This Is What Life Is Like In Small Town Pennsylvania
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- Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2023
- Is THIS the last remaining place people can move?
If you’ve been paying attention - I’ve been working on this whole Tiny Town 2.0 series. The goal is to pick random small towns and see what it’s like there and try to build a case that you guys should think about moving to em. I’m still at the beginning of this, and it’s clear that some small towns make more sense than others.
But this is the first truly great small town I’ve visited. It’s called Manheim, Pennsylvania. I didn’t really know much about the place before I got there except that it met all the criteria: It has less than 10,000 people, low crime, and it’s affordable. But after spending a day here and talking to folks, I think you’ll think it’s as nice a place that I do.
We’re going to drive around Manheim a bit and look around the general area, and talk to people who live here, too. We’ll meet the town mayor, the state representative and a local business owner, too. It’ll be fun. So let’s get started.
Manheim, Pennsylvania. Population 4,858. It’s here in Lancaster County in southeastern PA. This small town certainly isn’t dying. It’s thriving. There’s no former mill town but now falling apart vibe here, pal. It’s a middle class wonderland. The surrounding area is very conservative and it’s very safe. Those are good things, right?
For those of you who are fiscally aware, you’d be a little jealous to hear what the home prices here. In a little bit, we’ll look at the neighborhoods, but the average price for a home here is about $289,000 and not going up very fast. Places just outside of town are far cheaper.
In many big cities, there are bidding wars for homes, and people are buying homes sight unseen, often after multiple offers. Not here. That’s just what makes the idea of moving to a small town very desirable.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my short time researching small towns, it’s that you definitely might probably maybe will get bored. Most of us have become accustomed to being stimulated all the time. Manheim isn’t COMPLETELY boring - I mean there’s cafes, coffee houses and a few restaurants. And the town holds events all the time in this square where you can buy produce or listen to music and eat great food. Can you see yourself having an hour long conversation with your neighbor about how good the local high school football team is? I can.
Just five minutes away is the little town of Lititz. It’s also an amazing little place to live. it’s actually been called the best small town in America by various publications that you may or may not have heard of.
Even further out is the city of Lancaster. It’s a mid sized city of 60,000 people. There’s all sorts of stuff to do there. And Hershey’s Park is 30 minutes away. Major cities are within a couple of hours drive. Even the beach isn’t too far. But you’d have to learn to downsize your shopping habits and live within your means a little bit.
You can do it. Many have said you WANT to do it. A recent Gallup poll indicated half of Americans said they’d prefer to live in a small town or rural area these days.
There are all sorts of opportunities for work.
When you move to a small town like Manheim, you’d make friends that will LAST. It’s like instant Facebook friends.
But the biggest upside to moving to a tiny town is the deep connections you make.
Everyone I talked to said it's the sense of community that makes Manheim special. When there’s an emergency, people all chip in and help one another. They a volunteer fire department. The whole town shows up for the high school football games on Friday nights. That’s neat right?
New opportunities arise in places like Manheim. It’s a chance to redefine who you are.
And have you ever had an amish sour cherry pie??
What about work? Can you work from home? Cause then you’re set. But most of us don’t have that luxury. If you’re lucky enough to be able to find a job you love in Manheim, there’s a decent chance you’d be able to walk to work.
Rural PA people. I'm telling ya. There’s literally thousands of places like this all over the country. You don't have to move here but this is an example of what it would be like if you made the plunge. Small towns might be where it's at. The only challenge is deciding WHICH small town to move to. And I’m on the case everyone. Stay tuned.
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I live about 80 miles north of Manheim in Williamsport, PA. This is part of the "T" section of PA also known as Pennsyltucky. With some exceptions, this northern part of Appalachia is VERY underrated imo. Clean air, clean water, clean soil, great fresh Amish food, and most of all, quiet and safe compared to much of the US. Warning though to urban predators, gun ownership is VERY common in this region. Breaking into a home here would be considered by most to be a suicide mission. My family has lived in Central PA since before the Revolution, I'm NEVER leaving.
I have a dear friend who grew up in Williamsport. Transplanted to NJ & then Bucks Co. swears when the time comes to retire they are headed back out to Wport! 😊
WillyPo!
