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While not a perfect fit, Austin seems like a good enough match for this.

by ausjke 11y ago

ProAm 11y ago
Too crowded and pricey currently. It was but I think it's losing luster because of those reasons.
- benbreen 11y ago
  Moving from Austin (where I went to grad school) to NYC was eye opening on that score. The average rents had skyrocketed in Austin since I first moved there in 2008, but when I was living there I didn't fully realize how cheap it remains relative to NYC or SF. My friend is currently living in a 2 bedroom apartment in a nice part of town that costs around $900 per month (granted, not the greatest complex, but it has a pool and is 2 blocks from the new metrorail line). The city has changed a lot but the core things I liked about it are still there (natural springs to swim in, good camping and walking trails, Tex-Mex and BBQ, relatively friendly and interesting populace, active music scene). I'm surprised by how much I miss the quality of life in Austin relative to NYC.
- davidw 11y ago
  "Nobody goes there any more. It's too crowded" - Yogi Berra.
- MicroBerto 11y ago
  Austin isn't even close to finishing its growth. It's currently "burroughing" out with me SoDoSoPa style mini-downtowns like The Domain and Mueller due to the awful traffic situation. There's an issue with getting huge money still, but you can live cheap in the burbs and bootstrap to your heart's content. If the REAL tech / hardware industry doesn't have a collapse, there will be no stopping the growth.
  - ProAm 11y ago
    > If the REAL tech / hardware industry doesn't have a collapse, there will be no stopping the growth. You're correct, but look at Detroit and look at the old steel and coal towns. There is always a collapse, and the collapses are happening in faster iterations as technology advances at a faster pace.
gshulegaard 11y ago
And there is a burgeoning tech industry in Austin...if the choices of my fellow tech industry recent college graduates relocation choices is a reliable anecdotal indicator. I found out a fair number of my acquaintances from college (University of California) took jobs and relocated to Austin.
- vonmoltke 11y ago
  "[B]urgeoning tech industry"? For what definition of "tech"? Dell and various semiconductor companies have been down there for decades. The games industry has had a strong presence since the mid-90s at least. The startup scene might be considered burgeoning, but the tech sector in Austin as a whole is pretty well-established.
  - corin_ 11y ago
    Burgeoning only means it's starting to grow fast, it doesn't mean it can't have been well-established already as well.
    - gshulegaard 11y ago
      Thank you.

While not a perfect fit, Austin seems like a good enough match for this.

by ausjke 11y ago

While not a perfect fit, Austin seems like a good enough match for this.

ProAm 11y ago

Too crowded and pricey currently. It was but I think it's losing luster because of those reasons.

benbreen 11y ago
Moving from Austin (where I went to grad school) to NYC was eye opening on that score. The average rents had skyrocketed in Austin since I first moved there in 2008, but when I was living there I didn't fully realize how cheap it remains relative to NYC or SF. My friend is currently living in a 2 bedroom apartment in a nice part of town that costs around $900 per month (granted, not the greatest complex, but it has a pool and is 2 blocks from the new metrorail line). The city has changed a lot but the core things I liked about it are still there (natural springs to swim in, good camping and walking trails, Tex-Mex and BBQ, relatively friendly and interesting populace, active music scene). I'm surprised by how much I miss the quality of life in Austin relative to NYC.
davidw 11y ago
"Nobody goes there any more. It's too crowded" - Yogi Berra.
MicroBerto 11y ago
Austin isn't even close to finishing its growth. It's currently "burroughing" out with me SoDoSoPa style mini-downtowns like The Domain and Mueller due to the awful traffic situation. There's an issue with getting huge money still, but you can live cheap in the burbs and bootstrap to your heart's content. If the REAL tech / hardware industry doesn't have a collapse, there will be no stopping the growth.
- ProAm 11y ago
  > If the REAL tech / hardware industry doesn't have a collapse, there will be no stopping the growth. You're correct, but look at Detroit and look at the old steel and coal towns. There is always a collapse, and the collapses are happening in faster iterations as technology advances at a faster pace.

gshulegaard 11y ago

And there is a burgeoning tech industry in Austin...if the choices of my fellow tech industry recent college graduates relocation choices is a reliable anecdotal indicator. I found out a fair number of my acquaintances from college (University of California) took jobs and relocated to Austin.

vonmoltke 11y ago
"[B]urgeoning tech industry"? For what definition of "tech"? Dell and various semiconductor companies have been down there for decades. The games industry has had a strong presence since the mid-90s at least. The startup scene might be considered burgeoning, but the tech sector in Austin as a whole is pretty well-established.
- corin_ 11y ago
  Burgeoning only means it's starting to grow fast, it doesn't mean it can't have been well-established already as well.
  - gshulegaard 11y ago
    Thank you.