I lived in three states on this list while serving in the military: Alabama, Texas, and Florida. I agree they all deserve to be on the list. My worst, however, was Louisiana. One thing I learned, though, is that money makes a huge difference in any state. The wealthy can generally be happy anywhere.
I lived in two Alabama due to the Army and Florida because I wanted to experience living near the ocean. I did. It was awesome until the prices got out of control
Navy and Army here. Lived in CA, NC, OH, MS, and DC. I was in those states in the 90s and early 2000s. They weren't bad then. I loved the San Diego area of CA and DC was great!
Lived in Missouri all my life. Please don’t move here. 4 bedroom 1-1/2 baths on 1/2 acre probably valued around 150,000. Winters have become mild lately. Traffic is light. Lots of green space. Gas tax is about cheapest in the country. Like I said don’t move here
If what you said is all true, then I have no idea why you would advertise it only to have every person who wants to ruin your idyllic life move next to you. I would have said it is a shithole and during the summers the mosquitoes eat you alive and the winter will freeze the balls off a hibernating bear, don't come here if you care about your life.
That's anecdotal and doesn't really mean anything. Most of the red states are ignorant, bigoted, and backward and lag behind all the blue states in most metrics and they take more from the federal government. They suck big time.
Thanks for that. I’m from Texas, born in Alabama, lived in every gulf coast state except Mississippi ( but still have dibs on it because my parents come from there) anyway, it sure is refreshing to finally hear positive things about the south. We often feel like we need to be separtists because we were never fully welcomed into the union. We often hear that we are dumb, illiterate, racists, inbred, our education system is messed up, too many bugs (especially roaches) and it’s too hot (and too humid in many places). Now I do have to admit that it it awfully hot and humid much of the year and there are a lot of bugs during the warmer seasons but it is favorably comfortable here during the rest of the year compared to most of the rest of the country but it is often cheaper to live and visit here. Now as far as the rest of the items on my list, very few of these items are true of southerners as a whole. You can find people like this in every state. These items just aren’t true just like all northerners aren’t rude and all southerners aren’t polite. I wouldn’t keep a rude New Yorker or someone from Chicago keep me from visiting either place. I’ve been to both places (driving 18 wheelers) and found not just very nice people there but also found very genuine people there (at that), but I’m sure that if I wanted to find a rude one or a dumb one I would be able to find both but why bother. You can find a little bit of everybody everywhere. As far as manners, I find that there are many kind people on the west coast as well. Whatever you are looking for you will find it so why don’t we just look for the good in each other ( and let the bad fall by the way side/ and it will) and just build a better nation. Thanks for your favorable comments.
It’s disheartening to see Michigan on this list. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it has incredible natural beauty, storied history, and kind hardworking people. It’s a shame all a lot of people see it for are Flint and Detroit.
Shhhh! Be quiet! We have them where we want them! If they find out how great the state is then they will move here and ruin it like they have all the other previously beautiful spots, like Colorado.
I couldn't agree with you more. Detroit n Flint is a very tiny area in the whole , beautiful State of MI and I resent people putting us down because of one or two Cities that are bad. All States have that one bad City in them. Shame on him.
As someone who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and still love it. I can tell you that if you draw a line across the lower Peninsula at the point where most Michiganders say you are "Up north." you will find that most will say they love it.
I’m from Michigan living in Texas for awhile and I had to leave Michigan before I knew I love Michigan and hopefully move back in June. Hopefully y’all will get a good governor before I get back.
California. The middle class is leaving because they cannot afford to live there. Cali has become great for the poor who are heavily subsidized; and great for the wealthy who can afford it. Florida is also unaffordable for average earners. Any high tax and high cost of living state will have many people leaving. The average salary for a family of 4 in America is about $78,000 a year and that is not enough to comfortably live in states with high cost of living.
Born & raised in San Gabriel Valley, California. I ended up with panic attacks (anxiety) a few times in the stopped traffic. I put my health 1st above all else & moved to Bham Alabama. It was the place I could afford to move to. I’ve lived here 30 years & absolutely love it here. I’m married to man that was raised here & I have adult children & grandchildren. I can jump on I 20 & get anywhere without anxiety attacks. I visited my brother in Hawthorne last year & I thought I was going to die in that traffic. Everywhere you look, as far as you can see is just jammed traffic. It’s horrible 😢
I am from Pasadena, California, now living in New York City. I love both places. For decades I drove from Pasadena to Downtown Los Angeles for my job. No need to have anxiety attacks, just learn to relax and keep control of yourself. I retired here in New York City at age 71 three years ago and I love it here also, but I will always love Pasadena, California.
@@lsakds1 Yes, we were neighbors - I lived in Arcadia and Temple City in my childhood years with my parents, then lived in Pasadena from age 21 to 70. Hi, former neighbor! We are both far from our childhood homes, aren't we?
I just posted a large reply to another comment explaining that Michigan is one state and not "two" technically as they were conveying false intel about the Upper Peninsula being far greater than the Lower. I also included that Ann Arbor is not only aesthetically pleasing throughout, it has the majority of the most progressive inspiring intellectuals of Michigan. People mind their business and aren't rude as a inner city resident might be conditioned to be from harsh history. But a word to the wise, while in Ann Arbor, always think before you speak to anyone, we're quick talkers and aren't appreciative of a stupid grammatical sentence structure stated. Our way of letting you know is kindly subtle and non-offensive.😎
My son lived in Illinois in the Lincoln Park area while going to school in downtown Chicago. He hated it. Sirens going off all the time, cost of living, traffic and congestion whether driving or taking the train. Seemed pretty messed up.
