San antonio-austin or dallas? (Houston, Fort Worth: houses, job market, neighborhoods)

[majekanka]

My husband and i are thinking of moving to TX but are not sure what area to pick. We would like to live some place where there are young people, average houses are in low 200Ks, where it's safe, with no tornadoes/hurricanes and other major calamities . My husband is a computer programmer and I have a degree in marketing but i'm back in school for dental hygiene- would we have problems finding jobs?

[Metro Matt]

San Antonio is pretty much the only city you listed without natural disasters unless you consider drought to be one.

Dallas/Fort Worth is right in tornado alley.

Houston has severe flooding problems & though rare a hurricane can hit. Tornadoes are also possible even though Houston is technically outside of whats considered "Tornado Alley".

Cost of living plus very limited job market in Austin is not a very attractive sell to many as is the surrounding landscape.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

San Antonio is pretty much the only city you listed without natural disasters unless you consider drought to be one.

Dallas/Fort Worth is right in tornado alley.

Houston has severe flooding problems & though rare a hurricane can hit. Tornadoes are also possible even though Houston is technically outside of whats considered "Tornado Alley".

Well, San Antonio has been known for some major flooding from time to time.

[adtobias]

san antonio would be your best bet. austin is one of the most expensive cities in texas. and dallas does have tornado.

[texdav]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

Well, San Antonio has been known for some major flooding from time to time.

Lookup new braunfels flooding info and then remember that san antonio is very nearby.

[franklin9150]

Actually, all three fit your criteria, in one way or another...

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by texdav

Lookup new braunfels flooding info and then remember that san antonio is very nearby.

Guadalupe river doesn't go through San Antonio,
San Antonio's problem is the same problem that flat-dry cities have, when it rain, it's all madness.
But there's lots of maps showing you what areas are prone to get flooded.

San Antonio’s cost of living is very low, lower or same as Kansas City and St. Louis (that’s where I’ve lived) but there’s few high-tech jobs.
San Antonio seems a little poor and dirty, but I guess that comes with the low cost of living.
It also seems as San Antonio has a very big middle class and that there’s not extreme rich and extreme poor.

Austin is very pretty, has more hills and lakes than San Antonio but the cost of living is higher, they have more high-tech jobs but they also have one of the biggest universities in the US (about 50000 people) and seem to have a lot of extreme wealth and poverty.

[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Guadalupe river doesn't go through San Antonio,
San Antonio's problem is the same problem that flat-dry cities have, when it rain, it's all madness.
But there's lots of maps showing you what areas are prone to get flooded.

San Antonio’s cost of living is very low, lower or same as Kansas City and St. Louis (that’s where I’ve lived) but there’s few high-tech jobs.
San Antonio seems a little poor and dirty, but I guess that comes with the low cost of living.
It also seems as San Antonio has a very big middle class and that there’s not extreme rich and extreme poor.

Austin is very pretty, has more hills and lakes than San Antonio but the cost of living is higher, they have more high-tech jobs but they also have one of the biggest universities in the US (about 50000 people) and seem to have a lot of extreme wealth and poverty.

Calling SA poor and dirty and comparing them to the rat infested cities of KC and SL is really strecthing it. SA is beautiful, has hills and very nice subd and rds.

[traveler guy]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

Calling SA poor and dirty and comparing them to the rat infested cities of KC and SL is really strecthing it. SA is beautiful, has hills and very nice subd and rds.

Not really, while the cities of KC and STL are real gritty they only encompass a small portion of the metro. You can easily find a chunk of land in SA thats just as ugly and deprived. The main difference between SA and the hard hit STL is that SA has it's desired and well groomed neighborhoods are located in the city limits. This in effect blessing us with this good reputation and revenue to keep our city breathing. Whereas STL is slowly dying as the money is pushed to it's suburbs rather then investing in the city proper.

SA however is considered to be in a subtropical region so it is not dry by any means, but we do get bad droughts and even worst floods that can happen anywhere. SA is normally a green some what hilly in the north western area while in the south eastern part we get a little flat.

[imaterry78259]

Originally Posted by traveler guy

Not really, while the cities of KC and STL are real gritty they only encompass a small portion of the metro. You can easily find a chunk of land in SA thats just as ugly and deprived. The main difference between SA and the hard hit STL is that SA has it's desired and well groomed neighborhoods are located in the city limits. This in effect blessing us with this good reputation and revenue to keep our city breathing. Whereas STL is slowly dying as the money is pushed to it's suburbs rather then investing in the city proper.

SA however is considered to be in a subtropical region so it is not dry by any means, but we do get bad droughts and even worst floods that can happen anywhere. SA is normally a green some what hilly in the north western area while in the south eastern part we get a little flat.

SA has nice suburbs also maybe not an Overland Park but the Hill country towns are nice