Waco is NOTHING like So.Cal. It has 35+ inches of rain a year…and that means storm after storm after storm. The summer is hot and humid without the rain. 3 months and no rain, but come September the rain-train starts all over again. If you are lucky enough not to live in an area that is on top of the limestone it might drain off…otherwise you have flooding. The house can be comfy if you can get the a/c cranked up! Waco has other things going for it…places to eat, places to shop, infrastructure, no smog to report, and some big companies moving in needing workers. BUT there is little to oversee construction of houses. It is bent toward the builder who needs NO license. Taxes are good which is why CA people want to get away. The liberals ruined the state of CA and now are leaving to ruin another state, and the conservatives are leaving to get away from the liberals and all their laws and taxes. Housing due to flipping in CA has raised the prices so steeply that if you don't own a house already you will be hard pressed to buy one. $350,000 for a shack. Literally! Water in my area near Waco is so full of chlorine you can smell it…backyard is a big lake when it rains…electricity goes off constantly in the thunder storms. The best part of living here is the people. Honest down home folk who care about you, care about their homes and their neighborhoods. They help one another, go out of their way to make sure you are okay. Need an errand, call a neighbor. They say yes ma'am and no sir, and know how to spell them, too. Polite to a fault. Honest to the core. Nothing beats living in an area with people like that! Cost of living here is 50% lower that SD. Homes are 1/2 as much. So don't come for the weather. You will be gone the first year. Come for many other things.
Catie |
Lorena, TX |
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