Not to mention crime getting insulted hostility from people high prices on everything high taxes on everything. They tax everything in Chicago especially. Housing cost are expensive having a car is expensive. Lot's of hate in Chicago. Terrible politics too
People from California often seem dissatisfied with their home state. Many leave for places like Texas or Florida, and then attempt to transform their new locations to resemble California, only to end up unhappy there as well. It might be that Californians carry a sense of dissatisfaction with them, no matter where they go.
YES! I don’t get it. I’m from California and am working on leaving soon because I don’t like what it has turned into. But I don’t want to turn the state I go to into what I left, I want it to remain the same because I like it a lot more that what I’m leaving behind - that’s why I’m leaving.
Thats because the majority of people arent moving for political reasons like people like to pretend , in reality theyre moving because of cost of living, cost of living and economic opportunity is the largest factor for the majority of Americans moving.
I lived in Connecticut for about 8 1/2 years before returning to my home state Iowa. I got to see other parts of New England, including Massachusetts. It's such a shame that part of the country has issues like high cost of living (and high prices in general), traffic congestion, and extreme political views (AKA toxic politics as mentioned in another comment), because it's so gorgeous and has lots of history.
@dbzgal04 We went from Mass to Florida when I was a teen but have been in NH for 18 yrs. If you took all of the people out of every state, a reset, if you will, imo Massachusetts would be the perfect state. Now everyone is moving here from all of the "madness" to create the same "madness " they left behind. This state is not designed to be overpopulated, but it's almost there, and the politics have followed. I'm looking for a way out in 2-4 yrs.
I was born in Kentucky. I returned to Kentucky to raise my children in a safer place. Plus, my people are here. My children are now in their 50's and live in other states.
I noticed they had a shot of the horse farms, a real eyesore. Rolling green meadows, that look like golf courses, stone fences, barns looking like homes and stocked with, some of the most unique and beautiful animals. Owned by recognizable names, from all over the world.
@@meetontheledge1380Actually I have and the poverty I witnessed was a culture shock because I’d never seen anything like that, even in the poorest parts of ‘Murica.
@@Nothinimportant1 People that say they'd rather live in the crappy states are the same people that don't travel and form their opinions on their news stations.
I grew up in California. I don't hate the state----just the rich invaders that took-over and drove-out the locals. I want to throw something every time I hear "unaffordable" used to describe Cali. It didn't used to be that way. I'm stuck in Texas now, and I hate it here. I really miss scenery and weather that allows for outdoor activities.
Same here, I have had ancestors there since Spain owned the place and now live in NV because CA is unaffordable. Would move back in a heartbeat if the situation suddenly changed.
California (well, the Bay Area and LA) has been called affordable for as long as I can remember (since the 1980s). I don't know, people say California used to be affordable, but then you dig up articles from the late 1800s complaining about how expensive San Francisco is.
Forget the “rich invaders”, how about the government running this state? I was born in the beginning of the ‘90s so I can’t really speak on what it once was, but my parents and older siblings all can and it seems the state is absolutely nothing like it was in the 1970-1980s and earlier. Heck, the change in my lifetime is unbelievable even. Most beautiful state in the country with the best weather (in spots) and yet we are now losing population for the first time ever. I know watching my contractor brother try to operate here has been telling. State has the most homeless but seem to want building more homes to be expensive and difficult as can be. Environmental crap driving out the logging industry who helped manage our forests. Farms being dried up to save a useless smelt, guess a fish is more important than human lives to these fools in office. The list goes on and on. This isn’t the state my grandparents left the Midwest for in the ‘40s and ‘50s to come and thrive in.
The hatred for Illinois is pretty valid, considering the tax issue. They act like it's all beachfront property, and it isn't freezing cold 1/3 of the year.
B.S. A dozen other states get the same cold weather as Illinois, and people living in the coastal states pay much more in taxes than Illinoians. What I see is No money to fix infrastructure in most Republican states
@@laural5177 I've been to Chicago twice in the winter, and both times it's been well below zero. The first was -40 degrees. The second time it was -80 degrees. Never again!
@@seriousbutfunny2Well you went to Chicago at the wrong times. Most winters are overall mild these days with temps in the 30's-40's most of the days and maybe only 2-3 snowstorms per year on average. I was born and raised in Chicago and the winters when I was growing up were brutal. These days it's nowhere near as cold for the majority of the winter season, only about 2-3 weeks per year of brutally cold/snowy weather. This list having Illinois #1 on the list of hated cities is BS!!
@@PeterGazis-iz9fe😂😂😂😂 yeah, extra gas tax to fix roads in IL yet I drive like I'm drunk to avoid potholes. Go to visit family in red states and it's always smooth sailing. IL is by far the worst state to live in! Never had someone try to kidnap my children until I moved to IL. Unsafe, rudeness, tax to high heaven, corruption, streets are falling apart, and that's my lost before having coffee.
One of the nice things about Texas is the fact that the State Legislature only meets every other year for just two or three months. They don't (usually) have time to screw thing up.
@@RonPaulPeace Texas here- I gotta agree with that. Too hot (dry or humid) for about 3 to 4 months of the year. Property taxes ridiculous. But if that’s all I can complain about the we’ve got something we can work with. Love my Texas.
