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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
Might As Well Live In A Rainforest - 6/20/2016
Houston (and all of southeast Texas) is a miserable place to live. The climate is classified as "subtropical", but there seems to be no real difference between tropical and subtropical. Just realize that the weather is nice about 20% of the year. The summers are long, hot, humid, and unbearable. It's pretty bad during the day time, too. A normal year has about 10 months of "summer" and two months of "other". If you're not dodging giant mosquitoes, you'll be dodging floods and hurricanes.
The traffic is out of control, and there is no scenery. If you enjoy looking at tons of ugly ass billboard signs, cows, endless miles of flat land and concrete, this is the place for you!
In all fairness, Houston is a big, modern city with lots of entertainment, restaurants, world class medical facilities, and nice pockets of urban dwellings. The residents come from all classes---homeless to billionaires--and almost all ethnic groups are well represented. Houstonians are tolerant
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Future resident - 12/6/2015
Planning 2 move 2 Houston in the first part of the year & I need 2 know how the cultures get along or if they get along at all. I'm a person who loves diversity & wants 2 surround myself with different people & views. Can someone help me with
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City of Dreams Hidden Under Beach Sand - 11/22/2015
I have lived all over Houston, I drive through the entire greater Houston on some days. I Love that there are virtually all types of people here...All types of food (from Cajun popcorn alligator meat to Turkish Coffee)... ALL types of music, free and paid live performances, all types of clothing shoes, mom and pop business, large companies, etc. There are hundreds of car dealerships. Maybe 100 Walmarts, and more clubs on one street like Westheimer than some entire cities. You have parks like Memorial and Herman for the slower paced "take a long walk" or "break" from the corporate buzz or brick and mortar edifice playgrounds. Ooh yeah, and there's lots of MONEY to be made for anyone with a solid idea and massive drive due to -almost- the population and sprawl alone... We have inside hockey arenas, ice skating, art museums, sky bars, "hole-in-the-walls", gymnastics, football from little league to semi pro leagues, fashion shows, media buying, Audio/Visual production studios galore....
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Beware of where you settle in Houston - 11/12/2015
Houston is all about location, location, location! I have lived here for three years and it's not horrible, but it's far from great. Lots of sprawl and weird funky parts of town. More bad then good. It's worth the money and security to be in a great part of town. I live in the Galleria area and it's great. I call it my island of good surrounded by third world funk! If you live in a good area like The Heights or Galleria you have everything you need without having to leave the island. I am in the hospitality field and want to work through the 2017 Super Bowl time period. Then I'm checkin out! I lived in Austin prior to Houston and can't wait to get back to Central Texas.
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Houston--think twice - 10/10/2015
I've lived here for 28 years. I've seen Houston grow and improve greatly.
At this time I would not move here or live here if you can leave.
Traffic and new construction are a nightmare. Crime is back up, and it's violent crime. Gangs and drugs are big here. Houston is the gateway to
sex traffic and drugs coming from the border. Money is sent through here to Mexico as well. The town is now 60% minority. White flight is evident.
Unless you can afford to live in Memorial area, Galleria, west of town out to Katy, West U you may be in for a huge culture shock. Roads are full of potholes and bad drivers. If you are in the dating age range, be very careful. This is not a good town to find a partner unless you grew up here and know people for a long time. For every plus you get here, you get a minus, so your net gain is zero. The city is facing budget problems and tax hikes eventually. The cost of housing is high even for rents, so that is one more reason to think
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Too Huge of a City! - 9/18/2015
I moved to Houston from a small town when I was 7 years old and now I'm feeling like it's time for change. I need a city that is not as huge as this city. Really ready for change to improve my quality of life.
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not what i expected - 8/30/2015
I was transferred to Houston for work from Philly and I was told by co-workers that Houston was a progressive, cosmopolitan city with a lot of bright people. While most of the people I worked with were bright and open minded, my experience with typical Houstonians was that they were kind of ignorant country-bumpkins and bible thumpers. The city reminded me of one large trailer park with strip malls. Trashy people - all with either pick up trucks or souped up sports cars. A lot of road rage incidents, people drive horribly. No sense of civility.
Pros -
somewhat lower cost of living (although you get what you pay for!)
Diverse population
Cons
MAJOR crime problem! Very unsafe compared to most cities of same size.
Horrible weather in the summer
Country bumpkin/redneck population
Ultra conservative/religious nutcases who try to shove religion down your throat. (Fortunately, we don't have any of that aggressive promotion of
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Houston - 8/30/2015
I moved to Houston, Tx from the east coast. I have lived in Houston on and off for many years. Houston has it's share of problems. It has poor infrastructure, dirty air, horrific traffic, and it's not pretty. The weather is stifling from July to September. On the positive side, Houston is a hard working city with friendly people. The cost of living is reasonable and you get a lot of house for your money, although property taxes are high. It has a sense of community and it's very charitable. Houston has fantastic restaurants and a Whole Foods Market in every neighborhood. The food choices are without limit. We have a thriving arts district and a phenomenal medical center. We have several parks although outdoor activity is limited compared to other cities It's not a city for fun, it's a city to work. Being an outdoor person, I prefer to live in a cold climate with mountains. I have read many unfair hateful comments about Houston on this website and felt the need to reply
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One of the worst cities to live in - 5/2/2015
Houston may have been a great place during the oil boom of the eighties, but we lived there for six years and it totally stunk. I never met so many backward pushy a*holes in my life. The city has no culture, poor infrastructure, unless you count medical. With the dirty air, and all the deep fried this and that, people in the medical field have job security. Most everyone has entitlement issues, lots of blank faced idiots riding around in pick-up trucks, girls start having kids in high school. Obviously, all those holier than thou baptists didn't have much influence on them. I liked the immigrants much better than the arrogant local yah hoos, and there was some good ethnic food to be found. Having lived in LA before, the culture shock was almost overwhelming. I didn't get anything about that awful place. Texas is like a giant white trash trailer park. Even people with money lacked class. It's more like the worst parts of the south with none of the good qualities. Humidity was
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