Texas HILL COUNTRY vs. California's SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS (cost, crime, life) - City vs. City - City-Data Forum

2ner · 09-12-2018, 04:29 PM

If you were to offer insights to someone thinking about the virtues of retiring in either Texas Hill Country or California's Sierra Nevada Foothills, considering the following factors, what would you tell them?:

1. Climate / weather.

2. Cost of living.

3. Scenic beauty.

4. Natural disaster risk (fire, hurricane, earthquake, tornado, flooding).

5. Ability to garden / grow things outdoors.

6. Wildlife / birdlife abundance and species diversity.

7. Crime/ drug problems.

8. Other.

9. Overall.

Fastphilly · 09-12-2018, 05:50 PM

I’ve been through most of Texas but can you please elaborate what part of Texas is Hill Country?

Dallaz · 09-12-2018, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fastphilly

I’ve been through most of Texas but can you please elaborate what part of Texas is Hill Country?

The Texas Hill country is in Central Texas. A large part of Austin is in the Texas Hill Country.

Turnerbro · 09-12-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

The Texas Hill country is in Central Texas. A large part of Austin is in the Texas Hill Country.

Part of San Antonio is as well.

Dallaz · 09-12-2018, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Turnerbro

Part of San Antonio is as well.

True. I knew I was forgetting some thing....

Spade · 09-12-2018, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

The Texas Hill country is in Central Texas. A large part of Austin is in the Texas Hill Country.

Don’t let people in the hill country hear you say that Austin is part of the hill country.

Dallaz · 09-12-2018, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Spade

Don’t let people in the hill country hear you say that Austin is part of the hill country.

Well, I guess they are trying to distance themselves from Austin. LOL

Dallaz · 09-12-2018, 06:07 PM

This is an urbanized portion of the Texas Hill Country in Austin. A very beautiful section of Town.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=ENEYXRSuKhA

Exult.Q36 · 09-12-2018, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

This is an urbanized portion of the Texas Hill Country in Austin. A very beautiful section of Town.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=ENEYXRSuKhA

Very nice video!

Fastphilly · 09-12-2018, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

The Texas Hill country is in Central Texas. A large part of Austin is in the Texas Hill Country.

Thanks for clarifying that. I drove from Fort Stockton to San Antonio and noticed some hilly terrain but it wasn’t too hilly to where I would say the topography is on par with the Sierra foothills. Most of my time spent in Texas is in the panhandle (a small town called Wellington about 30 miles north of Childress). It’s flat in that part of Texas. I love the serenity of the wide open spaces of Texas.