I live in Williamsport too but I grew up in Renovo, PA I was telling Nick about that town lol
Proud to be from Pennsyltucky.
With all the guns, there’s probably a pretty high risk of violence and low risk of fun. suicide is probably prevalent here.
The bigest problem with all of the outsiders is the fact they want to move away from the problems where they currently live. Then they move here and then complain that they want the things that they had where they came from. Then they start trying to change our area to the way their former area was.
That's human psychology. You're always going to encounter this with a social species.
And without realizing it they bring those behaviors they attempted to leave behind not realizing they were actually participants. Many people rarely consider their impact on the people around them.
Born and raised in new york but I have lived in Lititz for 22 years now I haven't wanted to change one thing. When I first moved here I wanted to go back so bad as I have gotten older I have no interest in living in a city like new york ever again... I like Lititz!
@@Wedeemgaming How'd you vote that whole time though? When you wan'd to go back?? WHAT WAS YOUR STANCE
Same with Pennsylvania people moving to other places.
I live in a small town in PA. Love it. Peaceful place. Love Manheim !
I live in small town PA. Once upon a time, it was great to live here. Now more and more city stuff is moving here. Going down hill fast!
They flee to our small towns to escape all the bs in their area yet they bring the same bs along with them. 🤷🏼♀️
Small towns are already full of bs.
And your more than likely the main contributor.
I don’t live in a small town, maga genius. But I bet you do.
Me too. Same thing, big city people moving in and brining their "ways" with them.
Wonderful that you got these interviews with the mayor and one of the state reps! That said, small towns are nice, but when lots of outsiders move in they fundamentally change and it isn’t the same anymore. Towns in Delaware are going through this right now.
people are moving to Delaware?
You are right. They bring their social and political values with them, most of which are contrary to those of the town. My question is, why move to Mayberry if you want it to be like San Francisco?
Sussex County, Delaware is one of the fastest growing counties in America@@jeririce4928
@@jeririce4928 I know some people who did.
I am from England and I am saddened to see what has happened to some big cities in America. I do not understand the disdain many seem to have for small towns. That is the America I always dreamed about. London has a lot of knife crime, and now I have moved away to a town in the country I am a lot happier. I was glad that old England still exists too.
Don't believe the internet
In the USA, the cities and the countryside towns are basically divided by political party choices. Example: Philadelphia PA was enough in votes to take the state to 'Democrat' during the election. However, every small town outside of the city voted the opposite way. It's not that one is better than the other but as far as rural America goes, nobody wants ANY changes to happen to their areas. They've been living the same way for generations, they're disconnected from the city realities and quite simply don't get it. Many of these rural areas barely have technology, let alone feel the need to self educate enough to help themselves. It's easier to get government checks and vote against the cities.
I live in a poor county in Pennsylvania and the whole county is in an uproar when any changes happen. I'm 38 and I just got WiFi for the first time 2 months ago. Before that, I had 1 bar of cell service and no Internet for my adulthood.
When you can live like that and survive, city life looks insane. 😂😂
I am from the Philly suburbs, and this past summer I spent a day in Punxutawney, PA. I had breakfast at the local diner (Punxy Phil's) and I almost wanted to cry. It was so wholesome in a way that I didn't think existed in America anymore. It felt like stepping into a piece of my soul. And what really breaks my heart is to know places like Bristol, Doylestown, Hatboro, etc used to be a whole lot more like this too, and probably within another generation Punxutawney will be over too.
bro Bristol has been seeing a revival over the last couple years what are you talking about
A LOT of us are small town folks now living in the cities while trying to bring that mindset to the "big towns". Most of us cherish and appreciate safety, a sense of community, looking out for each other, and knowing your neighbors. There's a whole lot of appeal for sure with the small time lifestyle, other than nothing to do after 8pm ;)
Thanks for continuing this project and taking us along to seldom seen areas of the country Sir!
I spent a year living in Lancaster and working in Lititz. I found that many New Yorkers had moved to Lancaster as a compromise between the quiet of a rural area and the amenities of a city. Outside of Lancaster, the area was indeed quite conservative. There were also still a fair number of Amish and Mennonites. I still miss the freshly baked pretzels, the shoo fly pie, and the Turkey Hill blueberry oolong iced tea. That said, though, I had mixed feelings about the people. They were often kind, and there was community for sure, but there was this lasting sense of being an outsider unless you had lived there for something like at least 15 years.
