You are correct from every angle. I lived there from 2017 - 2023 and the lack of diversity and cost of living is the absolute truth. I lived in Round Rock and when I got hired on my first job, I was the only African American of about 200 others in the building. That was a shocker for me coming from the Atlanta area to Austin. Thanks so much for the video.
I was the one who asked you about making this video last week. Thank you so much for making it. I have literally been waiting all week for this video. I checked in the morning and in the afternoon. lol This was a great video. After watching both your pros and cons videos, I might reconsider Austin. The place doesn't seem bad, but it seems the high cost of living is really the killer. It seems you need to be making some really GOOD money to live there. Not only that, it also seems that you would have to keep making sure you get increases because I know the cost of living there has to keep rising due to all the people moving there. This leads me to the other thing you mentioned about the crowds. Crowds can be cool, but they can get played out after awhile. The long lines and packs of people for anything as simple as grocery shopping would annoy me eventually. Austin seems like a place that would wear on you after awhile and then you would want to move on like you are doing. Thanks again for making this video. I really appreciate it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and I’m happy that I could shed some light on the pros and cons of living here in Austin! I absolutely agree that it is very expensive here and the crowds are something I didn’t expect. It is a great place to start after college if you are in the media or tech field but after 2 years here, I’m definitely ready to move 😅 thanks again for watching and I appreciate you putting the fire under me to deliver! 🙌🙏🏾
I agree I think the people here are nice. I diversity isn’t a big deal to me as long as people are kind and respectful I don’t care what color they are 🤷🏽♀️
Being from Atlanta saying austin is crowded is crazy. I went to Atlanta last year and going again in July and i swear going to the coca cola museum(only 6 miles away from my hotel) took a hour! I was in Austin(georgetown to go get a car at roger Beasley) in December and driving, compared to Atlanta was sooooo much more fluid and fast paced. Nothing about Austin felt crowded compared to Atlanta and Houston.
@@a.n.watson8797exactly like be forreal 😂 going to sandy springs from downtown Atlanta shouldn’t take no more than 10 min but it’s gonna be over a hour. Austin is NO WAY close to like that like to can travel really well and also its more lanes in Texas usually as well.
@@everythingtrack I use to travel from midtown/briarcliff to metropolitan pkwy a few time a week. Took me an hour just to get out of the midtown area…. I’m actually in Killeen Texas now 1 hour outside Austin and the commute from here to Austin ain’t too bad nowhere near Atl
@@a.n.watson8797 I’m in Hattiesburg mississippi but i graduate usm in cybersecurity December and i want to move to austin or some city that’s on the east side of texas. But i have them in mind, charlotte or Raleigh nc and Tennessee and Virginia(a lot of federal jobs)
@@everythingtrack wow that’s crazy you said cybersecurity I’m suppose to going to school for network engineering soon. I’m be paying out of pocket thats the only down side. But do you think it’s worth it?
Much cheaper. Literally the same new build house is 100k less in San Antonio than in Austin. I compared the "Lincoln" build by Centex. Its 396k in Austin but 296k in San Antonio. Yeah I'm going with SA lol
San Antonio is cheaper by FAR but imo fun to visit but not to live. Houston would be a great middle ground between being affordable and fun to live in long term while still having quick access to Austin, San Antonio and Galveston if you want a lil fun quick get away.
You Are Spot on with everything!! I relocated here from NYC 4 years ago and I certainly wish I had viewed a vid like this prior to moving!!! I am a Black woman of a certain age a member of a Predominantly Sorority Black Sorority and but not for the fellowship with my Sorors and making connections via them, I would be be very lost and turn Out living in the North of ATX area. I’m Seriously considering moving back to East coast and Seasons. Thanks so much for this video and all the Best To You!❤😊
6th Street is wonderful on Saturday night. I don't mind the crowds; they are friendly. I am from DC, so I know the heat and humidity well-it's best to go out in the morning. I live in CA now, so the housing prices do not seem high. You have not talked me out of Austin yet!
