I agree with all your reasons but I think the #1 reason people are leaving because there’s a culture clash between the rich and middle class. Austin was one of the most friendliest city no one looked down on anyone “keep Austin weird” But in recent years the vibe has changed. I did Uber and Shipt delivers and refused to deliver in central Austin. Condo after condo with no access to get inside and deliver and no where to park. There is like a million homeless people in downtown next to million dollar condos and they complain. I accidentally went in to a parking garage that was only meant for residents to deliver a TV with Shipt and some old guy got out of his car yelling at me because i wasn’t a resident. The middle class people that work those everyday jobs have been pushed out. Now that condo lifestyle are no longer worth it because nothing is conveniently accessible.
@DIVISIONINCISION
9 ай бұрын
That "condo" life was never worth it. If you can't afford a house, Austin is not for you. It will only get worse as more condos have been built in Leander and Cedar Park. For what Austin offers, I don't understand the fascination.
@Dana-712FifthAve
5 ай бұрын
@@DIVISIONINCISIONcompletely agree 💯 %
@xavierestrada5676
5 ай бұрын
Austin may be experiencing loss but they are only moving to the suburbs like Round Rock and Leander, creating overcrowding and traffic
@CueStudent
6 ай бұрын
Austin stopped being Austin when too many people moved there. The values, culture and social interaction isn't the same. Traffic, taxes, high cost of living, uncool out of state folks. Really pretentious and closed off. Once upon a time I loved hanging out there. I haven't felt that in about 10 years.
@aprilmeowmeow
5 ай бұрын
everyone moved here, and then complained about how much it sucks here. It really killed the culture of the town and made the place miserable... this has been happening for decades
@butterflygirl2285
Ай бұрын
IMO - I agree. There are a lot of people from other locations who appear to be snobs, and they look down on Texans.
@AtariPixelNeko
4 ай бұрын
You are on point! I been here for 8 years. The closing of Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds broke my heart.
@AustinTX
4 ай бұрын
I knowww 😫
@MTFDJF
10 күн бұрын
That’s how we felt when they closed Armadillo World Headquarters. That should tell you how long I’ve been around. 🤷🏻♂️
@iantempleton313
3 ай бұрын
I’ve lived in Austin for 3 1/2 years and I think it’s reached its expiration date for me. It’s so overpriced, the traffic sucks, the weather is brutal, crime and homelessness is getting worse, and it just feels like one big transitional kind of place for people, no real sense of “home”; but that last part is more of a personal thing for me.
@infoguy1978
2 ай бұрын
@iantempleton313- how many good or average months of weather does Austin have a year and what are they in your opinion?
@yeahyouright4034
7 ай бұрын
My first business was on E 6th Street. This was decades ago when there was gambling in the alley, porn shops, and drag queens. Our shop was between the original Antone's and Ester's Pool. It was a hoot, and so much fun. We did work for a dance bar called Hall's because of our experience doing parties at Studio 54 in NYC. I can't believe what it has become. Reminds me of Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
Super curious to know what year that was 😌
@yeahyouright4034
7 ай бұрын
'79-'81 Right out of UT, lived in Hyde Park and Tarrytown. I am loathe to admit I am this old.
@rgmtz44
9 ай бұрын
As someone born & raised here I hope you're right
@RichardKies
7 ай бұрын
See ya! LOL
@CommonSenseHuman
8 ай бұрын
I left Austin in 2010 and even then it was changing so much that the old Austin I fell in love with had ceased to exist. Don’t even get me started on South Congress, it was the coolest part of the city and now it’s changed to the point. I don’t care if I ever see it again. However, the continental club is still awesome..
@AustinTX
8 ай бұрын
I know 😖 South Congress has changed SO much and it's heart breaking to see so many OG stores, shops, restaurants, and bars go out of business. They are the very spots that built the vibe that Austin is known for.
@alexgordonepic
Ай бұрын
@@AustinTX continental club in houston is also very cool btw. :)
@stevecorder1492
3 ай бұрын
Longtime Austinite here. Agree with everything you said. One by one, the cool “Austiny” places are being replaced by soulless “real estate developments.” And it’s true that there has always been an undercurrent vibe that avoids growth. The moniker “Live Music Capital of the World” is no longer true. SXSW and ACL are echoes of another time. We can hope that some of the quirkiness survives in the new places that being created. Austin Playhouse, Q2 stadium, and Rock Rose at the Domain are all steps in the right direction…
@alexgordonepic
Ай бұрын
i agree.. soulless. do you know your district rep? do you know what their vision is? please see my comment
@artmanjohn2
7 ай бұрын
I just turned 74 and lived in Austin a few years from 69 to 73. Back then you could buy a nice home for less than 20,000 bucks. I really miss Austin the way it was, it was literally a small town then with a lot of music and not too many people. In fact, during the day, Austin for all intent and purposes, looked deserted/empty. I remember walking down Guadalupe on a nice summer day and not even seeing another human being on the street! Can you imagine that today? You could rent a house for less than a100 bucks a month! Yep, us Baby Boomers had it pretty good for a while. I live in Fort Worth now and my rent has more than doubled in the last 3 years, thanks California. I was retired and now I had to go back to work full time at 74 years of age, just saying. Work till I die, literally! The beginning of the end was literally when Dell Computers first opened their doors in Austin, this started the flood of people moving to the Austin area and it has never slowed down!
