Why People Are Leaving Texas in 2024 - Don't Move to TX 

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When finding a place to live dont look at the cost of living. Whatever job you find around the area, you will match it, dont worry. Find a state or place that you feel comfortable in. This isn't hard. Dont move to a place because its cheap, it's a reason why its cheap. Move to a place you dream about.

It’s not just Texas it is the whole of the US. The price of food, schools are not good, living conditions are either slum lords or too high to afford.

Lived in Dallas, Texas for 13 years moved several months ago and didn’t look back!!!

Born and raised in Texas. Didn't feel I would ever leave even just five years ago. Now, after the driest hottest summer of 2023 I can ever remember, I'm thinking of getting out.

Conservatives won't tell you that more than 450k move out of Texas yearly. This is about the same as California.

Here at least some reasons that I can think of why people leave Texas: 1. The weather (particularly during the summer) 2. The traffic and terrible drivers particularly in the big cities like Dallas, Austin and Houston 3. The pollution of oil and gas companies (some Texans have breathing problems thanks to the pollution) 4. The rising cost of living in big cities (particularly Houston, Dallas and Austin). 5. The politics (if you are a Democrat or Independent who leans Democratic, prepare to be politically frustrated). I had a Democratic gay friend who is an accountant who lived in Texas for 7 years (summer of 2016- summer of 2023) and left for Colorado in June of 2023. The election in 2022 was his final straw. He no longer feels safe [particularly from gun violence] nor welcome [he knew a few people who picked on him for being gay or liberal {mostly the latter}] in Texas. He is now happy in Colorado.

I moved to Texas in 21 from Chicago. I like alot about Texas like no income tax, no sales tax(groceries), laws on guns. That being said I still want to move back to Chicago? Idk why it doesn't align with my political views but I just miss it so much. I can not stand the summers here and the weather sometimes is extreme. Don't get me started on the food, it sucks here. Also somehow the traffic is waaay worse here then in Chicago. How is that? I think mainly the infrastructure is not ready for the population increase.

I lived in Dallas for 16 years I'm originally from New Orleans I visited San Diego last year for a military funeral and I absolutely fell in love with the area by God grace I will be West Coast living by the end of this year or beginning of 2024

Well it is like this. Texas Love it or Leave it. We Texans are very proud of Texas

Finally someone being completely honest thank you

I was born and raised in Florida and moved to Texas. My husband is from Texas, I would always tell him if he just ever visited California or Florida he would never look at Corpus Christi the same well it finally happened. He went to Florida to look at a boat and now he’s been back three times. He loves Florida and their beaches so much!

My mother was born I'm Texas, she to California and never went back. I moved to Florida and moved back to California for the culture, diversity, food, wine, entertainment..

Never seen so many Texas plates up here in Montana as I have this year. Texas is definitely on the move. Insane numbers up here from Texas.

misleading title... should be.. why i love california more than texas.

As a Texas native, California was worlds better in terms of “happiness”. If California had good politicians I can only imagine who much better it would be. Like Michael, I was also placed in SoCal because of the Marines when I was in… and man… it opened my eyes.

I grew up in San Diego, CA, and I married a Texan in 2020. Our home in 2019 was 220k for a 3 bdrm 2.5 bath. I don't have to work now since we can live very well on one income. We travel, we visited SD in 2023, it was nice but I don't miss it.

I am born and raised in Texas, and I'm glad to see the out-of-staters leaving. I think the summer 2023 did a lot of out-of-state people in. Glory to God. Keep Texas for Texans. I won't say why Texas is better cause y'all need to move to back California, Colorado, and Florida instead. Thank you.

I’m a Texan. I lived In Burbank,Ca for 19 years and moved back to Houston in 2021. Texas is very different than when I left it in the early 2000’s. Many people have moved to Texas making it congested in the city areas. The traffic has vastly increased in the last 2 years alone. People are coming here having sold homes In expensive places like California and are driving the prices of houses up. The congestion on roads and insane drivers who are often rude makes driving stressful. It didn’t used to be that way. Also the once friendly culture here is changing into a more impersonal one because a lot of non Texans don’t share the same friendly ways and are rushed and self absorbed. I’ve also noticed a lot of trash and litter along roadways and we didn’t used to have that. In the more rural areas the crime is lower and people are more laid back but the city isn’t.

