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San Angelo, TX
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Not for everyone. Maybe just you.
San Angelo isn't for everyone. There. I said it. If you are most comfortable in a big city, like to indulge in brick-and-mortar higher-end shopping, demand a $50 white-table-cloth dining experience, you'd be happier in Houston, Minneapolis, Miami or Denver. But if you like a 15-minute commute, relatively affordable housing, a smattering of mid-grade shopping (Target, Dillard's, H-E-B, three super Walmarts, Best Buy, Lowe's, Home Depot, decent movie theatre, Michael's, Olive Garden, Outback, Chili's, Texas Roadhouse and many local restaurants) this town will do fine. The city downtown is crisscrossed by the Concho River, and the town has worked hard to make it a green-belt for walkers and bikers. Lake Nasworthy and parts of the Concho are good for fishing and kayaking. The climate is semi-arid, so you have to work to make things grow. But the humidity is low (not uncomfortably) and winters are mild. You're about three or four hours from Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. About five hours from Big Bend National Park. Air quality is good. Golf courses are uncrowded. People are friendly. Good place to go to college, serve your country (Goodfellow AFB) or raise a family. If you'd rather raise hell, there are much better places to do that than San Angelo, Texas.