I was speaking to a client recently and mentioned that Austin is usually on any "best places to live" list. I came across an article Sunday on MSN real estate that summarizes the top 8 places to live in the United States. Of course, Austin was #2 on the list, which was as follows:
- Asheville, N.C.
- Austin, Texas
- Boise, Idaho
- Fayetteville, Ark.
- Minneapolis
- Nashua, N.H.
- Olympia, Wash.
- Prescott, Ariz.
There wasn't much information in the article on why someone would want to live in Austin, but the writer did say that we have many "Ph.D waiters", which is a way of saying that we have a highly-educated population who can make more money living somewhere else, but these people would rather take less pay so they can stay in Austin. I'd say that this is a true statement.
I have a client in town this weekend and explained to her on Friday that Austin is great place to retire, raise a family, or just relax. Most engineers, lawyers, and doctors can make better pay in Dallas or Houston, but the caveat is...they'd be in Dallas or Houston, not Austin. If I had any place to live in the U.S., it would probably be near a nice beach in California, but I would not want to completely leave Austin. That's how great our city is.
Read more now: 8 cheap places you'd want to live - MSN Real Estate.
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Dee Copeland, Investment Specialist
AustinHomeNews.com, Team Dee Residential
eRealtyAlliance Commercial Real Estate
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