I have lived here since 1985. I love it. Amarillo is relatively close to lots of great one day trips. Every time I go to bigger cities, I am glad to get home.
I think that's what makes Amarillo great as well, in contrast to the rest of the country, we are still affordable and yet a half day or day trip away from just about everything! Thanks for watching!
I live in Amarillo and been here for 32 years . My wife and I are retired but let us not forget what has happen to Amarillo over the last 4 years . With a crime rate of 42 per one thousand residents, Amarillo has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 24. Source national crime burial on statistics .
I've lived here for 53 of my 56 years and the last time I experienced even the smallest crime was when someone stole the louvers off my 75 camaro back in 1987. In Amarillo crime generally doesn't happen to people who mind their own business, other than domestic violence. That, and bar fights at 2am, juveniles vandalizing cars late at night or people stealing out of open garages is what is driving up the crime rates. Practically nobody ever get mugged or assaulted just out of nowhere.
Not to mention human trafficking is a huge problem there as well. Every business I have gone into has a piece of paper saying let’s fight human trafficking or something along those lines.
@@wesdoobner7521 Highly suggest you enroll in the APD Citizens police Academy and take a couple of ride alongs. I did. You couldn't be more wrong. Spend one night on patrol and report back. Just because nobody has stolen YOUR Garden Gnome, doesn't mean it's not happening- all the time, and all over town.
@@wesdoobner7521I would disagree with you. I had my catalytic converter stolen from the parking lot at Amarillo Little Theatre. I have had 3 lawn mowers stolen when they were locked up. I’ve had 3 rentals broken into and all of my tools stolen while I was doing make readies. I keep my head down. I do my due diligence to keep things locked up. There is a LOT of drug use here, which means lots of crime. I do like Amarillo, but crime and weather are horrible.
I love Amarillo!❤ I am a transplant from Colorado by way of Kansas. The weather here is great, windy but great. The home prices are decent, property tax is high, but there is no income tax in Texas, car tags and taxes are very reasonable, restaurants, shopping, close to lakes, golf, concerts and Palo Duro Canyon. The people here are so friendly, they never meet a stranger. I love it, I think down deep I've always been a Texan!
you get used to the wind after a while and don't notice it much. We went to Trinidad lake a few weeks ago to fish a little and guess what, it was windy as hell!
Moved to Amarillo from Arizona. Best decision we could make. Real estate is lower priced but property taxes are through the roof. I pay 2.5 times taxes as Arizona but still worth it.
@movingtoamarillotexas the people is #1 thing I like. They're very nice and friendly. Also, small town feel too. I can get to all major retailers within 5 minutes versus 20-40 min in Arizona where I was.
I was born in Amarillo and left in my mid 30’s. I never looked back. The wind seems to never stop blowing. They put nuclear weapons together there. I witnessed a lot of crime there. I would never go back.
Amarillo is my birth place, left in 1982 to join military, went back 1988-89, The city has some good people but the Crime is above average, high property taxes, only couple things to do, Riding dirt bikes canadian river, hiking in palo duro canyon or mc Brides, lake Meridith.
Appreciate the comment and agree with a lot of what you stated and I do see Amarillo having quite a lot to offer (depending on your hobbies and what part of the country you are from or favor). I’ve lived here for over 30 years (lived in Oregon 6) and I’m still surprised at the amount of activities we have access to here. Although, I do miss the mountains, rivers, ocean, etc all being within 2 hours! lol! Have a great day!
it's only really high crime by statistics, which counts a lot of stuff that won't happen to people that mind their own business and stay out of trouble. Like bar fights and shootings at 2am, or, sadly, lots of domestic violence. Other than stuff like that there is remarkably little crime. Your chances of being robbed on the street are like a zillion to one, day or night.
That’s awesome, if you need help selling a home where you currently live, let me know, we have nation-wide partners and I would be happy to connect you! Have a great day! 👍
It gets hot but usually in the 90s. It does get very cold for a couple months but it's not too bad. When I moved here many people told me they lived their entire life here and never tornado.
