Thinking about moving there to teach at the university. Any feedback is welcome. I've spent my life in Texas from Dallas to Houston and to the East of that line,
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Then the heat and humidity won't bother you.

I don't have a lot of personal knowledge, but it's always seemed like a good community. Easy access to DFW, if that interests you. Also puts you closer to NM and CO for vacation. But further from even feeder airports like LBB and AMA. Probably easier to just drive to Dallas or DFW.

Economy should be stable. Besides oil and ag, the AFB trains all the NATO pilots, so that's a mission that should last for decades

Gets damn hot there in the summer! The town isn't overly impressive, but the university seems nice and there are some nice residential areas not far from there and the country club. That's about all I got.

Consistently some of the highest temperatures when we've traveled through there. Had a friend get married there and it was 109 that day. I'm still sweating almost 10 years later!!

Isn't the annual bicycle race named "The Hotter Than Hell 100?"

I grew up in WF, lived there 18 years until I went to A&M. I typically compare the feel to College Station and South College station combined without Bryan in terms of size. Two brand new high schools starting next fall. The university campus is beautiful given it is a smaller school. Nice facilities, good location in town. Housing closest to the university is probably as good as it gets in town, unless you go out west of Memorial stadium. Good enough grocery/restaurant options, churches, parks, events. I will say, it gets very hot in the summer, usually was 5- 10 degrees warmer than BCS, but there was almost never humidity which makes it nice. I am a big fan of the community there, but even though I will say that I don't plan on moving back, mostly due to my job field.

I can't say a lot about WF, other than driving through, but I CAN say a lot about that sized university, and I can't say enough good things. A university plus a smaller city means you have the advantages of smaller town life (no traffic, no 2 hour waits for a seat in a restaurant, etc.) but you have youth and vibrancy that a college brings. Sporting events without expensive tickets and terrible parking. Events on the campus. Young people in the city. It's a wonderful situation if you have or intend to have a family.

HarleySpoon said:

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Isn't the annual bicycle race named "The Hotter Than Hell 100?"

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It's one of those charity rides, not a race.

Grew up in Burkburnett - 10 minutes north of WF - used to be a nice town, lots of air force retirees. It's declined in the last few years like a lot of small towns, but still a good place to live (SW side of town is the nicest). The "country club" area around the university in WF has some impressive homes - as unique as what you would see in the park cities of Dallas. It does get incredibly hot there and can be incredibly cold (wind chill). Wind never quits blowing, humidity is generally not as bad (the reason the temps can spike in the summer). Lots of really good salt of the earth people there. I'd move back if there was a good opportunity.