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United States / Texas / Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area / Harris County / Houston / Zip Codes

Houston, TX is known for its vibrant culture, diverse attractions, and southern hospitality. It is the fourth largest city in the United States and home to a variety of world-class entertainment venues, shopping centers, restaurants, museums, sporting events, and parks. Houston has something for everyone with attractions ranging from the Houston Zoo to NASA's Johnson Space Center. There are also many outdoor activities like golfing and fishing as well as cultural experiences such as visiting the Museum District or attending performances at The Alley Theatre. Tourists flock to Houston because of its wide range of offerings that appeal to all ages and interests.
The reviews of Houston are overwhelmingly positive with many people praising its bustling energy and wonderful attractions. Travelers often note how friendly Texans are while noting how easy it is to navigate around the city due to its efficient public transportation system. Additionally, there is no shortage of great restaurants offering some of the best Tex-Mex cuisine found anywhere in the country. Finally, visitors also enjoy exploring Houston’s nightlife scene with a mix of upscale bars and clubs providing plenty of evening entertainment options.

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Haphazardly generic, with giant dash of ghetto - 6/5/2021
I lived in the Houston area for almost three years, and more or less hated every second of it. I'll keep my list relatively brief...which is to say, it'll still be long, as I have a lot to cover, but at least I won't drone on and on with every single point.

Pros:
- Underrated local culinary scene, in terms of food quality.
- Strong job market in fossil fuel-related industries, healthcare, real estate, and, increasingly, tech.
- Well-paying jobs, among aforementioned sectors.
- Some inner city neighborhoods such as Rice Village, Montrose and the Heights haven't completely lost their personality and character. Sadly, there are few such neighborhoods for such a giant metropolis.
- Dozens and dozens of cultures and ethnicities represented.
- Memorial and Hermann are nice parks.
- Decent cultural institutions (e.g., Menil, MFAH).
- Rice and UH have beautiful campuses.
- Texas Medical Center is truly world-class in terms Read More
John | Euless, TX | Reply | 5 Replies
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I'm sick of Houston and Southeast Texas! - 5/11/2021
I think I’m the only one who is tired of Houston / Southeast Texas. The year-round stifling humid weather and pervasive allergies aren’t even scratching the surface.

The public transportation is worse than LA, and who would have guessed that was possible? Hell, there’s not even any trains near the airports in this so-called world class city. Walkable areas are scarce. Concrete jungle in places other than Memorial Park and Buffalo Bayou Park. Yes, you have to drive everywhere, and deal with sociopaths on the road. The rules of the road do not exist here, and road rage shootings happen more than any other big city. With all the talk of the arts, theatre, and the symphony being in abundance in Houston, a lot of people here would rather play with guns than partake in any of these things. Speaking of gun violence, the crime rate is very high, even compared to other major cities. In fact, there are more homicides (plus robberies and assaults) than LA, the Gang Capital of the Read More
Tomas | Houston, TX | Reply | 17 Replies
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Houston, TX: A Great Place to Live - 1/28/2021
Houston, TX is one of the best cities to live in the US. Here is why: high number of jobs that pay well, affordable cost of living, among the top three medical communities in the US, one of the top academic universities in the country (Rice University), a high-quality public university (University of Houston), three law schools (Texas Southern, University of Houston, & South Texas College of Law), a state of the art freeway system only topped by the city of Los Angeles, two large international airports, a downtown area that has some of the most unique looking skyscrapers in the country and the largest uptown area in the US, one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in the country, the third best restaurant city in the US behind NYC & Chicago, multiple-planned neighborhood communities throughout the city with well-built and affordable homes compared to other cities in the country, many family-oriented parks throughout the city and so much more for residents to do daily.
This is Read More
Robert | Port Arthur, TX | Reply | 1 Reply
Agree 236   Disagree 205
My honest thoughts on Houston, from a transplant - 1/10/2021
I’ve lived here four years and am moving out this summer. I moved here pretty suddenly (change in school) and had no knowledge about what to expect before I moved because it was so quick. Here are the most objective points I can give about this city.

