{"id":128,"date":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:00","slug":"discover-the-best-places-to-live-in-texas-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/discover-the-best-places-to-live-in-texas-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Best Places to Live in Texas Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With 254 counties, Texas truly offers something for everyone\u2014each area has its own strengths and considerations. When families weigh options like taxes, cost of living, schools, healthcare, safety, transportation, recreation, and weather, it\u2019s no surprise that Collin, Fort Bend, and Rockwall counties stand out as top choices for raising a family. In my 24 years navigating Austin real estate, I\u2019ve learned that understanding these details\u2014down to the neighborhood level\u2014can make all the difference. My background in engineering and deep ties to our community mean I approach every move with both data and heart, whether you\u2019re new to Texas or looking to plant deeper roots. Finding the right fit in Texas isn\u2019t just about the numbers\u2014it\u2019s about matching your priorities with the place you\u2019ll truly feel at home.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/krod.com\/ixp\/185\/p\/best-counties-to-live-in-texas\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 254 counties, Texas truly offers something for everyone\u2014each area has its own strengths and considerations. When families weigh options like taxes, cost of living, schools, healthcare, safety, transportation, recreation, and weather, it\u2019s no surprise that Collin, Fort Bend, and Rockwall counties stand out as top choices for raising a family. In my 24 years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions\/132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austin114.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}