Thank you for this comment! This was coming from a time where I was in a long term relationship. I spent the summer and now single in Austin, so let's just say I have a different point of view. Maybe I should put together a video from the single life perspective
As someone who moved from East Texas to Austin in the past several years, I just started really learning about the history of the city and why the population is so heavily white. In the early 1900s the city was segregated, if you look at a map of Austin I35 runs directly through the city and the east side was heavily subjected to redlining, as well as other tactics used in segregation. When Austin started being looked at by companies and corporations wanting to move here to get tax breaks they of course bought up properties on the east side, inflating the market and driving people from their homes due to property taxes skyrocketing. Microsoft and Tesla are currently on the east side and Samsung is in the process of building a location in Taylor, which is north east of Austin and a darling little community that happens to house a lot of low income families. And as you would expect, these companies coming in pushed people out of their homes, forcing them to the suburbs or making them leave the city altogether. I truly hate how corporations have ruined a place that used to be a refuge for the weird black sheeps of the family to convalesce. Now we’re just another city who have become servants of capitalism 💀
The cost of living in Austin Texas it's getting worse. And with me working a low paying job where I am just getting paid 1,000 for 2 weeks it's not cutting it. I am looking into changing careers hopefully I'll be able to make above 1,000 dollars with working in health care. And after that I will be glad to leave Austin, TX for good.
Wait...this video is selling me on Austin hahahha, when you opened reason number 4 of "it is HOTTT and humid" and then reason 3 of "it is CROWDED" im like tell me more hahaha sounds wonderful. I love crowds, heat and humidity.
I want to make an updated video since I filmed this while in a relationship and have soooooo many feelings about it as a single woman. I'll put it in the queue now that I'm editing again =)
Austin has evolved somewhat. Per my mom who was bone in 1928, it was quite difficult to live in Austin as a minority. So an observation coming from a woman of color is accurate. That being said your assessment of living in Austin is quite accurate. Just take into account the great migration of people from other states which has caused a great amount of unforeseen problems in housing,food prices etc. So as you said if these things don’t bother you and you can deal, I would say GO for it. For the most part, people born and raised in Texas are friendly and are neighborly. Good Luck to you and welcome to Texas! If you are leaving sad to see you leave and we hope your time here was pleasant.
Good info! I'm in SF, and have been and worked/lived in TX in HTX/ATX/DFW. I would personally never leave CA, but if I had to be a TX resident for 3 years (for reasons lol) I'd actually choose Houston. I loved living and working in Houston. Everyone was so kind and nice, I loved the mix of cultures there (East Asians, African American, Cajun, Indians, Hispanic, Southern, etc.) and it just feels very laid back. Austin feels like a big suburb to me, but its so packed. Dallas is really boring and I'm not really a country club type of guy. I'm also vegan so I'm not that into BBQ and what not when people say ATX is good for foodies. I actually think HTX is way more foodie.
Hi Tonya! Yes, there's plenty of rideshare services all over the city, but they are a bit pricey ($25-50 a ride depending on time of day). Hope this helps!
I moved to Austin in 1990. It was a much better place then. I have lived in multiple parts of town. It’s the only place in Texas that I can tolerate. Still here but I am appalled at the amount of greed that I have witnessed since the pandemic. The rents have skyrocketed and the quality of the housing is subpar. California…
I actually do my own hair because everyone charges around $200 for a simple silk press, but I will make a video if I do find someone because I need a professional trim like yesterday lol
I’m seeing a LOT of comments about diversity from people who moved to the whitest parts of Austin and its suburbs. No wonder you didn’t see any diversity in the community.
I remember a co-worker of mine in Dallas told me Austin was a "white man's town". After living here I have to say he was right. The culture just seems kind of WASP.
@@rfink222 I grew up in SE Austin, attended schools with a majority Hispanic population, and lived in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood and part of town. If you live in Austin and didn't see the diversity you were looking for, its probably because you moved to a pretty white neighborhood...
Yeah, I see this a lot now that I am living here as a single woman. It's much different than when I was in a relationship so I'll do a video on the differences as a BW living here alone and rarely goes downtown.
@@asamiddlebrook2719 yeah I live in Austin. To find a nice APARTMENT here that’s not in a bad area it will cost you over $2000 monthly with nothing included but water.