@milkoluna9325
7 ай бұрын
I wish I could have visited Austin back in the 80's. I would've loved to have seen the music scene while being a small town.
@1972landcruiser
4 ай бұрын
sounds like you squandered a good opportunity
@TeutonicTribe
3 ай бұрын
The extreme right republican stranglehold that is Texas will always mean Profit Comes First (Last & Always). You cannot blame outsiders for moving in when locals sell off their real estate to any highest bidder & policies allow for massive growth and sorawl. Pricing & sustainable planning controls are "communism", etc. etc. It's mecca for sad nostalgia.
@adrianam2157
3 ай бұрын
Wish transplants would have done their research before turning a previously great city like Austin into the unaffordable, over crowded, fairly new crime infested mess it and nearby suburbs are today. Many people and animals have been displaced and forced to move. You complain about the heat, traffic and missing the businesses forced to close, really? Don't you also miss the fresh and unbelievably cheaper or comprarably priced restaurant food from California, Boston, Washington or Oregon? What about cool commutes on ferries as opposed to 100 plus degree weather stuck in traffic jams. Hmm, maybe there is such a thing as Karma????
@GratitudeHelps
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing candidly about Austin. The rolodex of videos you've made is especially appreciated for us curious about making a move.
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
So glad to hear it! Education is always the goal! Feel free to reach out with more questions
@antoniahamilton3201
4 ай бұрын
Nothing stays the same! Life is change.
@AustinTX
4 ай бұрын
Constantly !
@AsaLeighton
6 ай бұрын
I appreciate the honesty of the this posting. I loved Austin when I was there in 2009-2011 it was perfectly weird and cozy, by Texas standards mind you. Also I used to be a fan of development but to be honest no developer does anything other then what they can get away with to make the most money. If you want things to maintain a "feel" or any conservation of a historic space then there has to be a zoning law or some type of approval governance to require that and slow the pace. Other wise the Developer will do whatever make the most ROI on the project and bulldoze and demo anything that gets in the way of that, its a reality I know. I live in New England and we have to constantly check the development so some house that general Washington or Samuel Adams used in the Revolution doesn't become a Paved over parking lot to a Meglo-mart
@ATXBO
4 ай бұрын
Moved to austin in 2010 for job amazing days .. 24 years old , money in pocket, we enjoyed probably the last fun days in austin .. bars were amazing , it was not too dangerous , we saw the birth of rainy street party culture .. cougar clubs , speak easies , friendly crowd you can approach and say hi and have a conversatio without getting judged .. we saw the decline of this city before our eyes .. traffic , cost of living , crime , homeless situation , taxes .. i understand things can change but i guess the problem is it changed too fast and the city is not ready for that rate of change .. miss those old days in austin.. we still party sometimes but old 6th is a hell hole now ..
@alexgordonepic
Ай бұрын
mayor sADLER messed austin up. . i agree... really miss art museum collective on springdale and trailer space records and tons of houses full of artistic folk
@michaelsix9684
3 ай бұрын
well done, very enjoyable to see this, miss the music scene in Austin a lot, plus UT resources, people in Austin were always fun to talk to, it's not like that in Houston
@susankiec1176
Ай бұрын
Hello, At the 8:11 mark that is downtown Fort Worth looking north toward the Tarrant County Courthouse. It’s my new hood. Used to call Austin home !
@AustinTX
Ай бұрын
Wowwwwww, good eye!! Love the Fort Worth area! Hope you’re enjoying Dallas 😊😊
@atmydesktyping
4 ай бұрын
It’s good that Austin is growing. It creates tourism which means economical growth, which entails $$$. There’s good and bad things. I’m sure if you’re a local it’s not good but for everyone else, it is.
@chrisyonts9652
7 ай бұрын
Wherever Californians move, go in the opposite direction (I'm a Californian). I think I'll stay here!
