New data suggests Millennials prefer San Antonio & Houston over Austin & Dallas (Hamilton: high school, living)

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by hound 109

I'm a baby boomer Austinite who grew up in Houston (lived there from 69 - 92). Parents have died of old age, but honestly I think we got along pretty well as they were nice people. Visited Houston 6-8 times a year (for 15 years) when they were alive & always liked Houston. Even now, I visit Houston 3-5 times a year & like it. (don't miss the humidity in the summer though.... & some of my old stomping grounds have been affected by post Katrina in undesirable ways)

Could you explain this?

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

Try LIVING there now and see how much you like it

Try supporting your statements with something valid.

[hound 109]

Originally Posted by mega man

Could you explain this?

Property value of our family's suburban home took a major hit. My parents home that was worth 150-160K in 2001 was worth 110 - 120K in 2007 (or 08) when we sold it. Nearby area schools (test scores etc) also declined (many friends that I knew moved because of this). Nearby Shopping centers got tackier etc. etc. etc.

[Meyerland]

I think millennials will choose to live in the places that get them the best job and best living conditions. Right now, that's probably SA or Houston.

It was hard to find work in Austin when I graduated from UT in the nineties, and I imagine it's gotten worse. My friends who still live there keep moving farther out to around Rock or Georgetown to afford housing. Austin pays less for many jobs because they can. I had a girlfriend save for years to move there, because she was going to have to take such a big pay cut.

Traffic is bad in all the major cities of Texas. Sprawl is rampant in all of the cities too. I don't think that affects millennial decisions.

BTW midtown/Washington Ave. in Houston is crawling with twenty something professionals in Houston. It's a very different vibe than when I was in my twenties in the late nineties/early00's.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by hound 109

Property value of our family's suburban home took a major hit. My parents home that was worth 150-160K in 2001 was worth 110 - 120K in 2007 (or 08) when we sold it. Nearby area schools (test scores etc) also declined (many friends that I knew moved because of this). Nearby Shopping centers got tackier etc. etc. etc.

Any proof that this is a direct result of Katrina evacuees?

[casimpso]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

The worst Houston bashing in Texas is from Baby Boomer Austinites that grew up in Houston and had some generation gap conflict with their parents that they are still working out. They are angry that Houston represents their parents strength and prosperity that kept them from ever being able to defeat their fathers and satisfying their Oedipal Complexes.

The bashing coming from Dallas is much more like sibling rivalry. The role of little brother being played by Dallas of course...

It's more like a rivalry of cousins. Using Gone With the Wind metaphorically, Houston is Melanie Hamilton: dependable, earnest and pretty enough. When she attends a ball, she keeps company on the sidelines, not wanting to call undue attention to herself.

Dallas is Scarlett O'Hara. She is vivacious and independent, with an air of sophistication and confidence. When she attends the ball, every man's eyes are on her. She is the center of attention, rightly so, since she's the most beautiful lady in the room.

[R1070]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

You just hate when people don't own the rose colored glasses you see through.

Isn't Tyler the rose capital of the World or something?

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

I havent seen one Dallasite bashing Houston in this thread sans Dallasboi's tounge in cheek remark.

ah.. i always assume Winkosmosis was a former Dallasite or something the way he hates so hard on Houston. and of course there is always the boi..

Originally Posted by casimpso

It's more like a rivalry of cousins. Using Gone With the Wind metaphorically, Houston is Melanie Hamilton: dependable, earnest and pretty enough. When she attends a ball, she keeps company on the sidelines, not wanting to call undue attention to herself.

Dallas is Scarlett O'Hara. She is vivacious and independent, with an air of sophistication and confidence. When she attends the ball, every man's eyes are on her. She is the center of attention, rightly so, since she's the most beautiful lady in the room.

LOL.. wutt? what false reality are you living in? Dallas is FAR from the center of attention. and also, FAR from being the most beautiful metro in Texas.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by casimpso

It's more like a rivalry of cousins. Using Gone With the Wind metaphorically, Houston is Melanie Hamilton: dependable, earnest and pretty enough. When she attends a ball, she keeps company on the sidelines, not wanting to call undue attention to herself.

Dallas is Scarlett O'Hara. She is vivacious and independent, with an air of sophistication and confidence. When she attends the ball, every man's eyes are on her. She is the center of attention, rightly so, since she's the most beautiful lady in the room.

But in what room is Dallas the most beautiful? I think most people would say it's only a marginally better looking city than Houston if at all, and thats only because it has zoning. Still Austin is usually called the most beautiful city in Texas.

[Philosophizer]

Can't we all just get along? I love Texas and would happily live in any of the four cities in this thread over any others in the US.