Nick!!!!! My wife and i are leaving the mid west actually northeast of Arizona.....it is a terrible town here full of NARCISSISTS! Now understand Nick! ..... that NARCISSISTS have ruined the west and the east!!!!!! And yes they will turn their backs on everyone. Now the people of the US need to understand we are in this state of despair because of NARCISSISTS in the US IS ALARMING IT IS A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE WITH THESE PEOPLE. No ome is seeing this DISORDER like i am. Proving thru study.....you or i have no control to change these narcissistic people. They just get worse which is whu they have turn their backs on the original roots of all these neighborhoods you are driving thru however we are becoming a world GHETTO! Understand that this NARCISSISTIC movement is FOR REAL! EVERYONE NEEDS TO LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF A NARCISSISTS AND YOUR LIVES WILL IMPROVE GUARANTEED, BECAUSE YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT ITS TIME TO PUT THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE AWAY FOREVER! ARE YOU PEOPLE PICKING UP WHAT IM PUTTING DOWN??????? DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND THIS?????? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT I DARE YOU! LOVE,PEACE AND CHICKEN GREASE AMERICA! WAKE UP
Anyway Nick, could you please recommend a place where it is not ruined by NARCISSISTS! Lol so we can be in the pursuit of happiness there has to be a place somewhere to where it is not tainted by these narcissists of the us. May not exist but my soul says it does exist and I WILL FIND IT! Nick have you seen the "Slab City" documentary?
I LIVE IN NEWTON KANSAS.. BEEN HERE FOR SOME TIME AFTER MOVING FROM COMMIFORNIA....NO POLITICS TO DEAL WITH...FEW IDIOT'S PER SQUARE MILE.. 38000 PEOPLE HERE...NICE AND QUIET...TOO BAD YOU DO NOT KNOW MORE ABOUT LIFE HERE...
I've lived here all my life. Growing up I hated it because of how little there was to do. As an adult with young kids of my own, I love the small town life. Its quiet and peaceful. It may be flat, but it holds its own beauty. Nothing like watching a thunderstorm over the plains.
@@tnit7554 Its not so bad. Ive seen about 7 in my life and all from a distance. No worse than living somewhere that gets hurricanes, floods, or wild fires
@@Unaccounted2 My sister and I used to drive there a lot when we were younger. We lived in SE Nebraska, and Sabetha had the closest Sonic to us. Is that bar with all the $1 bills taped to their walls and ceiling still there?
I moved away in the early 2000’s to the east coast and I finally had enough and came back home. I can’t tell you how much I missed everything about it. I’m glad to finally be back.
Dude keep exploring. You have one hell of an entertaining (reality + geography + travel + culture) all in one channel. Love it. Let me grab my popcorn. 🍿
I live in Sabetha, my house is actually at 24:38. It is nice to be in a really safe community with lots of good jobs. It is ideally located as well. Two major highways pass through the area, and you can hop in your car and be in the city (Omaha, Kansas City, Topeka, St. Joe) in an hour to an hour and a half, spend the day and then come home and sleep in your bed without the doors locked, minimal traffic during the night, etc. If you call the police, EMS or Fire Department it is your neighbors that you know on a first name basis showing up to help. It is literally the type of town where you can go to your neighbors house for a cup of sugar. As mentioned, cost of living is extremely cheap, lots of high paying jobs and most people in the community are far more financially secure than those in the cities.
@@KS5040 That is true. Honestly, if they could build about 50 middle class homes I think they'd all sell out. A lot of people commute here every day. There does seem to be a lot of interest in people starting to move back to small towns that are safer, but also not very far from big cities. I think with more remote work in the future, and eventually having self driving cars, towns like Sabetha in the 1-2 hour range from big cities will start to become the new "suburbs".
@joshburger1216 agreed, I see that happening already just south of you guys. Eudora, DeSoto, Tongenoixie, and in a way Bonner Springs are growing a bit and would sell fast if they built more houses quickly.
My greatgrandfather was a Civil War veteran and homesteaded in KS. He was a very successful what farmer who never mortaged his land, which was a rarity. He was written up by the Ks. Historical Society, and his name can be googled. So I am proud of him,and I always display wheat in my home to honor him.🌻🌻🌻🌾🌾🌾🌻🌻🌻🌾🌾🌾
Many thanks for visiting small-town Kansas and giving us a balanced snapshot of Sabetha! The town seems to be doing quite well, especially considering it is not a county seat. Sabetha lies in Nemaha County, where Seneca has the county administration and related facilities.
This is the best place to live. Moved back in 2020 after 30 years on the west coast. It's perfect and free and feels like you've been transported to a happier time in America.
Happier like getting a year in jail for having some weed while the 3 states bordering you have at least 1 form of legal weed. Kansas is behind the times. Nothing free about a year in jail for a plant in what is supposed to be an agricultural state.
Nick, that's just beautiful. I grew up in a "no stoplight" town in the Midwest, and I just love it. Corn country is just a place of beauty to me. Thanks for showing this to the world.
To me, this is NIRVANA! Green as far as the eyes can see. Beautiful Forrest’s & lots of wildlife. In the Winter we could ice skate 3miles down the Fox River or take our Tobbogand for Wild rides. There was an Outdoor Theatre. Swimming & Waterskiing, fishing of course. A great Life!
I absolutely love these interviews with small town people. They really look out for each other, as the last interviewee, Kim, was talking about. We could really learn a lot from this. As I've always known, even in city neighborhoods, if there was more outreach amongst the community members, there would be so much less of the ills that you see now on our city streets. Thank you for giving us a snapshot of small town life. Keep up the good work, Nick.
Thanks for coming to Kansas. I used t live in Houston and the military brought me to a Kansas and I ended up staying in Topeka. I’ve been to Colorado, New York, Missouri, Louisiana, and several other states but I’ve grown a soft spot for this place.
I grew up in a county in Kansas…. I wouldn’t have changed anything! I thanked my mom and dad, numerous times throughout the years, for giving us that life. What a blessing.
Wow, Nick makes this sound bad! I grew up in Iowa and raised my kids there. Left on my 40th bday after the kids were grown. I’ve been in AZ in a small town ever since but longing to go back to my roots. At age 76, I just want piece and a small garden! After watching the dictator give his speech calling all conservatives dangerous, I need a safe place! Please don’t put these small towns down! They are America! Home of the brave! I want to go back! Green grass and homegrown food! 🇺🇸💕
having moved from LA to Kansas City, I felt like for once in my life I can actually just relax and rest instead of seeing people always moving, go getting, this that, gotta move up in life, being busy bodies, lets go out, always doing something. I can finally get some peace and rest when I need to rest and don't feel this anxiety
Kansas is a well-kept secret and many Kansans would like to keep it that way. While many smaller towns, especially in western Kansas, are hurting, many medium-size towns (5,000-50,000 population) are doing pretty well. Many of those towns have one or more significant large manufacturing or processing plants with decent-paying jobs. Kansas is also a major oil and natural gas producing state, with three oil refineries and several large natural gas processing plants. So, gasoline and diesel fuel prices are often some of the cheapest in the U.S. Some of the friendliest and decent people in the U.S. live in Kansas. The biggest "downer" is probably the hot summers.