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
You stayin in Austin ?
@chrisyonts9652
7 ай бұрын
@@AustinTXNope Newsomland - enemy territory
@charlotteglenn5763
2 ай бұрын
The garbage created by the homeless that are still everywhere despite a “camping ban” has had the most negatively transformative, impact to living here. The disastrous and demoralizing impact can’t be overstated. Austinites used to be actively protective of the environment and the wildlife we coexisted with and protected. The combination of lakes and hills and green belts, made it a breathtakingly, uniquely beautiful, and for the most part, safe place to live. The city was green and clean. That experience at one time wasn’t just reserved for the wealthy. It’s demoralizing to those of us who remember experiencing Austin like that, to see that beautiful place all but disappear. It feels like Austin is becoming a residential landfill.
@DerrayJones
8 ай бұрын
U betta Preach!! I am leaving in a few months and everything u said was the truth!!
@AustinTX
8 ай бұрын
Where ya headed ?
@willmckinney30
3 ай бұрын
Great video. I walked a client’s dog for years in Zilker. It was very sad how the neighborhood changed, old houses were torn down…cookie cutter duplexes and fourplexes took their place. I’ve been here since ‘04, my girlfriend and I are planning on moving in the next few years.
@angel2703504
9 ай бұрын
It’s great for us HVAC people.
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
lol! Yeah I guess so 😆
@alexgordonepic
Ай бұрын
lol good point! at lest we can charge more to keep up with inflation :)
@didiermontagnier6114
7 ай бұрын
The pandemic was a blessing in disguise since I no longer have to go downtown for work. I used to love hanging out downtown but not anymore. Austin is now just like LA without all the good stuffs
@melissamontgomery3399
6 ай бұрын
1st video of yours I've seen. I like how real you are and also fun. I subbed. Don't think I'll be moving to Austin anytime soon though ! Best : )
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that! That so for the support !! 🤗
@MrIvangron
3 ай бұрын
thank you for the information and the opinion on the Austin area
@marktxm
2 ай бұрын
Agreed! Lots of changes but I’ve been here forever and I’m sure other places say the same thing 😢
@AustinTX
2 ай бұрын
I think that’s accurate. So many cities through the US are growing by leaps and bounds!
@DIVISIONINCISION
9 ай бұрын
Back in 2019 when I was looking at housing, I never considered Austin due to the inconvenience of getting around in the city and overpriced housing. Why would I buy an old house in Pflugherville or Round Rock when I could have a custom new build north of Austin? It's a no-brainer. Now that housing has become even more inflated, many native Austinites are leaving for good. I visit Austin for Alamo Drafthouse and to get out once in awhile, but that's about it. The juice is not worth the squeeze.
@yaumelcruz6092
9 ай бұрын
I would like to moved Austin, i went like 1 month ago and I like what I see. Cheapest place than Miami
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
That’s true, the downside is we have higher property taxes than Florida. Glad you liked Austin though !
@euphoricmonk
8 ай бұрын
@@AustinTX I talked to the city on a phone hearing and talked them down 200k off my taxes, it's possible.
@ztradezoptionstrading1513
7 ай бұрын
Because it went Liberal and turned into a heaping pile of crud. There's a reason why people are leaving left cities and states in hoards. Dallas has high property taxes as well, but it leans to the right which is why everyone in the country is headed there.
@MTFDJF
10 күн бұрын
Austin has always been a liberal town. Now it’s a liberal metroplex.
@msKita43
3 ай бұрын
Gawd I miss the city I grew up in. Getting around on the city bus for a dollar a day, free activities everywhere. We didn't pay for the trail of lights or the botanical gardens. Watering holes had water! Good food wasn't over priced. People were friendly and welcoming. 6th street was safe and so much fun! There was just a vibe to the city that is completely lost.
@michaelboydTx
Ай бұрын
Just for my curious state, I'm a 50 year old, and a 7th generation Texan. I've saw tons of things. I know what started it. I know the hardships and how they were filled. I know a ton of county info and City news. My family's made the1 Austin American new paper printed... My great grandfather was get cows down Congress on the way to North Texas to sell and trade. One of them got loose and broke tons of items, clothes line, personal things..and the listed item cost for the destroyed things.
@guilhermemvsoliveira
Ай бұрын
the #2 reason is everywhere, especially in cities were hot summers were already a reality.
@spinetickspressing
6 ай бұрын
The homelessness is really a major issue. People camp out in the open, and many of our greenbelt areas are taken by the homeless, and they leave trash and shopping carts everywhere.