I’ve lived in a small town for 40: years and I’m still considered outsider.
Cincinnati Athens Cleveland Ohio Massillon shitholes and there's a few others that I can add to there too
As a native of the city, you nailed it lol. That sense of community gives the area a small town feel even though it isn't. If you aren't committed to the community, of course we'd view you as an outsider.
@@spongebobsucks12 Being viewed as an outsider would not be a problem for me. I feel like that wherever I am. I am in Bethlehem now and am considering Harrisburg or elsewhere in PA.
I had the same experience. Lived there for 7 years but could not adjust. Sold house and moved back to Jersey.
My dad used to live in Manheim, he lived there for about 9 years. I haven't really been there since 2014 but I remember it being a really nice small town. I was around 8-17 at the time he lived there and I was able to ride my bike outside all day and go to neighbor's houses without fear of anything happening. I'd love to see a video of my hometown, Lititz, PA
Also, just noticed you literally drove by the house he used to live in in the video lol
@@TMG55JJS timestamp?
Why did he leave?
One of my ancestors founded Lititz, it's so interesting to here about the town as well as Manheim next door.
My cousin moved to Lilitz from Long Island, NY & loves it. I’m up in Marshall’s Creek (Pocono area) & really really love it. I’ve got the small town feel but close enough to Rte 80 to see my family in NYC within an hour & a half on a good travel day. Best of both worlds 😊
Western PA small towns are just as wonderful! I never tire of living here. It's beautiful!
I totally agree 👍
West of the Allegheny Front (kinda like "west of the Pecos").... plentiful water, rich soils, deep forests, ample rainfall.
@@skatepunx248 The Lehigh Valley (Allentown area) is hardly Pennsyltucky. Traffic gets worse every day.
Franklin here. Grew up in Jamestown
@@dylanlowers5236 no way! I live in Jimtown!
I lived in a much smaller town in southern Utah and loved that there are less than 100 people there. Everyone waves to each as you drive past but no one is into your business. You can leave your house and car unlocked. It’s wonderful. If you like the outdoors there’s tons to do.
Been in small town pa my entire life. Visited states all over the east coast, and never found a place I'd rather live
I am from the big city but I have been to many small towns in PA, DE, NJ, MD, VA etc. It's a much slower pace and people are willing to speak and say hello. Often there is a diner or some similar eatery where you can chill out. For the most part there are only a few bars. As he stated the local high school is treated like a big deal. Yep, crime is lower and cost of living is lower.
On the negative side is that it can be boring as heck. Even my friends who lived there couldn't wait to leave to see more of the world. My take is that younger people are more likely to be bored and want to leave. Older folks say over 40 find the small towns more to their liking.
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Hell yeah brother
Kevin I wish we could all hang out one day! I hope you and your wife have a good weekend! 💨
Nice video Nick.I really enjoyed how you got the statements of folks from all different vocations in the area,and gave a informative view of Manheim,PA.Great job Nick
Hello Nick seems like a fantastic place to grab a coffee tell a tall storie with the locals and chill out..
Can't beat a slower pace of living if you ask me.
The mayor and everyone else you interviewed all seemed so sincere and lovely to.
You just gave the most realistic advice about finding a small town to live in: find one close to a city with amenities! I love the countryside, I just don’t love driving hours to work and appointments…
Madrid, Iowa is my hometown, and it doesn't suck. Come check it out!
No offense to Manheim or any other small town but living there would be a nightmare for me. I grew up in a very small town and had no idea what I was missing. Now I do, and I'd never return. I don't need a huge city--though visiting NYC, Philadelphia, London, or other large city is an awesome experience on occasion. But I prefer having ready access to nice restaurants, galleries, museums, and other cultural opportunities. That said, I do not intend to speak poorly of small-town living. It's just not for me.
When I retired the Army I worked at the Manheim Auto Auction for several months. It is a nice area but the cost of living is a little higher than where I live in York County PA,. I am always surprised by the number of people moving to South Central, PA. Many love it and stay for a lifetime and others leave very quickly as it is not nearly as exciting and diverse as where they moved from. Most people moving to the area seem to be fleeing high taxes and crime in neighboring states.
