Why Everyone is FLEEING Austin as Fast as They Can

Charles Lewis dives into the real reasons why everyone is fleeing Austin, Texas. From skyrocketing real estate prices to local politics, find out why big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Oracle are pulling out of Austin, leaving millions of square feet of office space and over-priced homes behind.

Charles Lewis
Keller Williams Realty
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[madelinekimbro]

Austinite born and raised here. Austin is a shadow of its former self. Pure greed and years of horrible mismanagement has ruined Austin and surrounding areas.

[rayshepherd]

The politics are not conservative in Austin. It's basically progressive like California.

[joeshoe]

You never want your favorite town to become the "in" place to move. It wont be your favorite town anymore.

[lss-jprep]

Austin has been destroyed by the influx from the West. What used to be fun, unique and quirky is now shady, dirty and unsafe.

[billypabst]

Once you said Austin was conservative I wondered whether anything you said was true.

[hopeambassador]

Politics are absolutely NOT conservative in Austin.

[phakoo]

Ran away from home in California to Austin Texas in 1999. I remember Traffic, Music scene, and Breakfast Tacos. Also I felt the people were the coolest and nicest I had ever met in my life. One lady from the local radio station saw me walking away from a concert without a ticket, and approached me and gave me a vip pass! The people had heart :) I wasnt used to the hospitable mindset

[Texas]

The best thing about Austin is it’s only an hour away from Texas

[parkerpkthn]

Crime and homelessness in Austin is a problem.

[ronaldparvanian]

Retired LE from California to Texas Hill Country. We avoid Austin. Reminds us of the "Progressive" California we left. Very much appreciate Texas Constitutional Carry.

[kedarguruu]

as a long-time Austinite, these "flee from Austin!" realtor videos are funny. I think people are so focused on finding the perfect place to live that they forget to actually live in the present time and place and enjoy and belong wherever life takes them. I appreciate history, nature, arts, food, music, events calendars, the tech industry, my local community, proximity to hill country. I make 180K as an engineer (this is considered by others in my field a low-to-mid salary) and I live a life of quiet leisure and comfort, because I am happily single in a cozy apartment and I enjoy simple hobbies like reading, hiking and bird-watching. I am so blessed and feel a deep sense of gratitude. Austin feels like home - if other people don't like it, that's okay, but it's about more than economics, politics and news. it's a beautiful and happy place to live.

[randymiller]

If you are living in a modest home on a fixed income and the government suddenly doubles your property taxes just because a bunch of out of towners want to move there, you might start looking for somewhere else to live. Nothing has physically changed to increase the value of your home. Your house is the same, your street is the same, your neighborhood is the same, your town is the same, the only thing that has changed is the perceived value.

[mangle]

Lived here for 15 years. It’s a shit hole. Disgusting politics. Traffic. Cost. Tolls. Heart aches how we went from #1 to #40. Planning on leaving end of the year.

[dancox]

Families have been fleeing for a lot longer. AISD enrollment has been declining for over 10 years. There are less kids in Austin today than there were in 2012 despite the population growth. The wrong kinds of people have been moving here and brought all of their problems with them.

[barbaramohler]

I live in SC and we’ve been invaded by NY and NJ. Now housing values have skyrocketed, rural areas are selling off their land where cheap cookie cutter houses are being built. Crime has increased at an incredible rate. I’m looking at Austin and thinking that’s what we are about to face.

[patrickbutler]

Born and raised here. I'll be moving away next year after 31 years. Local leadership sold this place out and now its unlivable for anyone making under 6 figures. I hope to return one day if things get better!

[tammyteej]

The politics of Austin are liberal….and getting worse

[makerspace]

"Keep Austin Weird" was the motto of the 1970's. It was fun then, but not so much anymore.

[furyofbongos]

I left Austin in 2014 after 20 years. It wasn't too bad in 2014 but it was getting noticeably worse. Barton Springs pool was contaminated by algae nearly 100% of the time, started to be very difficult to find parking there, and traffic was getting hard to bear. Barton Springs pool used to be clear of algae all the time. It comes from pollution, fecal matter specifically.

[MentalSurvival]

I moved to Austin in 2001 and if i hadn't built a business here then i would have left years ago. Just a few years of steve adler and this city has become a shit hole