Several things I hate about Texas is: Rude People and Neighbors, Traffic Jams, High Prices, Quality Income, Voting, hard to make friends, hard to get a job, how big the state is and it takes forever to drive out of the state even when you're going to New Mexico and Louisiana, Six Flags Over Texas is not one of my favorite parks at all, hard to get a driver license and not the best state to work for me.

You're in San Diego. My hometown. I know it's expensive here, but I'm not moving.

i appreciate the very valid points and the non biased approach i think texans are a little too proud to be honest and as a results they get blinded to think there is anything better outside of the state. Im from Chicago although my city been getting lots of bad media for years, i love it here and mostly for the reasons stated here i appreciate this great lakes region and Chicago land even more.

You are 100% correct this is a very boring place too darnn 🔥 hot and too flat. Unless you grew up here, other wise run as fast as you can😅

Crime, worsening traffic, and no public land. Biggest reasons not to move. San diego and san jose are the safest big cities in america. Even the poor cities in California are starting to become safer than texas poor cities(even some nice cities, too) California is ran better in some ways(poor people dont feel as desperate in CA, so theres less need to be violent). Gl on whatever you do, rich

Hope you make it to (or already have) Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Carmel, Monterey, Big Sur, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma...

I love mountains and the ocean as I was born and raised in Maine but the winters here have become unbearable for my mental health. I wish wish wish I could split living in California and Maine.

I lived in San Diego for 20 years and loved it, but if you care about public education for your family….. nope. Homelessness, crime, overdevelopment. Many problems. But yes I miss it! Landscape is beautiful and weather very good (although not as perfect as people seem to believe- plus wildfires and earthquakes are a real issue). Anyway I love the area and hope it will turn around before it’s too late. Might want to go back once my kids are educated.

I am in New Braunfels, TX and my kids all moved to San Diego and Las Vegas and will not come back to this way too hot state! You picked my most favorite city San Diego specifically Coronado Island where I lived for a year; stunningly beautiful!

Speaking as a Texan, the corruption here is OUT OF CONTROL. It has finally started destroying this state. Texa as used to be so awesome. The politicians, hateful laws and complete mistreatment and lack of protection for average citizens is appalling.

With 100s of thousands of people moving TO Texas, 1000s leaving ain't even a good start🙄

I'm from California and yes it's a great place and weather but it's run by corrupt politicians and most of the freedom people have constitutionally have been stripped away and you are over taxed on everything not to mention the cost of real estate is stupid high

VIP, you’re talking us off the cliff lol! We own multiple homes in Texas and Florida. Our main home is here in Frisco. You have us thinking what type of home we could get in San Diego if we sell. We may be giving you a call lol!

My issues with texas is the people with the segregated mentality and texans are angry unfriendly people

I've been in Dallas for almost 2 years and lived on Oahu 22 years prior to this. I like a lot about Texas and Dallas area but I like a little more country. Other parts of Texas nearby are really sweet so I may just go out some. I'd only select Florida, NC or Hawaii again as anything better right now.

If you haven't made it to Lake Arrowhead on your visits, I highly recommend it!, it's a little slice of heaven. Waffle Works for breakfast, sitting lakeside while you eat, amazing. Great little village area is all walkable and charming and everyone there is smiling, you can't help but feel that happy vibe too.

I think the feeling that you can't afford a house in CA is an issue but there are plenty of places in CA where people can afford houses. If I leave CA it would only be to be near the Canadian border and I will probably rent my house out.

☝️😌..I live in an upscale neighborhood, Weston Florida.. the humidity & heat will KILL you 🤢, this is no exaggeration. REMEMBER if your trapped in your home 24/7 with the AC running,, it's not a vacation. The ocean here reached record temperatures over 100,..pick a place with a moderate climate.. North Carolina as an example, if you love mature trees.. if your pockets are deep go to San Diego California

Hey Rich. I recently moved to Dallas from Washington DC and I wanna ask, where are your statistics to back up the reasons why people are moving from texas? Yes it definitely is crowded and dallas is expanding by way of new roadways, highways, bridges, condos, single family homes, etc, but I just wanna kno what source did you go to so I can go to that same source and look at the numbers?

As we speak. We are experiencing a really bad heat wave, in Houston. The Heat index has been over 105+ right now 106 heat index at 7pm. Got as high as 117, heat index. Enough for me want to check out. Which we are. Because of job promotion.

