I am a former military officer (Navy, Naval Academy at Annapolis class of '82)who has been fortunate to live all over America and visit many foreign countries. Of all the areas that I have lived none have the infrastructure, diversity, convenience, recreation, schools, music, theater, food, golf courses, fishing holes, spring fed water holes, and great living like Austin. One of the most enjoyable features of the area is the weather! It is warm (over 75 degrees) eight months of the year and swimming is comfortably at least 7 months a year. The temperature does creep up to a scorching 100 degrees in late July and August! Crime is very low in Austin and there are no bad areas or slum areas. The music is incredible and plentiful. Austin is the home of Eric Johnson (Famous Guitarist, Cliffs of Dover fame), Graham Reynolds (we helped Graham get involved with a great home http://grahamreynolds.com) , Christopher Cross, Jerry Jeff Walker,and groups like Asleep at the Wheel, Okkervil River http://www.Okkervilriver.com?(We helped Brian Cassidy get involved with a Hyde Park home and, by the way, Brian teaches piano and guitar at his home http://www.BrianCassidyMusic.com/lessons.htm) Austin is the home of music greats like Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Austin has a low cost of living and the best bar-b-que places in the world like the Salt Lick, Rudy's and County line. Mexican food is unbeatable here! Austin is becoming the Hollywood of the Southwest and many movies are now filmed in Austin. Areas close to downtown continue to gentrify and appreciate. The downtown areas are exploding with new high rise condos! Whole Foods (headquarter in Austin) caters to the nutrition conscious urban dwellers and town lake has jogging and running trails that make it easy to stay in shape! Austin also has great community pools for those who like to swim (Stacy Pool, Deep Eddy) and don't forget Barton Springs in Zilker Park for the best watering hole in the world! Austin is the home of the University of Texas! Austin, although home to over a million people, still has a very small town feel to it! High Technology companies thrive here and attract talent from around the world adding to the intellectual and cultural diversity! I enjoy Austin more than any place I have ever lived!
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"Round Rock and Austin have seen incredible job growth and very stable home prices despite the downturn nationwide. Companies are continuing to hire here helping to keep housing inventory low and prices stable." "If one looks at economic growth in the country´s largest 100 metros, the usual suspects jump to the top of the list. ?With an estimated 32% GMP growth from 2007-2012, Austin, Texas is the winner for big metros."
Austin Reviews, Rankings and Raves! (courtesy of Alamo Title)
Austin ranks 2nd in the 50 Best Places to Live by Mens Journal, March 2006
Austin ranks 6th in the Top 10 Cities for Walking by Prevention Magazine, August 2006
Austin ranks as the Best Place to Live in America for Hispanics by Hispanic magazine for the second year in a row, August 2005
Austin ranks as the 2nd Best Place to Live for Movie makers by Moviemaker Magazine, December 2005
Georgetown ranks 1st Among the Best Places to Retire by US NewsWorld Report, October 2007
Austin ranks 2nd among the 10 Best Places to Live, judging on financial, educational and quality of life criteria by Money magazine, July 2006
Austin was included in the 8 Cheapest Places You'dWant to Live survey by Sperling's BestPlaces.com and msn.com, July 2006
Austin ranks 2nd among the 50 Best Places to Live comparing the combinations of adventure, attractiveness, and affordability by Men´s Journal, April 2006
Round Rock was selected in a national competition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People in the nation by America´s Promise, January, 2007
Austin was voted the Best Place to Live for Future Business Locations by ExpansionMagazine, August 2006
Austin ranks 9th in the Top 10 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur.com, September 2005
According to DogFancy Austin is one of the Top 10 Cities to Be a Dog, November 2005
Austin ranks 8th of America's Cleanest Cities by Reader's Digest, July 2005
Austin ranks 10th in the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America by Sperling's, July 2006
Cedar Park is ranked number 11 among the Top 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Suburbs by Forbes, July 2007
Austin ranks 11th in the 25 Best Running Cities in America Poll by RunnersWorld, July 2005
Austin ranks 2nd on Vegetarian Times' Ten Greenest Cities list, July/August 2005
Pollstar names Austin City Limits Music Festival the "Festival of the Year" during it's annual Concert Industry Awards, February 2006
AmericanWay magazine features "The Top 10 Lists of Great American Music" and Austin appears on three of the lists including "great music towns," "great bigger-is-better music festivals" for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and "sacred ground" for Threadgill's restaurant, June 2005
Austin ranks 6th in a study by Silicon Valley naming the nation's Top TechHubs. The study compare business and quality-of-life issues, claiming Austin has affordable housing, electricity and state taxes, September 2005
Austin is among the Coolest Cities for Young Professionals according to Kiplinger.com, September 2005
Austin ranks 1st among U.S. cities in the fourth annual Mayors Challenge rankings of the Best Cities for Future Business Locations by Management magazine
Each year, Intel ranks the Top 100 U.S. Cities and Regions with the Greatest Number of Commercial and PublicWireless Internet Access Points and Austin ranks third, October 2006
Austin ranks 3rd in a list of America's Most Innovative Cities by theWall Street Journal
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