What makes Houston a great city to live in...
- The people.
- The sunshine.
- Being able to play outside 365 days a year.
- Fine dining whether haute cusine, the best Tex/Mex you ever tasted or melt in your mouth barbeque.
- An opportunity to learn about diverse cultures.
- Great educational opportunities.
Yes, the Houston region has it all. But this is only a fraction of what makes Houston a great place to call home. Living here makes you a part of a world class city where ideas, vision and imagination are not only welcomed and embraced, but rewarded too.
Houston is a bargain...
The fourth-largest city in the country is also one of the best bargains when it comes to cost of living. Housing costs hereare 42 percent below the average for the 26 metropolitan areas with populations of more than 2 million, according to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index. Comparing more than 300 urban areas in that survey, Houston's housing costs are 26 percent below the average, and overall living costs are 11 percent below the average.
This means that your dollar has a much higher buying power than in virtually any other city in the country.
Consider these facts about Houston:
- The average price for a new single-family detached home of 2,400 square-feet (four bedrooms, two baths, living room, dining and family rooms and attached two-car garage) was $215,984 in the first quarter of 2008.
- The U.S, Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Houston average household after-tax income in 2006 at $50,250, which is 3.6 percent above the national average and 10.6 percent above the Texas average.