This is reason why i don't like TX for high crime

I come from Chicago. “Overcrowded” doesn’t bother me. You expect this anyway from big metros crime also. The only point is scenery which really is not a deal breaker

We dropped off our son recently in san antonio. It was our first time in san antonio and we enjoyed our short stay. The people are more friendly than where we live in California. The traffic is nutz, worse than in california. Well see how our son handles the not and humid weather.

Uhhhg. The weather. I start condensating/sweating in the South at 70 degrees. The hotter it gets, the more I stay inside.

been in TX twice 56-66, as a kid, moved to Ohio came back in 81, did well, but traffic, crime, weather gotten worse over past 10 yrs. Houston is very hard now, at 68, looking to leave

Living in California and wouldn’t want to leave if it wasn’t so expensive and near impossible to own a house with decent sized yard! Texas is attractive for affordable homes with big yards, lower cost of living, no state tax (but higher property tax) and good economy. The house I’m looking for is probably in Texas, because in California you ain’t getting and acre of land unless you go to steep mountains or far away places where there no jobs!! The whole hosing cost to income ratio in the US is out of whack right now! We need at least 50% drop to make it realistic! Politicians are bickering over nonsense instead of addressing real problems the populace are facing. Rising cost of living, stagnant wages, degrading job quality, de-dollarization, division and disunity, increasing wealth gap and shrinking middle class!

Absolutely. I can't even smell oxygen in TX. Then occasional, there are emergency shelter in place due to gas leak. There are two good things about TX: no state income tax + diversity. If you are an outdoor person, don't pay much state income tax, then don't move to TX.

Overall, not a bad video. I disagree about the crime rate, especially living out here for the last three years. However, will you said about housing, pollution, and climate is 100% spot on! Which is why me and my family are talking about leaving the state.

why a lot people still love move back to CA

I'm from Orange County CA and laguna is 15 min away and my only hesitation to move to TX is the shock of the landscape lmao no beach or mountains. But, the politics suckkkk here haha I can't deal.

Usted tiene toda la razón LA bella California no tiene comparación. Saludos

They came , they saw , and now they are getting the hell out . We native Texans are saying " THANK GOD , we thought they would never leave ".

You said you are from Dallas in one of your videos. I was wondering what High School you went to?

In a nutshell: A lot of what you were trying to get away from (ex. rising prices, traffic, etc) are now here. And a lot of what you missed is not (landscape, weather, etc.) I do think the disappointing landscape should not be as big a surprise to people living here. If you visit here before deciding whether or not to move here, then the landscape and lack of public land issue becomes quickly evident.

In comparison with Phoenix and Las Vegas, Texas's Summer is warm. Also, the Summer heat in Dallas metro is dry heat. I lived in Miami, FL and Hawaii before the humid hot make you feel so bad! Even though I don't like Dallas, I do like a cute city in northern Dallas surburb called Frisco. Frisco has excellent school system with (1:14) teach/student ratio. Frisco has so many things to do ( lots of events such as sports, country music awards etc.). It has a big city look ( tall buildings) with country style living close-by. It is a very diversify city like most Caliofornia cities. It has PGA American headquarter, universal studio, Dallas Cowboy headquarter and more. Most houses built in Frisco are big and less than 20 years old which is different from California big cities' "historic" home.

Yes Texas has changed and not in a better way either.

If Florida didn't have the hot, humid weather it does, I might consider it.

Good stuff Cedar Hill here I come.

Texas has gotten worse because of all the people moving here, so i pray more people see this video so they can leave back to the state they came from, so things can back to the way it was. I love it here and i live in the hillcountry and i dont deal with traffic or over crowding, people who do, is cause they live in the metro area, thats going to happen in any state u move to.

Omg, avocado toast. Love it. Lol does Texas have avocado toast?

Tell you the truth, a lot of people left California, its getting better, here now.

I've 3 Sistas in Texas & looking forward to their opinions on this!😂👊😎

So long, have a good trip. Didnt want yall here in the first place. Please note, this is regarding Californians and New Yorkers moving here.

I’m a 7th generation Texan. We have so many different styles of land scapes. Texas has always been a “tough” place since 1824/1836. California has ruined my hometown of Fredericksburg. And with crime hello we have the border. I’m from the valley as well born and half raised there. I join the army after high school I couldn’t wait to get back to Texas. The weather has always been crazy here we joke about it. San Antonio Austin Houston Dallas Fort Worth have so many Texas history yall all want to change it to California ways stop. You move here learn our ways costumes and how to be Texas. GOD BLESS TEXAS Love it or leave it Remember the Alamo Come and take it Some sayings we have and installed all true TEXANS

The FBI is not the most credible source at this time.

