{"id":6714,"date":"2022-06-21T17:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2022-06-21T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:01:45","slug":"5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things They Don&#8217;t Tell You About Moving to Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69df0885e9046\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #bc2041;color:#bc2041\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #bc2041;color:#bc2041\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69df0885e9046\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/#Austin_is_quickly_getting_overcrowded\" >Austin is quickly getting overcrowded<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/#Theres_a_line_everywhere_you_go\" >There&#8217;s a line everywhere you go<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/#Rent_is_skyrocketing\" >Rent is skyrocketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/#Its_getting_hotter_every_year\" >It&#8217;s getting hotter every year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/5-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-moving-to-austin\/#It_really_is_as_cool_as_it_seems\" >It really is as cool as it seems<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>So you&#8217;re thinking about moving to Austin \u2014 great! Over 100 other people also made that decision just today. With 116 new residents moving into the metro area a day, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/austin\/news\/2022\/03\/31\/how-many-people-are-moving-to-austin-each-day.html#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20about%20116%20net,added%20an%20estimated%20310%2C288%20residents.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>, Austin is quickly becoming one of the most rapidly growing cities in America. It&#8217;s no wonder why \u2014 Austin is full of great <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/free-live-music-returns-to-austin-blues-on-the-green-at-zilker-park-the-drop-in-at-long-center\/\">live music<\/a>, delicious <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/12-essential-bbq-restaurants-in-austin\/\">BBQ<\/a>, and a wealth of <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/15000-people-invited-to-party-at-austin-tesla-factory-grand-opening\/\">tech<\/a> jobs. We get it \u2014 it&#8217;s great here. But there&#8217;s plenty they don&#8217;t tell you. Here&#8217;s some of the best things to know about moving to Austin before you pack your bags.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6851\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6851\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0.jpg\" alt=\"things to know moving austin\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/I35_downtown_traffic.0-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Curbed Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austin_is_quickly_getting_overcrowded\"><\/span>Austin is quickly getting overcrowded<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like we mentioned earlier, 116 people move to Austin every single day. That&#8217;s over 42,000 new residents every year. With now over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrotrends.net\/cities\/22926\/austin\/population#:~:text=The%20current%20metro%20area%20population,a%203.43%25%20increase%20from%202019.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 million people<\/a> in what once was small town Austin, that local charm is slowly diminishing. Historically Black and Latino east side businesses are being pushed out to make room for shiny and, needless to say, expensive new high rises to accommodate the massive growth. That &#8220;Keep Austin Weird&#8221; vibe that makes moving here so desirable is inching away from us, as more people flood the city and change the way it operates. And traffic is <em>terrible<\/em>, literally any time of day, thanks to the badly-in-need-of-infrastructure-changes I-35 highway that slices through and ultimately segregates the city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6850\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6850\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor.jpeg\" alt=\"things to know moving austin\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-370x231.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-842x526.jpeg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/travel-mentor-406x254.jpeg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Travel Mentor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theres_a_line_everywhere_you_go\"><\/span>There&#8217;s a line everywhere you go<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since there&#8217;s so many new people moving here every year, you&#8217;d think new businesses would be popping up all over the place. On the contrary, businesses are struggling to keep up with the influx, especially after many closed during the pandemic. That means restaurants and bars that are open are flooded with long lines, especially on weekends. You often have to make a reservation at trendy Austin restaurants and bars to be sure you&#8217;ll have a table, sometimes weeks in advance. Forget Sunday brunch if you didn&#8217;t grab a table for five a week ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6849\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6849\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pauly-presley-realty.jpeg\" alt=\"things to know moving austin\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pauly-presley-realty.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pauly-presley-realty-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pauly-presley-realty-370x185.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pauly-presley-realty-406x203.jpeg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Pauly Presley Realty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rent_is_skyrocketing\"><\/span>Rent is skyrocketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another of the best things to know about moving to Austin is how much you&#8217;ll spend just to live here. The average rent in Austin is a staggering $2,245 \u2014 that&#8217;s up a whopping 35% since January 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-rental-report-january-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redfin<\/a>. The reason? Living in Austin is still undeniably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/blog\/cost-of-living-in-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheaper<\/a> than living in San Francisco, where all the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/these-are-the-best-bars-for-finding-tech-bros-in-austin\/\">tech bros<\/a> are flocking from to settle into cushy downtown jobs. Living alone sounds nice until you realize you alone have to foot that bill. Our advice? Get roommates and settle on the outskirts of Austin, where apartments are still reasonably priced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CebmJaTsGx5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CebmJaTsGx5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CebmJaTsGx5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by UrbanMatter Austin (@urbanmatteraustin)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_getting_hotter_every_year\"><\/span>It&#8217;s getting hotter every year<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You thought you knew what you were signing up for when they told you Austin is hot, but how hot exactly? The average daily maximum temperature in Austin was 81.5 degrees between 2011 and 2020, which is an increase of 1.2 degrees from the early 2000s and up 2.7 degrees from 1981-90. NOAA Science Project Manager Michael Palecki claims this is &#8220;probably directly related to greenhouse gas-induced climate change,&#8221;\u00a0 so at this rate, it will only get hotter. Apparently sooner, too. May 2022 saw an average daily maximum temperate of 91.2 degrees, the hottest ever on record. And June 2022 has so far seen 14 days over 100 degrees, with 9 more coming. We could keep going, but you get it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4989\" style=\"width: 1164px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4989\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli.jpeg\" alt=\"google office austin\" width=\"1164\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli.jpeg 1164w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-1024x615.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-370x222.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-842x506.jpeg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pelli-Clarke-Pelli-406x244.jpeg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Pelli Clarke Pelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_really_is_as_cool_as_it_seems\"><\/span>It really is as cool as it seems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of all the things to know about moving to Austin, we gotta admit: Austin really is still as cool as everyone&#8217;s talking about. Between lives shows everywhere you look, the best BBQ you&#8217;ve ever tasted, plenty of green spaces and ways to get out on the water, it&#8217;s hands-down one of the best cities in the country. But, like we mentioned before, Austin got its cool vibe from its deep-rooted history in Black and Latino culture. 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