I Tried Leaving California For Texas 🤠 

Sorry about the audio issue at 7:00!! I've uploaded a fixed version - link is in the description! (it's too late in the day to re-upload without the video doing a lot better, so I'll leave this one up but if you want to watch it with the audio fixed just head over to that one)

As a native Texan... with all due respect, please stop moving here 😅

As a Texan thank you for staying in California

Texans looking at Zillow at houses for sale in Texas: “See this house? This one is $900,000. 5 years ago in Texas this would have been $250,000.”

As a Texan myself and so many other Texans I've talked to, we all Thank you for staying in California.

Unfortunately, California's leaving in droves is driving up housing rates in Texas and AZ.

As a Texan, I see more Californians move here daily and I see prices skyrocketing, traffic getting worse, not to mention real estate is becoming more like California.. price-wise. I mean I love y’all, but damn this is too much!

As a California native born and raised. For us older generation many of us left California because of California Politics. For me Arizona is the place to be.

Seeing people have the luxury to move around like this is actually insane

Someone else said it I'm gonna repeat it remember when you leave California you're a refugee not a missionary

As a Texan here’s my issue with Californians moving here. There was a group of super cheap budget apartments my buddy rented and it was a very small space I’m taking barely 500sq ft one bedroom apartment with a cute colorful cottage feel in central texas. One day a young California couple bought the whole place and pained it grey and white with an orange stripe. I guess to make it pop? Before each building was a different color and for the village theme. But the original rent was $425 a month and these guys barely renovated it mostly just repainted the walls and exterior and bumped up the price to $1200. This is a common trend. And now Texans making Texas wages cannot afford it only more Californians moving here and buying more and more property and re selling it for much much higher. We’re seriously fed up with it. Also one of Austin’s most beautiful sceneries the west Austin hills which are pretty and green now being bought up and huge mansions are popping up on them scaring the landscape. Whole forrests and land being turned into condos and overpriced neighborhoods. I’ve seen many Texans moving to Michigan or Ohio to afford a life. It’s really sad. And still they complain and say California is better. The stuck up attitude and snobby behavior is not “chill” it’s disrespectful and Texans don’t like it.

Please stay in California. Thank you! 🙏

This reminds me of when I was at a grocery store and struck up a conversation with a fellow Texan, but not from my city; I told him I was new to this area; and he asked; TELL ME YOUR NOT FROM CALIFORNIA 😂‼️ I said oh No, I’m born and raised in Texas; he told me The California people are trying to destroy the city he lives in‼️ PLEASE DONT MESS WITH TEXAS!

Lol... if you don't understand "don't California my Texas", then you have no clue as to why many people are leaving Cali.

It is hard for me to relate to a person who lives in a million dollar home.

We moved to Cedar Park TX on the outskirts of Austin from Cali because housing was so expensive in the Bay Area. After four years though, we moved back and have never looked back. Yes, we pay a lot for a smaller house, but frankly, everything across the board from colleges, through job opportunities, through healthcare, through places to go and things to do is in fact much, much better in Cali. I do not bear any ill will towards Texas or the people there - just the opposite, many were quite friendly and easy-goingness seems built into the Texas psyche. But the Bay area is like having 10 Austins all rolled into one. If you like Texas, that is fine, more power to you. For us though, it just has low taxes (though high property ones), big houses... and nothing much else. In the case of Cali, things are more expensive....but sometimes you get what you pay for and we are VERY glad we moved back. Small house and all.

I moved from Ft Lauderdale to Dallas in 1973 and lived there until 1979. I left because of a promotion opportunity in Denver. My last 4 months there were the most miserable in my life. There was a horrendous Heat Wave with temperatures during the day with highs at 115+ and when I left work every night at 12am the Bank Digital Thermometer showed the temp a 99. There was a high-pressure area parked over N.Teaxs for months. I had cental A/C and it could only keep my apartment at 85 degrees on high. Elderly People who lived in brick houses were found dead from heat, and window A/C units were stolen, even while they were running. I was so happy to arrive in Denver and find the night time temps at 55 degrees. Dallas has the worst summers and Ice Storms in the winter and they aren't prepared for either.

I don’t know why this popped up on my suggestions, but thank you for staying in California.

If leaving Cal for Texas is all about the house you can live in, you just don’t get it.

You’re comment about Dallas feeling more suburban than urban is spot on. In many ways, Dallas feels a lot like less expensive version of Orange County. Minus, of course, Orange County’s beaches and weather.

