Houston is the Best City to Live, Work and Play

[ithaca]

The July 2008 issue of the Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine had picked Houston to be the top city to live and work and play

Houston was tops due to the strong economy and abundant vibrant job market. Reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do also help Houston clinch the top spot.

Read on: .

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/ar...-work-play.htm

[liowkc]

Just to add that the best cities for 2008 are:

Houston, Raleigh, Omaha (Neb), Boise, Colarado Springs, Austin, Fayetteville (Ark), Sacramento, Des Moines and Provo (Utah)

[plato]

Turning back to Houston, the article also specifically cites Sugar Land as Houston’s most up-and-coming suburb. Fast-growing and family-friendly, the suburb that lies 20 miles outside of Houston boasts solid schools, a strong local economy and a wealthy community

[ithaca]

According to the American City Business Journal, Houston was the fastest growing US city of the 20th century. The 2000 Census indicated that Houston had experienced the 6th largest ten-year population growth of a US. city, and experts predict that it will increase by at least 3 million more people by 2025.

[liowkc]

The recent population influx can be attributed to Houston’s rich cultural life, a highly profitable economy, and a large job market. The energy industry directly contributes to this gain.

[plato]

Also worthy of note is that the cost of living in Houston is among the lowest of all urban settings in the USA. . Houston has the lowest cost of living and least expensive housing among twenty-nine metropolitan areas with populations of more than 1.7 million in the U.S.

[shibuya]

Originally Posted by plato

Turning back to Houston, the article also specifically cites Sugar Land as Houston’s most up-and-coming suburb. Fast-growing and family-friendly, the suburb that lies 20 miles outside of Houston boasts solid schools, a strong local economy and a wealthy community

Sugar Land defines itself by its master-planned communities, each of which mixes homes, retail and recreation. Houses are relatively affordabl. You can get a reasonably-prized four-bedroom, two-bath home in the attractive Commonwealth development.

[tiara]

For me, the main motivation in moving back to Hosuton is economics and jobs.

Back with a vengenace after the 1980s the oil bust, Houston has reclaimed its title as energy capital of the U.S. and added aerospace, technology and medical companies to the mix, and generating more than 100,000 jobs in 2007.

[shibuya]

Not only does Houston lead the nation in job growth, but real estate in Houston costs about half as much as other same size metro areas and overall cost-of-living is well below the national average.

The city’s improvements have attracted couples, families as well as Fortune 500 companies.

[tiara]

One thing I absolutely love about Houston is its greenery and how green the city is. I guess the carefully planned master-communities play a big role in this.