The beautiful state capital of Texas, Austin is a phenomenal place! If you love to experience live music, fantastic food and a city rich in history and its party reputation, this town is for you. Robert Rodriguez once said, “People don’t live in Austin to work, they work to live here.” In a town that attracts everyone from business people to musicians, blue collared workers to wealthy retirees, there is a place for anyone who wants to call this beautiful city home.
Why is Austin such a great city?
- One word… music. It is named “The Live Music Capital of the World” because of the many musicians and live music venues in the area. There is even an ongoing PBS TV concert series called Austin City Limits.
- Austin is the host of one of the world’s largest music, film and interactive festivals, South by Southwest (SXSW). For 5 days in March, the city is visited by over 3,000 acts performing in over 100 venues throughout the city.
- Austin has award winning parks featuring over 50 public swimming pools including the Deep Eddy Pool, Texas’ oldest man-made swimming pool and the Barton Springs Pool, the nation’s largest natural swimming pool.
- The city is centered with strong artistic roots. With ballets and more theaters than you could visit in a month, there is always an enjoyable experience waiting for you!
- There may not be any national sports teams in the city of Austin, but that doesn’t stop its residents. The University of Texas Longhorns has a passionate allegiance of fans near and far. You can catch one of their games at the Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, one of the top 10 largest non-motorsport stadiums in the world.
Why should you consider making Austin your home?
- Silicon Hills, Austin’s Silicon Valley, is home to the headquarters of some of Fortune 500’s biggest companies such as Apple, Cisco, Ebay, Google, IBM and Whole Foods Market, to name a few.
- The University of Texas at Austin has the highest ranked business, engineering and law programs of any university in Texas.
- An average of 300 days of sunshine every year. If that isn’t a good enough reason to move here, what is?!