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I find it very interesting that you spoke about the most urban parts of South Austin but only the suburban areas of North Austin. Neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Crestview, and Clarksville contain many of the same vibes as those urban South Austin neighborhoods. And they have been consistently doing so for longer
Thanks for watching. To better clarify, the areas you mentioned are north of the river, but fall into the category of Central Austin. They're also fantastic spots.
I used to love Austin, north and south, but I can’t wait to move. Way too many crazy drivers, there is a bad police shortage. I’m hesitant to stop at convenient stores early in the morning because I don’t want to be asked for money by people hanging out in the parking lot. Friday I saw a guy that was on the zombie drug, tranq. It’s expensive, people are rude, it’s not Austin anymore.
Your review of North Austin seems like you’ve never been to North Austin. You didn’t talk about much of actual North Austin. I think of suburbs when I think of South Austin everything South of Ben White. The urban center of the city is in North Austin (Caesar Chavez - 15th street ) that is the antithesis of suburbs. North Austin has the best park in the city (Pease) and the biggest park (Emma Long). Most of the music venues are in North Austin , Moody, Stubbs, 6th street and red river district. The not suburban neighborhoods in north Austin are where the charm is, Hyde Park, Windsor Heights, Pemberton Heights, Tarrytown, Clarksville, Rosedale, Brentwood, Northloop, Crestview etc. If you want to see a sporting event that’s all north Austin too. And Bass Concert Hall and Paramount theatre are both north too. You mentioned art galleries in South Austin but failed to mention all the art museums are in North Austin, AMOA, La Guna Gloria, Blanton , Elizabeth Ney. Not to mention all of the parts of South Austin worth visiting are all within a quarter mile of north Austin.
Thanks for watching, Brian! To better clarify, the areas you mentioned are north of the river, but fall into the categories of Downtown and Central Austin. You're right, they're all fantastic spots.
Native Austinite here, born 89. Austin has changed a lot during my lifetime but I can safely say South Austin in my opinion is the legit OG Austin. It’s really hard to put in words but to me North Austin has always felt more sterile and not as vibrant and more suburbia. Yes, I’ve lived in both places. Also I consider anything past 183 North Austin. Small rant and side note, if you live in Round Rock you don’t live in Austin lol, maybe to the new comers that seems normal to say but I always find it weird when people say I’m from Austin when they live in Round Rock. Nobody would say that when I was growing up. Anyways, great video 👍🏼
Thanks very much for watching and the great feedback! Completely hear what you're saying about location, haha. Sometimes I have to make some generalizations for newcomers and simplification purposes 😁 Much appreciated.
Well, I’ve lived at the Austin area for 53 years now. I’m always up and down i35 every day , and I’ve always looked at South Austin to be from the Holiday Inn right before you cross the lake. On down to Onion creek. I Look at downtown Austin to start when you cross the lake from South Austin and you go all the way through where all the bridges cross each other and then all of a sudden you pop out. That’s where I figure that downtown Austin ends, and North Austin begins.
I didn't watch the video but I grew up in Austin South Austin is the best place to live. You can still feel the culture you only 15 min from downtown you got San Marcos and New Braunfels not too far. Only thing worth while in north Austin is the domain.
@MovingATX I have my grandparents that live in South Austin I currently live in New Braunfels. My opinion new braunfels will be the next Austin but somewhat better cause you can actually raise a family and it's a trending city like Austin because of the hill country vibe and it's naturally gentrified. And local spots that make it unique like Austin was in 06, 07
We live an hour north of Austin. My husband and I like to go to south Austin/downtown when it's just us. My kids like Barton Sorings pool. My oldest looooves the Domain for shopping bc she's 11 and is one of those super into skincare and Lululemon type kids 😂 We love to visit then head home. Austin has really grown on me over the years. I grew up in DFW and considered myself a Dallas gal. But now, I'm definitely much more partial to Austin.
South has a lot to do, but traffic is bad! while north has just the domain, but the north side is on the rise. A “2nd downtown” is in the works. But south / north has nothing on East Austin!
I live in Austin, TX most of my life. I move to DFW for college for 7 years and moved back to Austin. I live in Austin for 40 years and see the many changes in Austin. Background and history of Austin. The IH35 in Austin is dated and capacity to fit for 1990. It cannot handle modern traffic today. Austin before 2000 is consider a retirement place. Evidently, today, it is not. So this city is not a great place to speed. Try elsewhere like DFW and Houston for speeding. The roads are tight with so many people driving on the street. Plus there are retirement people here. PLEASE DRIVE SLOW AND BE CAUTIOUS. East Austin, before 2000, which is east of I35 was a place no one wants to be because of crimes. Now condos and buildings take over. Most of the residents went to Manor and the crime continued from there.