I know most places are like this, but crime has increased over the last several years. Traffic problems are more due to morons that make U-turns, turn from the wrong lane, and 3-4 cars running a red light than the volume of traffic. I personally don't want to live in a bigger Amarillo, but Amarillo continues to grow. (I am old and grumpy.) The wind is something I am used to, but people new to the area will have to get used to it. Dust storms are common with the wind.
It never gets here to 115 , 120??? No way , 20 years , the best summer weather in most states, no humidity hate breaks in the evening and nice and cool in the morning
All my family is from Amarillo. I worked at BSA for almost a year before I transplanted to Oklahoma. I do miss the smallness of it and the familiarity of amarillo
Keep a close eye on your kids while in public. Amarillo has a big problem with human trafficking. Every business I have gone into has a sign up talking about fighting against human trafficking.
About the wind, sure it kicks up dust, but I've had less sinus problems then when I've lived in the Dallas area. Other pros are: - It's easy to get to places. Most trips within Amarillo are 10-15 minutes, and the airport is easy to get to. - Amarillo is a regional medical center. - West Texas A&M University is a part of Texas A&M system, but has a small college feel.
@@mirianchavez8150 the weather isn’t as bad as it probably sounds in my videos but I do want everyone to know we do have those extremes 😂😂. Happy to schedule a call and answer any questions! 😊👍
Great question! If your home in Texas will be your primary residence, you can file for a homestead exemption at the local county office! Are you guys looking to move to Texas?
@@movingtoamarillotexas Yes, selling our home and looking to move there family of 5. Just trying to see where some decent priced living areas are not sure if there are some affordable apartments, even thought about looking into manufactured homes and buying land.
@@betsyg1990Happy to talk to you about all of those options. You can schedule a call with me in the link in the description! Do you have any time tomorrow or Wednesday?
I am thinking of moving to Amarillo. I would like to know more about the hot summers. I don't know if I can tolerate the humidity. I am most curious to know how the people of Amarillo behaved in 2o2o during the big event. How did people treat people who believed all the news coming from mainstream media and vice versa? Did everyone run to get the "medicine"? Great video. Helpful info😊 Thanks!
Appreciate your questions and thanks for watching! The good news about Amarillo, is the humidity is low compared to most places. It’s more of a dry heat here in the summer time. As far as 2020 and everything that went on across the country and even globally, things for the most part, were business as usual here in Amarillo. I hope that’s helpful! Would love to jump on a call and talk through any more questions or even map out your potential move here (scan the QR code at the beginning of the video or click the link in the description to schedule a call). Again, appreciate your time and questions! 😊
there's no humidity. It's dry heat, like Las Vegas except it only gets to 95-100 or so instead of 120 like Phoenix or LV. Whenever we go to Dallas or Houston, it's always nice to get back to the Panhandle to get away from the humidity.
It’s mostly dry heat. It’s not humid really. It can get a little muggy in some days in June, because we get a lot of rain in June, but it’s nothing like Dallas or south Texas.
@@jakelester663 sorry, the all time record high is 111 here in Amarillo. and that happened recently, the high was 108 for many years. Hardly ever gets over 102, 103 and it's a dry heat.
Short answer.... God no. It's been known as the black hole. Overwhelming meth problem, the cops do absolutely nothing. Expect something of yours to be stolen within a week of being here.
I've lived here for 47 years and have had nothing stolen. If you put everything valuable behind lock and key, nothing gets stolen. Break ins are rare. There's not a city in the world where you can leave valuables out and not expect them to go missing. A friend of my kids had a bicycle stolen from his front yard in Happy Texas because he always left it out. Happy has a crime rate of essentially zero, but if you leave stuff out, it tends to walk away. That's a global problem. Amarillo is no different.
That was my exact thought. He’s so excited about all the growth but that’s what kills the small town vibe and light traffic. Building on wonderful country farmland isn’t a positive to me.
