Posted on 04/02/2009 1:02:31 PM PDT by OL Hickory
I am fed up with Jersey and am looking at houses in Texas. I found 2 houses in Amarillo. (still looking though) Any info on the area, or any other parts of Texas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you- Have a great day!
Half of the northeast lives in metro Dallas. Most of the other half are illegals and their families.
Anything else you want to know?
From NJ, you should check out East Texas or just north of Houston.
I guess it all depends on what you like to do and what your career is. I can direct you to some great hunting around Amarillo (Tule Creek is my regular), but it is pretty far from my normal stomping grounds.
what’s your status...retired or working?
thank you for the info..greatly appreciated!
You do actually get 4 seasons in that part of Texas, and it can get pretty cold in the winter (being from Jersey, maybe not really cold to you). There are certainly parts of Texas that are prettier with more to do outdoors, but Texas is a great state and the people are generally wonderful. Amarillo is closer to places that you can go skiing though ... New Mexico and Colorado. Hunting is pretty good if you are so inclined.
Texas is great! Not sure what else you were looking for — I’ve never lived in Amarillo, but visited there for relatives. My favorite part is the I-35 corridor between Denton and San Antonio. Easy to find quiet communities within easy driving distance of big cities when you need them.
The worst part of Texas would be an improvement over the best part of the Garden State.
The I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin has some nice towns along it. New Braunfels and San Marcos are both nice places. Far enough out of the big city to be fairly quiet but easy driving distance to Major cities.
Interesting your commentary. I’ve never been to Amarillo, but had an Uncle and an Aunt that lived there for seemingly ever. They owned a tent and awning company there. Both gone to God now, but they raised their family there, and spoke of it as a lovely oasis within a desert sort of place. I always imagined it as a lovely place to live.
We live in a windy, dirt blown area ourselves, but it is an Oasis from society to me and my wife. Perhaps that was what they meant to say.
Nothing between Amarillo and the North pole except a couple strands of broken barbed wire...
The city-data website will give you info on Amarillo or any other Texas City.. It maybe of some help in your search.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Amarillo-Texas.html
No place better that Amarillo in the winter.
Tall mountains, skiing, plenty of lakes, great fishing & recreation and a sunny white sand beach just down the road.
For example: Most of the population of Texas is in Houston, Dallas/Ft Worth, Austin or San Antonio - It is more than an 11 hour drive from Houston to Amarillo, and more than half of that distance is interstate driving at 75 mph.
As for other parts of the state it depends on what you are looking for.
If you don't mind the humidity the Houston Metro area is nice. The suburbs in Fort Bend County to the South West and Montgomery County to the north are nice places to live.
There are a lot of great places to live in the Dallas Fort Worth Metro Plex. If you don't mind a little eclectic weirdness Austin ain't so bad.
If you are looking for a real southwestern type location with deserts and mountains El Paso is actually pretty nice. Even though Juarez is a war zone, El Paso is actually the third safest metro area in the country. The west side of town is a nice area to live.
So I mean there are a lot of areas to choose from, it just depends on what your tastes are.
Central Texas is lovely. Great fishing,friendly folks and great food.
Bwahahahahaha....
Flat as a cast iron skillet. Profoundly flat.
Well, if you can stand the liberals in Jersey, you can probably stand any place (including Austin) in Texas. Just live outside the city limits or outside of Travesty county.
Katy, Tx is great. Wonderful suburb of Houston.
I just sold a 3600 sqft home, perfect condition, for 265,000.
You are right, I always am in shock how nice of a town El Paso is.. it has the friendliest people and the absolutely best Mexican food, even better than Juarez.
This thread has some commentary about DFW area. (See post #65)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126208/posts
In between discussion about secession ;-)
Related post. Come on in, the country’s red not blue.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2218818/posts?page=14#14
Great people in West Texas - Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa. It's pretty barren and flat, but some folks don't mind that, especially if they're in the cotton business. Pretty sensible cost-of-living.
If you want big city, Dallas and Houston have everything you would want and a lot you wouldn't. Would pick Dallas area over Houston - can't stand the petro smell - and would pick Ft. Worth over Dallas.
My favorite is the Hill Country - San Antonio to Austin. Get a map of Texas, find San Marcos (on I-35 south of Austin) and draw a circle 100 miles in all directions. Can't go wrong.
All of Texas is terrible. Hot, snakes, rude backwards people etc. I would not come here.
My wife comes from Amarillo, and her best friend lives on Tule Ranch. That’s some really nice countryside, a lot like home back here in SD.
Did you forget the sarcasm tag?
As in “took” it off the wall of the La Quinta?
LOL... yea right! Amazing how Amarillo looks nothing like New Zealand.
That is what you are supposed to say to liberals when they inquire about Texas, this guy is a conservative. Encourage him please.
I would highly recommend the Texas hill country. It is beautiful. I would also recommend moving to a small to mid size town. There are many in the hill country that are close to major cities.
Don’t mention Central Texas to anyone... We want to keep it lovely... :)
Not really and for obvious reasons. I am a native West Texan (goshawful place) who likes things pretty just like they are. Sorry if I don’t want anyone else around to share my misery.
Yeah the Property Taxes are on the steep side, but we don’t have an income tax, especially one as high as Jersey’s.
Howdy,
Having lived in both states, I can tell you are making a good choice. Texas is a right to work state without a state income tax. Watch out for property taxes though.
Good luck,
Texan since 1962. Born here.
Amarillow is nice....flat, dusty, and cooler climate than rest of Texas.
Tyler Tx area is the Garden spot and still cheap.
LOL! Okay I get it.
Of course name of the photo has “New Zealand” in it.
Amarillo is too Cosmopolitan for a La Quinta or even Motel 6.
Amarillo by morning, up from san antone.
Everything that I’ve got is just what I’ve got on.
When that sun is high in that texas sky
I’ll be bucking it to county fair.
Amarillo by morning, amarillo I’ll be there.
They took my saddle in houston, broke my leg in santa fe.
Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way.
Well I’ll be looking for eight when they pull that gate,
And I’m hoping that judge ain’t blind.
Amarillo by morning, amarillo’s on my mind.
Amarillo by morning, up from san antone.
Everything that I’ve got is just what I’ve got on.
I ain’t got a dime, but what I got is mine.
I ain’t rich, but lord I’m free.
Amarillo by morning, amarillo’s where I’ll be.
Amarillo by morning, amarillo’s where I’ll be.
- George Strait
We are all better off if conservatives in Libland stay where they are and fight the good fight.
Amarillo? Hold your nose ... lots of cattle up that way.
I know god blessed Texas with his own hands, brought down angels from the promised land, gave them a place where they could dance, if you want to see heaven, brother here’s your change.
Mmmmmmm.. God Bless Texas!
That would be Mt. New Zealand, just outside of Amarillo.
When the sun rises the lake in the picture turns a shade of yellow, thus the lake and the city were named Amarillo.
Or it might be called Amarillo for the color of the snow after the locals relieve themselves.
Are you retired or plan on working?
What are your outdoor interests?
Preferred climate?
Health/Allergies?
Gardener?
Hunter?
Fisherman?
I'm a 51 y/o Texan, born in Corpus Christi, living now around Houston and have traveled and worked all over the state.
Texas has a wide range of geography and climate. Amarillo is in the panhandle high plains area; it is over 3,000 feet elevation and has harsh winters.
Texas has coastal swampy areas, desert, dry mountains, high plains, piney woods, hard woods, lake areas, rocky hill country and beaches... What are you interested in?
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