I'm making an updated video as a now single woman living here, I've decided to stay and will explain why it's still a great place to live even as a single person and with cost of living.
Yes, don't come here. We had a population decline last year, and we need to keep that trend going. Silicon Valley and California already did heavy damage to the city.
Austin isn't 72% white. It's less than 50% white. You only get 72% if you include Hispanics as white. But if you count that way, then San Antonio will end up being 80% "white".
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You are correct from every angle. I lived there from 2017 - 2023 and the lack of diversity and cost of living is the absolute truth. I lived in Round Rock and when I got hired on my first job, I was the only African American of about 200 others in the building. That was a shocker for me coming from the Atlanta area to Austin. Thanks so much for the video.
I was the one who asked you about making this video last week. Thank you so much for making it. I have literally been waiting all week for this video. I checked in the morning and in the afternoon. lol This was a great video. After watching both your pros and cons videos, I might reconsider Austin. The place doesn't seem bad, but it seems the high cost of living is really the killer. It seems you need to be making some really GOOD money to live there. Not only that, it also seems that you would have to keep making sure you get increases because I know the cost of living there has to keep rising due to all the people moving there. This leads me to the other thing you mentioned about the crowds. Crowds can be cool, but they can get played out after awhile. The long lines and packs of people for anything as simple as grocery shopping would annoy me eventually. Austin seems like a place that would wear on you after awhile and then you would want to move on like you are doing. Thanks again for making this video. I really appreciate it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and I’m happy that I could shed some light on the pros and cons of living here in Austin! I absolutely agree that it is very expensive here and the crowds are something I didn’t expect. It is a great place to start after college if you are in the media or tech field but after 2 years here, I’m definitely ready to move 😅 thanks again for watching and I appreciate you putting the fire under me to deliver! 🙌🙏🏾
@@Morgansaron That is no problem. I was like I hope she had time to do it. lol I really enjoyed the video. Thanks again.
I'm from Houston , & I LOVE Austin , yes it isn't as diverse as Houston but , people are sweet here 🫶🏽 . Thank you for the videos Beautiful Lady .
I agree I think the people here are nice. I diversity isn’t a big deal to me as long as people are kind and respectful I don’t care what color they are 🤷🏽♀️
Yes 🙌🏾 I’m from Austin born and raised
Community is more important because diversity doesn't automatically mean authentic community
Being from Atlanta saying austin is crowded is crazy. I went to Atlanta last year and going again in July and i swear going to the coca cola museum(only 6 miles away from my hotel) took a hour! I was in Austin(georgetown to go get a car at roger Beasley) in December and driving, compared to Atlanta was sooooo much more fluid and fast paced. Nothing about Austin felt crowded compared to Atlanta and Houston.
Your story sounds exactly like mine lol
@@a.n.watson8797exactly like be forreal 😂 going to sandy springs from downtown Atlanta shouldn’t take no more than 10 min but it’s gonna be over a hour. Austin is NO WAY close to like that like to can travel really well and also its more lanes in Texas usually as well.
@@everythingtrack I use to travel from midtown/briarcliff to metropolitan pkwy a few time a week. Took me an hour just to get out of the midtown area…. I’m actually in Killeen Texas now 1 hour outside Austin and the commute from here to Austin ain’t too bad nowhere near Atl
@@a.n.watson8797 I’m in Hattiesburg mississippi but i graduate usm in cybersecurity December and i want to move to austin or some city that’s on the east side of texas. But i have them in mind, charlotte or Raleigh nc and Tennessee and Virginia(a lot of federal jobs)
@@everythingtrack wow that’s crazy you said cybersecurity I’m suppose to going to school for network engineering soon. I’m be paying out of pocket thats the only down side. But do you think it’s worth it?
Wanted to move to Texas but the only turn off I saw was the cost of living, is San Antonio cheaper?
