Something's are better, like the downtown bar scene. Most are not, like the trash/cheap homes going in out 725 and 46 towards clear springs.
That's funny. I vaguely remember during the peak of Houston white flight my parents had friends from church moving out to the promised land of Wimberley. I guess the position between SA and Austin made it a target.Quote:
I grew up with kids from Wimberley in the 1980s. Most of them hate what Wimberley has become.
Irony is that most of those families moved there from Houston in the 1970s. Before that it was just a village of cedar choppers.
Stockholm Syndrome said:
Welp I'm in Lufkin so I guess I'll just go with that. Worse places to be than a forest.
OregonAggie said:murphyag said:
This thread is of interest as I'm already starting to research areas of Texas for retirement. The size town OP asks about is the type of town I'm looking at for retirement living.
What do you guys think of the Palestine area? Or Abilene area and surrounding smaller towns? Or Sherman/Denison (near Lake Texoma)?
I'm leaning toward somewhere in or near BCS or Tyler. What are your thoughts on Tyler and surrounding smaller towns?
Looking for decent shopping, easy access to hospitals for old folk issues that arise, college or university nearby for continuing ed classes, sporting events, etc.
Dripping Springs/Wimberly probably meets your requirements. Close enough to Austin for healthcare and small towns, although they're both growing. Dripping especially.
Bulverde/Spring Branch is kinda cool too. Close enough to SA but you'd live in a smaller town.
I worked in East Texas for a few years and the Tyler area is nice. Henderson is a nice little town that's 25 min from Tyler. Tyler has everything you need short of sporting events. Nacogdoches isn't too far from Henderson and you could definitely see some college sports events there.
Palestine is kinda run down to me. Jacksonville wouldn't be as bad since it's closer to tyler.
As I previously said in this thread, I really like the Lufkin/Nac area although shopping options aren't plentiful there.
Using this criteria, here are the choices:SmilingBob said:
If you had the option to live in any city in Texas with a population of 30-40,000, what would be your choice?
The Fife said:New Braunfels around 1990 was nice. Short lines at Schlitterbahn and free admission if you knew somebody who worked there too.Ragoo said:
Back to new braunfels but the population is easily 3x OPs range.
JMac07 said:
Well I grew up in the Nederland/Port Neches area so there is always that. But I like BCS just fine. Not sure I would want to go back that small again. (Although where I pointed out it's a bunch of cities together so it doesn't feel that small).
Lol. It is that. But I haven't been a ton of places in TX outside of the DFW/Austin/Houston/Beaumont/Lufkin circle. Never been to West TX, and only North and South once.BlueDeviledAg said:JMac07 said:
Well I grew up in the Nederland/Port Neches area so there is always that. But I like BCS just fine. Not sure I would want to go back that small again. (Although where I pointed out it's a bunch of cities together so it doesn't feel that small).
Nederland and Port Neches are both smack dab in the middle of chemical smog. You are easy to please!
Don Cherry said:
BRENHAM BY MORNING!!!
I work in Lufkin at least once a month, so I understandStockholm Syndrome said:
Welp I'm in Lufkin so I guess I'll just go with that. Worse places to be than a forest.
PrincessButtercup said:Don Cherry said:
BRENHAM BY MORNING!!!
zephyr88 said:
Alpine
edit: Alpine is my answer to the literal question.
For cities with population of 30,000-40,000... no thanks. When I downsize, I'm planning on downsizing. Some of those cities listed above are just fringe cities connected to bigger metropolitan areas.
Husky Boy Jr. said:
Alpine/Marfa
Burdizzo said:
Presidio
Beer Baron said:
Big Spring. The unlimited meth would help me forget I'm living in big spring.
This. I haven't been back to Wimberly in 15 years or so. I'm not really sure I want to see what the place has become. Even in the mid-'90s it was turning into the place where weirdos from Austin would move because they thought they were allergic to mail or ordinary stuff inside everyone's house. Never mind the part where they're surrounded by damn cedar trees for miles in any direction!Burdizzo said:Ragoo said:
Look at wimberly
I grew up with kids from Wimberley in the 1980s. Most of them hate what Wimberley has become.
Irony is that most of those families moved there from Houston in the 1970s. Before that it was just a village of cedar choppers.