I had to explain to my coworker from Thailand why during road construction there is 1 guy patching holes and 4-5 supervisors to watch him .. I explained to him. “ It’s the Chicago way”. Also that he needed to add 2-3 more for the no show jobs juiced in.. lol
There’s a statistic out there that only 53% or so of the people in Florida are from there. Most everyone else infests it from New York, New England, or Michigan and Ohio, the upper Midwest.
I moved here to be with my mom and stayed. Moved in my early twenties. I am moving to IN next year. Now that working from home is a thing, I can live somewhere cheaper.
People move to where they can find jobs and when the states are giving huge tax subsidies to be corporations to move in the people will come with them. It's got a lot less to do with loving the states than it does with loving to continue to be able to eat and have a roof over their heads.
Amen- I live in Texas, love my Texas. Lived in Florida, love Florida. Neither are perfect, both are too hot but it doesn’t last all year. Both get too many hurricanes ( especially Florida- so be it) Other than that both have excellent state government and governors. Love the scuba diving in Florida too. - both states doing better than most in my opinion
California has changed a lot over the years. I loved growing up there in the '60s-'70s. But the cost of living and the traffic jams came later. San Francisco is my home town, and had a lot going for it, but now I hear it's really in crisis.
But there are pockets of bad along Lake Michigan. Benton Harbor, parts of Muskegon. As much as l like the Traverse City area TC has been insufferable the last few times we visited. Non stop virtue signaling.
Having lived in the general vicinity of NJ for years, and actually in NJ for two years, I hate it because the residents assume they are superior to anyone NOT from NJ. And they are loud and brash about it.
@@ashleighelizabeth5916 Not really, I've met many natives who were especially kind to me and wanted me to come over (which from my experience, is not that rare.) I think Texans DO have pride in their state as they should, because they have so much to offer and provide many of the US's resources besides the midwest, but not to an extent where this is something that is meant to be hostile. Most are doing it like they do sports, they don't actually hate you unless you're Californian, which I understand.
I have lived in 5 states and Kentucky was one of my favorites. Good schools, safe and great youth programs. Albeit there is a lot of disparity. I lived in Lexington and it was awesome
You are exactly right and what does the United States do? We send all our money over seas to support almost endless wars that are never won (and send our wonderful heroes/troops in harms way)- we feed homeless people in many countries and just maybe give them a home. Then I take a look at much of Europe and they complain that America has a poor education system, and hardly any transit system and they do (and they do/ours sucks) but I can only imagine they can afford all of that because they certainly don’t pay for most of their defense (the us does). Why don’t we make them pay for most of that themselves and then use our own would be money to improve this country. Why can’t we spend it on the homeless, help our own dear people with alcohol or. Drug addiction, fix our crime problems, help the poor (instead of having our ships sail the whole world bragging about how rich we are and protecting Wall Street investors)- we are not the richest country in the world. With a debt of perhaps $35 trillion ( and that’s just the debt that we admit to)and growing I’d say we are the poorest. Might have the best standard of living in the world for most Americans but if we don’t handle the problems as listed above then who knows maybe Africa will be feeding us. America begs for help. Help them. Why not. We help the rest of the world.
@@cherylmarks6491 I am all for guns. I was in a street gang when I was younger back in the seventies and if it wasn't for me having a gun I would have been dead quite a few times in my life. I was arrested twice and convicted for unlawful use of weapon.
@@jimanderson3707 what I don't like about Texas is that you guys got some criminal politicians controlling your state. Guns got nothing to do with it. I live in Indiana and guns illegal here but I cannot buy a gun because I am a felon. But I do just fine with a knife and if I could get a gun I could do a lot better.
Hating on Illinois again ….shocked. Oddly enough I have been exiled to some of the states not on the list (Georgia, Florida, Colorado). My despair in such places was insurmountable, I always came back home after finding out the grass was definitely not greener, mostly brown and weed infested. Anyways made my way back home to Chicago some 20 years ago permanently and have not looked back nor been happier.
@@lisagray1418I agree, & I enjoyed the few years I lived in Alabama. I worked in Birmingham & loved my job & coworkers. Birmingham has very good Healthcare & Hospitals, I liked the City. I did not live in Birmingham, but out in the Country on a beautiful lake.
Even if you are poor would you rather live in California or New York City or Chicago where a lot of middle class and wealthy people live but still have to move because it’s too expensive or would you rather live in Alabama or Mississippi where it is much cheaper? Especially considering that you are poor.
Statistically a house shouldn't cost more than the top income earned by a household for one year but that statistic no longer applies. When cars and pickup trucks cost $100,000 plus I'm going to say a house shouldn't cost more that 4 new pickups.
I'm from Easton PA and I've lived all over the country. I can tell you this... as rude and douchebaggy as NY-NJ people can be, at least you're honest, respect people's privacy, and you're up-front about who and what you are and there's none of that passive-aggressive horseshlt. You're fiercely loyal to your friends and family and you're as quick to help out others as people in any other part of the country. You have self-confidence and take pride in everything you do without feeling the need to rub in other people's faces. You're modest and keep your noses out of other people's business. Your "live and let live" mindset needs to spread elsewhere in this country. I'll take that any day over the FAKE ASS midwest, where they're polite to your face and trash you behind your back... or the South, where they're ignorant and backwards AF and don't know the meaning of "mind your own business" ... or those fake, flakey, shallow, stupid Californians...vain, self-serving, opportunists who wouldn't lift a finger for others to save their lives.