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
Realistically, I wouldn’t say everywhere. It’s a problem, yes. There are many parts of Austin that are really well-maintained, clean, and homeless-free. Parts of central Austin are significantly more affected than others. I’m also not a fan of the situation, but there are a lot of great places in town that don’t have a homeless problem at all.
@spinetickspressing
6 ай бұрын
@AustinTX I live in North Austin near Parmer and Metric our greenbelt areas are trashed and people panhandle at every major intersection. The downtown areas are free because these people in need have been chased into the suburbs. It may not be everywhere, but everywhere is affected to a small and larger degree.
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
I’m familiar with the ones on Parmer and metric- the lady with the dogs ? The guy with dreads and a shopping cart ? (There are many more) Those are major intersections which is why they go there so they can pan handle. Also worth mentioning are the folks who are gathering funds.. etc Go NW, go West of down town, go to the true burbs (cedar park, Leander, east Pflugerville) they’re not there.
@starry.nights.
4 ай бұрын
@AustinTX lol. What a take. Of course there are less homeless om the west of 35. That's where a lot of the wealth is concentrated. And those are largely the people who give no fuck about the homeless and communities push them out. The homeless are an inconvenience to them and since they're wealthier parts of the city, they get what they want. They don't want homeless around, yet they don't have any solutions for them. And there is 100% a ton of homeless in north east austin and east pflugerville. Idk what you're talking about.
@caprcorn28
4 ай бұрын
Beautiful Hill Country….but Austin is NOT my personal vibe. Have done some girls trips there over the years and met up with someone that finished the MS150, ugh. Every one of those trips were frustrating for several of your reasons discussed. And traffic…incredibly aggravating….and I come from Houston traffic……Austin is just like gridlock.
@stevennolte4830
4 ай бұрын
Being raised there from 1964 to 1981...then traveling...and living there again 1994 to 2001... Breaks my heart...oh what a sad sad place it has become...
@jimflask1164
2 ай бұрын
I have a solution to all of those reasons. I think I want to move to the area because of the natural landscape. I like hiking on trails, exploring canyons and watching out for sunsets. Somewhere there is a legendary swimming hole north west of Austin in the cliffs and has waterfalls. This is the kind of lore that just makes my hair stand up. When I was 6 I used to run around El Paso with my pockets full of horned toads. My mom wanted to leave Texas after the bought a house and the first night sleeping in it. They woke up to 10,000 scorpions all over the walls, inside my crib. We were really blessed. I've always wanted to move back there because who doesn't want more memories?
@janeforever
7 ай бұрын
We are native Texans, grew up there, went to hi school & UT, had our kids at the old Brackenridge Hospital, worked in the area until other job opportunities took us around the US. Our final jobs were in north central CA just S of the Bay Area. Our plan was always to move back home from wherever we were when we retired. That's been a pipe dream because of the cost of housing & property taxes all around the Austin area & surrounding metro areas & counties. A 10% cap on properties with a homestead exemption is still obscene. We're stuck in CA now that we're retired & can't afford to move home to family because we can't afford a house payment many times higher than our current nor can we afford property taxes almost triple what we pay in CA, believe it or not. And as far as traffic - it's always been terrible. Austin's never been proactive about planning for any kind of growth, except when it's too late & a big mess with construction everywhere, like now. The only things different are the political climate in TX where politicians used to come together for the good of the state & its citizens, now the maggots are in it for their own power & cramming their minority beliefs down everyone's throats. And the 2nd difference is the climate - way to hot for too many days that turn into months OR too freezing in the winters because of Texas' ERCOT mismanagement & do nothing politics when it comes to holding ERCOT execs accountable for what Texans are having to suffer thru, be it blast furnace heat & not enough power for AC or frigid temps & ice damaging power lines unable to provide power to keep the heat on in the winter's extremes.
@sbman436
7 ай бұрын
The fact that you think Austin is more expensive than the Bay Area is mind-boggling.
@melissamontgomery3399
6 ай бұрын
Gene Taylor, the keyboard player for the Fabulous T-Birds, Kim Wilson, and many others, including his own band, froze to death in his house in Austin , I think that was the winter of 2020? When the grid went down. I'm still now over it. He was an American roots icon. I was there in 2004 for sxsw and in 2007 to see James McMurtry at the Continental club, Joan Jett at Stubbs, & Chrissie Heinz at the Convention center. I always thought about moving there, but after this video and your comment, no way. Best to you : )
@rbletitgo4948
7 ай бұрын
It is so hard but I take your advice. I have a choice between Austin, Knoxville Tenn and Richmond Virginia. I think I will choose Knoxville.
