reasons why I love it is the great food. Virtually Everyone that I know who lives in Austin.... also loves San Antonio.

Why the generational & geographic hate TXEX?
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Old 07-24-2014, 12:00 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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what i took from this thread... Austinites bash San Antonio, Dallasites bash Houston. interesting.. haha.
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Old 07-24-2014, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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^^^Austin doesn't have sprawl???

Georgetown down to San Marcos is 51 miles of sprawl and strip centers.
Austin has sprawl.....but judging Austin by what is located on & what you see from I 35 makes as much sense as me saying SA is ugly because of what I saw from I 35.

90% of Greater Austinites don't even get on I 35 but maybe once a week.
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Old 07-24-2014, 12:14 PM
 
Location: USA
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Austin has sprawl.....but judging Austin by what is located on & what you see from I 35 makes as much sense as me saying SA is ugly because of what I saw from I 35.

90% of Greater Austinites don't even get on I 35 but maybe once a week.
That is because it is not a freeway it is a parking lot.
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