Houston: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 50Houston draws genuinely mixed reactions: long-time residents love the opportunities and friendliness, but heat, humidity, traffic, flooding, and rising property taxes are repeated warnings.
- friendly people
- job opportunities
- food and energy
- suburb amenities
- tropical weather for some
- affordable living in certain suburbs
- heat and humidity
- traffic
- flooding and hurricanes
- property taxes
- electric bills
- bugs and snakes
- bad drivers
- crime
- Heat and humidity dominate daily life for many residents.
- Traffic has gotten much worse as the city grew.
- Flood risk varies a lot by neighborhood, so location matters.
- Property taxes and utility bills can climb sharply over time.
- Many people who stay for decades say they would not leave.
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
DON'T Move To HOUSTON TX... UNLESS You Can HANDLE These 15 FACTS
Living in Houston Texas (The Original!) · 524K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Houston is tucked into a southeast corner of Texas, on the Coastal Plain. Texas is HUGE: different soils, widely different average rainfall totals, different average temperatures, different bugs/spiders, different utility delivery systems, ”
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“Born & raised in Texas & to me the worst thing is the humidity, that's why it feels so hot!!! I will never leave though💜”
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“I lived in Houston from 1976-1988 and loved it when I first moved there. It was just the right size with lots of activities and not too much traffic, but then the boom started and it became intolerable. Traffic increased, the heat and humid”
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“Coming from NJ, when I moved to Houston I was pleasantly shocked at how many people spoke to me & by the level of friendly service. Now I'm in RGV Texas & people aren't as outgoing in general. Still beats Jersey & the Tri-State area (NY, NJ”
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“Summarizing: When it rains hard, it splashes. It is hot during the summer. Drainage pipes can clog. Some weird animals unknown to the rest of the US: mosquitos, bees and ants. Electric bill and property taxes are high.”
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“My ex's house (worth about $400k) property taxes went from $7000 per year to $13,000 per year in just a few years. That is over $1000 per month, not including mortgage. It's a nightmare here. PS Most of the drivers here aren't from Houston.”
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“The biggest hazard with Houston traffic is that you have drivers from all over the world, and they all learned to drive differently. That makes them unpredictable. Compare that to New Jersey and New York. There, everyone drives very aggress”
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“Hi, I'm a native Texan who was born in Houston. I now live in North Texas near the OK border. As a female, tell your wife not to bother curling her hair because the humidity will instantly make it straight as soon as you go outside. Sometim”
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“I’m born and raised in Houston and lived in LA for two years. Los Angeles has objectively worse drivers and traffic by a country mile.”
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“We moved from Santa Monica CA to the Woodlands TX and lived there for 10 years Everything you say I found to be absolutely true. Your ornamental bark will just float away in a storm, but the rolling thunder is pretty amazing.”
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