No place is safe anymore doesn’t matter where you go.

Any place takes too much time&work to settle in and invest on property like shade trees, carports, garden, It's always a toss up what neighbor's are really like and that can change, I wouldn't want to experiment anymore at 63' just paid off my 120k home& retired. these days. Conditions change too often especially in the buying to rent market decimating affordable housing for first time single FAMILY live-in HOMEBUYERS MARKET. I live in 3bed 11/2 bath mobile home in a not so nice rural area but it's fenced in with 2 1/2" irrigation pipe on a 1/4 acre and immediate neighbors are nice, i don't like city code enforcement and community homeowner associations are $$badnews$$. I say invest in what you can afford and if there's enough space create your own little campsite Shangri la. Rubeedoo Ca.

I have lived in 7 different states in the country. Texas is #8. What I can tell you is that there is good and bad in every place. We've been in TX for 3 years now and still adjusting. This is unusual as I typically by three years am fully integrated into my surroundings. Texas is different.#1 I am still highly frustrated with the drivers. They are so distracted. They can't handle a 4 way stop or even go when the light turns green. People driving huge trucks think they own the road......and I guess they do. Beware uninsured motorists. Better have insurance because most of the other people on the road do not. #2 no police presence. There are beggars on every street corner. People run red lights like they don't exist. People on their cell phones while driving.Violent crime is unbelievable. Every day on the news multiple people shot. I can hear gunshots at night. #3 Un reliable utilities. In three years I have been out of electricity more days then the last 35years in 4 different states. If you want reliable AC, CABLE TV, INTERNET .......do not move to Texas you will not get it here. When a leaf falls, the electricity goes out and it's out for days. #4 The cost of living is high or just as high as other places and they have terrible groceries. Produce sucks, cost of groceries is not great. I know everyone loves HEB but they obviously have not shopped a lot of different places.

Yes, please don’t move here it’s so hot 100 degrees plus, you can’t even go outside. Plus TX property taxes are very high. And you will most likely take a significant pay cut to work here.

Texas will eventually get expensive with everyone moving there

Is Texas perfect ? Certainly not, but if you want more personal freedom to build a business and / or invest in real estate you are unlikely to find a better place. Personally, I'll make my money in Texas and travel to the Caribbean for a break. Houston is hot and humid in Spring, Summer and Fall...but we get about 4-5 days of good cool weather a year between December 15th to about January 15th - that is enough for me for now.

Texas is Texas and California is not Texas so leave Texas if you can’t take the heat!

Whilst on holiday in Queenstown (here in New Zealand) last year, I met and hungout with an American woman who was from Texas but left to move to Seattle, Washington. According to her, she moved because to Seattle because she loves the scenery, had a lot of good memories visiting her grandparents up there and she didn't like what was happening in Texas with regards to abortion, banning books and a more right-wing leaning public education system.

They are coming to Illinois

Violent crime, and having lived in the outskirts of Dallas for 3 years, I'd add crime against women and gays is very high. The majority of people in the big Cities are more open minded and diverse, but go outside the big cities and it's like night and day. I disagree with the Landscape; I loved how green northern Texas was, and for people who say it's all flat, I invite you to visit the Guadalupe Mountain National Reserve -- stunning! Early Spring in Texas is pretty breathtaking as well with all the Blubonnets everywhere. And then there's the BBQ -- NO ONE does beef brisket like Texas. Nevertheless, I ended up returning to CA because of climate, family and there's SO MUCH TO DO in CALIFORNIA! I swear it's the playground of the USA. ❤

I would never leave texas again ,

100% Gregg Abbott and the horrendous law that he has past scary

I have to move because of the heat but can't afford to go back to California. I need some place cooler and more scenic.'

Europe looks nicer

I love your video and I agreed with everything you were speaking out about on the cons of Texas. Moving back to Florida as soon as I can. Thanks for being real 👍

Flat in Fort Worth but in El Paso San Antonio and Austin they're actually neighborhoods where you can see the downtown Skyline from there San Antonio is not flat and neither is often Fort Worth and Dallas are

I am so glad they are leaving! We don’t need any California or New York people. You should have noted our landscape before you moved. Have you heard of the Hill Country? I love the Texas landscape. It has its own beauty. You sound like you just don’t get Texas! See ya!