Yep. Some of the rich there are building mansions in areas that are really bad for the environment and endangered species like right on the beach and otherwise protected areas.
@@ganymeade5151 Just like people building homes in areas sussipable to wildfires out West. I for one still do not understand why we allow stick built structures in areas prone to tornadoes.
Having spent some time in New Jersey I can see your point. Still NJ needs to be there so that unapologetic jerks have a place to go to and be that way toward each other.
Tough call, considering it's a hardcore politically divided state. Sure, one can enjoy income tax. But you'll need that extra money to pay for medical costs when they push your limits in your health mentally and physically.
New York is where dreams are made off. It will inspire you. There is no place like New York. No place at all in New York. You live your life and be yourself.
New York is a beautiful state. NY's problem is New York city and the surrounding counties. NY state needs to shed NYC as has been discussed many times.
@@my2cents945 newsflash newsflash there ain’t no New York without New York City. There ain’t Man New America without New York City. what about New York City that you don’t like? if you don’t mind me asking
@@paulespinoza974 beautiful state very polite people- hated not only for price but politics, crime, liberalism that doesn’t just stay within its borders but destroys much of the nation (especially Texas) as Californians leave in droves. Affects inflation and affordable housing in many other states as Californians move to these states. Affects local cultures as California ns move in. Don’t forget about all of this.
It’s hated for the way the State Government is being run - or should I say the LACK OF BEING RUN! It’s being RUN INTO THE GROUND! Literally! It’s a crying shame too……. 20-25 years ago California was OK, but now days there’s so much corruption in Government, Lack of law enforcement & giving so many hand outs + the OVERPAYMENT OF STATE EMPLOYEES along with there retirement plan! That’s why I’m out of here right after I retire from working! Out of here!
I lived in Illinois for a couple of months 46 years ago. They were the rudest folks I've ever met in my life. As soon as I got off the bus the locals started in on me screaming and yelling telling me what I should do if I didn't want a foot in my rear. The town had some weird customs too. The new guys in town had to get all their hair cut off and dress in the same clothes. I left ASAP and I've never returned.
Never owned or rented a house before. Only an apartment. Before the renovations of the first one I lived in; in Aurora, Illinois, was around 800/month with all utilities included. I was lucky to find such a place. As my lease was up when they just began reservations my rent would've gone up to 1,300 or more as the building had new owners as well. Here in Bentonville, Arkansas: I pay 1,050/month. Water and electricity add roughly another 150 to it so I'm still paying less than what could've been my renovated apartment back in Illinois.
The governors of Florida Alabama and Texas are great. The governors of New York Washington Oregon California Colorado Illinois and yes include Minnesota are not! See the trend in your survey and my statement?
@@iginbltn3859 o don’t know about the governors of these states except Texas (Greg Abbott) and Florida (desantis). Both wonderful governors. But when both governors reach their term limits they should move to each other’s state and seek election. I live in Texas. After Abbott can no longer serve I would vote for desantis if he moved here and I would like to think that Floridians would vote for Abbott if he moved there
@@ghanna7787Texas is so big that Houston isn’t a reason to bring the whole state down. That being said, I’m grateful for the doctors in Houston. But I would never live there.
California top 3 most hated state, y? Col..col... col.. (cost of living) crime and drugs.. what good is the weather if 90% of Americans can't afford to live there
I wholeheartedly agree!!!! I have been living in commiefornia for many years now, I hate it as well, as a Struggling GOP conservative and the marxist-socialist-communist politicians ruining and destroying the Golden State, every single day.. 🤔🤨😠
And I bought ours in OC for $210,000 back in 1987. We recently moved to coastal DE and my first property tax was one-third of what I paid in OC. So, try buying a house anywhere in CA for $210k now. Income taxes are bad as well. Oh, what about your property insurance? CA is having its issues. They have an unaffordabiity issue that has been growing since Governor Pete WIlson. Hope you see that, or you are living in another world!
@@williamrossetter9430 "hope you see that..." Trumper I take it? For those of us who own, since the 80s? We continue our 6% average increase. Sorry that world doesn't work for you, but thanks for illustrating why CA has such bad rep. (BTW, didn't Wilson go on a prison building binge we barely survive? No thanks to you, I take it)
@@timisaac8121 dude get your facts straight. People are leaving CA because you literally cannot afford the place unless you bring in $300k per year. Now, the accusation that I am a Trumper is way out of line. I never voted for Trump nor never will vote for this crazy man. FInally, it is important for you and others of like thought to get perspective.
I laugh when people say that California should secede not realizing they would be the 5th largest economy on Earth with more farmland than most people think
The people are moving out of Florida because of the homeowners insurance crisis and condo crisis! Florida is too much for senior citizens on fixed income!
@@CB-rb7fi Exactly. Rents in TB are astronomical now. I have to leave. Not to mention last two hurricanes that got close to us flooded our area and it kind of freaked me out.
I am from NH. A reasonable cost for a three bedroom, two and a half bath, in nice condition should be between $250K and $350K depending on land and location. Sorry to say it is more like $400K to $700K (and much higher)...
Predicting Cailfornia will be number 1. Hey, let's go seems like people are finally seeing all the good Cailfornia, has to offer instead of just seeing the bad. I think anything over 450K is too much, for A House, and my State that I am living in is Ohio.
Supply and demand does things like that. I wouldn't pay $100k for a house in Toledo (because I don't wan to live in Toledo) but could see my self paying $1 million for something in SF.