Very appealing. East Coast hamlets can be lovely if long, freezing winters don't negatively affect you. I noticed a lot of new construction. That unique small-town character can be destroyed once developers overbuild condos, low-income apartments, and cookie-cutter HOAs. Unfortunately, I've seen it happen around me all too often. Citizens must be careful about who they elect into their city councils; too many are on the take!
Agenda 2030 is in small towns as well. 15 minute city replaced by the 15 minute cookie cutter development.
The planet has 8 billion people now and they need housing? You can't be against housing unless you're against procreation.
Great video, Nick. You are a fabulous interviewer! PA has the best small towns- love all the old architecture and history. Enjoy your time in PA. My love to Mappy! 💙💛
Mappy says hi Sarah ❤️❤️
I am from S.C and I currently live on the out skirts of a BIG town in a small town that is losing it's small town luster. So much growth around here the farm land is turning into Big Subdivisions, Restaurants and so forth and with BMW a very large employer people are willing to commute 2-3 hours. The Rural landscape here is changing but not as fast as the culture.
I live in Pahrump, NV and it's an awesome little desert city about an hour from Vegas. It's safe and has a wonderful community. There's good honest people here and it's growing fast because Vegas is getting too expensive and there's a housing shortage in Vegas. We left LA 6 years ago and never looked back. We bought an acre of land here and we started and business and we're building a house. The summer is brutal, but for 8 months out of the year thw weather is great and can even get cold in the winter. It's a very conservative town and a strong Christian community that caters to our veterans. We're not religious, but we love being around people that have good morals and are honest people. Of course now that more people are leaving California and moving to these small towns we're always afraid they'll bring their garbage politics with them that destroyed California. We can't let that happen!!!
Yeahhhh...good luck with that. Money talks. We here in Maine have seen a huge influx of rich people - they buy up historic properties and million dollar homes just to raze them and put up what they want. They've driven waterfront property up so high (and don't even think about the taxes) that many families who have been fishermen/lobstermen for generations have lost their livelihood. They come here and decide they want to move here - but then they start turning it into what they came from! And many of them, after having built their multi-million "vacation homes" will only spend a few weeks in the summer here. Personally I think there should be a separate tax schedule for anyone not residing here the majority of the year. They have the money, they're driving the prices up - let them pay it. It's very sad - my family settled here 6 generations ago, so no matter where else I've lived this has always been and always will be home. People from away think their money entitles them to anything.
My neighbor in suburban Chicagoland just retired to Parump Nevada a few Months ago.
Is Art Bell's compound still around?
@@fredzzkid I don't think there will be a mad rush to Pahrump. These folks are safe lol
@@billp4 I hope so!
I ran out of Philadelphia PA as fast as I could years ago. I am born and raised there, and I know longer know that place. I miss what it used to be in the 70s growing up as a child. It is like Babylon now. I feel sorry for young people growing up there. There are parts of Pennsylvania I was taking a back as well with how they changed. I used to go to "Masontown" every summer with my God parents. I used to love that place with fishing, and hiking. I t is so different and so is Pittsburgh,
GOO STEELERS!!!
This looks like a great series.. Keep it up Nick.
Years ago the Welcome sign for Pennsylvania boldly stated: “Welcome to Pennsylvania..America Starts Here.” It was controversial and a lot of people got all butthurt about what it supposedly implied but l loved it! Considering what is east of Pennsylvania l thought it was perfect.
Pennsylvania is filled with small towns such as this. Some of them have seen better times but as people flee the cities and look for a quiet, affordable, simple place to live and raise their families these towns will undoubtedly take on a new life.
Hopefully they won’t get overwhelmed with newcomers and the developers won’t ruin them by building tract homes and strip malls as has been the case with so many places.
So clean and peaceful. Looks like its straight out of a time machine. Like the location to shoot movies set in the 80's.
NICK ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIDEO BIG. THANKS KEEP MAKING THEM 👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely love Lancaster/Lancaster County! Life is so simple and everyone out there is always in an amazing mood! Thank you for covering this town.