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
Enjoy Knoxville
@ericcollette183
26 күн бұрын
Been in Austin since March 1990. It was so nice to live here back then! City pretty much ruined
@IllegalAlien-ep2ty
Ай бұрын
It was even better 20 years ago
@cowpunkability
4 ай бұрын
Condos in soco are less expensive, and I would never wanna live out in the suburbs in a house I love living here in soco. I can go to any music event in a matter of seconds so I can walk to everything and we have a giant dog park. It’s just really fun and cheerful. I like seeing Jimmy Vaughn every Wednesday I literally walk across the street. They still have lots of bungalows. All the houses are different and the music scene for me has been awesome. I’m an amateur but I play out every night. There’s still that vibe I know that you’re talking about but there’s still that vibe it’s the people and there’s a lot of people that didn’t sell and those people are around. They’re very supportive of each other and the musicworld you just can’t find that many places
@FractionalMateo
2 ай бұрын
I will be heading to Dallas as soon as possible. I am in my 15th year in Austin and yeah. 100% true. All of this is accurate.
@Proudmary7
2 ай бұрын
Dallas is boring AF.
@rfink222
2 ай бұрын
@@Proudmary7True, but so is Austin.
@gomerhanger2285
6 ай бұрын
Well that’s not necessarily true 🤪.. many are moving out of Austin and into neighboring cities 😊 cities like Hutto, Plugerville , etc.. are considered “Austin” while towns as far as Jerrell or Jonestown up north and San Marcos down south are those neighboring cities.
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
That’s accurate also!
@grants5383
10 ай бұрын
I moved to the Austin downtown area about 2 years ago from the Midwest and I'm moving back soon. Honestly, the biggest reason I want to leave is the people and culture. Obviously this is all extremely anecdotal, but in my experience this city is extremely vain and shallow. Seems there's an infinite source of drinking buddies, but you'll have a hard time finding any real connections. It's like it attracts all of the worst people from college who aren't ready to leave their prior lifestyle. I've met sooo many people here who cheat, lie, straight up manipulate others, and hell even drink and drive but don't seem to think much of it. Once the initial excitement of living here wore off I became hella depressed. Like I said, this is all based on my personal experience and who I am. It is a city of a million people so obviously there's some good ones out there (I found a few! I'm very grateful for them and I'll miss them dearly). I would guess my age group (mid 20's - mid 30's) has something to do with the type of people I met, and the fact I mostly stayed within the downtown area. However, it does seem like this city does generally attract a certain type of person. Perhaps the massive amount of bars and clubs has something to do with that. I appreciate this video, sorry to dump on your city! I'll definitely miss the BBQ, and most of all the dogs. Definitely have never seen more good pups anywhere else!
@grants5383
10 ай бұрын
@@Adam-u8u6c LOL
@diamonddoor33
9 ай бұрын
In general, that's the case for the entire USA.... hard to get real friends.. people living very lonely. You should try Latin America or Europe.
@lisasdfwhightechworld9946
4 ай бұрын
@@diamonddoor33 I don't see her complaints on the Dallas or Ft. Worth relators' videos. I watch and read most of them.
@michaelsix9684
22 күн бұрын
Austin is full of ppl suffering from arrested development and immaturity, saw this even when I was there 84-87, it was tolerable then now it's annoyimg
@em4475
9 ай бұрын
Lots of great information. I just got hired at a manufacturing plant in the Austin area and am looking at apartments but I appreciate your videos for my research. Especially when you’re brutally honest!
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
So glad you find it helpful! Honesty is always the best route haha ☺️
@davidpristupa1629
7 ай бұрын
Austin was expensive 14 years ago😂 I remember seeing ATMs every where in the entertainment district. Clusters of machines on every corner.
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
You think so?? I remember when I first moved here in 2010, homes seemed so much less expensive than they were in the north. Intreated in hearing more of your perspective though 😊😊😊
@adriencloud2130
2 ай бұрын
My complaint about this city my home is that every problem that everyone complains about is a self inflicted wound that no one truly wants to address. its always someone elses fault and as a local its suffocating. Yall this idea that Austin wasnt meant to be this is so dumb. No town, village, settlement in the world isnt meant to be anything it just happens. Texas one of the largest states in the country, Austin the capitol of a state with one of the largest economies that compare to other medium first world nations i mean come on it was inevitable. People knew back in the 80s a boom was coming and nothing was done to prepaire for it. Back in 2000s we would have had started a rail line which could have been the spine of a wonderful transit system..in the gutter it went. this idea that all trees must be flattaned for these subdivisions that only add to high traffic could have easily been avoided. our concious act in 2024 to reject what this city has become is only going to get worst. I still love my city though Im not giving up on it.