@@KS5040 Kansas is a very diverse state. You're speaking with an arrogant tone of certainty that only highlights your ignorance. I seriously doubt you have even spent a minute in my state.
@@KS5040 that doesn't describe the area I live in at all. My small suburban town has a ton of growth with 5 new big housing developments going on right now
Love that crazy absurd silly show. I still see it on the ME channel every night. Well, not every night but occasionally when I feel like laughing......well, not laughing out loud but smiling in silence, I mean...... What was the question?
@@MsSkipperkim We're definitely not in Kansas anymore, I think we caught a twister to Palookaville. Yeah I just saw Eddie Albert flying by on a Guernsey cow that was cancelled due to noise. Side note: Alvy Moore who played Mr Kimble on Green Acres also played a completely whacked out dude on Frasier. That one episode was quite hilarious actually. How did we get on this topic?
I'm not sure rural Kansas is for me but I do love that it seems to be authentic and not attracting a bunch of California refugees who are opening ethically sourced vegan poke bowl cafes and driving up home prices.
Small towns like this are great if you have an RV and traveled a lot. There’s plenty of room to park it and you come home to a nice quiet safe place. You might have to build a house, but you could stay in your RV while it’s being built. 🚐
It is the last best. I live near Seattle, drove to the east coast and visited 14 states. We really loved the mid west. Where there was corn fields, there were more friendly happier people we found. We come from an area where people keep to them selves, so my family saw a huge difference.
I noticed the same after driving across the country. The "Seattle Freeze" is definitely a thing but after spending time in the midwest it is amazing how friendly people are. Even complete strangers showed a level of kindness that is extremely rare to find on the West coast.
The Dollar Store Trifecta. Any town of any size is like that in Kansas. Even parts of Kansas City are like that. Though back to the topic, many parts of north eastern Kansas are hilly
Yes, he was from the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. Many people believe that Hutchinson, Kansas, in the south-central part of the state, was the inspiration for Smallville.
I'm originally from a small town deep in the rural south-west of Germany and it's astonishingly similar to the small town you're talking about here. Similar kinds of people, doing similar things, living similar lives despite one being Germany and the other one being the US.
@@Carfan678 Deadass is better than home invasions, car jackings, armed robberies, burglaries, "free roaming turned loose on the citizens pedophiles and sex offenders", daily murders, drive by shootings, and drug dealers on every corner. I'll take deadass every day.
Lived in Junction City for 9 years. Had one son out there. Always said if you turned off highway 70 it would take you years to find your way back on it so you could leave. 110* in the summer and -40* in the winter.
@Dera Kioandria Williams it was so cold in the winter the school board wouldn’t let our kids walk to school. And the snow lasted for months. This was in the late 70s to 85.
Had to leave healthcare SUCKS! Wellington and Iola no longer have hospitals while Nebraska got Obamacare so they wouldn't lose hospitals there! I moved to the rockies got 4 major and 4 minor surgeries in 8 years! GOP healthcare is the pill mill till you drop dead! Like a coworker on another shift in a plant outside Wichita! They made him keep working in a plastic plant 12 hour shifts while wearing a portable oxygen kit! 2 months later he went home after work and died! Cities like Hutch, Emporia, Wellington, Kingman, Topeka and Wichita have had major employers reduce workforce or closed up! Quite a few bankruptcies too and those that emerge from that give you crappy healthcare! My advice if you live in Kansas better be able to get out of state for specialists!
I grew up in Kansas and have lived in Colorado for quite a long time. In fact, I have family in Sabetha and I go see them once or twice a year. It’s almost like time stands still in those areas. It’s kinda refreshing coming from a bustling Colorado, with constant change, more population growth and traffic. Thanks for making this, it will make it easier for me to explain how smaller towns, I.e. Sabetha has its own charm.
Kansas ruins lives for weed while colorado and missouri allow adults to smoke legally. Kansas locks you up for a year. It's like a trip back in time to and time
My husband is from Chanute, KS. Both his parents were born there too as well as his grandparents on both sides and great grandparents homesteaders from Sweden. When his parents were born the population was 10,000. Interestingly the population has stayed steady at 10,000 to this day. We went back in July one year for a family reunion. Loved the fireflies and the loud cicadas at night😳
@@hollycarr3267 what town? We flew into Kansas City and drove South to Chanute. I loved seeing all the farmland. We went through a small town named Garnet. It was so cute. Our granddaughter loved the firefly’s but not the Thunderstorms. I don’t believe she had ever seen it rain that hard ever, and we live in Oregon😂
@@hollycarr3267 oh sorry, I just read Lola, KS. There is a museum in Chanute that features Martin and Osa Johnson. I finally got a little black Pomeranian, and I named her Osa Mae. Ever since visiting this museum I fell in love with Osa Johnson’s first name. The year we last visited, Parsons was hit with a tornado about a month before. We drove through there on our way to Eureka Springs, Ark. I had never seen what a twister could do to metal buildings. Devastating.
I'm from Japan, and the scenery looks very familiar to me. I was sent to a very small town in KS to study abroad as an exchange student in HS way back in the 80's. The town must've been smaller than this one here, although they look almost identical even after all these decades, lol. (There was only one traffic light in the entire town as I recall) Up until then, I had lived all my life in big cities like Tokyo and its neighboring cities. I also lived in Europe as a child. So living in KS as a teenager was a big culture shock for me - ppl being extremely conservative, a lot of them had never been outside of the state let alone the U.S. They did not hate me or discriminate me for all I know, but most ppl didn't really care about a Japanese exchange student, they weren't curious enough to know about my engaging background or personality, lol, not even teachers. I did make a few friends, but one of them was actually from a different state. My time spent in KS was definitely not the highlight of my life, I did not enjoy it at all tbh, but this vid did make me feel a little nostalgic which I'm pleasantly surprised about. So thank you.
Did you ever spend some time to visit Wichita or Kansas City Kansas? Small towns aren't for everyone, but the cities and suburbs may be more enjoyable for you if you don't like it.
Too bad you weren't sent to a more interesting part of the country than this boring, retrograde state. I hope you got a chance to travel and see the rest of the US and develop a wider perspective of the country.
Must have been the era and the town. In the late 90s we had a foreign exchange student from Brazil in my class in very small town Kansas. Everybody loved him and he became fast friends with the guys in my class. Teachers asked him questions about his life in Brazil. I'm sorry your experience couldn't have been better.
I was fortunate to grow up and live in NE Kansas and always thought Sabetha was a great town. Other favorites include Council Grove, Wamego, Burlingame, Alma, Holton and Lyndon. The best part to me is all that green, lush country in between these small, well-kept population centers. Thanks for throwing a friendly light on my home.
I grew up in Topeka, well Tecumseh really. We were in the same league as most of NE Kansas. My cousin owned a bowling alley and bar in Holton until he died. His wife also owned a bowling alley in Sabetha. Her daughter owned a flower shop in Sabetha. Central Kansas is doing the worst as far as towns. Most people don't stay there when they leave home.
