I'll throw in my 2 cents about Austin. I've lived in SF and now I live in Austin. Austin Pros: -Great Food, you can't find the type of food you get in austi

I'll throw in my 2 cents about Austin. I've lived in SF and now I live in Austin. Austin Pros: -Great Food, you can't find the type of food you get in austin anywhere else. Great BBQ, the best tacos, tons of food trailers and Tex-Mex -Great Beer. -beautiful down to earth women (I feel like this is SF's big problem it was extremely hard to meet women I was interested in) -night life is amazing (most people in Austin don't work they just party) -very bike friendly...you can bike the whole city in 30 mins (15 late at night). Austin is pretty flat (unlike SF) so biking is just so enjoyable. -There's rivers and lakes and hiking right in the city -The cost a living really can't be beat (cheap rent, cheap food, cheap beer). I can go to a bar and get a beer for $2. -UT is right here (I don't know anything about there CS dept, but I think they have some pretty good grad school depts) -THE WEATHER its almost always sunny. It gets hot in the summer but everywhere has great AC so you don't feel it. It's actually great to feel the heat and then be able to relax with AC. I prefer the weather here to SF where at least in the city its almost always a little rainy and cold. -Great Airport (flys jetblue and southwest) and great public transit (even though you don't need because biking is so great) -If you like music theres no place better -SXSW is awesome every year -no state income tax! Cons: -Tech Scene is super small (trying to change that) -lots of hipsters (which is good and bad) -I wish it were a little bigger -no big mountains or ocean