Austin: ugh. Decades ago lived there, and it was a liberal sh*thole back then. Have to drive through it a couple of times a year... it's far worse than back then. You might have trouble seeing the difference in the number of homeless in Austin vs San Fran. All political officials are democrats. It's a blue drop of urine in an otherwise red state. Tax rates like you wouldn't believe, I think the 'average' house pays $10-15k per year in property taxes? So west coast liberals should feel right at home there.