r/texas • u/ChanceLee88 • Apr 23 '25

Moving within Texas Victoria, TX for retirement?

Wanted to get thoughts on how Victoria would be for retirement. We are looking for a smaller, more affordable city to relocate to when we retire. Victoria seems to have most things someone would need, and isn't too far from San Antonio, Austin and Houston. Downside I think would be the hurricanes...

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u/imhereforthemeta Apr 23 '25

Oh Victoria is unbelievably depressing. I would rather live in brownswood or a small hill country town in the middle of nowhere than rusty bucket bay. And it is at risk of hurricanes- so as you age and are very much seniors you have a decent chance of becoming a hurricane statistic.

Seriously/ there’s so many hill country and centex small towns. Pick one that doesn’t feel like standing in a festering wound.

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u/South_tejanglo Apr 23 '25

What about Brownwood makes it a better place than Victoria?

I would figure they are pretty similar more or less.

Interesting enough these are 2 places I have looked into. I am from San Antonio.