Much cheaper. Literally the same new build house is 100k less in San Antonio than in Austin. I compared the "Lincoln" build by Centex. Its 396k in Austin but 296k in San Antonio. Yeah I'm going with SA lol
San Antonio is cheaper by FAR but imo fun to visit but not to live. Houston would be a great middle ground between being affordable and fun to live in long term while still having quick access to Austin, San Antonio and Galveston if you want a lil fun quick get away.
You Are Spot on with everything!! I relocated here from NYC 4 years ago and I certainly wish I had viewed a vid like this prior to moving!!!
I am a Black woman of a certain age a member of a Predominantly Sorority Black Sorority and but not for the fellowship with my Sorors and making connections via them, I would be be very lost and turn
Out living in the North of ATX area. I’m Seriously considering moving back to East coast and Seasons.
Thanks so much for this video and all the Best To You!❤😊
6th Street is wonderful on Saturday night. I don't mind the crowds; they are friendly. I am from DC, so I know the heat and humidity well-it's best to go out in the morning. I live in CA now, so the housing prices do not seem high. You have not talked me out of Austin yet!
Thank you for this comment! This was coming from a time where I was in a long term relationship. I spent the summer and now single in Austin, so let's just say I have a different point of view. Maybe I should put together a video from the single life perspective
As someone who moved from East Texas to Austin in the past several years, I just started really learning about the history of the city and why the population is so heavily white. In the early 1900s the city was segregated, if you look at a map of Austin I35 runs directly through the city and the east side was heavily subjected to redlining, as well as other tactics used in segregation. When Austin started being looked at by companies and corporations wanting to move here to get tax breaks they of course bought up properties on the east side, inflating the market and driving people from their homes due to property taxes skyrocketing. Microsoft and Tesla are currently on the east side and Samsung is in the process of building a location in Taylor, which is north east of Austin and a darling little community that happens to house a lot of low income families. And as you would expect, these companies coming in pushed people out of their homes, forcing them to the suburbs or making them leave the city altogether. I truly hate how corporations have ruined a place that used to be a refuge for the weird black sheeps of the family to convalesce. Now we’re just another city who have become servants of capitalism 💀
The cost of living in Austin Texas it's getting worse. And with me working a low paying job where I am just getting paid 1,000 for 2 weeks it's not cutting it. I am looking into changing careers hopefully I'll be able to make above 1,000 dollars with working in health care. And after that I will be glad to leave Austin, TX for good.
Wait...this video is selling me on Austin hahahha, when you opened reason number 4 of "it is HOTTT and humid" and then reason 3 of "it is CROWDED" im like tell me more hahaha sounds wonderful. I love crowds, heat and humidity.
I want to make an updated video since I filmed this while in a relationship and have soooooo many feelings about it as a single woman. I'll put it in the queue now that I'm editing again =)
I need diversity within my community! Great point
So true! It is definitely something that takes getting used to 😅 thanks for watching the video! ☺️
Austin has evolved somewhat. Per my mom who was bone in 1928, it was quite difficult to live in Austin as a minority. So an observation coming from a woman of color is accurate. That being said your assessment of living in Austin is quite accurate. Just take into account the great migration of people from other states which has caused a great amount of unforeseen problems in housing,food prices etc. So as you said if these things don’t bother you and you can deal, I would say GO for it. For the most part, people born and raised in Texas are friendly and are neighborly. Good Luck to you and welcome to Texas! If you are leaving sad to see you leave and we hope your time here was pleasant.
Thank you so much for such a thoughtful comment! I've decided to stay and will make a video on updated thoughts =)
Your camera quality is AMAZING ! May I ask what are you using ?
Thank you so much! I use an iPhone 14 Pro Max 😊
Good info! I'm in SF, and have been and worked/lived in TX in HTX/ATX/DFW. I would personally never leave CA, but if I had to be a TX resident for 3 years (for reasons lol) I'd actually choose Houston. I loved living and working in Houston. Everyone was so kind and nice, I loved the mix of cultures there (East Asians, African American, Cajun, Indians, Hispanic, Southern, etc.) and it just feels very laid back. Austin feels like a big suburb to me, but its so packed. Dallas is really boring and I'm not really a country club type of guy. I'm also vegan so I'm not that into BBQ and what not when people say ATX is good for foodies. I actually think HTX is way more foodie.
