Municipalities of Texas, Ranked

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
10/10/2014 at 12:11 • Filed to: None

Abilene

Austin

Amarillo

College Station

San Antonio

Katy

Houston

The Woodlands

Dallas

Lubbock

El Paso

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DISCUSSION (91)

mcseanerson > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:13

But my family is from El Paso....

William Byrd > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:13

Glad to see Dallas so low. :)

Can we separate Fort Worth from its larger counterpart and give it a higher spot on the list? That's a fun town.

For Sweden > William Byrd
10/10/2014 at 12:14

thismightbemylastburner > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:16

No love for Fredericksburg or the hill country? That was my favorite part of my journey through by motorcycle.

For Sweden > mcseanerson
10/10/2014 at 12:20

They should move

William Byrd > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:22

Hmm, sounds like someone had a bad experience.

Well, not like a "last hotel you stayed in before heading to Dallas in a convertible" bad. But bad.

EL_ULY > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:23

Next... Montana municipalities ranked

1. Billings

2. Butte

3. that' all I know :'(

Leadbull > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:26

0. Schertz

....

4546. Being run over by a lifted truck

......

6532. Pantz

For Sweden > EL_ULY
10/10/2014 at 12:26

You don't know much if you're putting Butte at #2.

ly2v8-Brian > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:27

which state is next then?

For Sweden > ly2v8-Brian
10/10/2014 at 12:30

Punjab

ly2v8-Brian > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:32

Oh, Dehli is going down.

ttyymmnn > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:32

Ranked how?? I go to Abilene regularly, and apart from a pretty good orchestra and Dyess AFB, it doesn't have a whole lot going for it.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn
10/10/2014 at 12:33

Dyess is da bomb

mcseanerson > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:34

A lot of them did but a lot of them are still there as well. Big military family.

For Sweden > mcseanerson
10/10/2014 at 12:34

I hear San Diego is a nice military town.

mcseanerson > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:37

You don't exactly get a ton of choices when you serve.

EL_ULY > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:47

#2 comes out of the Butt....e

Kinja'd!!!

Josh Brinzo > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 12:58

Waco isn't on there. Thank you. As much as I like Baylor, I don't really care for living in Waco.

Matt Hardigree > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 13:02

Hi, my name is Matt Hardigree. I've lived in many of these places including most of a childhood in The Woodlands and I have to ask this: HAVE YOU EVER EVEN BEEN TO TEXAS? Katy? Fucking Katy? The Woodlands? Look, these are very nice suburbs with many nice people and, generally, good schools but... WHO THE FUCK THINKS THESE ARE THE BEST?

Raphael Orlove > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 13:03

that is one purdy '56 Buick

For Sweden > Matt Hardigree
10/10/2014 at 13:07

Hi Matt. You're wrong. Katy's the bomb. They have big stars on the side of their freeway overpasses.

You should be more aware of how living in NYC has corrupted your judgement.

MyNameIsZizou > William Byrd
10/10/2014 at 13:36

I moved to Dallas from Austin about 5 years ago. Before moving, I absolutely loathed this city and its people. If you can escape Neiman Marcus, Uptown, and the Park Cities, I think you'll find it's a much nicer place. I need to visit Fort Worth more often. Really like the people and lifestyle there. Reminds me a little bit of how Austin used to be... I really miss vintage Austin.

bleedsblue23 > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 13:44

katy is boring and safe. as is the woodlands. too damn far away from things.

William Byrd > MyNameIsZizou
10/10/2014 at 14:00

Dallas seemed to "big city" to me in a very impersonal, uninteresting way (like the Cowboys) whereas Fort Worth felt small, the downtown personal and fun. I haven't been to Austin, but I've heard good things.

Tripped on an Orange > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 14:13

El Paso

Why is El Paso here? People from every city above it say El Paso is not part of Texas. How does El Paso rank if it is part of New Mexico. j/k

To add, I grew up in El Paso in the 80s.

Stef Schrader > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:04

College Station is a toilet and shouldn't even be on the list. The rest of us have been trying to donate that hellhole to Oklahoma for years.

For Sweden > Stef Schrader
10/10/2014 at 15:04

Texas World Speedway. Your argument is invalid.

texasjdn > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:35

Seems like in order to make this list, a location would need to be somewhere you would acually go out of your way to visit. Unless you live there, Katy and The Woodlands are just places you have to pass through to get to San Antonio or Dallas. Also, no Corpus Christi ?

TxBrumski > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:51

At first I was like, "Abilene? Well I guess some would consider it nice." Then I saw College Station and was like "This is all BS, who cares."

(°° Odessa/Midland should be #1.

Stef Schrader > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 17:19

This is the town that voted to OK getting rid of it. They're dead to me.

(I consider the track the middle of nowhere, anyway.)

Diesel > EL_ULY
10/10/2014 at 18:44

Helena should be first.

EL_ULY > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 19:18

Katy?

"Hi, I work in the city but I'm afraid of minorities, don't like homosexuals, and want to be close to the ranch. That's why I live in Katy."

Lol F Katy and College Station!

