Are you a hipster with more money? You might be a yuppy according to Thrillist, who recently named the 9 yuppiest neighborhoods in the US. One of them happened to be in our favorite city – Austin. How Can You Determine a Yuppie Neighborhood? Mostly found in the up and coming neighborhoods, skinny jean wearing, […]
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Austin Ranked 2nd on the Most Caring Cities in the US List
Of all the “best of” lists Austin makes, this one warms my heart the most. Movoto recently looked at the most caring cities in the US and named the top 10. Living in Austin, I’ve witnessed the outpouring of support for several charities and causes around the city. My experience is most Austinites are incredibly […]
Austin Named #1 on Best Cities in the US for Dogs List
It’s no secret Austin seems to find its way to the top of nearly every list of “best cities” in the US. Apparently, Austin is not only a great place for humans to live, but dogs as well. Every year Dog Today Magazine comes out with a list of the best cities in the US […]
Austin Named One of 10 Best Cities for Urban Forests
American Forest is the oldest and largest national non-profit group that advocates for the expansion of American forests. Urban forests are one of their main focuses as they are said to reduce pollution, reduce energy demand, help manage a city’s water and help mitigate climate change. From a real estate standpoint, trees add value to […]
Austin Named One of the World’s Best Cities for Dating
While most “best of” lists focus on things for families, kids and adults at a completely different place in their lives, this newest Austin accolade should be a pleasant surprise for single people moving to Austin or living in Austin. This time, Austin is not just on a best of US list, but a best […]
Worst Austin Schools for 2014-2015 & What You Can Do If Your Kids Attend One
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently announced their list of the worst Austin schools for 2014-2015. Well, they introduced the list for all of Texas, but we’ll just talk about Austin area schools for this post. Austin had only 20 of Texas’ 1,199 worst schools. If you’re thinking about buying a home in Austin, schools […]
Austin Named #1 College Town in Big City Category
If we don’t have much to do with the University of Texas at Austin (UT), we sometimes forget it’s there. But, we shouldn’t as it is one of the main reasons our economy is booming and job market is strong. Though Austin is moving away from its small “college town” roots, it still is not […]
Austin Named #3 in Best Cities for Recent College Grads List
Livability recently did a list of the Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Grads and Austin was named the #3 best US city on that list. Livability looked at number of 25-34 year olds in a city, number of jobs available, hot jobs and top employers. Why Austin and what other cities were considered […]
Austin Named One of 15 Hottest American Cities for 2015
As we put another Thanksgiving in the books and are coming up on the end of 2014, a lot of us are probably starting to look to next year and what 2015 might bring. If 2015 includes a relocation for you, you probably want to make sure it’s the right move so you don’t have […]
Austin Named #1 US City Driving the Future
The Milken Institute recently released their list of best performing cities and – no surprise here – Austin found it’s way to the top of that list. Milken noticed the top 25 performing US cities were either highly invested in the tech or energy industries (shale and natural gas particularly) and all had impressive growth. […]