Thanks for sharing, Morgan! Great video
Thank you! 🙏🏾
Diversity is a must for my next move, thanks to speaking on that
Take what she’s saying with a grain of salt. It’s more diverse than what is being said.
Know it is not. It's really no black people here foreal. And they treat us like we do not belong here
if you live outside of austin and need to go in for work, is finding parking hard or impossible? is there free parking?
hello my question is about transportation is there buses or lyft the closer you are to downtown on the south side
Hi Tonya! Yes, there's plenty of rideshare services all over the city, but they are a bit pricey ($25-50 a ride depending on time of day). Hope this helps!
you are amazing
I moved to Austin in 1990. It was a much better place then. I have lived in multiple parts of town. It’s the only place in Texas that I can tolerate. Still here but I am appalled at the amount of greed that I have witnessed since the pandemic. The rents have skyrocketed and the quality of the housing is subpar. California…
The lack of diversity definitely has me reconsidering moving to Austin
Moving to Austin soon, any recommendations on hair saloons or stylists that work well with curly hair?
Yes, great question! Plz respond! I’ll be moving next year.
I actually do my own hair because everyone charges around $200 for a simple silk press, but I will make a video if I do find someone because I need a professional trim like yesterday lol
Well, I’m born and raised in NYC and I no longer want to live in another democratic city ever again.
I’m ready to move to Austin and I’m from DFW area
Can you get your groceries delivered?
Yes you can =)
luckily i'm from Miami, so none of these really deterred me. but great video, thank you!
What about east Austin? Where the Mexican people at ?
😅
They everywhere except for west side
Are there a lot of those huge gigantic flying roaches there? Is that a common issue or does it depend on what side of town you're on? 😢😩
Lol no not really, mainly crickets and spiders
Community is definitely more important the. Diversity diversity isn’t a hard thing to find it doesn’t have to be exactly everywhere
Thank you so much for this perspective!
Because we're full!
I’m seeing a LOT of comments about diversity from people who moved to the whitest parts of Austin and its suburbs. No wonder you didn’t see any diversity in the community.
I remember a co-worker of mine in Dallas told me Austin was a "white man's town". After living here I have to say he was right. The culture just seems kind of WASP.
@@rfink222 I grew up in SE Austin, attended schools with a majority Hispanic population, and lived in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood and part of town. If you live in Austin and didn't see the diversity you were looking for, its probably because you moved to a pretty white neighborhood...
Yeah, I see this a lot now that I am living here as a single woman. It's much different than when I was in a relationship so I'll do a video on the differences as a BW living here alone and rarely goes downtown.
Hmm 🤔 I’ve always heard that Austin was one of the most affordable places to live in the country. Maybe I’ve been mistaken lol😂
Austin is the MOST expensive city in Texas.
@@Icannotlose really??😯
@@Icannotlose what’s the most affordable city out of Austin,San Antonio,Dallas and Houston?
@@asamiddlebrook2719 yeah I live in Austin. To find a nice APARTMENT here that’s not in a bad area it will cost you over $2000 monthly with nothing included but water.
@@asamiddlebrook2719 Also Houston is the cheapest but I feel like it’s ghetto there. And this is coming from a blk woman. 🤷🏽♀️ I’m just saying.
Only one reason needed to not live in or near Austin: it is New California.
You don’t know anything about dealing with traffic until you’ve lived in Los Angeles !
Never been, but I've heard this from many
Is the Pros outweighs the Cons of living in Austin? Do you still live in Austin, TX?
I'm making an updated video as a now single woman living here, I've decided to stay and will explain why it's still a great place to live even as a single person and with cost of living.
Yes, don't come here. We had a population decline last year, and we need to keep that trend going. Silicon Valley and California already did heavy damage to the city.
Lack of diversity is what makes Austin so Liberal
Interesting take.
Austin isn't 72% white. It's less than 50% white. You only get 72% if you include Hispanics as white. But if you count that way, then San Antonio will end up being 80% "white".
You should move to Atlanta.
Trust me, the move to atl is loading lol next year for sure
@digital why is that? just curious