I lived most of my life in Pennsylvania and now reside in North Carolina. No matter where you go you'll find problems. That being said from my experience with the people and places of New Jersey, the best thing about that state can be summed up in 3 road signs. "Welcome to Pennsylvania", "Welcome to Delaware", and "Welcome to New York"
Hello. Life long, Pennsylvanian here. I've been looking at North Carolina forever, but now I'm afraid everyone moved there already. What part of the state is best. My gosh, I couldn't afford my SE Pennsylvania house now. Awful. High property taxes.
Yeah, my most hated state is Illinois. Why you ask? Because people are moving out of Chicago, Illinois in droves and moving into Indiana. I live in Indiana. Our roads are soooo crowded and congested, our small towns are no longer small towns, and our schools suck. 😢 Thank you Illinois. 😡
Fellow Hoosier here and yes the traffic from Illinois has become an issue. I would rather have someone from Illinois as my neighbor than someone from Michigan.
I agree, it really makes driving bad. Also, during the nice weather, Friday and Sunday evenings the highways that lead from Chicago to Michigan through Indiana become parking lots. It sucks!
Indy resident. I can't stand the people moving down here from Chicago and the crime they bring with them (it is very, very noticeable). They also always sit in the express lane going way too slow, but will never accelerate or yield lanes to faster traffic.
Agreed I live just south of Indianapolis and the town I grew up in used to be surrounded by corn fields on all sides for miles now it's just cookie cutter neighborhoods, apartments and strip malls smh still love Indiana tho I didn't realize how many people were a holes outside of here I just assumed everyone was nice and friendly everywhere else as well lol
Born and raised in the wonderful state of California! This state has its drawbacks, of course (every state does), but, ultimately, California has something for everyone. Beaches, forests, deserts, big cities, rural areas, entertainment, employment opportunities... it's a wonderful state!
I hated Washington State. I was stationed at Fort Lewis from 2003-06. It nearly destroyed my family and military career. We had to live in Tacoma no room on the Fort.
The Large West Coasts cities I think have gone down the tubes. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles were once places people wanted to live . Due to Homelessness, Drugs, unaffordable housing, and violent crime the places are not for the faint of heart. I have lived in all of them in my day and left and sad to see such a decline.
School funding has very little to do with education results. A Texas school district which was run by a judge by judicial fiat for 20 or 30 years proved that harsh fact. It's more a cultural issue - do teachers genuinely want to teach and do students genuinely want to learn? If either is 'no' or 'not really', then no amount of funding will help. If the answer for both is 'yes', then it doesn't require a lot of funding to achieve impressive results. NYC's old Dunbar High School (an all black school with little funding in the first half of the 20th century) proved that.
@@whoselguapo6274 That is actually correct. Look it up. Oakland, San Francisco, Vajello, Stockton ALL have higher crime rates than any city in Florida. Especially property crimes. Don’t ever tell me im wrong again without looking at the FACTS . Tf 😂
I live in California used to love it now i hate it it’s a sick state. I also live in Illinois and worked in Iowa. Illinois is over taxed the state however at least where I lived was nice so where the people. Iowa where I worked was very peaceful and the people were for the most part very pleasant what I noticed is small town or cities in most states have a better sense of community people are nicer it’s usually the biggest city’s where people are miserable and they do the same to others.
I agree with Illinois. Ive lived here my whole life and its awful. Its not the crime or weather, its just how the state is run. The politics here are ridiculous. Im finally escaping to Wisconsin in less than 2 weeks.
I was born and raised in Illinois. The corruption, bad infrastructure, and high taxes are what caused us to move out. We now live in Kentucky, and it's actually better than Illinois, in my opinion.
Politics, education, Healthcare , my top 3 reasons for Alabama. There are so many things to love though , as long as the weather isn't trying to kill you.
As a native Californian I am highly offended that we weren't number one. We are supposed to top every bad list according to many. We have some work to do I guess LOL. I've been to 40 states. I can see why some of them are on this list.
California, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, Washington D.C., and Illinois. Most the Average person in the U.S. would say this
Well if you love taxes and the high cost of living VA Beach is the place for you. I live across the water about 45 mins from Vb. I've been here for 5yrs in this state. Only good thing that came to moving to VA I was able to buy a home last year
@jacquelinehayes4186 That depends on which area of the inner city. $500,000.00usd houses are tucked away within pockets of the inner city (Been around a long time riding a bicycle to know from first hand experiences.) and the closer you get to an area like Gross Point the more you can understand a $500,000.00usd home since Gross Point is located just past the downtown Detroit area and has homes where the wealthy dwell that are complete "New York Length" city blocks in size and width per home. Houses so long and large running alongside the connecting Canada water you can drive past them at 35mph and look at the same house for a full 140 seconds (YES! Longer than two minutes).😎
@@javierclyburn5688 I had a multiple month pre-deployment preparation at Ft. Dix, NJ and have some of the dopest memories. I was fascinated that the VJ's can use profanity on the radio (This was before satellite radio.) and a New Jersey native co-worker I met turned out to be extremely chill about everything, and kept the Eastern urban dialect in action regardless of who he spoke to (Including Officers of high rank. Oh! I was wildin out after he set the example of what we could get away with there.). And nothing makes being in a new city better like getting some pu**y unexpectedly from a chick you didn't push up on in the first place. I will forever love Jersey, regardless of "Method Man" picking me as his target to crowd surf on when he visited Michigan and slightly popping my shoulder out on impact. All is forgiven after I received treatment like those months at Ft. Dix, NJ as repayment.😎
@@dreskee8422 That's a great story. Often times we make the best memories in places we would least expect it. I love my state of NJ even though everyone else hates it.👍🏾
As an Alabamian, please don't move to here - it's horrible here. Gorgeous beaches, fabulous houses, good food, great jobs if you are educated. It's just horrible.