For Sweden > EL_ULY
10/10/2014 at 19:22

Houston could never be called "the city"

Grayfox > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 19:31

Why is Amarillo so high? Have you ever been there?

For Sweden > Grayfox
10/10/2014 at 19:33

Ranch Rodeo World Finals

MysteriousPete > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 19:35

Abilene over Austin???? fer Chrissake!!

Grayfox > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 19:41

I guess I don't like the rodeo enough for that to be a redeeming quality in light of having lived there for a few years, but you certainly have varied tastes.

EL_ULY > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 20:02

Tell the Katy people that lol

trouble-bot > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 20:40

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2014's #1 Best Downtown according to Livability.com!

britboitexas > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 20:44

Shout out for Beaumont, the future Austin, we have great music, great art and living is cheap just ignore the huge chem plants, let atustin go mainstream (lets face it city limits and now sxsw are commercial) and let beaumont go wierd

trouble-bot > William Byrd
10/10/2014 at 20:46

I live downtown in FW (well, right next to it, but I'm a few blocks from The Flying Saucer and Bass Hall so that's good enough). I've always loathed living in cities, so when I first moved to TX I was living up in Justin and commuting down. When I finally had an opportunity to move I decided to go walk around downtown because it's near work and I liked some of the apartments, and it's generally pretty quiet and relaxed, easy to walk, a good assortment of places to stop in on, and this was before Sundance Square fully opened, it's even better now.

trouble-bot > TxBrumski
10/10/2014 at 20:46

Midland should burn. I have nothing against Odessa.

Rev Esteban > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 23:30

Katy has no decent restaurants and only a half-decent gun range.

Illegal Machine > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 00:21

Katy and the Woodlands are Houston.

Humble, Pearland, Atastocita, Baytown, Channelview, Missouri City, Sugar Land, Stafford...it's all Houston.

Illegal Machine > Matt Hardigree
10/11/2014 at 00:22

Just going to copy and paste the comment I just left:

"Katy and the Woodlands are Houston.

Humble, Pearland, Atastocita, Baytown, Channelview, Missouri City, Sugar Land, Stafford...it's all Houston."

Clown Shoe Pilot > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 00:41

no, Dyess is da air force base. da bomb is on da plane.

TxBrumski > trouble-bot
10/11/2014 at 09:26

You workin' out there now?

Kat Callahan > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 10:52

Austin not number one? BZZT.

Dubblewhopper > EL_ULY
10/11/2014 at 12:37

Butte should be number 50 in Montana, that how much they suck...lol

For Sweden > Kat Callahan
10/11/2014 at 13:07

Austin is nice, but its for Texans who don't want to live in Texas.

Texican > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 13:33

1) Abilene

Kinja'd!!!

Have you been there since that 60 year old picture was taken?

For Sweden > Texican
10/11/2014 at 13:45

Ranch Rodeo Best Rodeo

Texican > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 13:49

What about the other 364 days of the year?

For Sweden > Texican
10/11/2014 at 13:53

Just as good

Kat Callahan > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 14:07

Bah. Austin is very much Texas. It's just Texas without the shitty politics. I should know—I'm a Texan!

mtdrift > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 15:14

I often find Amarillo to be criminally under-ranked as a Texas city, but not here. Big Texan!

Kinja'd!!!

For Sweden > Kat Callahan
10/11/2014 at 19:25

Rick Perry lives in Austin

William Byrd > trouble-bot
10/11/2014 at 20:18

Nice I loved it down there, went to the saucer every night!

MN > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 21:39

Yes, but not by choice. When he was Texas Agriculture Commissioner he tried to move the department OUT of Austin.

MN > For Sweden
10/11/2014 at 21:40

...and that's why it's far from #1.

sadfasdf > For Sweden
10/12/2014 at 12:01

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repent_Am…

Irlyluvwagons > Matt Hardigree
10/12/2014 at 13:24

damn straight. I'm wondering if this person's been to texas.

Irlyluvwagons > For Sweden
10/12/2014 at 13:25

THere's no way this is anything but pure trolling

FukTonne > For Sweden
10/12/2014 at 13:49

1- anywhere but fucking texas

2- being hit by a car

9,932.3778 - texas

BrianRad > For Sweden
10/12/2014 at 15:56

Houston Metro includes Humble, Katy, Kingwood, Pearland, Sugarland, & The Woodlands

6, 7, & 8 are one in the same. I live in Houston and my brother lives in Katy. If you're raising kids then Katy is where it's at for schools.

conflictedvehicles > For Sweden
10/12/2014 at 18:51

some of of these cities have neither Taco Cabana nor Mr. Gatti's. Therefore your list is invalid. Unless you add Lockhart whicjh gets an indulgence.

CoSineBlue > Illegal Machine
10/12/2014 at 23:21

Don't forget Conroe, Pasadena, Baytown, Kemah, Bellaire, Dickenson, Clear Lake, Fort Bend, Cypress, Willowbrook, Friendswood, South Houston, Rosenburg, League City, Texas City (and the Texas City Dike, a great fishing spot, not a person) and, some would even say, Galveston. And that not even counting the coastal communities further down south who watch Houston TV like Freeport and Matagorda. It's the worst example of sprawl in America and it's not even close.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > EL_ULY
10/13/2014 at 10:05

I know this is from Friday, but my folks live out in Katy and this made me laugh so hard. Spot on.