Thanks for taking the time to come to Kansas! Never seen your channel before and this was refreshing and made me appreciate my home just that much more. I live near the OK border and you hit the nail on the head mentioning the listening to bugs. Tho i do have to say, not talking about how much we love our dogs was a blunder! Good luck on the channel fella!
I live in SW Kansas. I love it here. We have everything good that you have in the cities, just not everyday. You are right about lack of available housing. Lately, if a house comes on the market, no matter the condition, it is usually snapped up in 24hrs.
Everything good? You guys put people in jail for a year for some weed while colorado and missouri made it recreational and Oklahoma has medical. That's just not right you guys are stuck in the passed ruining your youths lives over some plants
@James DuBois did you people think knasas city kansas isn't getting high? It's decriminalized for a reason too many people are doing it. Why care about the law when it's decriminalized and you can buy it legally a few mins away. Kc missouri and kc kansas connect. 😂😂😂 yall clowns want cartels making that money and selling to your kids with not checking I.ds did you not know that legal dispensarys only sell to 21 and up if it's rec. And legal dispensarys check i.ds this is what's wrong with your r tard state you guys can't drive either.
Kansas has some of the best highways and roads I have ever seen. Taxes pay for that. Out here in Central CA we have more potholes and rough roads and our taxes are high. But, it goes to help all the illegals come here and live free. I’ll take Kansas anytime over Mexifornia!
Nick's giving rural Kansans a bit too much credit socially. It's pretty cliqueish and your kids will find out about a lot of parties they're not invited to. Or they'll get made fun of on the playground. It might be getting better but in the 90's-00's i thought the prople were brutal. But having spent so much of my life in small towns and a farm in Kansas I can echo that they are a sort of heaven naturally. I'm particularly fond of Lyons but apparently so are a lot of people as housing is skyrocketing there. Not retirees or coastal transplants either, it's a working family's town with a salt mine, stockyards and gas fields. Jobs outpaced housing. Kind a rare for a small town like that to grow and in Lyons' case it's much more diverse, reminds me of my hometown of Aurora CO
I work remote and live in rural Ohio. I love it and my kids have a great childhood. They found a frog yesterday and the rabbit. The Midwest isn’t for everyone, but it is a darn good life and you couldn’t drag me to most costal metros to live.
Looks like a nice place; sure, not that hectic but safe and scenic, probably some very nice people. That church was beautiful. Close communities are incredibly healthy.
A live in a nice little town in the middle of Kansas with good internet and as a guy who keeps to himself and likes seeing the squirrels, rabbits, and foxes that live in the town I love it here. Don't think I'd ever want to live in a town bigger than Wichita.
i was born and raised in a small town in western kansas. you’ll never find more beautiful sunrises and sunsets. the people if i do say so myself are nice and welcoming.
I grew up in Kansas (Pratt) and since the age of 8 or so all I could think of was getting out of there! Now I live in New Mexico and ALL I can think of is getting OUT OF HERE!! HA I am having a bad day...really bad...and you made me laugh...thanks!
While I’m not specifically from Sabetha, we appreciate your positive point of view of our area. So many people are extremely negative, but you pointed out how much we welcomed you, how we want people to come here just like any other town, and even made a point out of how dollar stores are trying to eliminate our mom and pop stores. Thank you for bringing awareness to who and what we are and what we are dealing with
My dad's parents lived in central Kansas in the town of Otis. They were Volga German immigrants as children. My brother and I loved going there from Omaha as kids to visit them in 70s and 80s, we'd go down to the rail line on the south side of Otis and explore the railway. We knew to keep watch for the trains, the town also had a passenger stop but I think by that time it was closed since the train was purely freight. We'd go west along the tracks and explore the creeks and bridges. There was an old abandoned helium plant on the south east side of town that the rail line passed to the north. The old He plant had closed down after WWII and the operation moved to the current location on the west side of town where it still operates. Otis also had a really good gas station and store on HWY 4, that station has now closed and is being sold on Zillow right now. When it was time to leave, Dad and mom would stop at the station to fill up and we'd stock up on snacks. I really liked the long drive, unfortunately a lot of it is now ruined by all the ugly wind turbines along the way north.
I lived there and a couple of other states. Was in Kansas for 14 years and had to leave for personal reasons. Best place I ever lived. I loved it and if it were possible I'd go back in a second.
I live in a Burb of K.C my sister lives a small town in N.W Kansas ,one issue of housing is finding a company to do the work on your house carpenters , etc... the cost is not cheap because of lack of skilled folks that is a issue in BIG towns too but really a issue in a small towns .
My grandparents, while they were alive, lived in Whitewater, KS. I used to love going out there in the summers when I was a kid. I've heard that town is "not what it used to be," to put it politely.
Keep going Nick. You're providing a historical perspective of the U.S. as it transitions from better days to worse days. Your video logs may be very important to people not yet born doing historical studies, etc.
Kansas isn’t for everybody. A lot of people move here in search of small living and end up leaving within a year. You meet most of your friends in high school, if you played sports you’ll know people all over the state. A lot of these folks in the small towns will do everything for you doesn’t matter who or what you are these folks will let you drink out of their kitchen sink if you need it, there’s no social differences like them big cities. I’m one of those that moved to the bigger city because I needed financial improvement and secured a big job. Sticking to small towns there is no self improvement, when you stick to your hometown you won’t grow at all.
There isn't much to do. Not much jobs. Only Johnson county where I used to live is growing. Moving into Miami you get a rural living but everything is in Johnson. I just don't think I could handle it in anything smaller.
As for being as far as possible from a large city you should really try someplace like Casper, WY. That is far away from any large city. It is considered a city in Wyoming , but there are just over half a million in people in Wyoming. What a wonderful place.
Out of curiosity, I checked on the availability of homes in Sebetha. At this time, there were three homes listed on Zillow. The most expensive was $790K on 3/4 of an acre! I wouldn't have expected it to be that expensive.
Agree. nice it may be, But based on Trulia prices, you are getting no discount whatsoever for being in a small town, and some of the stuff is just flat overpriced no matter where you put it. Most of the listings don't even come with any land. There are some gems out there though, which some towns in the USA just have none of, where I am every price break comes with some terrible problem with the house or the location. At least in Sabetha, looks like if you are willing to hunt, there are some sweet deals.
Yes, that is expensive because my sister bought a home in San Diego,California 3 years ago 17,000 square feet on top of a canyon with only one neighbor $ 800,000.
Wow, he said the average price of homes was $135,000. And he said the other one sold for $340,000. The one you saw is unreasonable but that's cause of low inventory.
Always enjoy your travelogue vlogs, Nick. Years ago I had relatives in both Kansas and Nebraska but they all lived to a ripe old age and quietly passed away. I bet some of these little towns don't make it on the map until a tornado comes and wipes it off the map. Nobody wants to be famous for a disaster! These people and their farms are the "salt of the earth." God bless them!
You blew it! The church in Kelly is a beautiful thing, looks right out of Europe. My parents were married there. My great grandfather grew up in Kelly.
We ended up in Kingman Ks for exactly the reasons you speak of. Saw a 106 year old house for sale@ $53,000 and started in on it. Have met several who have moved back to Kingman after being away for 20 yrs.