To be clear, I'm not from New York, I'm Canadian. People in New York City are not as rude as people say. I was there for about a week last summer. They were courteous and polite. You get what you give there though, I feel. If you're rude to them, they'll dish it right back at you. If you're nice to them, they'll be nice to you. Maybe I'm naive, but I've only ever seen the good side of the people in any of these states. Always nice, always polite, and never rude.
The difference in issues with red states and blue states on this list is comical. Red states: too many tourists, "florida man stories", and issues caused by federal beaurocrats. Blue states: COL, crime, illegals, COL, drugs, issues caused by state level democrat leadership, COL. This list was like a commercial on why red states are superior lol
@@Nolan-55 It is (or at least was) a necessary part of the economy, but coal mining was a major reason why West Virginia has stayed so poor. Mining seems to systemize poverty, especially the "company town" sort of mining where they pay miners in scrip and force them to buy groceries at a company store at inflated prices. How are you supposed to build a thriving middle class with that? Same goes with industrial company towns in general. And since that cat's out of the bag, that's what killed WV, not any form of progressivism. The Democrats south of the Mason-Dixon Line were the opposite of progressive before about 1970.
According to a 2013 Gallup Poll, Illinois is the state most hated BY ITS OWN RESIDENTS! 25% of respondents to the poll said it was the "worst state" to live in -- by far the highest percentage in the poll. (Connecticut and Rhode Island were in 2nd place with 17% rating them as the worst.) It's also the ONLY state in that poll where the percentage of haters outnumbered the percentage of respondents who said their state was a good or the best place to live. Yes, even in West Virginia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Louisiana, New York, California, and other famously poor or dysfunctional states, more people loved them than hated them.
I love Illinois people and its hardwood trees. I lived there three decades downstate. The Lincoln museum, library, and New Salem State Park are amazing. The corn fields and horses haven't changed. I have six grandkids in Chicago, and three siblings in Sangamon county.
I was born and raised in NYC. I lived in Miami for a while. Then moved to Texas where my heart is. Because of economic conditions I now live in the Philippines. No more cold weather
@@leespinner1815 I live in Texas- love my Texas- never been to the Philippines but I met some beautiful phillipino chicks in Texas and I bet there are a hell of alot more of them over t there. One year I’ll make it over there
You've obviously never been to New Jersey. I'm right across the river in Easton PA and it's nothing but countryside and small towns between my crib and Newark.
Agree with Illinois... born and raised in Chicago on the south side... moved to the suburbs in 98...left Illinois for good in 2021 Taxes, crime, politics and too many people🙄
Why are Texas and Florida on this list? They have warm weather and a reasonable cost of living. North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin have horrible cold weather and should be on this list. Also West Virginia should be much higher, since that state is a poor dump with people in poor health.
@SZALESKI55 Also Texas in particular has a dominantly known reputation for being very materialistic or capitalist when it comes to romantic interaction or courting if you will. If Texas has a historic reputation for being big on the "Red, White, and Blue" as their standard, you can also easily comprehend that a "beach body heavy" Florida adopts the same or similar psyche when it comes to "relations". People hate when places make sense for us as a species to be in love, but we can't get out of our own way with all that's in front of us due to our own ambitions and economy stressors. Make it make sense lol.😎
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I lived in three states on this list while serving in the military: Alabama, Texas, and Florida. I agree they all deserve to be on the list. My worst, however, was Louisiana. One thing I learned, though, is that money makes a huge difference in any state. The wealthy can generally be happy anywhere.
Your last sentence is certainly quotable!
I lived in two Alabama due to the Army and Florida because I wanted to experience living near the ocean. I did. It was awesome until the prices got out of control
Navy and Army here. Lived in CA, NC, OH, MS, and DC. I was in those states in the 90s and early 2000s. They weren't bad then. I loved the San Diego area of CA and DC was great!
IF You got enough money you go where you want to go and do what you want to do.
@@cb30eng COMMUNIST CALIFORNIA is the worst!!!!@
Lived in Missouri all my life. Please don’t move here. 4 bedroom 1-1/2 baths on 1/2 acre probably valued around 150,000. Winters have become mild lately. Traffic is light. Lots of green space. Gas tax is about cheapest in the country. Like I said don’t move here
If what you said is all true, then I have no idea why you would advertise it only to have every person who wants to ruin your idyllic life move next to you. I would have said it is a shithole and during the summers the mosquitoes eat you alive and the winter will freeze the balls off a hibernating bear, don't come here if you care about your life.
How about tornadoes?
Half million and twice the property tax rate in texas
@@irynaangelakos9437 Illinois, Kansas and several other states have more tornados
@@irynaangelakos9437get yourself an alarm and the fallout shelter
I'm from the West Coast, and have met folks from Alabama and Texas, that are nothing but hospitable. Same with Kentucky.
That's anecdotal and doesn't really mean anything. Most of the red states are ignorant, bigoted, and backward and lag behind all the blue states in most metrics and they take more from the federal government. They suck big time.
Don’t tell them you are a liberal or a Democrat.