The thing to remember is that there's always the question of what types of natural disasters you're likely to face (e.g. Cali's got its earthquakes, but Texas has tornadoes or hurricanes, depending on the part of the state)

A million dollars for a house is still about 3x the national median home price.

I left New York for Texas 20+ years ago. Leave the politics that caused you to leave where you left.

I don't know how I got this suggestion, but I love to see all my Texas family speaking up!

Thank you for staying in CA, Please Y’all stay there 👀

Nothing in life is free, there’s a hidden drawback somewhere. I expect Texans aren’t too excited about this phenomenon.

The realtor: “ I love getting paid “

I want to know the percentage of Californians leaving who are actually born and raised in CA. I'm born and raised and would never leave. Also, you can move 40 minutes away from a LA and find bigger homes for way cheaper. You don't have to move to another state for that.

I moved to Texas back in ‘06 from California. Moved back to Cali in under 6 months. Texas was great but I had one major oversight, and that was the sheer lack of natural beauty and land contour as compared to Cali. That was enough to get me to move back. No regrets, even with the crazy liberals of which I’m not a part.

This video is a very shallow superficial view of some of the more deep and principled reasons people decide to uproot their existence and move.

"After seeing what Texas has to offer".... lol, literally only went to Dallas. 🤣🤣🤣

We moved from So Cal to Dallas more than a decade ago. We didn’t move because it was cheaper. We moved because it’s a much better place to raise a family. CA has become so dirty, scores of homeless people, tons of senseless policies. Everyday living is so much more difficult in CA. We definitely made the right decision.

People in Texas should be scared of how these people from California vote when they live in Texas. Texas is the way it is because of their conservative values/voting trends. An influx of Californians will definitely change that. As a Californian still living in California due to work, I wish you the best of luck.

Based on your video you didn't see what Texas has to offer but we are both happy with your decision.

It is pretty sad seeing so many people move to a city that I grew up in and watching it change so rapidly

Wow she's so relatable, just an another everyday person.

We lived in Southern California bc my husband is Navy and we HATED it the entire time. The prices are ridiculous, the people are selfish and rude (of course you will find amazing people too), it’s filthy (not human trash but literally dirty everywhere) and the government is insane. They make none sense laws while shelving meaningful ones. They are not a hippie paradise like the propaganda insinuates. My whole family was constantly sick and definitely don’t drink the tap water. I feel “hate” is a strong word but it applies here for me.

Thank you for staying in California!

I grew up in Texas and now am having to strongly consider moving because the housing market is just getting ridiculous. Californians beware that you might not be quite welcomed by locals Bc of how much you’re raising the cost of everything here. Edit: please do not use my comment to hate on all Californians.. I do not hate Californians, I was more speaking on the gentrification of many areas in Texas making the cost of living extremely high and driving a lot of people out. I am not at all telling them to get out or concerned about maintaining our current status as a red state. My warning was for Californians moving here to brace themself for negative attitudes they unfortunately are likely to receive.

Originally from Colorado, I lived in Cali for almost 2 years. I left California for a better quality of life in North Texas, we were previously renting a small forclosed moldy house in Calabasas for 3.2k. We had 4 teens and it was so hard to live there. I moved to a 5 bedroom home in a golf course community with 4 pools. Love it here, it's clean, safe and easy living! I live in Keller, NW of Dallas.

I moved from Chicago … ten years in Texas so far ..this is home

As someone who has lived in Texas for 15 years (Austin for 12 and DFW for the last three years) I would say the same problems in CA are migrating to Texas due to Influx of High earners and high levels of income equality. While property is cheaper in Texas then CA, Rent prices are keep going up making to unaffordable for working class people, many parts of DFW and Austin have large homeless populations that keep growing ever year(183 and Cameron). Saving 5% on taxes won't change your life.

I left California almost four years ago and haven't regretted it a moment.

I'm in LA and I've never paid for parking except for when I go Downtown or going to Santa Monica Pier.

Lived in Dallas for about 7 years. Eventually moved to NYC for my career. Now contemplating a move to LA. Dallas is def clean. I lived comfortably there. Only real negative is it’s not that convenient in terms of travel. The summer heat is wow. Other than that, no real issues. Great video ❤️

Makes it pretty easy to be cool and chill when your moving and able to drop a mill on a house and probably 40 and retired. I'd be pretty cool and chill and just wanting to have fun too. If it was all of the poor class moving over to Texas I'm sure it would be a different story. Wow I swear these people are so far removed from reality.

All the liberals that leave California for Texas will be liberals there. I know, liberals that moved to my red state turned it blue.