I moved to NW Kansas a little over a year ago and wonder why I didn’t do it sooner. I love it out here, the quiet, the safety, the people. There are some modern conveniences of city life that I miss, but nothing I’d trade for living in the middle of nowhere, where the closest actual city is 4 hours away.
Most of my family originates from Hoyt Kansas. A busy highway went right through it years ago. It used to be a thriving small town, but when the interstate highway was constructed nearby, the town died. It is a shell of what it used to be as I remember it when I was a kid. Despite the dwindling population, I still love the little town as I have so many happy memories of Hoyt Kansas.
Awesome video I really enjoyed it. My parents live in Onaga KS Which is about 35 miles southwest of Sabetha. We are originally from San Bernardino CA and back in 2003 was when my parents got fed up of living there and moved to Onaga. I never really liked it so lived in Topeka KS for a few years then KCMO till Oct 2022 and now living in St. Petersburg FL. Really enjoyed your St Pete video!
you are snarky and jest but i loved how you sat down and really asked what it is like to live in small town Kansas and tried to paint a real picture of what it is like from people who live there.
One thing I noticed since i moved here, the architecture is far superior than in CA. People in CA will destroy an old building to build a new cheaper ugly building. Here they are preserved.
Something I find interesting is the different colors of gravel on gravel roads throughout the United States. While I've never been to Sabetha, I've been within 5 miles of it 😀
Lived in a small town in Missouri all my life. It’s exactly as you described here, nothing to do, bad internet, everyone’s a meth head. Best thing I ever did was get out of there.
Hehe....Florida is Flatland, and the only "flatter" places are Death Valley and New Orleans, lol Anyway, Kansas seems like a wholesome, settled, and peaceful. I like that. And, it's green and beautiful. 👍
Years back some people made a 3D scale model of Kansas the size of a billiard table with topographical relief done to scale. You couldn't feel the "hills" with your fingertips.
Caney Kansas here. Right on the Oklahoma border rather than Nebraska but almost the same towns. Eleven or so churches for about 2k people gave me a chuckle, same thing in Caney.
Kansas would do a lot better if Topeka would cut some taxes on its residents. It's a fairly expensive tax state to live in. It has a personal property tax on vehicles and is one of 13 states that tax Social Security benefits (although the exemption is pretty high.) I got tired of the hot wind blowing all summer long and decided to retire elsewhere.
Nick please pass through my old hometown. Manhattan Kansas. Its a gem and a special place... Oh, and don't forget to show us Junction City, aka Junction shitty, Junktown. Lol. Actually its a unique town, less than lower middle-class, but the residents keep it clean. Its a great area to raise a family or retire for some. Its half military, half University. No place like the Flint Hills.. A special place.. Anyone raised in Manhattan is proud to say they are from there. A lot of kids leave, I wouldn't mind going back again someday. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area in California..
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You do good work out there, looking forward to seeing more of your work. God Bless you!
Nick!!!!! My wife and i are leaving the mid west actually northeast of Arizona.....it is a terrible town here full of NARCISSISTS! Now understand Nick! ..... that NARCISSISTS have ruined the west and the east!!!!!! And yes they will turn their backs on everyone. Now the people of the US need to understand we are in this state of despair because of NARCISSISTS in the US IS ALARMING IT IS A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE WITH THESE PEOPLE. No ome is seeing this DISORDER like i am. Proving thru study.....you or i have no control to change these narcissistic people. They just get worse which is whu they have turn their backs on the original roots of all these neighborhoods you are driving thru however we are becoming a world GHETTO! Understand that this NARCISSISTIC movement is FOR REAL! EVERYONE NEEDS TO LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF A NARCISSISTS AND YOUR LIVES WILL IMPROVE GUARANTEED, BECAUSE YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THAT ITS TIME TO PUT THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE AWAY FOREVER! ARE YOU PEOPLE PICKING UP WHAT IM PUTTING DOWN??????? DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND THIS?????? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT I DARE YOU! LOVE,PEACE AND CHICKEN GREASE AMERICA! WAKE UP
Anyway Nick, could you please recommend a place where it is not ruined by NARCISSISTS! Lol so we can be in the pursuit of happiness there has to be a place somewhere to where it is not tainted by these narcissists of the us. May not exist but my soul says it does exist and I WILL FIND IT! Nick have you seen the "Slab City" documentary?
Please never visit our State again. You and your boyfriend.
I LIVE IN NEWTON KANSAS.. BEEN HERE FOR SOME TIME AFTER MOVING FROM COMMIFORNIA....NO POLITICS TO DEAL WITH...FEW IDIOT'S PER SQUARE MILE.. 38000 PEOPLE HERE...NICE AND QUIET...TOO BAD YOU DO NOT KNOW MORE ABOUT LIFE HERE...
I've lived here all my life. Growing up I hated it because of how little there was to do. As an adult with young kids of my own, I love the small town life. Its quiet and peaceful. It may be flat, but it holds its own beauty. Nothing like watching a thunderstorm over the plains.
How about tornadoes? Would make me nervous....
@@tnit7554 Its not so bad. Ive seen about 7 in my life and all from a distance. No worse than living somewhere that gets hurricanes, floods, or wild fires
@@Unaccounted2 My sister and I used to drive there a lot when we were younger. We lived in SE Nebraska, and Sabetha had the closest Sonic to us. Is that bar with all the $1 bills taped to their walls and ceiling still there?
I moved away in the early 2000’s to the east coast and I finally had enough and came back home. I can’t tell you how much I missed everything about it. I’m glad to finally be back.
I live in Hillsboro Kansas
On of my favorite channels... it's like a story telling channel of America.
The guy is good, damn good!
Nick that dude
Dude keep exploring. You have one hell of an entertaining (reality + geography + travel + culture) all in one channel. Love it. Let me grab my popcorn. 🍿
I'm liking this too. The Midwest doesn't get covered much, good choice! I like the way you mixed it up with regular nieghborhoods and downtown areas.
I live in Sabetha, my house is actually at 24:38. It is nice to be in a really safe community with lots of good jobs. It is ideally located as well. Two major highways pass through the area, and you can hop in your car and be in the city (Omaha, Kansas City, Topeka, St. Joe) in an hour to an hour and a half, spend the day and then come home and sleep in your bed without the doors locked, minimal traffic during the night, etc. If you call the police, EMS or Fire Department it is your neighbors that you know on a first name basis showing up to help. It is literally the type of town where you can go to your neighbors house for a cup of sugar. As mentioned, cost of living is extremely cheap, lots of high paying jobs and most people in the community are far more financially secure than those in the cities.
Yeah, you tell ‘em, Josh! Great comments.
@@KS5040 That is true. Honestly, if they could build about 50 middle class homes I think they'd all sell out. A lot of people commute here every day. There does seem to be a lot of interest in people starting to move back to small towns that are safer, but also not very far from big cities. I think with more remote work in the future, and eventually having self driving cars, towns like Sabetha in the 1-2 hour range from big cities will start to become the new "suburbs".
You have a beautiful home Josh.
