|
 Houston
is conveniently located on the Texas Gulf Coast, in easy reach of Austin,
the State Capital; San Antonio and Dallas. Mild winters, tropical summers,
affordable housing, low cost of living and no state income tax make Houston
one of the South's most popular places to live. Click on the star for
a virtual tour of the city and its amenities, or scroll down for
links to other important sources of information.
Houston offers a wealth of social, cultural and educational
opportunities, comparable to any of the nation's most popular cities.
These include several universities, the world's largest medical center,
ballet, symphony and opera, and several world-class sports stadiums. Easy
access to Galveston Bay and several area lakes offers all-year round boating
and sailing opportunities. For a tour of the city, please click on
the links on the star.
Information about Houston
Click below for more information about Houston and links to other
sites.
Affordable
Living
Houston boasts one of the lowest cost of living for any major US city.
| Metropolitan
Area |
Composite
|
Grocery
|
Housing
|
Utilities |
Transport |
Health
Care |
Misc.
Items |
| Houston
% above/ below average |
-21.8 |
-17.0
|
-40.1 |
-9.9 |
-10.6 |
-7.8 |
-11.3 |
|
Houston |
90.5 |
89.2 |
81.5 |
95.1 |
97.7 |
102.0 |
94.4 |
|
Average |
115.8 |
107.4 |
135.9 |
105.6 |
109.3 |
110.6 |
106.5 |
|
San
Francisco |
167.7 |
133.6 |
273.3 |
103.8 |
127.7 |
126.3 |
121.2 |
|
Los
Angeles |
154.3 |
117.2 |
249.4 |
117.1 |
126.0 |
105.7 |
108.9 |
|
New
York |
150.4
|
120.7 |
219.4 |
127.2
|
112.9 |
125.4 |
120.8 |
|
San
Diego |
143.1 |
112.1 |
214.2 |
92.8 |
131.9 |
110.4 |
113.2 |
|
Boston |
139.0 |
112.2 |
188.8 |
142.6 |
106.6 |
127.0 |
114.9 |
|
Washington
DC |
138.4 |
116.7 |
190.7 |
112.4 |
121.4 |
125.3 |
114.1 |
|
Philadelphia |
120.4 |
113.7 |
124.5 |
130.1 |
106.5 |
103.6 |
122.3 |
|
San
Bernardino |
119.6 |
109.3 |
145.7 |
101.1 |
120.9 |
114.0 |
106.2 |
|
Chicago |
119.4
|
116.4 |
139.2 |
113.6 |
107.0 |
124.6 |
107.6 |
|
Miami |
112.7 |
104.7 |
131.2 |
98.1 |
104.5 |
112.9 |
105.8 |
|
Seattle |
111.3 |
107.1 |
115.8
|
101.2 |
110.5 |
133.1 |
109.4 |
|
Minneapolis |
111.2 |
110.1 |
124.2 |
110.7 |
105.9 |
113.3 |
105.3 |
|
Denver |
104.6 |
110.4 |
108.6 |
91.1 |
97.0 |
115.9 |
103.3 |
|
Portland |
103.5 |
103.1 |
98.3 |
102.9 |
110.0 |
129.7 |
103.7 |
|
Cleveland |
101.2 |
112.4 |
96.1 |
113.5 |
101.2 |
99.1 |
98.0 |
|
St
Louis |
100.3 |
98.9 |
94.8 |
97.9 |
95.7
|
100.8 |
107.2 |
|
Phoenix |
99.0 |
101.6 |
91.9 |
91.3 |
113.5
|
104.3 |
101.9 |
|
Atlanta |
97.1 |
101.5 |
89.0 |
96.9 |
98.3 |
98.9 |
101.9 |
|
Pittsburgh |
96.5 |
107.7 |
88.1 |
90.4 |
114.0 |
82.9 |
98.0
|
|
Tampa |
96.2 |
98.4 |
94.0 |
93.1 |
105.7 |
94.5 |
95.6 |
|
Cincinnati |
93.7 |
94.4 |
84.8 |
109.9 |
98.9 |
95.0 |
95.3 |
|
Dallas-Fort
Worth |
93.1 |
90.3 |
82.9 |
95.5 |
100.2 |
100.2 |
99.7 |
Source: ACCRA Cost
of Living Index, Second Quarter 2000. Participating Metro Areas With More
Than 2 million population (Nationwide Average = 100) Second-quarter 2000.
Based on a comparison of after-tax cost for a mid management standard
of living.
Links to Houston
Sites
- General Information
http://www.flash.net/~pburch/local.html
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
http://nhmccd.cc.tx.us/
- Housing and Apartments
http://www.haaonline.org
http://www.apartmentguide.com/
http://www.blakemanproperties.com/texas.htm
http://relo-texas.com/houston/
 -
Education
http://basil.stthom.edu
http://www.houstonisd.org
http://www.houston.tx.us/education.html
http://stthom.edu/undercatalog/graduate_programs.html
http://www.uh.edu
http://www.uthouston.edu/
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