Have you been to Bakersfield? Cheaper than Dallas for sure, still in California and recreation everywhere around there Kern river! 👌🏻

Well Austin is pretty much going to be at the same price range for a house as you would in LA (except for no-income state taxes). Plus, homelessness is on the rise there and I’m sure trash is being littered there just as much as LA

I’m sorry I don’t mean to be rude but the price of living and the overall Texas economy could be severely affected if an influx of people move from California to Texas. This could cause the price of living and other factors that influence Texas’s economy to change for the worse. So I hope many people moving from California to Texas understand this!

California, It really "was" a great place to live. People leave LA because of the horrible crime, homeless encampments, insane high taxes, etc, etc.

We left LA for dallas but not for many of the reasons you’ve mentioned, we Left because we wanted peace, we were tired of the homeless, drugs everywhere and traffic,we live in the metroplex where everything you need is 20 minutes away!!! We do not experience traffic in any way like LA, you can see some traffic closer to Downtown but north it isn’t a problem at all. We also purchased a big home in a great area which in LA it would have been just impossible, also one other reason is, people are sooo Soo nice compared to the rudeness in LA you always experience. All this and believe it or not the cost of living wasn’t the primary reason. I love LA and I will always have a soft spot for LA but, our life here is so much better!

How much parking per hour in the meters in Dallas?

There seems to be a slight time difference between the images and the sound

“Ooooo. Everyone’s moving here now…..soooo I’d better follow where everyone else is moving to” 🐑

I'm from Switzerland so don't judge me... but I just realized that "taxes" and "Texas" almost sounds the same! 🙀🙀🙀

Hello ,Mam...what about california in the night it is safe from killings free?..i,am just asking because i,gona go in california next year ...

Besides the audio being off, I absolutely loved this video style. The interviews, the b roll, everything worked amazing together and I am one who’s easily annoyed at audio not lining up with lips, but I couldn’t stop watching! Amazing video! Definitely worth the trip

It's amazing how money seems to grow on trees for pretty people.

Traffic is a HUGE (not minor) reason to leave CA. I was born and raised in southern California. I got 4 hours of my life back each day now that I'm no longer living/commuting in southern California. Those that taut that, "there is just so much more to do" in CA are ridiculous. It takes forever (due to TRAFFIC) to get to your destination and now critically expensive since fuel prices are sky rocketing. When I go back to southern California (kicking and screaming) to visit with family and friends, I'm forever learning that THEY haven't seen each (despite living in the SAME county) other BECAUSE no one wants to sit in traffic OR fuel costs prohibits them from seeing each other on a regular basis. Crazy. I'd hardly call THAT livin'.

I lived in California, a 50 by 50 lot and a 1000 sq ft home, for 10 years then moved back to Texas. Been back for 10 years. My property in Texas, home with an acre, has more than doubled in the last 7 years. Why, because people are buying at higher prices. I bought even more property in Colorado, 20 acres, for vacation, investment and retirement. I bought it 2 years ago. That property has doubled. The key is land area gives peace and serenity. No lines, no pushing nor shoving to get there first. People can be so nice but every one has their own agenda. Colorado Springs is gorgeous!

Lol. I’m sure Texans are happy you went back. Like the saying goes there,”Don’t cali my TEXAS.” Reason they say that is bc the governing party y’all voted has destroyed a good state. And it shows between the two states.

I am from Fort Worth (near Dallas fyi) and it is crazy to see so many people from California be amazed at our prices because they have actually have gone up like crazy these past years. It is kind of harder to buy a home now for locals since prices have gone up yet we still have a lower minimum wage than California. A few years ago my dad bought a house to rent out for around $60,000 and its value has gone up to almost $200,000! It might be a good time to sell for profit, but not really to buy for most Texans.

YALL WE ARE FULL

Jesus. As someone NOT in TX, I’m glad to see someone of your “caliber” stay in CA. I’m certain TX wholeheartedly agrees with your decision.

I've lived in Texas my whole life and love it however, the beauty and accessibility to California can't be beat. Being 2 hours away from the beach, the slopes, the dunes, or insane mountains hikes/drives is something you probably can't anywhere else in the world. There's a reason it's so expensive. I'd love to spend some extensive time there to really get a feel for it.

As a Texan thank you for staying in California🤠🇺🇸🏈

I moved to Texas alittle over 10 years ago and let me tell you it wasn’t easy or because I wanted to but due to necessity and well it’s been a rollercoaster. Living in SoCal we had to deal with earthquakes but they weren’t that often whereas here hurricanes are a seasonal thing and more common as of late so there’s that con also the wages aren’t as good but there are various pros as well, regardless I’m elated each time I meet another Californian here in Texas and talking to them about observations we’ve seen when moving here lol

What I'd really like to see is a video where people like this try living in the not so great parts of California for a week.