@joshburger1216 agreed, I see that happening already just south of you guys. Eudora, DeSoto, Tongenoixie, and in a way Bonner Springs are growing a bit and would sell fast if they built more houses quickly.
My greatgrandfather was a Civil War veteran and homesteaded in KS. He was a very successful what farmer who never mortaged his land, which was a rarity. He was written up by the Ks. Historical Society, and his name can be googled. So I am proud of him,and I always display wheat in my home to honor him.🌻🌻🌻🌾🌾🌾🌻🌻🌻🌾🌾🌾
Many thanks for visiting small-town Kansas and giving us a balanced snapshot of Sabetha! The town seems to be doing quite well, especially considering it is not a county seat. Sabetha lies in Nemaha County, where Seneca has the county administration and related facilities.
Plus, it's not New York...
@Tina Barnes well, at least it's quiet. I used to be young,loud and repulsive! Now I'm old, quiet, and repulsive.
If it has a population less than $10,000, than the city ,better be quite well, if not its rly a joke!
@@ArtIsDrawing What?
This is the best place to live. Moved back in 2020 after 30 years on the west coast. It's perfect and free and feels like you've been transported to a happier time in America.
Don't you miss the ocean and the mountains? Because I do! ☺️
Happier like getting a year in jail for having some weed while the 3 states bordering you have at least 1 form of legal weed. Kansas is behind the times. Nothing free about a year in jail for a plant in what is supposed to be an agricultural state.
@@centertonarkansastyrantpatrol Eh we have delta 8 at least.
Nick, that's just beautiful. I grew up in a "no stoplight" town in the Midwest, and I just love it. Corn country is just a place of beauty to me. Thanks for showing this to the world.
There's a lot more coming
To me, this is NIRVANA! Green as far as the eyes can see. Beautiful Forrest’s & lots of wildlife. In the Winter we could ice skate 3miles down the Fox River or take our Tobbogand for Wild rides. There was an Outdoor Theatre. Swimming & Waterskiing, fishing of course. A great Life!
It is not consistently cold enough here to skate but maybe sled once a year
no joggers and a bar called scooters. i am there
It's a much nicer place than the way he described and showed it. So much more than he showed here.
I absolutely love these interviews with small town people. They really look out for each other, as the last interviewee, Kim, was talking about. We could really learn a lot from this. As I've always known, even in city neighborhoods, if there was more outreach amongst the community members, there would be so much less of the ills that you see now on our city streets. Thank you for giving us a snapshot of small town life. Keep up the good work, Nick.
Thanks for coming to Kansas. I used t live in Houston and the military brought me to a Kansas and I ended up staying in Topeka. I’ve been to Colorado, New York, Missouri, Louisiana, and several other states but I’ve grown a soft spot for this place.
I grew up in a county in Kansas…. I wouldn’t have changed anything!
I thanked my mom and dad, numerous times throughout the years, for giving us that life.
What a blessing.
OMG that town looks wonderful! Especially for a family.
Kansas is the 5th most dangerous state in crimes per capita.
Kansas in general but we try to keep it quiet.
Wow, Nick makes this sound bad! I grew up in Iowa and raised my kids there. Left on my 40th bday after the kids were grown. I’ve been in AZ in a small town ever since but longing to go back to my roots. At age 76, I just want piece and a small garden! After watching the dictator give his speech calling all conservatives dangerous, I need a safe place! Please don’t put these small towns down! They are America! Home of the brave! I want to go back! Green grass and homegrown food! 🇺🇸💕
“Peace” not piece! Darn autocorrect! Lol
having moved from LA to Kansas City, I felt like for once in my life I can actually just relax and rest instead of seeing people always moving, go getting, this that, gotta move up in life, being busy bodies, lets go out, always doing something. I can finally get some peace and rest when I need to rest and don't feel this anxiety
Damn I can only imagine that decease in pay
Still work for the same company, remotely 😃
I can relate I moved here to Kansas city Missouri from San Bernardino California and the pace of life is very much more relaxed than California
@@richlucas555 I moved from San Bernardino CA to Prescott Az love it life is better here.
@@robertwatkins9106 how about the cost of living there...is it cheaper than California?
Kansas is a well-kept secret and many Kansans would like to keep it that way. While many smaller towns, especially in western Kansas, are hurting, many medium-size towns (5,000-50,000 population) are doing pretty well. Many of those towns have one or more significant large manufacturing or processing plants with decent-paying jobs. Kansas is also a major oil and natural gas producing state, with three oil refineries and several large natural gas processing plants. So, gasoline and diesel fuel prices are often some of the cheapest in the U.S. Some of the friendliest and decent people in the U.S. live in Kansas. The biggest "downer" is probably the hot summers.
My family in the North West KS
We have spring-summer , summer-summer, fall-summer. And sometimes lucky enough to have a few winter-summer days
The heat is a bit annoying but the cold is what really is a downer for me as it makes It difficult to leave the house
@@KS5040
Kansas is a very diverse state. You're speaking with an arrogant tone of certainty that only highlights your ignorance.
I seriously doubt you have even spent a minute in my state.
@@KS5040 that doesn't describe the area I live in at all. My small suburban town has a ton of growth with 5 new big housing developments going on right now
19:53 the house on the left side of the screen before the corner was my great grandmas for the longest time. Alot of memories in that house.
The cities are so toxic right now..... that looks very appealing to me
Green Acres is the place to be. Farm living is the life for me. Land spreadin' out so far and wide; keep Manhattan and gimme that countryside.
Green Acres? I think there's a mental hospital in Dallas TX with that name.
Manhattan, KS is about 50 miles SW of Sabetha. Not a lot of countryside between Manhattan and Sabetha. 😄
Love that crazy absurd silly show. I still see it on the ME channel every night. Well, not every night but occasionally when I feel like laughing......well, not laughing out loud but smiling in silence, I mean...... What was the question?
Yes, I know the entire song. But maybe also Gilligan's Island as Maryanne was supposed to be from Kansas.
@@MsSkipperkim We're definitely not in Kansas anymore, I think we caught a twister to Palookaville. Yeah I just saw Eddie Albert flying by on a Guernsey cow that was cancelled due to noise. Side note: Alvy Moore who played Mr Kimble on Green Acres also played a completely whacked out dude on Frasier. That one episode was quite hilarious actually. How did we get on this topic?
I'm not sure rural Kansas is for me but I do love that it seems to be authentic and not attracting a bunch of California refugees who are opening ethically sourced vegan poke bowl cafes and driving up home prices.
Small towns like this are great if you have an RV and traveled a lot. There’s plenty of room to park it and you come home to a nice quiet safe place. You might have to build a house, but you could stay in your RV while it’s being built. 🚐
Love that idea!
It is the last best. I live near Seattle, drove to the east coast and visited 14 states. We really loved the mid west. Where there was corn fields, there were more friendly happier people we found. We come from an area where people keep to them selves, so my family saw a huge difference.
I noticed the same after driving across the country. The "Seattle Freeze" is definitely a thing but after spending time in the midwest it is amazing how friendly people are. Even complete strangers showed a level of kindness that is extremely rare to find on the West coast.
