Which Texas City Is Best For You?

You like an urban lifestyle, and are happiest surrounded by the 24-7 energy of a big city. Houston is the largest city in Texas, and sixth largest in the entire USA. Mixing a chill Lone Star attitude with world-class shopping, restaurants and culture, the only thing this low-lying coastal metropolis doesn't have is a mountain to climb!

You live a 21st century lifestyle, but you don't want to live in a sterile McMansion in the 'burbs of a rapidly growing metro-area. Say 'Saludos!' to your new home in San Antonio! This south-of-the-border style metropolis may have been born in colonial Mexico but it celebrates Texas from its signature spicy chili to its world-class sports (Go Spurs!). And of course, don't forget to 'Remember The Alamo!'

Welcome to the exclusive club that is high society Dallas. Forget the yokels in the rest of the state, Dallas is the only fashionable address for the rich and wanna be rich, where making an entrance means taking a private helicopter to the ball. So make a run to Neiman Marcus for some Blahnik pumps and an Oscar de la Renta evening gown. You're going to a Big-D party!

Welcome to the town that is proud to be weird! High tech, live music and a healthy lifestyle top your wish list for a perfect city, and ATX has them all. The capital city of the State doesn't stand on ceremony; the downtown vibe is chill, with politicians rubbing shoulders with UT students on Sixth, Willie and McConaughey picking tunes at ACL, and tech billionaires two-stepping down at the Broken Spoke. Sound good? Grab a cold Shiner and head to your new city home in the heart of the Texas Hills.

You're an old school country guy or gal who believes in God, family, country and guns. Sure most of Texas agrees with you, but there's one town where cold beer, hard work, and clean living are a way of life: Cowtown, Texas AKA Fort Worth. Although right next door to high-living Dallas, Forth Worth is a down-to-earth frontier town that celebrates the lifestyle that made Texas one of the proudest states in the Union.

You like access to big city life, but when it comes to home a small town is more your style. Welcome to the best Texas town you've probably never heard of: San Marcos. Small but fast growing, San Marcos is a college town balanced between Austin and San Antonio on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. Live here and you have easy access to both nature and big city culture. But then, you may never want to leave town after you touch the crystal clear cold waters of the San Marcos river, said by some to be the site of Ponce de Leon's famed fountain of youth!