are you thinking of moving to texas do you think you will really save money by moving to texas
where in texas should you move these are just few of the questions i will be answering today
hi i'm kg and my family and i have just recently moved from california to kansas and we wish we
had so much more information available to us and that's why i'm here to help you today but first
please don't forget to hit like and subscribe so let's talk about texas weather i did my air force
boot camp over in san antonio and shepard air force base in texas one day it was really sunny
and then the next day it would be hailing the next day after that it will be sunny again and then
raining that afternoon texas weather is bipolar although they have crazy weather the temperature
varies between 39 degrees and 96 degrees so that's not bad at all if you're worried about the food
scene texas has one of the very best food scenes in the states because it is so diverse you can
find anything from tex-mex to cajun seafood boils let's talk about sports y'all football
texans find football as a national sport fun fact texas is the second most diverse
state after california we're talking about race diversity ethnicity we're talking about industries
and linguistics if by any chance you're from california thinking of moving to texas stick
around because i'll talk about the costs of moving interstate one of the things
you need to know is that texas is home to the major corporate headquarters and fortune 500
companies texas is also famous for their southern hospitality so let's get to the good part numbers
the unemployment rate for texas is 6.9 in october 2020 which is down from 8.3
back in september of 2020. let's talk about houses how much are they going for in texas so
according to my research is about 195 000 for a house which isn't bad compared to
the national average according to dave ramsey it's around 320 000 that is a really great deal
you can probably find a sprawling mansion for the ranch and the barn and all the works but if
you are not ready to buy a home let's talk about rental rates for a studio in texas the average
is about 738 dollars versus the national average of 821 dollars for a one bedroom it's 841 to rent
and the national average is around 930 dollars two bedrooms it's about a thousand and thirty six
dollars in texas and the national average is 11.48 so it seems like you're saving
quite a bit of money there you know you don't think about it but it adds up let's talk about
politics texas is 52.1 percent republican so if you're a republican it's the state for you
if you're curious about how religious texas is 57.6 religious that's compared to the national
average of 49.4 percent i did not know this this saddens me a lot because uh for us
religion is important i'll talk about tax rates in a second but first let's talk about
crime rate if you're really considering moving to texas you should hear this out first did you know
that violent crimes in texas is higher than the national average violent crimes in texas is 24.8
versus a national average of 22.7 if you're curious what violent crimes include
it includes four offenses murder and manslaughter forcible rape robbery and aggravated assault
now the rate for property crimes in texas is also higher than the national average
texas is at 38 and the national average is 35.4 what is included in property crimes
burglary larceny arson and motor vehicle theft okay that sounds disturbing but
again the crime rate varies all over texas so you can definitely look around if that's
something you want me to talk about then let me know in the comments below
on the brighter side let's look at education in texas there are 15 students to one teacher that
is actually better than the national average of 16 to 1. now let's talk about the exciting part texas
as you probably know texas is one of the seven states that do not have any state taxes
this is great news for you and also great news for military people because they don't have to pay
state income taxes in texas the sales tax in texas is around six point two five percent that also
applies to new car purchases purchases overall you can't really compare california to texas
because it's like comparing apples to oranges but tax wise if you are poor you actually get taxed
less in california and the richer you are you get taxed less in texas the middle classes in
both states are probably around the same there's definitely value in not getting your income taxed
by the state now as promised i will talk about the average cost of moving from california to texas
the average price is around 2200 to 4000 depending on where you're starting and where you're ending
up every interstate move depends on mileage so you have to do your calculations based on that
interstate moves are actually very seasonal if you move in march it's around 3 800 to 6 500
if you move in july it's way more it's around 6 200 to 10 300. you also got to factor in that a
lot of people are moving so of course the law of supply and demand the more people moving
the more expensive moving costs will be let's talk about the best cities to live in texas
first off we have dallas dallas has a higher median salary next we got houston san antonio
would be a great place to live you like to bike and you like farmers markets
then corpus christi is for you for young folks starting a family beaumont would be a great bet
for the cool energetic and young professionals austin would be amazing plano has a very low crime
rate and if you're looking for that small town feel then college station is for you there you
go folks we're all done thank you for watching my show and don't forget to like and subscribe yeehaw