It's not flat in my part of Kansas. I live right on the Missouri border and can drive to four different states in a half a day.
Which town in Missouri do you live in?
The Dollar Store Trifecta. Any town of any size is like that in Kansas. Even parts of Kansas City are like that.
Though back to the topic, many parts of north eastern Kansas are hilly
Korean American retiree who grew up in the country, never liked city people, life etc. really like the feeling of small town in Kansas.
same here. Prefrer the rurban lifestyle
Superman may have been from Krypton, but Clark Kent was from Kansas.
Yes, he was from the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. Many people believe that Hutchinson, Kansas, in the south-central part of the state, was the inspiration for Smallville.
Hutchinson kansas has a Smallville festival. In the super man theme. It coming up. Centeral kansas is small but not to small.
Not been to Hutchison during that time but I have heard about it.
I'm originally from a small town deep in the rural south-west of Germany and it's astonishingly similar to the small town you're talking about here. Similar kinds of people, doing similar things, living similar lives despite one being Germany and the other one being the US.
I can't get over those food prices! The same food where I live is literally triple the cost!
Deadass though
@@Carfan678 Deadass is better than home invasions, car jackings, armed robberies, burglaries, "free roaming turned loose on the citizens pedophiles and sex offenders", daily murders, drive by shootings, and drug dealers on every corner. I'll take deadass every day.
@@lilliewilliams3331 deadass means it's true. They were agreeing with them.
Now check out the wages in the area and the Property taxes , car tags and taxes and on and on and on
@@Carfan678 LOL
Lived in Junction City for 9 years. Had one son out there. Always said if you turned off highway 70 it would take you years to find your way back on it so you could leave. 110* in the summer and -40* in the winter.
@Dera Kioandria Williams it was so cold in the winter the school board wouldn’t let our kids walk to school. And the snow lasted for months. This was in the late 70s to 85.
Had to leave healthcare SUCKS! Wellington and Iola no longer have hospitals while Nebraska got Obamacare so they wouldn't lose hospitals there! I moved to the rockies got 4 major and 4 minor surgeries in 8 years! GOP healthcare is the pill mill till you drop dead! Like a coworker on another shift in a plant outside Wichita! They made him keep working in a plastic plant 12 hour shifts while wearing a portable oxygen kit! 2 months later he went home after work and died! Cities like Hutch, Emporia, Wellington, Kingman, Topeka and Wichita have had major employers reduce workforce or closed up! Quite a few bankruptcies too and those that emerge from that give you crappy healthcare! My advice if you live in Kansas better be able to get out of state for specialists!
I grew up in Kansas and have lived in Colorado for quite a long time. In fact, I have family in Sabetha and I go see them once or twice a year. It’s almost like time stands still in those areas. It’s kinda refreshing coming from a bustling Colorado, with constant change, more population growth and traffic. Thanks for making this, it will make it easier for me to explain how smaller towns, I.e. Sabetha has its own charm.
Kansas ruins lives for weed while colorado and missouri allow adults to smoke legally. Kansas locks you up for a year. It's like a trip back in time to and time
Should go to Womego, Kansas where the Wizard of Oz museum is. It's near Manhattan, Kansas.
*Wamego
My husband is from Chanute, KS. Both his parents were born there too as well as his grandparents on both sides and great grandparents homesteaders from Sweden. When his parents were born the population was 10,000. Interestingly the population has stayed steady at 10,000 to this day. We went back in July one year for a family reunion. Loved the fireflies and the loud cicadas at night😳
Lol I am in Iola just 20 miles north of Chanute.
Я тоже люблю цыкады и светлячки😺 ..щас осень 🍂 у нас и они уходят спать 😴 до следующего лета 😼✌️
@@hollycarr3267 what town? We flew into Kansas City and drove South to Chanute. I loved seeing all the farmland. We went through a small town named Garnet. It was so cute. Our granddaughter loved the firefly’s but not the Thunderstorms. I don’t believe she had ever seen it rain that hard ever, and we live in Oregon😂
@@hollycarr3267 oh sorry, I just read Lola, KS. There is a museum in Chanute that features Martin and Osa Johnson. I finally got a little black Pomeranian, and I named her Osa Mae. Ever since visiting this museum I fell in love with Osa Johnson’s first name.
The year we last visited, Parsons was hit with a tornado about a month before. We drove through there on our way to Eureka Springs, Ark. I had never seen what a twister could do to metal buildings. Devastating.
@@hollycarr3267 I'm in Garnett just up the road. 🙂
I'm from Japan, and the scenery looks very familiar to me.
I was sent to a very small town in KS to study abroad as an exchange student in HS way back in the 80's. The town must've been smaller than this one here, although they look almost identical even after all these decades, lol. (There was only one traffic light in the entire town as I recall)
Up until then, I had lived all my life in big cities like Tokyo and its neighboring cities. I also lived in Europe as a child. So living in KS as a teenager was a big culture shock for me - ppl being extremely conservative, a lot of them had never been outside of the state let alone the U.S. They did not hate me or discriminate me for all I know, but most ppl didn't really care about a Japanese exchange student, they weren't curious enough to know about my engaging background or personality, lol, not even teachers. I did make a few friends, but one of them was actually from a different state.
My time spent in KS was definitely not the highlight of my life, I did not enjoy it at all tbh, but this vid did make me feel a little nostalgic which I'm pleasantly surprised about. So thank you.
how did you like the food?
People around here would kill to have a Japanese exchange student nowadays lol
Did you ever spend some time to visit Wichita or Kansas City Kansas? Small towns aren't for everyone, but the cities and suburbs may be more enjoyable for you if you don't like it.
Too bad you weren't sent to a more interesting part of the country than this boring, retrograde state. I hope you got a chance to travel and see the rest of the US and develop a wider perspective of the country.
Must have been the era and the town. In the late 90s we had a foreign exchange student from Brazil in my class in very small town Kansas. Everybody loved him and he became fast friends with the guys in my class. Teachers asked him questions about his life in Brazil. I'm sorry your experience couldn't have been better.
I’m an Aussie and I really love these Nick you guys have a beautiful country hope you are doing great man
I was fortunate to grow up and live in NE Kansas and always thought Sabetha was a great town. Other favorites include Council Grove, Wamego, Burlingame, Alma, Holton and Lyndon. The best part to me is all that green, lush country in between these small, well-kept population centers. Thanks for throwing a friendly light on my home.
I grew up in Topeka, well Tecumseh really. We were in the same league as most of NE Kansas. My cousin owned a bowling alley and bar in Holton until he died. His wife also owned a bowling alley in Sabetha. Her daughter owned a flower shop in Sabetha. Central Kansas is doing the worst as far as towns. Most people don't stay there when they leave home.
@@KS5040 I left Kansas for 4 years. I moved back, but I'm in Johnson County now.
@@KS5040 I like having grocery stores close. The car wash is in the same parking lot and there's a CVS there too. It's pretty quiet where I live.
Thanks for taking the time to come to Kansas! Never seen your channel before and this was refreshing and made me appreciate my home just that much more. I live near the OK border and you hit the nail on the head mentioning the listening to bugs. Tho i do have to say, not talking about how much we love our dogs was a blunder! Good luck on the channel fella!