Pros:
-no state income tax. Easy to do taxes.
-awesome museums, enjoyable for all ages.
-culture scene is great. Breweries, festivals, farmers markets, ballet, world famous symphony orchestra.
-cost of living is pretty low. It’s going up but still better than many places of comparable size.
-mild winters that make waiting out the brutal summers worth it.
-some very nice parks and well-maintained arboretum.
-food scene is fantastic, on par with other major international cities.
-diversity. Regardless of who you are or where you’re from, you’re bound to find people like you here.
-pretty easy to find gainful employment, and to move “up the ladder” in your field of Read More
Lindsey | Houston, TX | Reply | 3 Replies
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Lived here for over 30 years - 12/27/2020
I’ve lived in Houston for over 30 years. I want to leave so badly but I have to take care of my elderly mother. The job market is not what people say it is, the freeway is a battlefield (people get shot while driving pretty often), the heat is terrible, the architecture sucks (this has to be one of the ugliest major cities in the world), we have a huge homeless animal problem because people don’t know how to fix their pets, and there’s nothing unique about the city. We don’t have cool art stuff. Everything feels contrived and half-assed here. We even got our own version of the Chicago bean. Why? Why can’t we have our own this? This city Read More
Adrian | Houston, TX | Reply | 1 Reply
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Great culture/diversity, bad air quality/weather - 8/7/2020
I've lived in Houston 12 years. The food, diversity, people, job opportunities are fantastic, I actually really love this city. The air quality, weather, and crime? I'm over it. If you have asthma, just don't bother. The city literally sends out asthma awareness text alerts on the worst Read More
Kerri | Houston, TX | Reply | No Replies
Agree 215   Disagree 174
Lived there for 35 years. Lived it, loved it. - 1/31/2020
I lived in H-town for 35 great years. Work took me away, and I miss it terribly.
It's not the prettiest place you'll ever see, nor the most enjoyable summers.
However, when you take a moment to look at the character of its citizenry, you'll see something pretty impressive, and dare I say, beautiful. For a huge city, the people were pretty darn congenial. You can get into a conversation just riding the elevator, no joke. There's a likable optimism in the populace.
You can have Ethiopian food for breakfast, English for lunch and Albanian for dinner, if you wish. With 4K plus restaurants....yeah, we like to eat well.
I do believe more people in Houston are non-native (like me), than those that were from there. I never had a bad time or heard someone moaning that "we had a great town until other people moved here" nonsense.
It's a welcoming city, that strongly believes in creating entrepreneurs. The Medical Center is one of the best on the planet. LBJ Read More
Ferd | Alamo, TX | Reply | 4 Replies
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The Most Amazing Place on Earth ??!!! - 9/9/2019
I was born and raised in the greatest country on the planet, Tex.., oh yeah, I forgot, I mean, I was born and raised in the greatest state in the United States of America, Read More
Adam | Missouri City, TX | Reply | 3 Replies
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Houston -- Not What It Once Was - 8/16/2019
I've lived in Houston since the mid-'70s, apart from a five year stint in the early '80s and a four year stint in the 2010's. During those years Houston has changed from being an up-and-coming optimistic sunbelt employment mecca to being so huge that it has every major city urban problem to go with the perennially insufferable summers and giant cockroaches it has always had.

One redeeming thing about Houston is the relative openness of its business community. You don't have to be from here to succeed, unlike Dallas (dominated by Highland Park families) or San Antonio (Alamo Heights). Houston is a diverse basket of people from everywhere, and anyone can succeed on their merit. My Michigan-born wife hated Dallas, which felt closed off to "yankees", but she never got the same vibe in Houston. She felt right at home immediately.

Another great thing is that the cultural diversity here has resulted in some of the best restaurants anywhere in the world. You can Read More
Bob | Houston, TX | Reply | 1 Reply
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The best of both worlds - 7/1/2019
After living all around the U.S. I have not been able to find another city like Houston. The city retains a small town identity, despite being a large cosmopolitan city with the amenities and attractions to compete with any city in the States. The city boasts world class museums, performance centers, sports teams and a booming nightlife. These modern day attractions make up for its lack of landmarks or historic buildings.

The city is rapidly growing and the downtown area is evolving into a lively Urban Center. The surrounding neighborhoods “inside the loop” have unique identities that create a diverse environment with a place for any type of resident or tourist.

Houston is the energy and healthcare capital of the United States. It’s strong economy produces an abundant number of high income jobs. This economic prowess is evident in the large number of luxury developments that are booming all over Houston especially in the western portion.

I Read More
Davie | West University Place, TX | Reply | No Replies
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