Single 26 M living currently in SF. trying to move to Texas - which city do you suggest? Trying to find some type of a “west coast vibe” while maintaining lower COL. Choosing between Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth. Welcome any thoughts!

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Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio in that order. I prefer Fort Worth because it’s a “small” big city compared to the rest but Austin fits the best with the “west coast” vibe

My good friends reluctantly moved from SF to Texas and are digging Dallas. Said it’s got a good amount of diversity, good food, good people. They miss the water and scenery of SF. Austin would be a close 2nd, just depends on what you do for work.

I've lived in nearly all of them. If you really want a WC vibe you should probably pick Austin. I guess San Antonio would be next, but really Austin is the only one that fits the bill. As far as my personal rankings, it would probably go Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, then Houston.

I've lived in Houston and Dallas and have visited Austin a lot. Austin is the most similar to the West coast, its a huge tech hub, but its a small city with way too many people, and its very expensive. Houston has an incredible amount of diversity and foods from all over the world, kinda boring, very humid and most jobs are focused on oil and gas and medicine. Dallas is also very diverse, theres lots to do, but its very segregated; it seems industry agnostic.

Austin has the vibe but it's no longer LCOL. Houston is the best balance of COL and culture/vibe, in my opinion

Austin is most similar to your description. Dallas is second, but I wouldn’t call it west coast. A lot of things to do in Dallas though. Houston is awful - I think the majority of people who like Houston grew up there so they’re used to it. Fort Worth is almost like country living. It’s a small town in a bigger city.