EL_ULY > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
10/13/2014 at 10:17

I know a buuuunch of people in Katy as well lol. Basically city living but not in the city :]

I live for the most part right in the middle of Airline and Gulf Bank. Pretty much Northern Mexico lol. I live in Humble as of a month ago and even that feels like the country lol :]

I'm an urban person. I don't really like nature.

West Side Jack > For Sweden
10/13/2014 at 13:37

They should all be lower. The list should start with #12. There is a good restaurant in Albany. That's not too far from Abilene.

SWITAWI > Matt Hardigree
10/13/2014 at 13:52

Reading my brain. Who the hell ranked these and what criteria is it based on?

Local taxes? Employment opportunities? Cost of housing? Quality of the streets?

If we're ranking 'municipalities' in Texas I would be willing to disregard any part of the large metro areas.

Okie-in-TX CTS-V Wagon > For Sweden
10/13/2014 at 16:55

Ranked for what?

For Sweden > Okie-in-TX CTS-V Wagon
10/13/2014 at 16:56

Turn down for what?

booshwakaa > For Sweden
10/13/2014 at 17:15

Abilene, really? I currently live here and I LOATHE it. I'm a city girl though. Can't wait to get my butt back to Philadelphia.

For Sweden > booshwakaa
10/13/2014 at 17:16

Can't wait to get my butt back to Philadelphia.

That really says it all, doesn't it?

better red than dead > For Sweden
10/13/2014 at 18:49

The Woodlands, Lubbock, Houston, Katy, College Station - and no Fort Worth? This shit cray.

For Sweden > better red than dead
10/13/2014 at 18:59

Dallas is on the list.

better red than dead > For Sweden
10/13/2014 at 21:25

Fort Worth is not Dallas.

Dallas isn't quite the worthless yuppie hellhole it was after the demise of Deep Ellum but it's still pretty bad.

Fort Worth has two museums superior to anything (and frankly, I'd take the Amon Carter over the DMA), plenty of good restaurants, a number of places to see shows that are better than the Dallas clubs. Also cheaper, easier to get around and still has areas with potential to be made even better. Dallas can't even get gentrification right - most of Bishop Arts/Oak Cliff is terrible but rent has already gotten ridiculous. You're just past the stage of appealing to artists and gays, OC, chill the fuck out with the inflation.

kafromet > mcseanerson
10/14/2014 at 10:34

The number of folks over the years who have suggested to me that my dad should have moved to "cooler" Army bases has always amused me.

"Dear Uncle Sugar, I will be moving from Fort Polk to Fort Shafter because my family wants to live in Hawaii. Thank you."

Prudence Brawearer > Kat Callahan
10/14/2014 at 10:38

Kat, you claim to be from Texas? Then you would Know that it is the state capital... no politics, hardly! Have you ever heard of someone trying to get a building permit? Austin is a Cali and Yankee infested hellhole, with a bunch of mindless scene followers that have spend their lives chasing the next big thing... It is not Texas, and I've never seen a real cowboy "from" there, just a bunch of hipsters that shop at Allen's boots, thinking they are the real deal.

Prudence Brawearer > For Sweden
10/14/2014 at 10:39

Yet another stain...

Kat Callahan > Prudence Brawearer
10/14/2014 at 16:44

...I'm from Austin.

booshwakaa > For Sweden
10/14/2014 at 16:50

Well this place is a shithole so yeah.

Gen.Fatassery > For Sweden
10/14/2014 at 20:22

Here is what is great about Houston (a complete list).

1. Scarface

2. Proximity to New Orleans (1 hour flight)

3. Johnson Space Center

4. Saint Arnold Brewery

End of List

Gen.Fatassery > kafromet
10/14/2014 at 20:30

I'm only interested in enlisting in the Army if I can be stationed on Ft Shafter or maybe I will head next door to see if the Navy will stationed me on NBCoronado.

*Recruiter smiles and says DEAL!*

Gets off plane to find that everyone laughs at you believing your recruiter and you spend the next 3 years at Fort Wainwright

Roguewave1 > ly2v8-Brian
10/14/2014 at 23:35

There's another state worth ranking once you think Texas?

ecafsub > For Sweden
10/15/2014 at 09:07

No, just his hair.

ecafsub > Matt Hardigree
10/15/2014 at 09:14

I went to a private (Southern Baptist) high school in Houston (which sucked. The school. And Houston.) One student lived in The Woodlands and would arrive at school in a stretch Caddy limo.

I always felt sorry for her, as clearly her parents were too poor to buy her her own car, not even an '81 Chevette like I was driving.

Prudence Brawearer > Kat Callahan
10/15/2014 at 23:45

My condolences...

Kat Callahan > Prudence Brawearer
10/16/2014 at 00:06

Your congratulations are noted. Thanks!

Sure beats where I went to high school. North Dallas suburbs. It could do with more liberal Cali and Yankee infestations.