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I responded to a similar post recently; hoped it linked right. I’m a Houston transplant who loves it. If finances are a priority, it’ll make a huge difference. I’m starting my 4th year of BigLaw, just paid off student loans and bought a house last year as a single woman. Still have plenty in savings and investments. I’m sure that would not have been the case had I started out in NY/DC/CA.
I made a lateral move from Boston to Houston several years ago. We love the diversity of Houston, the food, and the culture (opera, symphony, ballet, museums, etc. pre-Covid), but the summers can be brutal and it’s not what I would call a “pretty” landscape. We aren’t big fans of the suburbs (anywhere, but Houston particularly) since it’s very Stepford and has a “pave paradise and put up a parking lot” feel but love living inside the loop and some of those neighborhoods are walkable and lovely. My practice is just as sophisticated as it was when I was in Boston, and there are so many transplants you can pretty easily find someone (or many) with similar interests.
Work in Houston big law. Transplant from a coast. It's certainly the place to be if your motivations are financial. It's also good to be in Texas if you're more politically conservative or even moderate. I like how cheap everything is, the sophistication of the work, and having more freedom generally. Good food and the people here are really nice and laid back. I dislike the extreme lack of nature (there's no where to really go hiking, and very little public land in Texas generally - - this is why I'll have to eventually move) and crime. It's an ugly city too. One thing that's nice though is not having so much of the homeless issue right in your face, as can be the case in SF or NYC. I think the weather and traffic are overstated. Traffic isn't bad unless you live in a suburb, and the humidity gets bad but if you've lived in other hot places before, it isn't gonna be life changing. I'd take it over Chicago wind chill any day.
I haven't lived in NYC so I'm not sure. The fact that you are in your car much more than walking and can easily get a concealed carry permit lead me to think it would be less bad, atleast from a violent crime standpoint. Due to Houston's lack of zoning, neighborhoods are not as segregated as would be preferable. One block away can be a bad area. And much of the inner loop is currently in the process of gentrification and has years before it is as safe as I would like. Property crime against cars is pretty prevalent. Houston is super big and is not dense at all (something I like...its not stressful going grocery shopping etc.) but this is bad because the police force is spread way too thin and only has time for big stuff, not quality of life enforcement.