“Keep Austin Weird” is the mantra of this quirky city and folks love living in Austin and are moving over in hordes — approaching 1 Million. But is this city right for you?
Austin is full of southern charm wrapped in a big city feel. This combination make it easy to strike up a conversation and feel at home, in contrast to larger cities such as New York. Austin offers many of the perks of big city living (great food scene, nightlife, cultural activities, outdoor recreation) and reasonable housing prices, to boot. This may be why Millennials make up 31% of Austin’s population and the number is still rising annually.
There is no shortage of things to do on the weekend, whether it’s feeding your foodie cravings or working off some of those calories with some dancing. Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World and boasts more live music venues than any other city (per capita) in the country and hosts the SXSW (South by Southwest) festival. Austin is consistently ranked as one of the most notable food cities in America.
Despite being bustling city, Austin has a lot to offer if you’re into the outdoors in large part due to averaging 228 days of sunshine annually. There are miles of hiking trails, biking trails, kayaking, canoeing and swimming to do on your own, as a couple or with the kids. The spring, fall and winter seasons are allow for extended outdoor activities, plenty of Vitamin D and mood-enhancing serotonin!
In Austin, it’s not hard to really achieve a great work-life balance since one of the biggest perks is no state income taxes! Your take home pay will be much higher if you live in a state without state income tax and simply put, your money will go further.
