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<blockquote data-quote="animum-rege" data-source="post: 1350761" data-attributes="member: 18973"><p>I'm curious to hear what you guys think about the suburbs outside of Austin. I will be buying a house next year and need to decide on if I'm going to stay in the ATX metro area, or go somewhere else. Budget is around $400k. </p><p></p><p>I really like living near Austin — I would never live in the city proper, but living outside the city has its benefits (opera/symphony, restaurants, smart people, lots of work, airport). I love the outdoor activities, the Hill Country, the farms/ranches.</p><p></p><p>My priorities are:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Be part of a community where I can be involved with civics, contribute, be a member etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Have space for prep/self defense and like-minded neighbors to partner with.*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Have a high quality of life — a neighborhood with culture and intelligent people (I think a rural environment would be depressing and lonely).</li> </ol><p>* I am NOT interested in going full Rawles and getting a homestead out in Montana, simply because I don't have the skills and time to figure them out... I'm taking my chances in the burbs.</p><p></p><p>So far, a few places are popping up:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Georgetown & Cedar Park — most traditional suburbs, but fairly conservative, close-knit small town feel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wimberley — beautiful scenery, but expensive and older pop.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blanco/Johnson City - further out, cheaper, I don't know them that well.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fredericksburg — most conservative and best from a demographic perspective, but a long haul from Austin.</li> </ul><p><strong>But ain't Texas going blue? </strong>I think it will, but I'm not making choices based on red/blue state dynamics, because 1) I assume it's a foregone conclusion that states tip blue due to demographic replacement, and 2) I expect the US to decline (if not collapse) in the next decade, meaning your neighbors and immediate community will be far, far more relevant than whether your every-4-year-measured red/blue split is 49/51 or 51/49.</p><p></p><p>Texas has liberal gun & self-defense laws, zero income tax, the economy's in good shape. And even the demographic shift doesn't bother me as much, since many if not most Hispanics are conservative, Catholic, family-oriented people. People who have families and private property tend to be good citizens regardless of cultural background; it's people who have nothing to lose who cause trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="animum-rege, post: 1350761, member: 18973"] I'm curious to hear what you guys think about the suburbs outside of Austin. I will be buying a house next year and need to decide on if I'm going to stay in the ATX metro area, or go somewhere else. Budget is around $400k. I really like living near Austin — I would never live in the city proper, but living outside the city has its benefits (opera/symphony, restaurants, smart people, lots of work, airport). I love the outdoor activities, the Hill Country, the farms/ranches. My priorities are: [LIST=1] [*]Be part of a community where I can be involved with civics, contribute, be a member etc. [*]Have space for prep/self defense and like-minded neighbors to partner with.* [*]Have a high quality of life — a neighborhood with culture and intelligent people (I think a rural environment would be depressing and lonely). [/LIST] * I am NOT interested in going full Rawles and getting a homestead out in Montana, simply because I don't have the skills and time to figure them out... I'm taking my chances in the burbs. So far, a few places are popping up: [LIST] [*]Georgetown & Cedar Park — most traditional suburbs, but fairly conservative, close-knit small town feel. [*]Wimberley — beautiful scenery, but expensive and older pop. [*]Blanco/Johnson City - further out, cheaper, I don't know them that well. [*]Fredericksburg — most conservative and best from a demographic perspective, but a long haul from Austin. [/LIST] [B]But ain't Texas going blue? [/B]I think it will, but I'm not making choices based on red/blue state dynamics, because 1) I assume it's a foregone conclusion that states tip blue due to demographic replacement, and 2) I expect the US to decline (if not collapse) in the next decade, meaning your neighbors and immediate community will be far, far more relevant than whether your every-4-year-measured red/blue split is 49/51 or 51/49. Texas has liberal gun & self-defense laws, zero income tax, the economy's in good shape. And even the demographic shift doesn't bother me as much, since many if not most Hispanics are conservative, Catholic, family-oriented people. People who have families and private property tend to be good citizens regardless of cultural background; it's people who have nothing to lose who cause trouble. [/QUOTE]
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