Couldn't agree more!
Great job Nick, thank you for tiny town 2.0, New Glarus Wisconsin here!
PA has a bunch of small towns just like this one I’ve been waiting for you to come here and shine some light on PA it’s more than just Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (coming from someone who lives in Philly)
Your footage is incredible, regards from Scotland.
Nick I live in Marietta, PA which is a couple miles west of Manheim. I love it here and I always say we still have Jesus here. It’s amazing in Lancaster county and I’ve been as far west as Cali, south as Texas, florida etc and I always come back here because it’s truly a blessing. I’m glad you love it here!! I debated leaving Lancaster county but this video makes me feel much better of my decision staying ! 🙌🏽💪🏽
Yet another GREAT video by Nick!!!
I can do without Walmarts, shopping malls, murder, robbery, noise, congestion. No longer can attend big events because people are crazy and I don't want the traffic and ( like you say ) drama so all the things that a bigger city holds I can no longer do anyway. I prefer nature to constant stimulation so I would prefer this to my current area. Vicki
I lived here for a year back in 2005. Great town, good restaurants, cool bars, close to Lancaster and good schools. I only left because of a job offer in Bethlehem PA.
I'm watching now and I love small towns.. Great Series!
we drove through Lancaster and ate at the Amish buffet, the Shady Maple, and stayed overnight in Harrisburg on our way home to Illinois, i adored the countrysides so beautiful!
I grew up in NJ & always think of that as home. Turns out I’ve lived in my PA small town longer than I’ve ever lived any where else! My sons only home. 🏡
“There’s no place that I’d rather be than right here; with my red neck, white socks & Blue Ribbon Beer!” - Johnny Russell - American Classic Country Singer.
This is fantastic a return to small town livin' smell the fresh air🏡
When we traveled we looked for small town restaurants rather than the big chains, always friendly good food homemade so pleasant to talk to people who show an interest in you. From Canada
It looks like Long Island without all the fuss and cost. I live north of Manheim. (Annville) another small town with a college. I work in Lititz so it's pretty cool. I would say one big negative issue- you see all those beautiful 2000's and up homes? That used to be a farm. Gentrification is ruining the area, many farms are being sold (here in Annville in the past 3 years when things started up again after COVID, 3 farms were sold and they are putting up 4 mega warehouses 1/4 mile long per each for Amazon, Hershey and others) So the homes are ok and look good, but the farms are disappearing.
I lived just outside Manheim for many years. Great place to raise a family and even better schools.
Grew up in the district over from manhiem and now live in lancaster city looking to buy home near strasburg. You did a great job of representing the the best of lancaster county living.
This place looks like a dream. Thank you for sharing it.😊
I went to college nearby in Lancaster, PA. Definitely a great place to raise a family.
It only makes sense to me for people to start moving back into small towns with distance working becoming a more common thing. Cities still make some sense to me as centres of art, culture and education. And I really couldn't imagine going through young adulthood as a student without that experience of city living - having experience of all the people, culture, choices, etc. But I'm damn glad I grew up in a small town -- a place of sanity where you can experience space, nature and a strong sense of community - and that's where I'll want to retire.
Distance working? What ever you do is not work and your contribution to a community is that of a parasite. Stay in the city.
What a cute quiet town. Love it. I really like this video.😊❤
The intro song is the best😊 glad to see a good small town thats safe
Im about three hours from here, I live in a suburb outside Pittsburgh. I would LOVE to live in a conservative, small town. I can work anywhere and so can my husband so I am going to look into this place. Thanks!
Depends on which direction from Pittsburgh but Westmoreland is pretty great for that if that's closer. We love it here lower taxes and close enough to the city without the crappy cost or people.
Just don't vote blue..
@@leftysr2stupid354
Can't people vote how they choose?
I'm a born and bred Pittsburgher who relocated deep behind Confederate lines in Tennessee. I miss the Pittsburgh area every day and I hope to move back to the Keystone State one day.
@@ivanlowjonessure. We are all American. Live and vote as you wish. But say if you're a Democrat and running from where you came from politically, don't vote for the very same shit you're running away from. Make sense?
