Thinking of moving from NYC to Houston. I am a 26 yr old female. Do you guys like living in houston/feel as if there’s enough to do as a young person, etc. Open to any real thoughts on living in Houston/making a new life here coming from a different city.

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Houston has just about everything you could want in a major city without having anything that makes it super special. I enjoy it here but I’m not particularly hard to please. 26 M here and happy to connect more.

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S1 which part would you like to connect more?

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I moved here from nyc not too long ago. Agree with SC1 that it’s a typical major US city. Sports, diverse food options, museums, need a car, etc. Fairly LCOL and more relaxed/comfortable than nyc. If you’re all about the big city life and love the energy that nyc has to offer, Houston might seem a bit dull—but that’s basically true for most US cities not named nyc

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Location is EVERYTHING make sure to stay inside the 610 loop midtown/ heights a good. Place to start looking

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Galleria is nice

Also refer here to someone with a similar question https://joinfishbowl.com/post_a09svl

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I’ve been here a few years, pick an area to live that has the things you like but it has arts/theatre/museums/sports/outdoors etc but it is spread out - there’s a lot to do at a low col

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