Despite anxiety over Texas’ growth and billboards in California trying to persuade residents to stay put, many still chose to switch states, often picking Austin and the larger Central Texas region as their next home.

People selecting Texas over the Golden State cited affordability as a key factor. But for some, it’s come with different costs: dense traffic, a lack of dependable public transportation and scorching heat that transplants say is lowering their quality of life. An August report from Insider found that tech workers in particular are getting fed up with Texas, frustrated that career opportunities just aren’t as plentiful as they are in Silicon Valley.

As a result, people are moving out of the Lone Star State, or at the very least are considering it. Using U.S. Postal Service data, Insider found that from January to May this year, Austin saw the fifth-largest net outward migration among major U.S. cities, trailing New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, which actually ranked No. 1 among cities that saw the most people leave during that stretch.

  • PenguinJuice
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    -301 year ago

    The tech workers I know love it and are convincing others to join them. Seems anecdotal at best.

    • @ABCDE
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      721 year ago

      Yours is anecdotal by definition.

      • PenguinJuice
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        -51 year ago

        My Postal Service doesn’t ask me if I like to live in my state or if I regret it.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          No one said they did. I’m afraid I honestly don’t understand the point you are trying to make.

    • @dogslayeggs
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      221 year ago

      Gives anecdotal comment in a discussion about USPS statistical data calling it anecdotal.

      Classic.