That's a hard no from me bro. I spent 7 years living in a small town in the Adirondack mountains of northern NY. Small towns are great places to visit, even to have a retreat or decompress....but live? Nah. I need access to resources; world class libraries, jazz bars, top level cuisine, diversity (in multiple ways), etc.. Life is too short to be cloistered up in these places. They might be good places to retire to but to set roots? Nope. Heck, I'm getting PTSD just looking at some of these scenes lol
I love small towns!!!!!❤❤❤ thank you for this!!!
Excellent. Thank you sir for expanding our horizons.
Ok Jose!
If you think there's no drama in small towns you might be mistaken
Your summer western US videos were crazy good.
Yes! A small town series! Give me more, Thank you
I'm grooving on the Tiny Town 2.0 series. Looking forward to other installments 😊
More to come Dave!
I still have a few relatives near Johnstown. I have many great memories of Pennsylvania near Boswell back in the sixties and seventies.
Hello from Somerset
@@darleneburatty5849 Hi 🖐️ , I always liked Somerset , many stories from my family there years ago. Wife and I were there a few months ago with my niece.
What a great little town! If I was looking at moving to PA I would check this place out for sure. This place is clean and up kept without seeming hoity. It's also a bedroom community for larger industry a few minutes away but with everything you need right in town. The community aspects that all three folks talk about are a large part of what is missing in American cities. Just remember folks boring people are bored, you can always find something to do even in a small town like this.
I have lived in the city of Lebanon in Lebanon County since 1989. Lebanon County is the next county north on Lancaster County of which Manheim is a part. I can tell you that there is a lot to do in Lancaster County especially in the summer.
I lived in Lancaster county for 13 years and Manheim is definitely regarded as the worst town in that area of the county by most of the locals. Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hershey, Lititz, Landisville and Salunga are all significantly nicer (in every way). The only town that is regarded as worse is Columbia.
Maytown is quaint but it is the absolute definition of a one horse town.
BLM has a very active contingent in Manheim and it was the only town in the area where armed citizens had to confront them.
I lived here since 1990. As a naturalized citizen, living 35min north of Philly has been great to raise a family. 2 hr to NY city, 1.5 hr to AC or OC, 1 hr to lancaster, 1.5 hr to Hersheypark, 3hr to DC, etc. If you need to buy something expensive, drive 1hr S. to Delaware. We have one of the best healthcare (CHOP, Jefferson) We also have true 4 seasons. Downside is pollen/allergies.
nick right in my backyard finally! looking forward to this watch.
I thought it was funny that the mayor thought our biggest complaint would be homes next to each other.
As a retired Real Estate Agent , I don't remember seeing any for sale signs. Which in the real estate world is a sign of a great place to live.
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@@NickJohnsonI would love to live in one of those old roadside motel cabins. If only there was no one doing drugs anywhere near.😢 I guess I have to become rich to get away from drug users and even that's not true. Do I have to buy a 🐴🐴 ranch? Or build a time machine?⏳
@@Mr.Howell78klike the Bates motel?
Born and raised in manheim Central Pa, ❤
Funny the building u show in this video wasn't always there like the cafes, etc. A lot has changed over the years.
Manheim square had a big fire in the many years ago.
So much memories u brought back up watching your video..
Manheim ❤❤❤❤
My hometown
T.y for sharing
A very enlightening video, hopefully there may be return of people to these small towns, hopefully not too many.
I have family in Reading and I’ve been to Lancaster to see the Amish country. It’s a really nice area of Pennsylvania.
I enjoy your prgramming. I really enjoyed the Western series when you injected yourself as part of the adventure. You've got lots of personality, so let it shine.
Yes ! I lived here briefly renting a room and it's a great little place. I since moved towards Philly more but if I didn't I certainly would have stationed here. It's a great place to raise kids !
I lived in Scranton for six months and absolutely loved it.
It was the winter of 2018 and hated to leave, I would definitely visit again.
YES! Please, please, please, continue with this series. I have been looking for a small town too. move to for a year now. I'm currently in FL, formerly from CT and VT. Want to stay on the east coast. Thanks Nick!
Me too. I prefer the East Coast as well.
Will do!