Putting Yeti down as a something that is not indigenous to Austin is wrong. Yeti is a Texas company and its first flagship store was opened in Austin in 2017. Their products may be sold nationally but they are a Texas brand and an Austin brand. I would put them in the same category as Whole Foods because Whole Foods is also an Austin brand that went national.
Thank you for the feedback. The message was more so unique shops that are hard to find in other locations, which is no longer the case for Yeti or Whole Foods. Proud to be the birthplace of both, but Austin has many national brands situated on Congress Ave these days, which is a change from the "local-to-Austin" flair that was once there.
@@MovingATX Thank you. South definitely has the Austin culture and more to do, but as prices and taxes have risen even more down there, I remain happy with my choice up north.
Don't encourage people to move here, as a native I see the housing shortage causing property owners to have a captive audience, and raise rent rates beyond affordable. All because of videos like this and media hyping up moving here the folks moving here ruin what brought them to the city. This includes trying to rezone historic districts to allow STRs rented out as airbnbs against the character of the neighborhood
Thanks for watching! Since it’s my career, I take a lot of pride in informing people who are interested in Austin about the good and the bad. Saying my videos hype up a move to the area or contribute to any negatives related to Austin is quite a stretch. My hometown of San Antonio has also changed over the years, as do most cities. I’m sorry that’s your experience with Austin. Austin is not in a housing shortage. In fact, we have a 13-year supply high. It’s a great time for buyers. On the topic of rental rates, let’s take inflation as a simple example. Property owners are paying significantly more for insurance, ongoing property maintenance, property taxes (historical increases), and a variety of other factors, all contributing to rental rates. In good news for renters, there is an oversupply of multi-family housing. Recent rezoning in parts of Austin was to increase density in order to allow for more homes to be built on a single lot with the goal of creating more affordability near the city core. Will it work? We will see…
This is how she makes a living, so unless you plan on paying her bills, you can’t tell her not to do her job. It’s not her fault that Austin is an amazing place to live.
Austin is not safe, North or South doesn’t matter anymore. I would never raise a family in Austin. All my relatives and friends living in Austin are leaving.
Hi Charlene - thank you for watching. I'm curious, where are your friends and family moving? Every city has parts of town that may not be the safest, but Austin and the surrounding metro have many nice, safe areas as the norm. I'm sorry you had a different experience. North & South Austin still differ quite a bit and continue to be a big topic of conversation on my end, especially amongst potential homebuyers and people relocating to the area.
Thanks for tuning in! Austin’s long-time slogan has been the “Live Music Capital of the World,” which now seems to be in the form of festivals and some of the smaller venues / long-time staples.
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I find it very interesting that you spoke about the most urban parts of South Austin but only the suburban areas of North Austin. Neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Crestview, and Clarksville contain many of the same vibes as those urban South Austin neighborhoods. And they have been consistently doing so for longer
Hyde park is central Austin
Thanks for watching. To better clarify, the areas you mentioned are north of the river, but fall into the category of Central Austin. They're also fantastic spots.
I used to love Austin, north and south, but I can’t wait to move. Way too many crazy drivers, there is a bad police shortage. I’m hesitant to stop at convenient stores early in the morning because I don’t want to be asked for money by people hanging out in the parking lot. Friday I saw a guy that was on the zombie drug, tranq. It’s expensive, people are rude, it’s not Austin anymore.
the drivers are literally so bad that it'd be safer to have a drunk dude waving a loaded gun around
I've noticed the drivers are definitely getting worse! It's certainly now in line with the other major metros in that regard.
Hey will what makes you think there is a police shortage?
Awesome 👍👍👍 Very useful and Informative...Awaiting " Leander " video 😊😊😊
Much appreciated, Samuel! 🙌😁
Great video thanks for sharing!
Much appreciated and thank you for watching!
Your review of North Austin seems like you’ve never been to North Austin. You didn’t talk about much of actual North Austin. I think of suburbs when I think of South Austin everything South of Ben White. The urban center of the city is in North Austin (Caesar Chavez - 15th street ) that is the antithesis of suburbs. North Austin has the best park in the city (Pease) and the biggest park (Emma Long). Most of the music venues are in North Austin , Moody, Stubbs, 6th street and red river district. The not suburban neighborhoods in north Austin are where the charm is, Hyde Park, Windsor Heights, Pemberton Heights, Tarrytown, Clarksville, Rosedale, Brentwood, Northloop, Crestview etc.
