Any idea why Brady has always been a little "rougher around the edges" it seems? Also what is the story with all the big houses in town that have mother in law suites? Many are falling apart but you can tell it had a lot of rich folks once.

Mason has been updated a bit and there aren't any houses that seem to be restored, or very few. Yet prices aren't outrageous yet. You can certainly get a much bigger place for cheap in Brady though.

Thoughts on these towns?

Also, don't know as much about San saba or Eden, although both also seem to be a bit nicer than Brady as well.

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Any idea why Brady has always been a little "rougher around the edges" it seems? Also what is the story with all the big houses in town that have mother in law suites? Many are falling apart but you can tell it had a lot of rich folks once.

Mason has been updated a bit and there aren't any houses that seem to be restored, or very few. Yet prices aren't outrageous yet. You can certainly get a much bigger place for cheap in Brady though.

Thoughts on these towns?

Also, don't know as much about San saba or Eden, although both also seem to be a bit nicer than Brady as well.

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Growing up in Wall and frequenting that area because of family and sports, I would have considered San Saba and Mason moreso the nicer towns because there was some charm of the downtowns and wildflowers. Mason had Coopers BBQ.

Brady just "was." Don't remember anything good or bad about it but it was always a pass through not a destination unless it was a game or something. Mostly same for Eden but I always thought it was a bit run down.

That being said I go through SS, Brady, and Eden a few times a year to see my folks. I haven't been to Mason in 20 years.

Brady has the goat cookoff which was always a hoot!

Menard has the VFW and Mason has the Puncher Dome

All special in the their own way…

Brady has always been a rough little town. It grew big because of the rail head. Cattle used to be driven up there (cattle drives not trucks). Lots of white trash similar to Brownwood. Mason has the advantage of being close to Fredericksburg and a bit closer to Austin and San Antonio too. Housing has been scarce and expensive in Mason but there's quite a few homes for sale right now and prices have come down some. I would say mason schools are generally better than Brady Llano and San Saba. You can definitely get more for your money in Brady but you'll have to drive farther to doctors and airports and such.