I live in the Hartford area (suburbs) and am thinking about retirement in a small town (I'm 10-15 years from retirement). CT is my home, born and raised, but it's sooo expensive to live here. I pay 6500/yr in property taxes for a 3 bedroom ranch! I pretty sure I'd be living poverty level if I stay here after I stop working!!
I have family in FL and lived in CT and VT. I'm in PA and thrilled to go back to VT. Pa is awful. It used to be so nice. What happened????
Hey Nick , if you want to visit the Amish in Lancaster let me know
I grew up here about 30 minutes east of Manheim in White Horse PA , ( I was raised Amish )
Keep up the good work Nick
Shoofly pie 🥧 😋
Any thought/ opinion of new affordable housing apts going to be constructed at Rockvale Outlet?
Great 👍 small towns thanks nick 😊
Ive always been a small town gal. I love small towns, they make so much sense. The one i live in now has no businesses, no crime, about 70 people and we all know where everybody lives. We have a garage that fixes maybe cars and pickups some but mainly farming machines. Ibraised my 2 boys here, have lived here about 49 years and still love it. We are about 10 miles from a town we can go shop and go out to eat. We are just a 2 lane highway. I always knew where my boys were growing up, at that time no drugs here so didnt need to worry about that, we had picnics with the whole town if they wanted to show up plus some of the neighbors out on the farms. We had lots of fun. We dont have picnics anymore cause a few more young people moved in and they dont know about picnics. Anyway i love it here.
Another great episode!! Thanks Nick👍🏻
Only the people who are born and raised, have childhood friends and relatives can live and possibly enjoy in these small towns, rest will be on survival mode
Yep! And if you are continuously struggling to survive, those generational families will forever judge, outcast and watch you suffer. It's a literal hell life if you end up in the wrong area.
I'm 30 minutes west of there... near York PA, plenty of jobs up this way as well. Winters usually are not too bad...last year we hardly had any snow, 5 years ago(or abouts) we had a nor-easter dumped 3 feet of snow that closed the highways. Being below the mountains , way down here in southern/central PA helps with decent winters.
I grew up in a town called Wickliffe, Ohio. with a population of about 13k people, it's quite the small town. super close to downtown Cleveland, easy freeway access; it was a great place to grow up. not a lot of chain businesses thrive there, so you typically have to go to the next towns over for things, but overall a good pick. Affordable too
Car culture at its peak
I live in Altoona Pennsylvania and we have less than 50 thousand people and our home prices aren't close to as high as Manheim. For 289 thousand you could buy a very large nice home here. The house I live in is valued at 150k and it's in a nice neighborhood. Manheim cost are high because your close to Harrisburg. You probably have at least half hour drive to get to a decent job. If you want an affordable town Manheim isn't it.
I was in Altoona in April of 2022 for a day.I probably could buy a decent townhouse for like $140,000 in Raleigh NC it is $350,000 or more.
@gregorycyr9272 one point that needs to be mentioned is that we do actually get snow here and if you live in Manheim and have a 30 minute commute to work it could really suck. I work 2 miles from my house, but people that commute sometimes miss work when a decent snow storm hits. Most people that live in the mountains have studded snow tires installed during winter months.
@MrHemikid426 I am from Binghamton NY orginally I know all about snow.I have lived in Raleigh NC since 1991.When we get 3" of snow there are car wrecks everywhere and the city is like paralyzed it's crasy.When the weather man says we are going to get say 3-5" of snow people go crazy at the grocery stores to stock up on food.🫣
@@gregorycyr9272 yes I've wanted to move to the southern states to get away from the winters although they have been milder the last few years. My wife won't move so I will keep shoveling snow and salting sidewalks during the winter.
@MrHemikid426 I hear you.Please be safe and I hope you have no more than 10" of snow this year.✌️
So incredibly clean and spotless looking.
I’m in Strasburg, PA and love it!
Don't move to an area with a check cashing place, Save A Lot, more than 2 Chinese food joints or dry cleaners and Family Dollar. They cater to undesirables
I lived ten miles from manhiem in Lebanon and manhiem is pretty decent, it has nice clean neighborhoods. There is some drug problems all around the area especially in Lancaster. But overall it’s nice. Fun fact manhiem was the location of a gruesome family murder a couple decades ago. But I believe if I remember correctly it was one of the children that killed the family. Although I’m not sure what you’re talking about the houses being 200k they are much more expensive than that. On Zillow they don’t have any 3 bedroom houses for 200 or under. They have one single townhome for 195 but most houses go for closer to 500 k in manhiem.