If you want to see a sporting event that’s all north Austin too. And Bass Concert Hall and Paramount theatre are both north too. You mentioned art galleries in South Austin but failed to mention all the art museums are in North Austin, AMOA, La Guna Gloria, Blanton , Elizabeth Ney. Not to mention all of the parts of South Austin worth visiting are all within a quarter mile of north Austin.
Thanks for watching, Brian! To better clarify, the areas you mentioned are north of the river, but fall into the categories of Downtown and Central Austin. You're right, they're all fantastic spots.
Native Austinite here, born 89. Austin has changed a lot during my lifetime but I can safely say South Austin in my opinion is the legit OG Austin. It’s really hard to put in words but to me North Austin has always felt more sterile and not as vibrant and more suburbia. Yes, I’ve lived in both places. Also I consider anything past 183 North Austin. Small rant and side note, if you live in Round Rock you don’t live in Austin lol, maybe to the new comers that seems normal to say but I always find it weird when people say I’m from Austin when they live in Round Rock. Nobody would say that when I was growing up. Anyways, great video 👍🏼
Thanks very much for watching and the great feedback! Completely hear what you're saying about location, haha. Sometimes I have to make some generalizations for newcomers and simplification purposes 😁 Much appreciated.
From my experience, North Austin in the DFW area is really the nicest place to live
Well, I’ve lived at the Austin area for 53 years now. I’m always up and down i35 every day , and I’ve always looked at South Austin to be from the Holiday Inn right before you cross the lake. On down to Onion creek. I Look at downtown Austin to start when you cross the lake from South Austin and you go all the way through where all the bridges cross each other and then all of a sudden you pop out. That’s where I figure that downtown Austin ends, and North Austin begins.
Thank you for all of your great and helpful input!
if you're gonna move to austin, move somewhere not in Travis county or within Austin City Limits
you can thank me later
North no question south austin is a dumpster fire
Delete this now. The cali folk don’t need to know, so they can jack up the prices even more.
Thanks for watching! What’s your favorite part of N. ATX?
North Austin is north of UT. South Austin south of the river
South Austin is where it’s at!
Thank you, Damon!
I'm in north austin and I regularly see property crime and murders within a stone's throw of my job.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Ah, I hate to hear that. What are some of the major cross streets near you?
I moved to Austin back in 2010 and have seen this city change to dirty 6th while living uptown working in the Domain now at Baton Creek spa and Resort
Thank you tuning into the channel!
I’d say south congress is close enough to downtown to be part of it. I feel like south Austin start where all the shops on south congress end.
Great feedback! Much appreciated.
I didn't watch the video but I grew up in Austin South Austin is the best place to live. You can still feel the culture you only 15 min from downtown you got San Marcos and New Braunfels not too far. Only thing worth while in north Austin is the domain.
Great feedback - thank you!
Great feedback - thank you! Are you still living in the Austin area?
@@MovingATX your welcome
@MovingATX I have my grandparents that live in South Austin I currently live in New Braunfels. My opinion new braunfels will be the next Austin but somewhat better cause you can actually raise a family and it's a trending city like Austin because of the hill country vibe and it's naturally gentrified. And local spots that make it unique like Austin was in 06, 07
@@ShoeCrewTV New Braunfels is great and is really growing! I grew up in San Antonio and have watched all of those changes. Glad you found your spot.
Austin is too hot and humid. I would rather live in California.
That’s certainly an option! Do you live in CA?
The cover images are reversed. Downtown is not in South Austin.
north austin is everything above 290 and also you got your intro wrong on which side is which.
Which 290 are you referencing? The text overlay was not intended to be so literal, but you likely know that since you watched shortly thereafter.
The opening drone shot has incorrectly identified the north and south sides of the river
The text overlay was not intended to be that literal, but hopefully you continued on and discovered that 😁
We live an hour north of Austin. My husband and I like to go to south Austin/downtown when it's just us. My kids like Barton Sorings pool. My oldest looooves the Domain for shopping bc she's 11 and is one of those super into skincare and Lululemon type kids 😂 We love to visit then head home. Austin has really grown on me over the years. I grew up in DFW and considered myself a Dallas gal. But now, I'm definitely much more partial to Austin.
I forgot Thinkery! We love to go then get ice cream at Lick.
