To each their own, I guess.
Property Taxes are higher, but there is no state income tax, and the values of the property are still lower than California.
Utilities can be higher, but not always, and gasoline is always lower.
Yes it is hotter-n-hell, with air you can wear.
I've killed Copperheads in my back yard.
Still, there isn't a place I'd rather be.
I lived in So. Cal for the latter half of my childhood.
Dad moved us there, after an Uncle told him of this great job offer.
He did alright, but even near the end of his life, it was getting too expensive for him, and he ended up renting a small space from a freind, parking and old motor home there, that he lived in.
My story was, I lived in the Inland Empire, I graduated High School the same time the Kaiser Steel mill closed.
I couldn't even find a burger flipping job.
All the good jobs were taken up, and a lot of supporting business, anything from Trucking companies to liquor stores, they left, too.
I came back home and found work, and at 19, I went into a company the supplies parts to refineries, chemical plants, and pipelines.
March 10th, in about 2 weeks, will be my 35th anniversary in this industry, and I haven't been fired or laid off.
It bought that inexpensive home and put kids through school.
No, I don't relish the thought of Ft. Bend County becoming Orange County, yet I see signs that it is happening.
Sugar Land Town Square, anyone?
I just SMDH when I drive by there.