Wichita Falls, TX. Relocation maybe

I lived there for two months over a summer And was there another time in February for two weeks. Summers are brutally muggy and the mosquitoes are like bats. Seems worse on that front than Alabama/Louisiana/Mississippi to me. February seemed mild overall.

It isn’t for younger folks who are from somewhere else, but I can see it suiting the lifestyle of a retired person.

It’s pretty low crime and good on things like that (definitely has the actual positive aspects of the “Texas” vibe unlike bigger cities in the state). Satisfies all the bases of a serviceable city.

Most people I knew who lived there lived somewhere nearby called Burkburnett.

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Seems like a nice place to retire to or move to within a few years of retirement.

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Nice, if you like dry, flat, brown, and windy. Also, all the temperature extremes. I lived for 3 years in Amarillo in almost the same climate. No thank you!

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Is there any industrial business in the area (engineering)?

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There’s not much in the way of engineering in that area (you may want to take a look at civil servant positions at Sheppard Air Force base).

My parents retired about 50 miles north of Wichita Falls. The open roads and space were appealing to them after being in DFW for 20 years. Between disc golf, general exploring (my dad reads a lot of history), and road trips, they are rarely bored.

Weather in the area has been mentioned a couple of times. When it’s hot… it’s miserably hot. The wind, especially in the winter, is… something else.

My family is from there so I'm a bit biased but I've been there probably 20 times in my life. From childhood to adulthood and I love it. Burkburnett is a little trashy, I have family with drug problems and I'm sure lack of entertainment had something to do with that.

Someone mentioned extreme temperatures, and they're not wrong. I went during new years and the temperature was in the teens. I went for a wedding in July and the temperature was 105. It's a dry heat and not as taxing as our humid heat.

They have their bad areas and good areas.

Entertainment wise, there's a couple of nice breweries downtown and DFW isn't but an hour and a half away if you need more.

I'd move there given the opportunity. Baton Rouge is a dump comparatively.

Have not lived there, but been through there several times.

I could live there if I needed for work, but retirement would be a no go probably.

If you are wanting this general area, it seems OKC would be a better option or the far outskirts of DFw.

West Texas is a very desolate place and WF is on the doorstep of that desolation.

I've found some good bourbon at the Specs there when passing through.
And I thought the rib crib was good when I ate there. That's all I've got.

Same here after 2.5 years in Lubbock. No thank you.