I live in SW Kansas. I love it here. We have everything good that you have in the cities, just not everyday. You are right about lack of available housing. Lately, if a house comes on the market, no matter the condition, it is usually snapped up in 24hrs.
Everything good? You guys put people in jail for a year for some weed while colorado and missouri made it recreational and Oklahoma has medical. That's just not right you guys are stuck in the passed ruining your youths lives over some plants
@@centertonarkansastyrantpatrol then dont come here
@James DuBois or I will and I'll smoke like anytime ice ever been in kansas. You people can deal with it
@@jamesdubois4425 kansas land of the dumb that jails half its population for plant crimes
@James DuBois did you people think knasas city kansas isn't getting high? It's decriminalized for a reason too many people are doing it. Why care about the law when it's decriminalized and you can buy it legally a few mins away. Kc missouri and kc kansas connect. 😂😂😂 yall clowns want cartels making that money and selling to your kids with not checking I.ds did you not know that legal dispensarys only sell to 21 and up if it's rec. And legal dispensarys check i.ds this is what's wrong with your r tard state you guys can't drive either.
Kansas is a nice place but taxes are too high and people are leaving the state. Government in Kansas is top heavy and too wasteful and inefficient.
Kansas has some of the best highways and roads I have ever seen. Taxes pay for that. Out here in Central CA we have more potholes and rough roads and our taxes are high. But, it goes to help all the illegals come here and live free. I’ll take Kansas anytime over Mexifornia!
I just moved from CA to KS in Feb 2022. I love it here I don't regret anything. I just drove from Winfield to Manhattan KS. BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
@@KS5040 only to you
Channel's perfect people are going to need to know where to go in the mass Exodus of the Southwest bravo touche keep up the good work bro.
I moved to central Kansas less than a year ago and I love it here!
Nick's giving rural Kansans a bit too much credit socially. It's pretty cliqueish and your kids will find out about a lot of parties they're not invited to. Or they'll get made fun of on the playground. It might be getting better but in the 90's-00's i thought the prople were brutal. But having spent so much of my life in small towns and a farm in Kansas I can echo that they are a sort of heaven naturally. I'm particularly fond of Lyons but apparently so are a lot of people as housing is skyrocketing there. Not retirees or coastal transplants either, it's a working family's town with a salt mine, stockyards and gas fields. Jobs outpaced housing. Kind a rare for a small town like that to grow and in Lyons' case it's much more diverse, reminds me of my hometown of Aurora CO
I work remote and live in rural Ohio. I love it and my kids have a great childhood. They found a frog yesterday and the rabbit. The Midwest isn’t for everyone, but it is a darn good life and you couldn’t drag me to most costal metros to live.
Why at 17:19 where you're taking about Sabetha are you showing Atchison? That's the Taco John's, Train Depot and MGP in this shot.
Looks like a nice place; sure, not that hectic but safe and scenic, probably some very nice people. That church was beautiful. Close communities are incredibly healthy.
That church was in a different town. He didn't really show any of the churches in Sabetha.
A live in a nice little town in the middle of Kansas with good internet and as a guy who keeps to himself and likes seeing the squirrels, rabbits, and foxes that live in the town I love it here. Don't think I'd ever want to live in a town bigger than Wichita.
i was born and raised in a small town in western kansas. you’ll never find more beautiful sunrises and sunsets. the people if i do say so myself are nice and welcoming.
I'll put Kansas sunrises and sets against any place on earth. It's absolutely gorgeous most days.
@@KS5040 that’s your opinion i’ve been nothing but nice and welcoming to new people.
@@KS5040 which outsider?
I grew up in Kansas (Pratt) and since the age of 8 or so all I could think of was getting out of there! Now I live in New Mexico and ALL I can think of is getting OUT OF HERE!! HA I am having a bad day...really bad...and you made me laugh...thanks!
Nick thanks to you we learn about many places in America; the good and the bad, and the ugly. Thank you! Small town lover here. Guilty!
While I’m not specifically from Sabetha, we appreciate your positive point of view of our area. So many people are extremely negative, but you pointed out how much we welcomed you, how we want people to come here just like any other town, and even made a point out of how dollar stores are trying to eliminate our mom and pop stores. Thank you for bringing awareness to who and what we are and what we are dealing with
I thought it was super flat until moving to Fort Riley, Kansas. We had some pretty good hills! Lived in Kansas for a year and genuinely loved it!
Agree! I moved to Manhattan, KS near Fort Riley to teach in 2020 and also love it.
My dad's parents lived in central Kansas in the town of Otis. They were Volga German immigrants as children.
My brother and I loved going there from Omaha as kids to visit them in 70s and 80s, we'd go down to the rail line on the south side of Otis and explore the railway. We knew to keep watch for the trains, the town also had a passenger stop but I think by that time it was closed since the train was purely freight. We'd go west along the tracks and explore the creeks and bridges.
There was an old abandoned helium plant on the south east side of town that the rail line passed to the north. The old He plant had closed down after WWII and the operation moved to the current location on the west side of town where it still operates. Otis also had a really good gas station and store on HWY 4, that station has now closed and is being sold on Zillow right now. When it was time to leave, Dad and mom would stop at the station to fill up and we'd stock up on snacks. I really liked the long drive, unfortunately a lot of it is now ruined by all the ugly wind turbines along the way north.
I lived there and a couple of other states. Was in Kansas for 14 years and had to leave for personal reasons. Best place I ever lived. I loved it and if it were possible I'd go back in a second.
Where in Kansas ? I live in Wichita lol
@@RicardoLopez-is8nx how u digging on ICT?
I've never been there
@@RicardoLopez-is8nx u living there
@@therealrobbdee672 living where ?
I live in a Burb of K.C my sister lives a small town in N.W Kansas ,one issue of housing is finding a company to do the work on your house carpenters , etc... the cost is not cheap because of lack of skilled folks that is a issue in BIG towns too but really a issue in a small towns .
Definitely check out Dodge City, KS. It's a unique town with a western flair to it. Cool place!
Great videos of Kansas. At the right time too. We're planning moving to Kansas in October. Thanks for these videos!
Howdy from your southern border 🌪
I stayed overnight in Junction City and drove into town to get dinner, seems like a nice place if you want to live where there are tornadoes.
My grandparents, while they were alive, lived in Whitewater, KS. I used to love going out there in the summers when I was a kid. I've heard that town is "not what it used to be," to put it politely.
What do you mean ? Is there alot of meth addicts ?🤯😬😬🤯
Nice to “visit” places without leaving your house. 🙂👍
Great job covering our area Nick! Can't wait to watch some more. 🤠
as a small town canadian boy, these videos hit home. Reminds me so much of small towns up here. Desolate and safe
@@KS5040 thanks for the info boss 🙏
Keep going Nick. You're providing a historical perspective of the U.S. as it transitions from better days to worse days. Your video logs may be very important to people not yet born doing historical studies, etc.
World's largest baseball,thank you for sharing quality content journalism 👍
This is my home town! I work at Downtown coffee!! Thanks for this awesome review ❤❤❤❤!!!!