@waynesimpson4081
3 ай бұрын
Part of it is: people didn't necessarily choose Austin, large firms choose it as a Texas location that would be acceptable to "talented" employees. Highly paid, creative types who want big city, college town amenities usually with outdoor activities. (California tech firms really didn't rush to Amarillo, Lubbock or Wichita Falls. A Texas site had to be somewhat Ann Arbor, Palo Alto or even Brooklyn like.) Transplants who were willing to try Austin because of UT and image might be disappointed. And when those firms started to lay people off, there was just no reason to stay.
@harshoperator
Ай бұрын
Been in Texas since 2010...when I finish my degree here, I'm moving back to Long Island. I can't take the gentrification and weather anymore.
@michaelcummings8119
2 ай бұрын
Hello....will houses be cheaper in a year? Thanks Michael
@AustinTX
2 ай бұрын
We’ll know more after elections.
@ziggyflame6988
5 ай бұрын
Summers in Texas have always been freaking hot! Been here for 30yrs and ain’t nothing new about the summers. Every summer is the same thing, especially in the news about the heat waves and people dying 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️like how did people not learn how not to die during Texas crazy hot summers
@josephwells5953
Ай бұрын
I moved to Austin to 2008. It was still a Fun, Colorful, Affordable place to live. I lived in Windsor Park. It was Fun , Affordable and Safe. None of those things hold true anymore. South Congress was an area where locals could Shop, Eat and Hangout. In real life who can afford or wants to shop at any of the overpriced chain stores that took over So Congress and ran off the locals? The shine is off that penny now.
@michaelsix9684
3 ай бұрын
prop. taxes drove out lots of small businesses, very sad
@awakeandthriving4858
7 ай бұрын
Weather, bugs, proximity to the ocean and mountains, housing prices, geography, politics.
@michaelsix9684
3 ай бұрын
my prop. taxes in Houston are now 417/yr. at 68 I am lucky, but I hate it here! can't wait to leave after 35 yrs.
@XOAliciaMarie
Ай бұрын
Austinite of 20+ years AND 17+ years of real estate. To say Austin wasn't built to be a city like Houston or Dallas is just NOT RELEVANT. 1/2 of this town is "Hill Country" and beautiful, protected Reserves with wild life...... so NO WAY it would have been cost effective to literally try to build like Houston, Dallas, or SA. Plus, not all parts of the world are meant to be major cities like Houston / Dallas / San Antonio.
@tmyni
5 ай бұрын
I’m born and raised here. 40 years old. Traffic has always been an issue here lol
@AustinTX
5 ай бұрын
But it’s gotten worrrrrrrse
@MattBerlin-c5t
17 күн бұрын
It’s a mini California
@CLaFong
6 ай бұрын
What happened in Austin is what happened in California coastal cities 50 years ago except not as bad. "Everyone" moving there so it becomes overcrowded, a lot of high paying jobs and wealth creation that drives up the cost of housing. Being popular and prosperous has its downside. Everything happens first in California even fires and problems with the electrical grid! 😅
@jna9664
5 ай бұрын
Ahh, imagine 35 years ago it was way less traffic/lines and the perfect place.
@AustinTX
5 ай бұрын
35 moved back then 😩😩
@anthonycorey5448
7 ай бұрын
You can say that again, the Summers are getting hotter !!!
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
Some how they are 🤷🏼♀️
@lisasdfwhightechworld9946
4 ай бұрын
@@AustinTX Texas had 7 years of hard drought back in the 1950s. Weather is better now than it was back then.
@christianbrother4724
7 ай бұрын
The progressive policies are strangling it. The same has happened to so many beautiful cities like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco
@jumpman2o
4 ай бұрын
People love to complain about the traffic. When you have no alternative except to drive and people commute to downtown or other far away places for work, it will create traffic. Have a public transportation that actually moves people North/South as well as East/West. Seems like America just builds system to take people to and from job centers but not much elsewhere. Go to any school and you'll see a line of cars waiting to pick up kids. When I went to middle school, my dad dropped me off at the school bus, which was a minute drive away and the bus took us to the school. I would walk home after school. Not sure why parents are so afraid of their kids walking home from school. If the school is too far, that's a product of the built environment, which is obviously not dense enough for a kid to be independent nor for the parents to have their free time.
@RogerAlvareZ-xg2fz
3 ай бұрын
There's no where else but sweet san Antonio Texas, the alamo city, military city u s.a , river city, the heavy metal rock capital of the u.s.a ur home away from home😊 the number 1 tourist city in texas
@jamesagnew6512
2 ай бұрын
I lived in Austin in 2000 and worked for Enterprise Rent A Car where I had to wash cars outside and I can tell you, based on actual experience, it has not gotten hotter one bit. Austin has always been this hot, if not before the year 2000 definitely since. Quit fueling the end of the world green BS!!!
