Houston is a lot closer to what everyone seems to claim that they want: it is pretty easy to live close to work with small local businesses that service the local community.  The heat keeps the city from being walkable.<p>People from other cities tend to complain about the local of zoning.  Zoned cities usually seem very organized and lack the funky house-business-house layout that Houston has.  I prefer the lack of zoning, but it isn&#x27;t for everyone.