How a small city in western Maryland was named one of the most affordable places to live in the country. Why residents and business owners find Cumberland so appealing.
Born there and lived the good time and have seen the tough times, This city is grasping at anything and everything to survive. Good prices on drugs so I hear.
I remember as a boy their that it was very tough. As late as the mid 1990s it was still tough even after the high unemployment rate of 15% dropped so slow that it was still high until the state passed a major tax cut in 1998 that finally brought unemployment rate down to 4% by 2006 and that reason was a mixture of tourism, small companies moving in and people retiring plus the state and Federal prisons.
Ah my birthplace. Left it 60 years ago and never looked back. Visit here and there for what's left of the family and reunions. The guy in front of Coney Island is the grandson of the founder and if he was alive today would boot him out of the hotdog business. My family both sides have been in this country about fifteen minutes before the pilgrims. Fought in all wars and some died fighting. I look around me here and across the country and see what we have allowed in and I see it was all for zip. Got one home to look forward to and it's not of this world. Thank you GOD.
I wish Josh Kelty was an advocate against domestic violence rather than an advocate of domestic violence. I wish he would do his job rather than abuse his position to get men off!
I have never been to Cumberland. Interesting video. I recently bought a D.R. Horton home in Frederick MD and think it great, I may have to drive to Cumberland and check it out. Thanks
Sarai G no you don't understand it's way worse than Miami. Miami is beautiful, Cumberland is drug filled ugly dark and dying I recommend staying away from this entire state. once your in Cumberland there's no escape.
Try Mt. Savage maybe subs of Frostburg. Not that bad if you like freezing your butt off and driving 25 MPH in areas where you should be driving 55 MPH. Oh yes they will ticket you for 26 MPH.
In an effort to save these small towns, the Federal Gov't elected to build prisons there to boost the economy. If not for the federal prisons in Cumberland--housing urban low income African Americans and Hispanics--the local Caucasian community would have no means to survive. The KKK there was on the verge of extension, but there is a bit of resurgence due to sustainable via employment as prison guards. Only in America.
Here is the lowdown: The boundaries between the depressed and the affluent neighborhoods are very abrupt, though they overlap downtown. It is recoverin from havin been a "rust belt" town and is traditionally a railroad town and a religious town for all the big 3 religions before the comin of Mohammedanism. It is newly an art town with a good number of appealin restaurants downtown. The masonic lodge is huge and can be compared to the one in Alexandria Virginia but smaller scale. The upcomin generations in the poorer neighborhoods are typically racially mixed, with much opiate addiction. It has an effective levee since earlier floods were disastrous.
I was born and raised here. The prisons brought diversity,and crime. Yin/Yang. Make it work!!! Used to be ABL exposed us to god-knows-what. Now we have Prisons.
There is no way the average household income is 81,000 in Cumberland Maryland. Considering I believe 36% of Cumberland lives below the poverty mark. Way below
Wow these comments are dreadful
Born there and lived the good time and have seen the tough times, This city is grasping at anything and everything to survive. Good prices on drugs so I hear.
We better keep this town a secret!!!
I remember as a boy their that it was very tough. As late as the mid 1990s it was still tough even after the high unemployment rate of 15% dropped so slow that it was still high until the state passed a major tax cut in 1998 that finally brought unemployment rate down to 4% by 2006 and that reason was a mixture of tourism, small companies moving in and people retiring plus the state and Federal prisons.
When the "rust belt" phenomenon happened, the population went down from 90 thousand to 28 thousand.
Ah my birthplace. Left it 60 years ago and never looked back. Visit here and there for what's left of the family and reunions. The guy in front of Coney Island is the grandson of the founder and if he was alive today would boot him out of the hotdog business. My family both sides have been in this country about fifteen minutes before the pilgrims. Fought in all wars and some died fighting. I look around me here and across the country and see what we have allowed in and I see it was all for zip. Got one home to look forward to and it's not of this world. Thank you GOD.
It's 2015 has Cumberland, MD improved? What type of jobs do you have? What is the weather like?
nope still the same and same weather
In October 2019 it did finally improved. But income dropped after Luke Closed.
I wish Josh Kelty was an advocate against domestic violence rather than an advocate of domestic violence. I wish he would do his job rather than abuse his position to get men off!
What is 2024 the cost of living here in Cumberland Maryland is too high for a low-income person
We were called the Queen City because we were the second largest city of Maryland., Of one time.
Born and raised here and to me nothing has changed, just gets worse with crimes being committed
it is literally a boarded up slum.
Who on earth works at the MPT research department. Do they even do their rearch.
I have never been to Cumberland. Interesting video. I recently bought a D.R. Horton home in Frederick MD and think it great, I may have to drive to Cumberland and check it out. Thanks
hey everyone so where is a good place to live that near Cumberland? we are moving there and as I see from the comments it's as bad as Miami.
Sarai G no you don't understand it's way worse than Miami. Miami is beautiful, Cumberland is drug filled ugly dark and dying I recommend staying away from this entire state. once your in Cumberland there's no escape.
Try Mt. Savage maybe subs of Frostburg. Not that bad if you like freezing your butt off and driving 25 MPH in
areas where you should be driving 55 MPH. Oh yes they will ticket you for 26 MPH.
In an effort to save these small towns, the Federal Gov't elected to build prisons there to boost the economy. If not for the federal prisons in Cumberland--housing urban low income African Americans and Hispanics--the local Caucasian community would have no means to survive. The KKK there was on the verge of extension, but there is a bit of resurgence due to sustainable via employment as prison guards. Only in America.
this is a joke, right?, I live there
Here is the lowdown: The boundaries between the depressed and the affluent neighborhoods are very abrupt, though they overlap downtown. It is recoverin from havin been a "rust belt" town and is traditionally a railroad town and a religious town for all the big 3 religions before the comin of Mohammedanism. It is newly an art town with a good number of appealin restaurants downtown. The masonic lodge is huge and can be compared to the one in Alexandria Virginia but smaller scale. The upcomin generations in the poorer neighborhoods are typically racially mixed, with much opiate addiction. It has an effective levee since earlier floods were disastrous.
Now prisons state and Federal Prison. What we're they thinking?
I was born and raised here. The prisons brought diversity,and crime. Yin/Yang. Make it work!!! Used to be ABL exposed us to god-knows-what. Now we have Prisons.
WOW!!! This is too funny.
You can tell how bad a town is by how many flags they put up.
Where is the free dinner's?,lol
I am going to move here
Dont say the word "free" if you move in Cumberland,lol
The lies there telling people!!!!
Cumberland residents love the word FREE,lol
There is no way the average household income is 81,000 in Cumberland Maryland. Considering I believe 36% of Cumberland lives below the poverty mark. Way below
According to one census. It was 28%
Brush up on your listening. The average home price was 81k. The median family INCOME was 52k.
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HAhAHAhAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa 32 years here...nuff said
Those good union jobs left because of greedy employees.
What an absolute joke! Among the worst places you can possibly live in this entire country believe me 😂