Thanks for that. I’m from Texas, born in Alabama, lived in every gulf coast state except Mississippi ( but still have dibs on it because my parents come from there) anyway, it sure is refreshing to finally hear positive things about the south. We often feel like we need to be separtists because we were never fully welcomed into the union. We often hear that we are dumb, illiterate, racists, inbred, our education system is messed up, too many bugs (especially roaches) and it’s too hot (and too humid in many places). Now I do have to admit that it it awfully hot and humid much of the year and there are a lot of bugs during the warmer seasons but it is favorably comfortable here during the rest of the year compared to most of the rest of the country but it is often cheaper to live and visit here. Now as far as the rest of the items on my list, very few of these items are true of southerners as a whole. You can find people like this in every state. These items just aren’t true just like all northerners aren’t rude and all southerners aren’t polite. I wouldn’t keep a rude New Yorker or someone from Chicago keep me from visiting either place. I’ve been to both places (driving 18 wheelers) and found not just very nice people there but also found very genuine people there (at that), but I’m sure that if I wanted to find a rude one or a dumb one I would be able to find both but why bother. You can find a little bit of everybody everywhere. As far as manners, I find that there are many kind people on the west coast as well. Whatever you are looking for you will find it so why don’t we just look for the good in each other ( and let the bad fall by the way side/ and it will) and just build a better nation. Thanks for your favorable comments.
Thank you from an Alabamian....
@@matthewhuszarik4173 For contrast try saying you are an conservative, Republican or MAGA person in California.
It’s disheartening to see Michigan on this list. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it has incredible natural beauty, storied history, and kind hardworking people. It’s a shame all a lot of people see it for are Flint and Detroit.
Shhhh! Be quiet! We have them where we want them! If they find out how great the state is then they will move here and ruin it like they have all the other previously beautiful spots, like Colorado.
I couldn't agree with you more. Detroit n Flint is a very tiny area in the whole , beautiful State of MI and I resent people putting us down because of one or two Cities that are bad. All States have that one bad City in them. Shame on him.
@@marywegrzyn506 It isn’t him. The video is based on answers to a survey from other people.
YOUR GOVERNOR IS WHY YOU MADE THE LIST
@@marywegrzyn506YOUR GOVERNOR YOU KEEP VOTING IN IS WHY
As someone who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and still love it. I can tell you that if you draw a line across the lower Peninsula at the point where most Michiganders say you are "Up north." you will find that most will say they love it.
I’m from Michigan living in Texas for awhile and I had to leave Michigan before I knew I love Michigan and hopefully move back in June. Hopefully y’all will get a good governor before I get back.
As someone from Wisconsin, Yupers are my favorite kinda people.
Nothin' beats a cabin on Superior.
Northern Michigan is where it's at to include the UP
I live in Southeast Michigan, it's nice to know , what a beautiful state we have.....
Toxic politics can ruin the state.
As a former 25 year resident I can confirm; liberal cities are ruining the state.
California. The middle class is leaving because they cannot afford to live there. Cali has become great for the poor who are heavily subsidized; and great for the wealthy who can afford it. Florida is also unaffordable for average earners. Any high tax and high cost of living state will have many people leaving. The average salary for a family of 4 in America is about $78,000 a year and that is not enough to comfortably live in states with high cost of living.
@@ganymeade5151 It's also getting increasingly hard to insure your home in Florida.
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Toxic politics can come from both sides of the aisle depending on the viewpoint.
toxic politics is the politics you don't like.
Born & raised in San Gabriel Valley, California. I ended up with panic attacks (anxiety) a few times in the stopped traffic. I put my health 1st above all else & moved to Bham Alabama. It was the place I could afford to move to. I’ve lived here 30 years & absolutely love it here. I’m married to man that was raised here & I have adult children & grandchildren. I can jump on I 20 & get anywhere without anxiety attacks. I visited my brother in Hawthorne last year & I thought I was going to die in that traffic. Everywhere you look, as far as you can see is just jammed traffic. It’s horrible 😢
California refugee here, born/raised San Diego. Everyone I know that is a native Californian is buggin the heck outta there. (take the money and run!)
Agree, Alabama is lovely
I am from Pasadena, California, now living in New York City. I love both places. For decades I drove from Pasadena to Downtown Los Angeles for my job. No need to have anxiety attacks, just learn to relax and keep control of yourself. I retired here in New York City at age 71 three years ago and I love it here also, but I will always love Pasadena, California.
@@cathynewyork7918 we were neighbors:-)
@@lsakds1 Yes, we were neighbors - I lived in Arcadia and Temple City in my childhood years with my parents, then lived in Pasadena from age 21 to 70. Hi, former neighbor! We are both far from our childhood homes, aren't we?
I am leaving Florida for Michigan. Detroit and Flint are about 2% of the state. Get away from the cities, and it's gorgeous. I can't wait!
I've never heard one bad thing about Ann Arbor, specifically. I agree, the state looks beautiful once you get past that 2%. Hope you love it!