This is a great spot!
South has a lot to do, but traffic is bad! while north has just the domain, but the north side is on the rise. A “2nd downtown” is in the works. But south / north has nothing on East Austin!
Thank you for watching and for the feedback!
I live in Austin, TX most of my life. I move to DFW for college for 7 years and moved back to Austin. I live in Austin for 40 years and see the many changes in Austin.
Background and history of Austin. The IH35 in Austin is dated and capacity to fit for 1990. It cannot handle modern traffic today. Austin before 2000 is consider a retirement place. Evidently, today, it is not. So this city is not a great place to speed. Try elsewhere like DFW and Houston for speeding. The roads are tight with so many people driving on the street. Plus there are retirement people here. PLEASE DRIVE SLOW AND BE CAUTIOUS.
East Austin, before 2000, which is east of I35 was a place no one wants to be because of crimes. Now condos and buildings take over. Most of the residents went to Manor and the crime continued from there.
Putting Yeti down as a something that is not indigenous to Austin is wrong. Yeti is a Texas company and its first flagship store was opened in Austin in 2017. Their products may be sold nationally but they are a Texas brand and an Austin brand. I would put them in the same category as Whole Foods because Whole Foods is also an Austin brand that went national.
Thank you for the feedback. The message was more so unique shops that are hard to find in other locations, which is no longer the case for Yeti or Whole Foods. Proud to be the birthplace of both, but Austin has many national brands situated on Congress Ave these days, which is a change from the "local-to-Austin" flair that was once there.
I bought a house in North Austin 6 years ago because it was actually affordable. Simple as that.
That's great! Glad you found your spot.
@@MovingATX Thank you. South definitely has the Austin culture and more to do, but as prices and taxes have risen even more down there, I remain happy with my choice up north.
Don't encourage people to move here, as a native I see the housing shortage causing property owners to have a captive audience, and raise rent rates beyond affordable. All because of videos like this and media hyping up moving here the folks moving here ruin what brought them to the city. This includes trying to rezone historic districts to allow STRs rented out as airbnbs against the character of the neighborhood
Thanks for watching! Since it’s my career, I take a lot of pride in informing people who are interested in Austin about the good and the bad. Saying my videos hype up a move to the area or contribute to any negatives related to Austin is quite a stretch. My hometown of San Antonio has also changed over the years, as do most cities. I’m sorry that’s your experience with Austin.
Austin is not in a housing shortage. In fact, we have a 13-year supply high. It’s a great time for buyers. On the topic of rental rates, let’s take inflation as a simple example. Property owners are paying significantly more for insurance, ongoing property maintenance, property taxes (historical increases), and a variety of other factors, all contributing to rental rates. In good news for renters, there is an oversupply of multi-family housing.
Recent rezoning in parts of Austin was to increase density in order to allow for more homes to be built on a single lot with the goal of creating more affordability near the city core. Will it work? We will see…
Austin doesn’t have a housing shortage. That was like two years ago.
This is how she makes a living, so unless you plan on paying her bills, you can’t tell her not to do her job. It’s not her fault that Austin is an amazing place to live.
Northies can have fun sitting in their traffic all day. South Austin best Austin
First clip you show South Austin as North Austin and vice versa lol Auditorium shores would be part of south austin technically
I hear you -- the text placement overlay wasn't meant to be quite THAT literal 😁
a lot of cities in the world claim to be the live capital of the world.
Yes, they do!
Austin is not safe, North or South doesn’t matter anymore. I would never raise a family in Austin. All my relatives and friends living in Austin are leaving.
How is it not safe?
I'm curious as well...
Hi Charlene - thank you for watching. I'm curious, where are your friends and family moving? Every city has parts of town that may not be the safest, but Austin and the surrounding metro have many nice, safe areas as the norm. I'm sorry you had a different experience. North & South Austin still differ quite a bit and continue to be a big topic of conversation on my end, especially amongst potential homebuyers and people relocating to the area.
North - Dahhhhhhh !
Thanks for watching!
North Austin is trashy and vapid. Overall, it’s best to live closer to your job.
It is definitely a big plus to live closer to your job!
Most ppl wants to move to Austin for tax reasons..
Thank you for your feedback!
Austone is not the live music capital of the world. Its definitely Nashville.
Thanks for tuning in! Austin’s long-time slogan has been the “Live Music Capital of the World,” which now seems to be in the form of festivals and some of the smaller venues / long-time staples.
Just like Cali now
How so?
No it’s not.