@AustinTX
2 ай бұрын
Texas has always been hot, yes. Last year really was brutal, some years are more intense than others. This summer is super mild. I never said anything about the end of the world or green anything 🤷🏼♀️ Did you watch the video ?
@sharinaross1865
7 ай бұрын
I use to like college town Austin.
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
That’s what everyone came here for, but it’s changed huh? 😕
@sharinaross1865
7 ай бұрын
@@AustinTX of course it has. Like most mid and major cities that attract Employers.
@babsie1952
7 ай бұрын
NO JOBS.. Mention all the lay offs in the large companies.
@michaelsix9684
3 ай бұрын
Houston is a nightmare for traffic
@greggpennington966
3 ай бұрын
Duhhh. Can't imagine why for the life of me ! 😅😅😅😅
@Umbrella_TV
3 ай бұрын
Austin = California 2.0
@robertgarcia3872
2 ай бұрын
America is just getting crowded
@AustinTX
2 ай бұрын
Haha! You’re not wrong. The whole world is way past its population limit if we’re being totally honest.
@mikelogan3816
5 күн бұрын
So let me get this right People are moving out of Austin because there's too much traffic So if people are moving out Why is there too much traffic
@AustinTX
4 күн бұрын
Cause not enough people have moved to make a difference
@MisterProducts
8 ай бұрын
Why stay?
@michaelsix9684
22 күн бұрын
traffic, very hot, and crime is up
@chfaisalaltaf8062
10 ай бұрын
Ur just absolutely natural!! Love ur blog ! Can’t wait to settle down in Austin as soon as you can help us find the house and our immigration to come through …honestly Looking forward to living in Austin !!! Keep up the good work … highly appreciate your kind help ! Regards Faisal and maham
@stan3452344
3 ай бұрын
One factor is the far left city government including the mayor and city council. Police response is poor because they are way under staffed and abused by the city government. Austin government has always had a negative attitude towards road improvements. There isn't an eats-west expressway. Population has more than doubled since the mid 80s.
@jhmrem
9 ай бұрын
Good content. The speaking audio is a little too soft.
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback
@twoinchtape
Ай бұрын
Back when it was a small town, 13 yrs ago? Austin wasn’t a small town 13 yrs ago, rookie. Try maybe 30 yrs ago, when it was considered a mid sized city.
@AustinTX
Ай бұрын
Is there a reason you’re coming at me? I’m only comparing from what I know. Austin is a totally different town than what it was in 2009. You’re right, I’m certain it’s entirely unrecognizable from what it was 30 years ago. I wasn’t there so I can’t speak on that.
@michaelsix9684
3 ай бұрын
water is or wll be a major issue soon
@luisg6887
3 ай бұрын
Ok, that's it. I'm back in California. Just need to sell my house for 2 million so I can go back. 😂😂😂😂
@AustinTX
3 ай бұрын
Here to help ! 😆
@elitehills1544
9 ай бұрын
Austin is the capital for TX, how is that planned to be a small town ?? Makes no sense
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
That’s a good question, I don’t get it either. Not sure why that was the plan 🤷🏼♀️
@avonti001
8 ай бұрын
I guess thats the case with almost any state capital.
@AustinTX
8 ай бұрын
Is it? ( I really don’t know)
@lisasdfwhightechworld9946
8 ай бұрын
@@AustinTX It was intended to be a government/college town and live in the shadow of Dallas and Houston. The hippies were low key. The Californians showed up and blew it up.
@bonesandbells
8 ай бұрын
Austin always kept highways to a minimum without any real loops (Loop 1, lol) compared to San Antonio or even Lubbock. Even to this day, Project Connect is still the same with a small proposed light rail line that will barely be faster than the existing Rapid busses and not connect to the Red Line in north Austin or the airport for at least a decade or two.
@Tony-b8n
Ай бұрын
Horse power beer for horses now lost
@ezra420420
2 ай бұрын
max a/c
@taylortwinsandpreslie8662
Ай бұрын
Please don't let Austin turn into Dallas!
@AustinTX
Ай бұрын
It won’t happen 😆
@parler8698
5 ай бұрын
It's supposed to be a state capital.
@jeremyhodge6216
4 ай бұрын
I know the cost of living has gone up for sure 🤔
@MrJobapa77
Ай бұрын
They can leave, but please do not move to Florida, we are full and is very expensive.
