Hi Sandy, how is the public water quality there? And is it pretty safe to live there? Thanks in advance

Thanks a lot! Are you going to be a snow bird/winter Texan, or taking the full plunge?

Thank you very much! Have a great day! ☺️

Hola quiero conocer mcallen me gustaría saber los precios se los hoteles. Gracias quiero pasar una semana allá para divertirme un poco bendiciones

Thanks friend! 🤗

Thanks for watching! 👍

La Plaza Mall is one of Simon Property Group's busiest malls in the whole country. Lots of people from Mexico shops there to find deals that are hard to find on the other side. The big city of Monterrey is only 3 hours away and McAllen is a popular weekend trip for lots of them.

Gracias amigo

Thanks for checking out the video! 😊

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! 🤗 Best wishes! 👍

It's nice but really hot I have lived here all of my life

@@CityWander is it cheap to live on there? I mean If U don’t have to pay 1000$ every month for to live on an apartment

@@CityWander are the apartment’s cheap?

@@josecas7229 The cost of living there is very reasonable and cheaper than many other places, so housing follows suit. I'm sure there are a range of apartment prices depending on what you are looking for that a quick search could turn up.

Good luck! Thank you for watching! 👍

Please stay in California

@@NeoB-Lac lol, don’t California my Texas.

Texas is full

I’m in Cali as well and its prices are insane here, looking for a home for me wife and our kids. Paid a visit to this area and it’s good for us to live and not get taxed for every nickel like here in Cali . Visited the Rio grande, San padre island and enjoyed it !!

Thanks Henry - we appreciate it! 👍Have a good one! 🤗

Thanks so much! I like Cowboy Chicken (which is a chain), The Patio on Guerra is preety good, and NY Deli is an interesting find. Good luck!

Restaurants are in abundance here. Go local for authentic Mexican foods.

@@ramonarodriguez149 always local never a chain!!!!

Thank you - it was actually on a Friday afternoon in April.

Igualmente

Thanks and good to know! I'll have to check it out the next time I'm there. Thanks for watching! 👍

Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching! 😊

Hey there - thanks for watching! I like the area; cost of living is low, the beach is pretty close, food is good. My buddy has lived in the area for 20 years - he likes the Harlingen area. Best of l luck!

Gracias por ver! 😊👍

Thanks for watching! Not sure if that store there or not.

@@CityWander From what I am seeing is that it is gone and now there is the Unique Brands store.

It seems pretty safe to me. I've been there a bunch, but never lived there though.

McAllen is one of the safest places to live in the country per crime stats.

Thank you for watching! 🙂

The cost of living in McAllen and the surrounding area is very affordable. Thanks for watching!

Texas has high property taxes.

@colleensteffes7081 its not much higher than here in michigan. Texas 1.83%, Michigan 1.64%. Property tax should go away.

@@colleensteffes7081 If you are 65 or older you get a homestead reduction of $100,000.

Hopefully you'll get there one day! 👍 Take care!

@@CityWander I hope so

@@santodiablo_pma algún día hermano! Mucha gente hispana aquí

Yep - very Hispanic there.

It was better in the 80s and early 90s.

@@CityWander Mestizo.

Does it seem welcoming to white people? I’ve considered moving out there, have 4 kids.

I've been to McAllen quite a bit and find it to be alright. Any border area is going to have the associated smuggling activities, but it's a very small fraction of the population. Any other city is the same with it's criminal activity. It's seems to be a pretty safe place and most people are good-natured.

@@CityWander exactly what I was hoping to hear. Thanks!

@@DogWater2011 McAllen is one of the safest cities in Texas

@Lana-pf5ce didn't say there was terror everywhere but you look at the economy in the area and you look at the real estate market and they don't fit together. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@@Lana-pf5ce In the country.

No skyscrapers here you have to drive 50 miles East to San padre island.

I love it that way....My type of city 🤩

It's nice to be number 1 at something!

When you see and taste all the amazing food you'll understand why. Some cities are taking the initiative to reverse this problem.

City-Data shows McAllen to be 84% Hispanic and .3% black, if that gives you any idea...

Ya, dont move there..not good.

@@pattimurphy5151 I was thinking of moving there but why don’t you recommend please help I need honest advice

@@cristinamalcolm8111 We are going to go check out McAllen next week to see if we like it. It is 80% Mexican. We lived in a small town in Pasco, WA and we had lots of blacks...but when the Mexican moved in, the blacks moved out. They do not get along.

to be fair, i live in mcallen, and it is the only place in the valley where you see people of color at all. Yes, its rare, but I see a black person at least 3 times a week. This is in large part due to the university being a matter of minutes away in edinburg, as well as that general area being statistically the most diverse in general. Here you will find indian, Korean, Japanese, arabic, filipino, etc foods which are essentially non existant across the rest of the valley. It is still quite a small city and definitely predominantly Hispanic, there isn't much to do, but the cost of living is amazing. Your child wont be the only black kid, but they will definitely be one of maybe about 10 in the younger years until high school where there's more diversity. But yes, it is 95 percent Hispanic, so if you are worried about them feeling isolated and alone , then id suggest finding another place. I will say though, that the culture down here is a bit ignorant and you will often see hispanic teens using the n word very casually. On an optimistic note, racism towards people of color here isn't aggressive and i assure you you'd be safe here when it comes to the possibility of being targeted for discrimination. our African American community continues to grow and that's a great thing.

Normalmente el centro y el mall esta lleno de gente y el trafico esta super congestionado. Creo que el video fue tomado muy temprano.

The RGV crime stats are below the state and national levels.