Maybe Moving to Austin

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Originally Posted by arbeiter

As someone who grew up in Washington and moved to Austin, I will tell you that you should check out the heat first. It's really unbearable for a lot of people. And there are plenty of cute little houses in Austin, but not as nice or affordable as Portland. That's the thing about Austin - housing is affordable, if you want to live in the dreary, ugly, lower-middle-class suburbs. Anything in a neighborhood with real character will set you back at least $250,000, in my opinion.

Portland is a better choice in my opinion - rents are actually cheaper. I know people who live in the Alberta arts district area and rent a huge bungalow for like $1200 - in Austin, that'd be unheard of unless it was a deteriorating shack.

Nice to know that I live in such a "horrible" area only 6 miles from downtown

Not everyone needs to live in the gentrified areas adjacent to downtown to feel "special", too many of those types live in those areas so they can say they live in [insert overpriced "cool" neighborhood here]. Those people are paying a premium for living in a "name" neighborhood, don't get me wrong, I like those areas but would never consider paying the ridiculous prices those people want when they buy and flip those houses. I live in a regular house with a $700 a month house payment in a nice quiet neighborhood with some good neighbors. Not too bad if you ask me, but then I grew out of the "pretentious" stage of my life many years ago.