@notbadnotbad
6 ай бұрын
this video gave me an existential crisis
@AustinTX
6 ай бұрын
Lol! Curious as to how
@MrBogushogus
7 ай бұрын
You need to turn up your mic
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
Awesome feedback, thank you
@Anders927
7 ай бұрын
Maybe you need to turn your volume up, her mic is good.
@1shpendi
2 ай бұрын
Houston remains the best.
@manuelgchapajr2000
5 ай бұрын
The liberals have destroyed Austin
@Jamilhossen22
10 ай бұрын
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@Grooveriff
10 ай бұрын
People like Jam.. make me want to leave Austin.
@RayTuttle-of5qd
4 ай бұрын
Good riddance give it another 6 years it might turn back to the original Austin! The good Austin we used to love and enjoy!
@AustinTX
4 ай бұрын
Haha 😃 what if that happens??? 🫶🏻 You know a town that’s still quirky, cute, and friendly?? Bastrop! It feels a lot like the old Austin
@A.Franco
3 ай бұрын
I didn’t make it past the first 2 minutes. “Austin was meant to be this quirky little town…” Really? Was that before they decided to put one of the largest universities in Texas in Austin or was it before that state capital was established and built. I’m an 8th generation Californian and I see what is happening in Texas regarding real-estate I say, “Welcome to my world.” You realize most of the people who come here California are second generation at best. You don’t like the traffic , push for more mass transit in and around the city.
@ej2863
4 ай бұрын
open drug markets and crime, unacceptable
@AustinTX
4 ай бұрын
Wtf?? 😂
@ej2863
4 ай бұрын
@AustinTX yes, open drug markets at Caesar Chavez and 35, or Braker and 183, for example.
@alonzoaguilar-vazquez5218
5 ай бұрын
Yes please move away 😂
@MitchellWaldrep
8 ай бұрын
Pretty similar in Dallas. None of the clubs I used to frequent exist anymore and the Oaklawn area went from cute affordable apartments and houses to most being torn down or remodeled with a doubling or tripling of the rental price. I now live in Mineral Wells and would love to still be in Dallas, but Texas cities are purposely gentrifying the affordability out of most large cities. As far as public transportation, DART in Dallas is pretty good, but they could do so much more and since Texas has a surplus and not a deficit, they could use some of that money to improve things or at least back off on the higher property taxes. You pay less property taxes in California and New York. The big problem is as long as people are willing to pay the higher prices they will continue to go up until we put our foot down by not giving them our business as long as they have unreasonable prices. We complain about prices going up, yet we still pay those higher prices and so the cycle continues. This is what happens when Conservatives don't have regulations, it leaves them free to do the wrong thing every time and when we try to regulate them, they complain about BIG BROTHER in their business.
@aytothemm.1035
9 ай бұрын
Honestly every video about austin is like this…coming from atlanta im noticing. ALOT OF YALL have been cuddled 😂😂. Yall dont really know what excessive traffic is. I honestly thought it was worse than atlanta from these videos u til I visited for a week. Its crazy to see yall complain
@AustinTX
9 ай бұрын
I see what you’re saying, but perspective is important. It used to be super easy to move around town and everything was 15-20 minutes away max. Now because of traffic the same 15 min take 45+ There’s also a lot more traffic congestion in areas that used to be a lot more open and easy to get through a few years ago.
@Padoinky
7 ай бұрын
They’ve smartened up and moved up north to DFW….!
@AustinTX
7 ай бұрын
Fort Worth is super cute. There’s a lot going on there as well.
@robtriton
4 ай бұрын
Austin is the California of Texas. No, thank you....
@Grooveriff
10 ай бұрын
You've been here 13 years. How about 40 years? You say it was a small city, 13 years ago..No, it was a small city maybe 25 years ago, until people like this bro. started moving here.
@AustinTX
10 ай бұрын
Sorry you’re angry about the bro.
@gregatx253
10 ай бұрын
My first time in Austin was back in 2012. It was much, much smaller back just 11 years ago. Growth has happened rapidly here. I love your content Boss Lady! 🧡🧡
@AustinTX
10 ай бұрын
It was, right? We literally were not here 40 years ago so I suppose that’s not a realistic time frame for us to compare to. The city has grown a ton and it’ll keep growing. Thanks for the support!
@TeleJuarez
10 ай бұрын
I moved here in 2001 it was small then and was small for a long time. I remember calling it the best kept secret in America for years and years. I feel like it was around 2010 -2015 when it really started taking off in terms of national attention. Will be super interested to see where the city goes in years to come. Great video!
@AustinTX
10 ай бұрын
That’s a good perspective, thanks so much for sharing! 😃
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