People in my current state are in a complete hysteria over COVID-19 and with how much the powers that be are demonizing those that don't take their experimental jab, I rather not be stuck surrounded by their COVID cult when shit inevitably hits the fan soon.
I have decided to move to Texas since it is a lower cost of living red state where hopefully there will be atleast some decent employers who won't mandate the jab and where hopefully most people are still relatively sane.
I am looking at suburban areas near Dallas/Fort Worth.
I am currently looking at suburbs in places like:
Keller
Azle
Watauga
Northlake
Denton
Anyone have any info about any of these areas and if they are safe and if they have sane right-leaning people?
I really don't want to be surrounded by Branch-Covidian leftists. I already know to stay clear of Austin.
I am also kinda concerned about frequency of tornadoes in these areas since based on what I researched, northern Texas seems to have a lot of tornadoes.
Any thoughts anyone can offer would be appreciated greatly.
Thanks in advance!
What do you like about Denton in particular?
From what I researched, Denton is somewhat larger than all the other areas I looked at.
I am personally looking at small suburbs on purpose because I rather avoid being in a large city when shit hits the fan undoubtedly later this year.
Denton is kinda shitty and left of center thanks to UNT being located there. And the strip mall culture that another poster said (that’s totally accurate) is worse in Denton because those were built in the 70s and 80s and need a revamp.
You will need a car, it’s Summer from June until mid-October, you will need a tolltag, prices are increasing everywhere for everything, avoid 380 like your life depends on it, I hate Californians, get a house inspection, it’s windy and we occasionally get tornadoes, a 1 hour commute each way is reasonable, BBQ is really expensive, we put jalapeños on EVERYTHING, Tex Mex is just more melted cheese and chili concarne on your plate, people may appear rich but that doesn’t mean they are, Jack in the Box is actually good here, Whataburger is overrated but cannon here, we have SMU & TCU but most people are UT or OU fans, you ask for a coke if you want a soft drink, Lonestar beer sucks but is a tradition, we have shitloads of mosquitos. That was a long run on sentence.
>a 1 hour commute each way is reasonable
no it isn't
Yes it is. Some people drive longer too. It’s crazy. Not quite California but if more Californians move here, well....
they're wrong to do so.
When you say occasionally get tornadoes, should I be really worried that a strong tornado might completely destroy my future residence and all of my belongings.
I can empathize with hating Californians since they come in and keep all of their bad voting habits while driving up prices.
With all of the COVID hysteria going on, I personally want to steer clear of places with lots of leftists.
Guess that means Denton is probably not the best place for me.
It’s “cheap” because it’s run down, but that won’t last due to the influx of Californians (whom I hate). The up & coming places are Gunter, Aubrey, Celina, & Preston if you’re looking at north Dallas.
You don't need to be really worried. It's just a small risk that's always with us. It's what insurance is for.
I lived a lot of my life in Texas although I am not there now. I would ask where you are now (California?) and what you're looking for. There is a whole lotta strip mall, parking lot, air conditioned drive up throwaway culture in the ever expanding DFW metroplex.
If you live in Texas your life will require a car and your life will be driving, driving, and driving somewhere all the time; always.
Save Denton (which used to be an actual town), all of the rest are exurb mini mcmansion tract home ever-pavement burbs without redemption.
First of all, thanks so much for providing input!
Yeah I sadly am located in a blue state. I would love to specify which one but there are likely people lurking on this site who would love to dox people like us.
My employer has mandated the jab even though I have been working remotely for over a year. I am hoping to get an exemption and work remotely from Texas.
If that fails I am hoping to find a new employer in Texas who won't mandate it.
Basically it has become time for me to get the hell out of my current state.
I am mainly looking for a quiet safe area to live where my neighbors won't be hysterical COVID cult leftists.
I am starting to fear that the powers that be will eventually move to rounding up the unvaccinated atleast in blue states by using the heinous Japanese internment camp Korematsu case as legal precedent.
Look at this recent news: https://nationalfile.com/natl-guard-internment-resettlement-specialist/
I rather not be completely surrounded by leftist neighbors when some bullshit like this goes down.
I am mainly looking for a safe suburban area with sane right leaning neighbors.
It would be really great if I can also avoid living in an area that could be in the direct path of a tornado.
I don't really care about living in a fun city where there are many fun things to do.
It is so sad that I am at the point where I actually think that as long as I can have a job, buy some groceries and get healthcare if I need it, I will be content.
The powers that be are taking everything from us.
I am fine with relying on a car to go to places.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks again!
Texas has a lot of downsides and I could write a book.
But if it is endless freeway off-ramp burbs you want in the DFW area, there is an infinite supply.
I don't know what you do for a living and if you can WFH, but if that were me I might migrate to the Athens tx area, somewhat more deep-southier; still real, good rainfall and great food without the never ending freeway offramp type of development. Athens TX is a nice place.
I work in tech so I know WFH can be done.
Athens looks like it is a retirement community at least 70 miles away from any major tech hubs where I could find in person work.
Just curious but if you had to list the worst three downsides about Texas, what are they?
North Texas ain't it then. Although the risk isn't that high. Certainly not like Oklahoma, but you'll still be on the southern edge of Tornado Alley. When tornados do happen in Texas they are much smaller and weaker than in OK.
I am generally looking at North Texas since the current border fiasco makes South Texas seem like a poor choice to live.
As long as the risk for a massive tornado capable of completely destroying my residence and all my belongings is low, I would be willing to take a chance on northern Texas.
If you want to dodge potential US government internment camps, obviously, you should not stay in America.
Failing that, you should live somewhere red and costal, like south Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi etc so you can bug out quickly to a foreign country when the camp guards show up.
Damn what a clown world where we have to practically think about shit like this.
Denton is a cross between Austin, retirement homes and the worst of East Texas.
The colleges there make it more stupid.
Have you considered having a separate "bug out" property that was more rural and perhaps less developed (eg. basic cabin/shelter instead of a house) than your primary house?
Hmm I have not really considered that.
With the way things are going, I guess I will have to start considering things like this if things continue to get worse.
It's something I've been considering as I do my own search (though not in Texas). A smaller property for your house + a larger undeveloped property for crops/hunting may open up a few more options and/or be cheaper than a larger property for your house.
Though of course this needs to be weighed against your ability to get to that property when you need to. And of course the larger philosophical question of "do you want to make your stand in a location less likely to be attacked but where you may not have friends (or as many of them), or do you want to make your stand in an area which may be a larger target but where you can depend on your community?"