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Hold our craft beer, Austin. Funkytown is an atmosphere.
A list published Aug. 15 by real estate website Mansion Global named Fort Worth as one of the five non-Austin “living” cities in Texas.
The publication states that while Austin can attract a lot of attention from non-Texans who love the city’s “funky atmosphere, vibrant music scene, foodie and outdoor lifestyle”, it is not the only place in Texas these conveniences is.
Anyone looking for the Austin vibe without the Austin house prices would do well to check out the newly minted 12th venues like Billy Bob and Cowtown Opry.
“Fort Worth is a culturally diverse place to live, with a vibrant eatery scene, world-class art museums and performing arts centers,” John Zimmerman, a real estate agent at Compass in Fort Worth, told Mansion Global. “Fort Worth has one of the most attractive business climates in Texas, so many business owners from California, Illinois, and the East Coast are moving here.”
He adds that many Fort Worth entrepreneurs and their families have been patrons of the arts, which has made the city a cultural hub for Texas. Kay and Velma Kimbell, business owners, art collectors and philanthropists, for example, would have founded the Kimbell Art Museum with their collection.
And don’t forget that Cowtown is the city of cowboys and culture.
“The Fort Worth Stockyards has several restaurants and music venues, and new ones are being planned,” says Zimmerman.
For homebuyers, Fort Worth offers huge ranches with sprawling areas, master-planned communities with parks and paths, historic bungalows in older neighborhoods, and urban condominiums for those who want to live closer to downtown.
Notably, Dallas didn’t make the list.
The other four vibrating cities are …
Another city, Mansion Global, suggests visiting San Marcos, 30 miles south of Austin. It houses, among other things, the Texas State University and two outlet malls.
The website notes that San Marcos cultural life includes open air concerts, monthly “Art Squared” events with local artists, artist stalls at the farmers market, and art exhibitions in local restaurants.
San Marcos, part of the Austin metropolitan area, “was a sleepy place in the 1990s, then Texas State University began to expand,” Kimberly Adams, real estate agent at McNabb & Co. in San Marcos, told Mansion Global. “Now there are about 40,000 students and about 70,000 permanent residents here. So we’re still small compared to Austin, but here we have the amenities of Hill Country and a great music scene. “
About 80 kilometers south of San Marcos is another “vibing” place that Mansion Global highlights: San Antonio.
Mansion Global emphasizes that San Antonio shares some of the same attributes as Austin: music venues, great restaurants, and the Hill Country area.
“San Antonio’s Hispanic Tejano culture permeates the gourmet culture and the music scene, which covers the spectrum from country to heavy metal to hip-hop and Latino styles,” emphasizes Mansion Global.
Tamara Strait, a real estate agent at Phyllis Browning Co. in San Antonio and daughter-in-law of country music legend George Strait, tells Mansion Global that San Antonio attracts people who crave privacy.
“People move here from other parts of Texas, California, Seattle and New York because they like to live in the hill country that surrounds downtown and still be close to the city,” she says. “There is lots of luxury shopping and great restaurants in town, and then people like to take day trips to the wineries and music venues nearby in places like Fredericksburg and Luckenbach.”
Rounding out the list of five “swinging” places in Texas: Corpus Christi, which has been praised for its access to boating, fishing, and beaches; and Marfa, the art and culture mecca of West Texas.
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