Go Georgetown
Fortune says that Georgetown, Texas is great for entrepreneurs. And who am I to argue? Even though the commute into Austin is not the best part of anyone’s week, Georgetown is still a place where you can live comfortably on a lower income. Housing is cheap, and property tax rates are a full point lower than Austin or Round Rock. (The latter is entirely due to the the abundance of seniors in Sun City that pay into the school system, but whose kids are all grown up.)
The two things I’d love to see in Georgetown:
- A mass transit system to get into Austin, a la Leander’s commuter line to the city. Supposedly that’s an option down the road.
- A buildout of downtown Georgetown residential living. Georgetown’s downtown is experiencing a revitalization, with new shops and restaurants dotting the city square, all surrounding the newly-refurbed County Courthouse. Yet, living “downtown” means buying a $400K Victorian about 12 blocks away. Considering the condo / mixed-use explosion in downtown Austin, you’d think G-town might want to explore some type of residential tie-in with the commercial growth.
March 28th, 2008
