Can anyone shed some light on what city is better for a single 29 year old male between Dallas and Austin? I’m an in house counsel for a fintech company working fully remote, so I’d like a walkable city, as well as a place I can meet people (including a gf/future wife). Currently living in CA.

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Born in Dallas, lived in SF and NYC before relocating to Austin.

My take: Austin by a MILE. Very cool culture, walkable, much more of a soul than Dallas - and dating here is much better than Dallas.

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Austin has a greater confluence of young people who are outgoing and eager to meet others. Probably due to a bigger number of folks not originally from Texas.

Dallas is VERY insular - if you’re not from there, you’ll have a tough time making new friends and meeting people to date - dating apps are not as popular as ‘I met a friend of a friend for drinks’

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Walkable is tough for any TX city. Austin would be better for that + meeting people IMO

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Do you want a spacious house in the burbs that is near your church? Giant luxury trim truck? Dallas. Everything else Austin.

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If you like sports and museums, move to Dallas.
If you like the outdoors, move to Austin.

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You’re not wrong

Neither is a walkable city but Austin is more liberal and left leaning.

Dallas is a lot of old money, and new tech money is in Austin.

Dallas has way more people but everything is far out.

Austin has a more interesting downtown. Austin is also more expensive generally from cost of living.

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I have lived in Dallas for 5 yrs and ATX for 5 yrs.

I wld suggest Dallas asa1st option—Shops at Legacy and fr a male friend opinion, Dallas has a bigger selection of affluent females

ATX is nice you have Apple, Google and various gyms but more in Dallas

They are 3 hrs apart

ATX main shopping area is the Domain (lots of bars, shopping and the Galleria near Lake Travis (which is gorgeous n homes and apartments in the hills); small transit system though


Dallas much bigger city,

As a female, I see nothing wrong with that?

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