You think a million dollar house is "low cost of living?" Arizona here I come...

I just want to go to Texas to try all those barbecue restaurants 😂😆

Don’t compare LA traffic to Texas. Two days ago it took me two hours to go 20 miles.

The new mics seem to work well, but the audio seems off.... anyway, great video like usual!!!

Southern California is not only LA though, just keep that in mind lol

I’m trying to move from florida to somewhere more rural because all theses Californians and New Yorkers are coming down here before we could buy 1 acre of land for 3,500 now it’s 15,000$ per acre

I live in Colorado and have considered moving to Texas. I am in the Tech industry and have really considered moving to Texas for a job!! Houses where I live are crazy expensive, we paid a pretty good price. I don't think I would ever live in California. Thanks for the video!!

One of the issues with the homeless problem was that Texas actually tackled the problem early on. There was an ex-mayor of Austin who was on a podcast that basically said they had the same issues as LA. But back in the 90s, the mayor of LA decided to kick the can down the road because they didn't have to really deal with the problem. Mainly because by the time it became a real issue they were outta office. While most of the people who were elected to mayors in Austin were mainly local business people who had a lot of incentive to remove the homeless issue. LA raised taxes to tackle the homeless problem. Austin raised a private fund, headed by the local business that basically paid for the damages made by homeless without the need for paperwork. This made renters more inclined to rent to homeless because damages were covered without the need for excessive amount of paperwork.

As someone trying to buy my first home here in Texas... It's a nightmare right now

The difference between Traffic in Dallas and LA, is LA’s will last hours on end. The whole day even. Dallas, 30 mins to 2 hours tops unless there an accident or construction. Which on 635 there usually is.

Were you influenced by the TV show called Dallas?

As a native Texan, I'm moving more rural in my home state. I love nature, and the perks of living in the country.

The same thing's going on in England - in London, before the pandemic it was like everyone wanted to live there; now more and more people want to live in more rural/coastal places like Devon and Cornwall, and both of these things are being reflected in their respective property prices. I'll always love London though as I was born there 😅

I was checking the median house price. In Dallas for last thirty years it's always an upward movement. In all counties in souther california, like Orange county or Santa Barbara, prices are like a whirligig even though the original story refers the same for Texas.

After watching this video my suggestion is for you to stay in California? If the cost of housing was your #1 reason to move you'd be looking at homes in Mississippi or Idaho.

I laughed when he said "farm style house"

The is entire video was based on "what you can get for your money". You move the Texas for freedom from leftist insanity and totalitarianism. You happen to get more for your money when you do. I hope other Californians don't bring this level of shallow to Texas.

“The weather is perfect” Have you been there in the heat of summer? Way different than a California summer. I am a Calif native for 60 of my 63 years. I was in Texas for the other 3 years in my mid-20s.

For 1.5 million in San Antonio you can live like a millionaire. San Antonio is really nice. Especially in the far north side. Check out the Canyons at Scenic Loop in San Antonio. That is the nicest neighborhood in San Antonio.

Never trust a real estate agent who orders an even more outrageous cocktail than you...

The great thing about The US is that there are 50 states and they each offer something different. I have personally lived in 13 and visited 46. If one state doesn’t work for you, there are 49 others to choose from.

As Southern person I thank you for staying in Kalifornia and not infecting other states. BTW, the exodus en mass from Kalifornia started in 2,000. Kalifornia has had a net negative legal population year after year

It is 105 degrees here for 3 months straight. Stay in California. You made your bed (or voted for it) now sleep in it.

1 million dollar house "Low cost of living" Sheesh.

Poor Texans having to tolerate the woke brigade. Lol

Born and raised in Texas. Moved to California 44 years ago. Would never consider moving back even if houses were free!😂😂😂

i put off watching this video bc i don't want to see my state get dissed. outta all the states in america, texans def have the most pride for their state. it's like an actual thing here that really other states don't have and idk it just makes ya feel good having that camaraderie like we all have appreciation for our home regardless of whether it really is the best state or not

Thank you for staying at CA. Love from Texas!

most people leaving california are transplants that move over here trying to achieve their "dreams" then do nothing but complain that is expensive living here. yeah its expensive because out of state people keep moving here.

As someone who was born, raised, and still living in California, it's exactly this type of shallowness and superficiality that has ruined this state.

I am moving from Sweden to Texas because I love Texas. Should I move or stay in Sweden?