angelbears
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the bible belt. Red state, where the only thing you love more than God is money and everyone is a christian at least for one hour a week. A little sarcasm from a reformed southern baptist.
Cost of living is cheap here. A gallon of gas is running 3.75 and a local grocery store has whole chickens this week for .67 a pound. No personal income tax but a high sales tax at 8% + on the dollar.
If you have kids or if you are thinking of having kids, I would choose the area I moved to by the quality of the school district. Harris County has 22 school districts, some are very good but some are very bad. Usually, the better schools are in the suburbs. If you have a certain area in mind I will be more than happy to let you know what I know about them.
We do have a minor league hockey team and here is a must see website for amateur hockey. http://houstonhockeyinsider.com/
Many dog parks but I have never been to one. So I'm not sure how good they are. www.houstondogpark.org. BSL does not have a foot hold here. YET! Different areas have different rules, so you will want to check into that before you decide to move there.
HEAT AND HUMIDITY about 5 months out of the year are pure hell. The rest of the time is really pleasant, most winters are mild.
Oh, have a mentioned that I have 2 Filas. There is a reason for that. As with any large metro area, you are going to have higher crime rates. Once again where you live will dictate that. Some areas are pretty safe but there are areas you don't even want to adventure into.
Traffic, OMG, terrible.
World class medical center, if you have good insurance or your filthy rich.
Overall Houston, for a huge metropolis is a decent place to live.
If you know what area of Houston you may have to move to I can get more specific and would be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have. I hope others will chime in here.
50 year native. I have loved and hated every minute of it.
Robin
Cost of living is cheap here. A gallon of gas is running 3.75 and a local grocery store has whole chickens this week for .67 a pound. No personal income tax but a high sales tax at 8% + on the dollar.
If you have kids or if you are thinking of having kids, I would choose the area I moved to by the quality of the school district. Harris County has 22 school districts, some are very good but some are very bad. Usually, the better schools are in the suburbs. If you have a certain area in mind I will be more than happy to let you know what I know about them.
We do have a minor league hockey team and here is a must see website for amateur hockey. http://houstonhockeyinsider.com/
Many dog parks but I have never been to one. So I'm not sure how good they are. www.houstondogpark.org. BSL does not have a foot hold here. YET! Different areas have different rules, so you will want to check into that before you decide to move there.
HEAT AND HUMIDITY about 5 months out of the year are pure hell. The rest of the time is really pleasant, most winters are mild.
Oh, have a mentioned that I have 2 Filas. There is a reason for that. As with any large metro area, you are going to have higher crime rates. Once again where you live will dictate that. Some areas are pretty safe but there are areas you don't even want to adventure into.
Traffic, OMG, terrible.
World class medical center, if you have good insurance or your filthy rich.
Overall Houston, for a huge metropolis is a decent place to live.
If you know what area of Houston you may have to move to I can get more specific and would be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have. I hope others will chime in here.
50 year native. I have loved and hated every minute of it.
Robin