What BestPlaces Users Say about Houston
Houston, Texas is a bustling city known for its diverse population, strong economy, and Southern charm. With a metropolitan area of over 7 million people, Houston offers a wide range of opportunities for work, education, and entertainment. However, like any city, it has its own unique set of pros and cons that residents experience on a daily basis. In this context, we will take a look at user reviews from bestplaces.net to gain insight into the experiences of individuals living in Houston.
According to multiple user reviews on bestplaces.net, Houston has a lot to offer for those looking to live in a big city. User "Stuart" says, "Houston is a fantastic place to live and work. It offers a great mix of urban and suburban areas, affordable housing, and a thriving job market." Similarly, user "Jenny" raves about the city's cultural diversity, stating, "Being in Houston has exposed me to different cultures and perspectives that I wouldn't have experienced elsewhere. It's a melting pot of people and I love it." User "Mark" also highlights the city's strong economy, stating, "Houston's job market is diverse and robust, making it a great place to find employment in almost any field." However, not all reviews are glowing. User "Rachel" mentions the city's traffic as a major downside, saying, "The traffic in Houston can be a nightmare. It takes forever to get anywhere during rush hour." Despite this, most reviews overall paint a positive picture of living in Houston, with users praising its amenities, diverse population, and job opportunities.
based on 371 ReviewsGet to know Houston with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Houston
Houston Vs. Dallas?????!?!!!!! - 7/3/2011
Ok, I have lived in Houston all my life and I've only been through Dallas twice so far. Despite how muggy, swampy, hazy and flat Houston is, I would definitely live there because well Dallas has a lot of crime issues whereas where I live, I see a Memorial Villages police every two minutes. It's such a coincidence because everything weird happens there. Whenever there is a major storm threat in like Arkansas or Tennessee, there is always part of the storm that longly reaches to Dallas, and not to mention the temperature. One day it's 20 degrees and then the next it's 100 degrees. People will have to keep on switching from heater to air conditioner every day. Won't that put risks on pepole's lives since something might go wrong and carbon monoxide might haunt some houses? Houston is more constant than that even though the temp. change from day to night is about the same with Dallas. Dallas gets hotter in the summer AND colder in the winter. That's worse for Dallas year round despite
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About Houston - 6/24/2011
I live in a suburb of Houston. Just like any major city there is pollution (hello there are major refineries here people!) there is crime and traffic is a headache and yes it's hot because it is closer to the equator. But with all of that being said as far as cost of living you get a good bang for your buck as far as housing costs and the general cost of living. Like an city or town Houston has it's bad areas and good areas. Overall it has a lot of great culture, great restaurants and the people that were born here are friendly so try not to be so hard on H town. Have some gulf seafood, tex mex,asian, barbecue or whatever tickles your fancy kick back and have a good
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DO NOT MOVE HERE!!!! - 5/14/2011
Houston TX is the worst place to live in the America. You will not find a job here unless you know someone in the oil industry. Every other block is the hood and you better drive through fast with your windows up and your doors locked. The apartments are over run with bad children who break your windows with their balls, curse each other out all night while you're trying to sleep (that's when they take a break from harassing people and breaking into cars) and the managers of these complex do nothing but tell you what you want to hear until your lease is up and you move. It's insane. You can't get anywhere if you don't hav a care. If you do, you'll have to take the freeway every and spend at least an hour in traffic. Trust me, this is not the place to be and all of those magazines that tell you other wise are full of sh*t! I made the mistake of moving here from NY and I regret it down to the very core of my soul. This place is hell and I can't wait to go back home. It may be cost an
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Houston.....wow. - 5/6/2011
Either you'll like houston or you'll dislike houston. We lived in Tucson, AZ. In 2009, Arizona's economy was severely weakened, and very few opportunities. So we sold the house and set out for Houston in 2009 due to all the hub-bub about Houston being the "IT" place for jobs, economy, etc. First thing, I went from dry hot heat in AZ to wet hot heat in Houston. Arizona was hot, however this was a point in my life where I understood the significance of dew points (Tucson dew point 15-25, Houston 65-74).
Houston does have many restaurants, parks, theatres, cultural events around the city. However, if you have to get on any highway to get there, be ready for some traffic jams, ESPECIALLY during the summer months which seemed to kick in around may, ending around the end of september; make sure your A/C is in top running condition. Driving around houston was a crazy experience, to say the least.
We lived in Spring, closer to The Woodlands, which was a very
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This place is a dirty ghetto - 1/26/2011
I moved down here from the midwest and was influenced by top ten lists by such publications like Kiplinger's and Forbes listing Houston as a top ten economy, top ten place to live, so on and so forth.
Gotta say this place sucks! Plain and simple. I'm going to write the apartment complex a check for the last 3 months of my 6 month lease and go back home and re-evaluate. Besides H-Town being a concrete jungle, all this talk about a great job market is a joke. If you want to work a low income service job or BS straight commission job, you'll find no shortage of opportunities, but I have a Master's degree and need something commensurate with my educational background. Forget about the oil and gas industry unless you know someone. Very difficult to get in with Exxon Mobile, etc.
Everyone has to find out about a place for themselves. I spent a lot of money moving down here and now I'm spending a lot of money to move back. At least I won't daydream in idle thought
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Oppurtunity - 1/5/2011
Houston is an absolutely fantastic city to live in. I moved to Houston in the 90's from Lexington, Kentucky. I was instantly amazed by the amount of opportunity here. The great thing about this city is I have noticed little or no effect from the economy. the unemployment rate in Houston ins lower than the national average. There are many careers here from oil, health, and construction. To anybody that is out of a job and ready to make a move I would definetly suggest
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What is the most peaceful and clean neighborhood i - 12/16/2010
I moved down to Texas from a northern state in the 90s. Pros: I like Houston's variety in food, restar. and shops. There are people from many backgrounds which makes Houston pretty interesting. There are also parks, lots of job opportunities, especially in public education and the oil industrky. I met my husband here and the city is large enough where you can join groups that share your same interests.
Cons: The racial groups are segregated and Houston has not planned out the city infrastructure well. There are many high crime areas or should I say, there small pockets of nice neighborhoods within a high crime and dumpy city. I lived in Clear Lake before moving to north east Houston. What a change!! I got out of Clear Lake because of all the flooding problems and hurricane evacuations, besides the decline of NASA will make the place a ghetto in a few years. Well moving to north east Houston IS living in the ghetto now. There is constant crime, loud tejano and
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Weather - 10/13/2010
October thru April, no better place to live. May thru September, crank up the
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Living in Houston, Texas - 8/17/2010
I've lived in Houston, Texas for 3 months now and it is the worst city I've ever been to. I have found everyone to be rude, unfriendly and just plain unmannerly. I've been all over the southern United States and Houston certainly lacks the "Southern Hospitalilty" that I've experienced elsewhere in the south. I would not recommend visiting here, much less raising a family
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a cesspool - 7/29/2010
Houston is a cesspool of criminals, hey come in all shades and stripes. I am an IT professional from the east Coast and I have never experienced in my life such a constant level of criminal activity.
1. you CANNOT get out of your car or even attempt to walk down a street in ANY part of Houston without being accosted
2. do not even attempt to go to a bar or nightclub for fun - they are populated by petty thieves and would be rapists - I have had my credit cards stolen and pockets picked so many times - it has to be some kind of record w/ the credit card companies
3. do not even attempt to make friends - everyone here has some kind of petty con going on - they will try to sell you real estate or pull some other type of bulls**t to get into your pockets or gain access to your possessions - which they will then try to steal
4. can this be true? yes, it is unbelievable, I have never witnessed anything like it in my life and cannot
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