Cherries vs grapefruit.
Comparing Detroit and Austin is like comparing Montreal and Edmunton.
An early 20th century boomtown like no other vs a lesser more recent one, among many others.
And Austin is far from second to silicon valley for tech jobs.
For Tech Jobs, the Rich Cities Are Getting Richer
Five coastal cities—San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, San Diego, and Boston—gained the lion's share of lucrative “innovation industry” jobs from 2005 to 2017.
https://www.wired.com/story/tech-job...etting-richer/
I work in tech. And I'm biased. But I still prefer New York, Portland, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Denver, Chicago, DC, Minneapolis, hell, even Salt Lake, Cleveland, Boston, and Raleigh-Durham... because Texas.
The best thing about Texas are the people Texans are trying to keep out.