No way!! Sorry I didn't meet you when we were in town!
This was delightful. Thank you
Kansas isn’t for everybody. A lot of people move here in search of small living and end up leaving within a year. You meet most of your friends in high school, if you played sports you’ll know people all over the state. A lot of these folks in the small towns will do everything for you doesn’t matter who or what you are these folks will let you drink out of their kitchen sink if you need it, there’s no social differences like them big cities. I’m one of those that moved to the bigger city because I needed financial improvement and secured a big job. Sticking to small towns there is no self improvement, when you stick to your hometown you won’t grow at all.
There isn't much to do. Not much jobs. Only Johnson county where I used to live is growing. Moving into Miami you get a rural living but everything is in Johnson. I just don't think I could handle it in anything smaller.
I'm from Kansas... plenty of idiocy to go around here.
what kind?
As for being as far as possible from a large city you should really try someplace like Casper, WY. That is far away from any large city. It is considered a city in Wyoming , but there are just over half a million in people in Wyoming. What a wonderful place.
Out of curiosity, I checked on the availability of homes in Sebetha. At this time, there were three homes listed on Zillow. The most expensive was $790K on 3/4 of an acre! I wouldn't have expected it to be that expensive.
Agree. nice it may be, But based on Trulia prices, you are getting no discount whatsoever for being in a small town, and some of the stuff is just flat overpriced no matter where you put it. Most of the listings don't even come with any land. There are some gems out there though, which some towns in the USA just have none of, where I am every price break comes with some terrible problem with the house or the location. At least in Sabetha, looks like if you are willing to hunt, there are some sweet deals.
Yes, that is expensive because my sister bought a home in San Diego,California 3 years ago 17,000 square feet on top of a canyon with only one neighbor $ 800,000.
Wow, he said the average price of homes was $135,000. And he said the other one sold for $340,000. The one you saw is unreasonable but
that's cause of low inventory.
Depends on the house and who built it. I imagine that house is probably 4K+ square feet with tons of amenities.
@@charleshoang566 Yeah, but its California, no one wants to live there any more.
Loved seeing this. My family has lived in Sabetha for seven generations. Home sweet home!
I love the random small towns way away from any major city or interstate
The cobblestone roads in Kansas towns is amazing!!
Always enjoy your travelogue vlogs, Nick.
Years ago I had relatives in both Kansas and Nebraska but they all lived to a ripe old age and quietly passed away.
I bet some of these little towns don't make it on the map until a tornado comes and wipes it off the map. Nobody wants to be famous for a disaster! These people and their farms are the "salt of the earth." God bless them!
Went through Nebraska and Kansas in early July ,the only thing to look forward to is a Casey's gas station and it was hotter than Texas that week.
Actually looks very appealing. Maybe a 2nd video in the winter ?
Thanks ❤️ nick always a great 👍 video looks like a great little town to me appreciate man thanks
You blew it! The church in Kelly is a beautiful thing, looks right out of Europe. My parents were married there. My great grandfather grew up in Kelly.
My wife and I are moving soon, and I want to thank you for these uploads. Keep up the good work!
Retired here after 32 years in Texas. Much calmer. Love my small town of 950.
I'm from Newton, Kansas, and yeah, it's similar, albeit larger, than Sebetha. It ain't much, but it's home 🌻
I live in Newton also! It’s great here!
We ended up in Kingman Ks for exactly the reasons you speak of. Saw a 106 year old house for sale@ $53,000 and started in on it. Have met several who have moved back to Kingman after being away for 20 yrs.
I moved to NW Kansas a little over a year ago and wonder why I didn’t do it sooner. I love it out here, the quiet, the safety, the people. There are some modern conveniences of city life that I miss, but nothing I’d trade for living in the middle of nowhere, where the closest actual city is 4 hours away.
My grandma lives in sabetha it’s a really nice town
Most of my family originates from Hoyt Kansas. A busy highway went right through it years ago. It used to be a thriving small town, but when the interstate highway was constructed nearby, the town died. It is a shell of what it used to be as I remember it when I was a kid. Despite the dwindling population, I still love the little town as I have so many happy memories of Hoyt Kansas.
Awesome video I really enjoyed it. My parents live in Onaga KS Which is about 35 miles southwest of Sabetha. We are originally from San Bernardino CA and back in 2003 was when my parents got fed up of living there and moved to Onaga. I never really liked it so lived in Topeka KS for a few years then KCMO till Oct 2022 and now living in St. Petersburg FL. Really enjoyed your St Pete video!
Shhhhh!!!!!! Don’t tell anybody how great it is here in Kansas! We want it to stay that way!!!! 😂
you are snarky and jest but i loved how you sat down and really asked what it is like to live in small town Kansas and tried to paint a real picture of what it is like from people who live there.
One thing I noticed since i moved here, the architecture is far superior than in CA. People in CA will destroy an old building to build a new cheaper ugly building. Here they are preserved.
Something I find interesting is the different colors of gravel on gravel roads throughout the United States. While I've never been to Sabetha, I've been within 5 miles of it 😀
I grew up there. Class of 1969. It s wonderful to see the recreation of the Light Hardware Store. I went in there with my dad as a little girl. 😊
Liberty, Kansas - Montgomery County....SE Kansas!
Lived in a small town in Missouri all my life. It’s exactly as you described here, nothing to do, bad internet, everyone’s a meth head. Best thing I ever did was get out of there.
Hehe....Florida is Flatland, and the only "flatter" places are Death Valley and New Orleans, lol
Anyway, Kansas seems like a wholesome, settled, and peaceful. I like that. And, it's green and beautiful. 👍
Years back some people made a 3D scale model of Kansas the size of a billiard table with topographical relief done to scale. You couldn't feel the "hills" with your fingertips.
Guess you've never been through the TX Panhandle. So flat. It's like looking out over the ocean, except it's land.
@18andlikeit Been to a few places in Texas, parents had property in Smith County (Whitehouse) for bit. Nice place, too.
I lived in SE KS for three years. Been in another state for two years and can’t wait to move back hopefully before the end of the year
Your Midwest trip is very entertaining.
glad you're not bored yet haha.
Caney Kansas here. Right on the Oklahoma border rather than Nebraska but almost the same towns. Eleven or so churches for about 2k people gave me a chuckle, same thing in Caney.
Kansas would do a lot better if Topeka would cut some taxes on its residents. It's a fairly expensive tax state to live in. It has a personal property tax on vehicles and is one of 13 states that tax Social Security benefits (although the exemption is pretty high.) I got tired of the hot wind blowing all summer long and decided to retire elsewhere.
Nick please pass through my old hometown. Manhattan Kansas. Its a gem and a special place... Oh, and don't forget to show us Junction City, aka Junction shitty, Junktown. Lol. Actually its a unique town, less than lower middle-class, but the residents keep it clean. Its a great area to raise a family or retire for some. Its half military, half University. No place like the Flint Hills.. A special place.. Anyone raised in Manhattan is proud to say they are from there. A lot of kids leave, I wouldn't mind going back again someday. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area in California..
It’s FEWER when speaking of a whole number , LESS when it’s NOT a whole number