Dallas is a pretty good place to live. Low housing cost, great night life, geat restaurants, big companies, big airport, great shopping areas, cowboys, rangers, universities, community colleges and lots of young Nepalis. A very helpful Nepali community. But Of course, it's not California in terms of natural beauty or in terms of living cost. Great city for affordability (in a big city - yes I think it's one of the top 10 big cities in the US). PS- If you had a choice between Dallas and Austin, Austin is much much better though.