Born amd raised in SoCal, moving to Dallas soon. Yes it beautiful here, now enjoy socialism and your stucco cube.

Come on california is not that great lots of cars, lots of trucks, gas prices way to high food to high housing extreamly high. over crowded gun controll 😳

My wife would literally be dead. We were having our family, and she would’ve been one of those dying out in the hospital parking lot bc medical professionals have to “okay it” with the likes of Abbott & Paxton. Pro-life indeed.

As a born and raised San Diegan that's retired Army, I'm moving back to Tx! I get what you're saying, but coming to visit a couple times a year and actually living here are 2 different worlds. Almost everything people are complaining about in the comments about Tx, the same can be said about San Diego. They're selling homes over here for a Million, same hame if in Tx wouldn't sell for more than 1 hundred grand. The inflation is worse then you think it is, shit adds up real quick. Most of the beaches have to close from time to time because of the nasty ass water. And all you tourists that go to San Diego and visit Mission Bay, stay the F out of the water!!!! Locals only fish it, we don't go in. We call it Boo Boo Bay, or Caca Bay. Rent for a 2 bedroom apartment in a nice area you're looking at about 3,500 to 4,000 a month. If you're not rich don't waste your time and money, come and visit.

How would a south Georgia boy fare in tx . It gets damn hot here too.

With increasing house prices and 3% property tax, I guess retirees do not see Texas as an ideal place for retirement?

Yup ,he may say he's from TX, but it seems like he didn't compare to the state he's giving claps to of being better (California) 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣.. that's a joke of the being better than TX. I'm NOT a born texan,but LIVED in DIFFERENT AREA'S of TX. And in the lower south AREA'S like BROWNSVILLE where i lived most my life good (20 yrs) and atleast a good (3 - 7 yrs) .in DFW, 3Yrs in LAREDO. 1yr AUSTIN .1 yr in SAN ANTON . 4yrs in HOUSTON. NEVERRRRR have i experience an EARTHQUAKE 🤷🏻‍♀️,some hurricane 🌀 or tornado 🌪. But mostly rain part and heavy winds. Little damage. Yes, it is very hot with climat change ,but then again that's everywhere in the world. Yes, on rental increases. It's becoming very high every 6 months It goes up & groceries as well. i'm originally born and raised 5 yrs in BALTIMORE MD. and rather not be in brownsville because of the weather and i have seen judges,police officers, lawyers, and ppl. Get away with innocent & honest ppl. Sent to jail or forced to pay fee & fines that should not have been applied to them. Looks like F.B.I. needs to come back to brownsville and do ANOTHER RAID ,the last time they came seems they left a couple of judges & lawyers & police officers still doing tons of illegal arrests & wrongfully prosecuted.. and as traffic yes, itselfgotten like any other big city that'sgrowing ( in comes lot'sof traffuc) it's same in Cali. 🤷🏻‍♀️. 😢.but that's solely what I have experienced in my lifetime till this day in brownsville TX.

It’s the same just visit Cali tf think l love Texas , money , it’s cheap , jobs , beautiful weather DFW area. Much more and your hearing this from a California person

youre talking too fast sir but very informational video

I see a lot of comments are about the crime but if you don’t put yourself out there nor hang out in places you shouldn’t be you don’t have to worry about becoming a victim. Yes you may have the random crime where you become a victim but those statistics are very low.

This vid is real, I’m a musician what’s in it for me

California is beautiful, but traffic is horrible, the way people drive is just as bad and the cost of living is high even in the hood. But like he said if you can afford it by all means move out here if not, RUN! Lol

I still want to live in Texas

2023, grew up in Dallas area and Im outta here ASAP. Going to Oklahoma. Dont follow!

Texas may be hot, but it ain’t Phoenix hot

I lived in Texas for 2 years. Extremely horrible drivers. Very mean people. Lots of pot and drugs. I couldn't wait to leave.

Yes leave Now! We heard how folks were being killed in there jail La Salla: ....A parent has told many about this injustice.......

Texas is nice if your a millionaire, California is nicer if your rich with family surrounding you, New Mexico is rough rugged, raw but overall easy and boring.

If you want to leave Texas there’s no stopping you just don’t bash Texas most people don’t know about hidden landscapes in eastern Texas.