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Texas

Jake Stern

(3,145 posts) Wed Dec 27, 2017, 12:09 PM Dec 2017

Where is the affordable Texas I hear so many people brag about? [View all]

Currently in Denver and what I see on local message boards are former residents gushing about how much more affordable Texas is versus "liberal" Colorado. So I checked it out and I'm just not seeing where it's cheaper to live. With the exception of Lubbock, none of the cities were any cheaper than Denver and some, like Austin, were worse! Even Midland and Odessa are expensive.

Is all the bragging true?

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Where is the affordable Texas I hear so many people brag about? [View all] Jake Stern Dec 2017 OP

Median home Denver $389,000, Lubbock $122,000 Cicada Dec 2017 #1

As in create more flat buildable land? DBoon Dec 2017 #4

There are many ways to lower costs even in mountains Cicada Dec 2017 #10

LOL ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #9

No disgrace being from Texas, only disgrace is having to go back Cicada Dec 2017 #11

There's not much else to brag about in texas Merlot Dec 2017 #2

I live in McAllen, Texas Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #3

Just about anywhere in the TX panhandle littlebit Dec 2017 #5

I know someone that bought a huge mansion in Flower Mound outside Dallas FTW. Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #12

Thank You Jake Stern Dec 2017 #6

For $1460 KatyMan Dec 2017 #8

Try Houston KatyMan Dec 2017 #7

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/cheapest-places-to-live-tx/ marble falls Dec 2017 #13

10 years ago, you could get a house in Austin at a reasonable price. no more. nt Javaman Dec 2017 #14

My folks built our Austin home in 1954 for $14,000. Paladin Dec 2017 #15

We bought our house back in '5 for 89k. 1320 square feet... Javaman Dec 2017 #16