Lebanon native, moved to middle of nowhere Ohio a few years ago. Just a simple driving video like this is nice to see pop up in my feed. I do get homesick, and still don't know how to get around here too well, so seeing familiar roads and intersections is a treat.
I'm also not so sure about that 200k, more in terms of it being affordable. I have a pretty decent 3br here that we bought for 100k 3 years ago, currently valued at 120-130. 200k would not be affordable for me.
Are you referring to the Haines Murders? If so, that was Manheim Township. Not the same place but often mistaken.
I’ve lived in small town, Pa my whole life. Oil city, Franklin, Seneca, Altoona, and Williamsburg. And I absolutely love it. We do still have issues here and there. But I wouldn’t change a thing about living small town.
I live about half an hour from here. Doesn’t feel very small town to me but I love it here. People take it for granted.
But if everybody moves to a small town, it won’t be a small town anymore☹️
I always thought St Mary's and Dubois looked like nice towns to live in. They have a lot of forests and about 1,400 wild Elk that free-roam over about 3,000 square miles of North central PA.
St. Mary's is great! STRAUB!
Franklin is home “the tri city area” it’s nice & quiet
Emporium is beautiful too
IM from Detroit but lived in Miami, Nashville and now Phoenix, all that have millions of people. Cities like this seem nice but I think I would go crazy after a few months of it.
im loving the small town videos
Another great video Nick. Pennsylvania is pretty. Looks like a nice place to visit. This big country we have. How cold is Manheim in winter?
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The problem is that the people who live in these nice little towns want to keep them that way. They normally don't like change, and newbies mean change; often not for the better, from what they see on TV. The frowns you will get at the post office, grocery, gas station, etc. will tell you this; and it may be many years before they accept you, if ever... so there's that.
They are nice, if you like just existing. Oh shucks, golly gee! I left one as a youngster. Can only take big cities for two days or so. I chose to move abroad, for much better people, sights, prices. Where I now live, I try to keep a secret from other Americans. Don't need them messing up my little paradise, with their arrogant, superior attitudes.
Good! We don't like city folk anyway.
Case in point...@@Woketard
@arizonaarmadillo5829 Diversity isn't our strength, and we don't want where we live to mirror blue cities.
I've gotten the "we don't like yer kind 'round here" treatment in some middle of nowhere Texas towns. Maybe PA is different.
Nick I love your commentary you are so funny keep up the good footage 🤣 😊
PA is full of little towns like this, especially in the eastern, southern and central areas of the state. PA is an old state and these towns are all old and full of beautiful old houses and buildings. A lot of opportunity to get a house that needs some work for a decent price and restore it and make it your own. Those areas are close to major metropolitan areas so you don't feel completely separated from major cultural and sporting events or medical centers and jobs. In the western part of the state you aren't too far from Pittsburg, but I can tell you the weather gets more dreary and cloudy the farther west you go. The Allegheny mountains act like a wall and it is sunnier on the east side of the mountains.
My Dad grew up in Danville, about 80 miles north of Manheim. Next to the Bloomsburg fair! Can you do a video on the fair and Knoebels Grove????
The Alamo restaurant 😋
Knobels is the last old time amusement park. Like Hershey Park before they fenced it in and made it into an attraction rather than a nice place for family reunions and church picnics.
It's clean because of who lives there.
Yes. The meth heads keep things tidy
My husband and I chose to move to central PA over 15 years ago from the Hudson Valley NY. So much less expensive! We had kids here and are raising them in a small town about 30 min from Manheim. We love it here! Great community, great schools, sports, entertainment etc and when we want the big city, DC, Baltimore, Philly and Pittsburgh are all less than 3 hours away. We can drive or take the train…it’s great! We also have 4 distinct seasons, back roads to get around if we don’t want to take the highway and have made plenty of friends even though neither of us grew up here. Central PA is a pretty special region.
It’s really nice there. Sort of like where I live. Very comfortable, cozy up here in New England!! 💯