Austin MSA vs SFBA and TX vs CA

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Read properly. Is from city to suburb. Although not much details are given, is likely from city of Austin to Williamson county :slight_smile: City of Austin is following the path of SF, no good… homeless, high tax rate, etc.
I thought you have learned to understand ā€œnuancesā€ from reading NYT and WP… always like to use words like ā€œnuancesā€, ā€œmore nuanced than thatā€, … :rofl:

Sour grapes, huh?

If so the receiving town in Williamson county will show up as a top in-migration spot. No such thing happened.

Houston people did move to a neighboring town.

Austin is like a penny stock. Got hyped up to the moon and is now falling back down to earth.

Why live in an oven?

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Rank Temperature Date
1 105 °F Jul 12
2 104 °F Jul 15
2 104 °F Jul 13
4 103 °F Jul 23
4 103 °F Jul 22
4 103 °F Jul 19
4 103 °F Jul 18
4 103 °F Jul 17
4 103 °F Jul 16
4 103 °F Jul 14

https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/austin/year-2023

Saw this on Blind.

No wonder we hear so much Austin cheerleading here…

:thinking:

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FIFY. That’s what I heard recently.

Below is what I feel about Austin :slight_smile:

Name the top forty small towns in Texas.
My favorites on the list in California are South Lake Tahoe and San Clemente.
Number 38 and 40. I would rank them 1 and 2

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Ofc not Williamson county… not apple2apple comparison. Liberty Hill population has increased by more than 1000 during that period. Criteria used by the article is unclear.

Montecito anyone?

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/montecito-18269043.php

It’s good to be rich

The Ultra-Rich Are Flourishing and Sticking Around in California

The number of millionaires in the Golden State has surged at a time lower-income residents are leaving.

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what about previous articles saying rich are leaving CA?

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If both are true, ultra rich with NW over $50million are not leaving while lesser rich with NW less than $50million are leaving.

Alternatively, could be a prelude to increasing State income tax in California. Murica :slight_smile:

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Those graphics clearly show numbers of all 3 tiers of millionaires: 1-2M, 2-50M, and over 50M are surging in the last 3 years in CA.

No doubt some millionaires left CA. Always happens. But those who left are vastly outnumbered by the ones newly created here. The wealth creating engine in CA is still humming along full speed even in the depth of the pandemic.

Other states focus on how many rich people they can steal from California. California says who cares. We create dozens of new ones every day.

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5 from CA

https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings?src=usn_pr

This description of Austin sounds exactly like any random city in prime Bay Area. If you substitute the word ā€œAustinā€ with say ā€œCupertinoā€ it’s still an accurate description.

NIMBYs are ruining America.

Move Northwards to Williamson County.

Austin’s answer to the homeless.

Why can’t journalists understand the difference between income and wealth? The state doesn’t collect wealth data. They collect income data from income tax returns. Those are income numbers. I’m not surprised to see the increase given the crazy stock market rebound from covid lows and how some companies went parabolic. The number of people who consistently make those amounts each year is miniscule. Most people reaching those levels are benefiting from one-time events.

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Even after 50%+ in taxes, it’s still good to be rich. :laughing:

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Bloomberg: Texas Power Prices to Surge 800% on Sunday Amid Searing Heat

Texas power prices for Sunday surged more than 800% as searing heat pushes demand toward record levels and strains supplies on the state grid.

Electricity prices for the grid rose to more than $2,500 a megawatt-hour for Sunday evening, up from Saturday’s high of about $275, according to data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the grid operator. The surplus of available power capacity on the grid versus power consumption will narrow to 1.6 gigawatts in the hour ending at 6 p.m. Sunday, a level that can trigger emergency responses, though Ercot has additional reserves it can tap to meet demand.

Doesn’t seem like a nice place to live:

Most of the state is under a heat advisory with large swaths of it under an excessive heat warning, according to the National Weather Service. Dallas may see temperatures rise to 107F (42C) on Sunday afternoon with a heat index of 111 for the second consecutive day.

Phoenix is hotter. No one seems to care.