That's "business/real estate" people. Always more, more, more....even when the city is constantly under construction and can't pay to fix the infrastructure we do have...Gotta have MORE!!!! Even when it ruins the quality of life, still MORE!! Then the parasites move on...
I second that. I've been here since 85. It's gotten worse (traffic, people, and crime) year over year for the last 20 years. And I'll tell you this for sure, if a$$holes could fly, I27 would have no traffic between Amarillo and Canyon.
You don’t see a lot of snakes in the city neighborhoods. If you get out in the county you’ll run into rattle snakes, but I haven’t heard them bring in houses yet just under rocks, piles of debris, or a log. Inside the city it’s the usual, possums, foxes, and raccoons.
lol, so where’s the 1st let alone the 2nd loop. I’m from Houston and the sports here are dog water. Anyone that excels in sports would start over any kids in any high school in Amarillo bar none. Where are the walking and bike paths in the neighborhoods?
Amarillo is the windiest city in the US. Summer is blazing hot and winter cold fronts can be 10 below with howling wind. Our climate is slowly getting dryer. Expect a drought about every 7-10 years. Property taxes are very high. Property theft is out of control. The most irresponsible pet owners I have ever seen. Animals are abandoned and dumped constantly and the shelters are always full. If I could convince my wife to move we would be gone in a heartbeat but family is here so she doesn’t want to leave. I would never recommend anyone to move here. Ever
While I'm all for new growth, the past Queen Bee mayor and her regime almost destroyed this city. To all those looking at Amarillo that you might move here we have a different mayor and council that's slowly undoing what Democrat rule did to this city for almost a decade and existing crime is a result of that because of disrespect to fire in police. I'm all for government staying out of our business but I'm also for regulations that will get these property owners to tear down abandoned buildings. That's been a mainstay my whole life that I've lived here. Only thing I disagree with you on is our schools. Academically we need to do better compared to the rest of the state and our athletics are ran by the same good ol boys that have no foresight or innovation to improve and be better at competition. If we're going to spend the money we need to do it right. I've said this for years and will keep saying it, Amarillo has too many high schools and our student athletes in football deserve better than playing in an outdated stadium. Lol those old farts saying they don't like the growth, well they need to move. It is what it is.
Hey there Jennifer, thank you for the question! Here is a link to our real estate site showing you more local information mpactrealestateteam.com/neighborhood/156914109/amarillo along with that site, here is another from census.gov showing the demographic breakdown of Amarillo, TX www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/amarillocitytexas,US/PST045223 as I am not black or hispanic (only part) the best way to answer that might be to either visit this city for an extended period of time (if you don't live here already) or reach out to local groups (in person or social) to really get a feel for this city and how the residence there-in are treated. I hope that helps at least point you in the right direction! 😃
Working in the medical field here in Amarillo for 24 yrs! We have a very diverse population and culture. White, African Americans, Hispanics, Somalian, Vietnamese, Indians probably more! If you respect people no matter what race, nationality or religion as long as you respect each other I have never had any issues! Yes there are gangs, yes we have a high crime rate due to I-40! But all and all when the shit hits the fan example the fires northeast of Amarillo this community is compassionate and ready to help out anyway possible!
Hi Jennifer, I lived in Amarillo born and raised in 1972. My parents first moved here in the early 1960s. I can say the Hispanic community is wonderful as well with the black community. Now I live in the East side of Amarillo, the older part of Amarillo where mainly and mostly many Latino's live at. The black and Asian community live mostly in the Northside of town, white community live mostly in West side of Amarillo. Southside generally all mixed of people. I can say we do get along with everyone. Yes, crime has gotten a lot worse over the years especially from people moving here from different places but as a whole community I believe it's still a great town to live in. I love my hometown, I love the people in Amarillo.
Amarillo is ok, shitty town quality of life wise which is reflected in home prices. However, gas is CHEAP here and we are 4 hoirs feom abq or santa fe, and 5 hours frpm denver, and 5 hours feom lots of skiing. Also commutes are vwry short. So save your faily comute time qnd commute to the rickies ir decent lakes on the weekeend.
