Thread by @Molson_Hart

More people moved to Florida and Texas than any other states in 2021.

I’ve lived in Texas since 2021 and I like thinking about cities so I thought I’d make a quick guide of the big 5 Texas cities for people thinking about moving.

Here the 5 cities I decided to focus on:

1. Dallas
2. Dallas’ lesser known twin city Fort Worth
3. Houston
4. San Antonio
5. Austin

These are my opinions. Disagree as you see fit. I’ve spent a lot of time in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. I’ve spent a slightly less in Houston, and just 2 weekends in San Antonio.

Without further ado let’s get started:

Texas cities’ food ranked from best to worst.

1. Houston
2. Austin
3. Dallas
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities’ natural beauty ranked from best to worst.

All these cities got nothing on San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle etc.

1. Austin
2. San Antonio
3. Fort Worth
4. Houston
5. Dallas

Texas cities’ winter weather ranked from best to worst:

1. Houston
2-3. San Antonio and Austin have the same weather
4-5. Dallas and Fort Worth have same weather

Texas cities’ summer weather (warning, Texas is hot)

1-2. Austin San Antonio
3-4. Dallas Fort Worth
5. Houston

Texas cities’ All around weather (tornados, hurricanes, sunny days etc):

1-2. Austin San Antonio
3-4. Dallas and fort worth
5. Houston

Texas cities’ walkability (warning texas isn’t really walkable):

1. Austin
2. Houston
3. San Antonio
4. Fort Worth
5. Dallas

Texas cities’ culture and art scene:

1. Austin
2. Houston
3. Dallas
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities’ education.

Find any high income suburb and you will find great schools so I’ve focused on universities:

1-2. Houston and Austin
3. Dallas
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities’ nightlife ranked (for residents)

1. Austin
2. Houston
3. Dallas
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities’ sports teams ranked:

1-2. Dallas and Fort Worth
3. Houston
4. San Antonio
5. Austin

Texas cities ranked by physical attractiveness of the people:

1. Dallas
2. Houston
3. Austin
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities ranked for career prospects:

1. Austin
2. Dallas
3. Houston
4. Fort Worth
5. San Antonio

Texas cities’ airports ranked

1. Houston
2-3. Dallas Fort Worth share an airport
4. Austin
5. San Antonio

Texas cities housing affordability ranked:

1. San Antonio
2. Fort Worth
3. Houston
4. Dallas
5. Austin

Texas cities environments ranked (air water etc):

1. Austin
2. San Antonio
3. Fort Worth
4. Dallas
5. Houston

Texas cities ranked by likelihood that your friends will visit:

1. Austin
2-3. Dallas and Houston
4-5. San Antonio Fort Worth

Texas cities by the danger of drivers from safe to least safe:

1. Austin
2. San Antonio
3. Houston
4. Fort Worth
5. Dallas

Texas cities ranked by their closest body of water:

1. Austin
2. Houston (Galveston and Buffalo bayou)
3. Fort Worth
4. San Antonio
5. Dallas

Okay that’s all I got.

If there’s another metric you’d like me to rank the cities for let me know in the replies and I’ll do it.

PS someone do this for Florida cities

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