I just posted a large reply to another comment explaining that Michigan is one state and not "two" technically as they were conveying false intel about the Upper Peninsula being far greater than the Lower. I also included that Ann Arbor is not only aesthetically pleasing throughout, it has the majority of the most progressive inspiring intellectuals of Michigan. People mind their business and aren't rude as a inner city resident might be conditioned to be from harsh history. But a word to the wise, while in Ann Arbor, always think before you speak to anyone, we're quick talkers and aren't appreciative of a stupid grammatical sentence structure stated. Our way of letting you know is kindly subtle and non-offensive.😎
@@ncgirl122 The maturation within Ann Arbor exemplifies comprehension. Don't expect to be corrected grammatically. Confidence derives from humility. 😎
@@ncgirl122 No. I'm just not offensive. And I've matured passed unnecessary communication. Do not reply. Enjoy your life.😎
You won't be missed. Bye
Western Michigan is absolutely one of the most beautiful parts of the US!
My son lived in Illinois in the Lincoln Park area while going to school in downtown Chicago. He hated it. Sirens going off all the time, cost of living, traffic and congestion whether driving or taking the train. Seemed pretty messed up.
Not to mention crime getting insulted hostility from people high prices on everything high taxes on everything. They tax everything in Chicago especially. Housing cost are expensive having a car is expensive. Lot's of hate in Chicago. Terrible politics too
People from California often seem dissatisfied with their home state. Many leave for places like Texas or Florida, and then attempt to transform their new locations to resemble California, only to end up unhappy there as well. It might be that Californians carry a sense of dissatisfaction with them, no matter where they go.
YES! I don’t get it. I’m from California and am working on leaving soon because I don’t like what it has turned into. But I don’t want to turn the state I go to into what I left, I want it to remain the same because I like it a lot more that what I’m leaving behind - that’s why I’m leaving.
Thats because the majority of people arent moving for political reasons like people like to pretend , in reality theyre moving because of cost of living, cost of living and economic opportunity is the largest factor for the majority of Americans moving.
@@diodelvino3048 Ok I can agree to that. But I'm curious what causes this. Maybe the politicians?
All I can say to that is, I have lived in California my whole 63 years and have never been dissatisfied with being here.
@@pennylee9115 70 years for me, I love it here.
Massachusetts should be on this list. I’ve been here 40 years and have seen this state going down the tubes
I've been gone 40 years, and when I return occasionally- you're not kidding.
I lived in Connecticut for about 8 1/2 years before returning to my home state Iowa. I got to see other parts of New England, including Massachusetts. It's such a shame that part of the country has issues like high cost of living (and high prices in general), traffic congestion, and extreme political views (AKA toxic politics as mentioned in another comment), because it's so gorgeous and has lots of history.
@dbzgal04 We went from Mass to Florida when I was a teen but have been in NH for 18 yrs. If you took all of the people out of every state, a reset, if you will, imo Massachusetts would be the perfect state.
Now everyone is moving here from all of the "madness" to create the same "madness " they left behind.
This state is not designed to be overpopulated, but it's almost there, and the politics have followed.
I'm looking for a way out in 2-4 yrs.
I was born in Kentucky. I returned to Kentucky to raise my children in a safer place. Plus, my people are here. My children are now in their 50's and live in other states.
I noticed they had a shot of the horse farms, a real eyesore. Rolling green meadows, that look like golf courses, stone fences, barns looking like homes and stocked with, some of the most unique and beautiful animals. Owned by recognizable names, from all over the world.
@@arvettadelashmit9337 Kentucky- what a beautiful state- I live in Texas and have gone to Kentucky many times when I drove 18 wheelers
KY is where my family all were from. I was born in OH. I love KY. Still have family there.
True but kentucky has chsnged alot
Illinios should make that list. Ecomony high taxes crime and infostructire problems broken.system
I’d rather live in any of these states than a large portion of the world. God bless the USA 🇺🇸 ❤️
Yes, absolutely! We are very blessed here regardless of how unserious our politicians are.
@@meetontheledge1380Actually I have and the poverty I witnessed was a culture shock because I’d never seen anything like that, even in the poorest parts of ‘Murica.
I prefer low crime, better quality food and lower cost of living.
I would have to disagree
@@Nothinimportant1 People that say they'd rather live in the crappy states are the same people that don't travel and form their opinions on their news stations.
I grew up in California. I don't hate the state----just the rich invaders that took-over and drove-out the locals. I want to throw something every time I hear "unaffordable" used to describe Cali. It didn't used to be that way. I'm stuck in Texas now, and I hate it here. I really miss scenery and weather that allows for outdoor activities.
As a Texas local, feel free to leave and go back to Cali. You act as if we invited you and begging for you to stay. You hate it so much, gtfo
Same here, I have had ancestors there since Spain owned the place and now live in NV because CA is unaffordable. Would move back in a heartbeat if the situation suddenly changed.
California (well, the Bay Area and LA) has been called affordable for as long as I can remember (since the 1980s). I don't know, people say California used to be affordable, but then you dig up articles from the late 1800s complaining about how expensive San Francisco is.
You can come up here to Tacoma, it's almost affordable.
Forget the “rich invaders”, how about the government running this state? I was born in the beginning of the ‘90s so I can’t really speak on what it once was, but my parents and older siblings all can and it seems the state is absolutely nothing like it was in the 1970-1980s and earlier. Heck, the change in my lifetime is unbelievable even. Most beautiful state in the country with the best weather (in spots) and yet we are now losing population for the first time ever.
I know watching my contractor brother try to operate here has been telling. State has the most homeless but seem to want building more homes to be expensive and difficult as can be. Environmental crap driving out the logging industry who helped manage our forests. Farms being dried up to save a useless smelt, guess a fish is more important than human lives to these fools in office. The list goes on and on. This isn’t the state my grandparents left the Midwest for in the ‘40s and ‘50s to come and thrive in.
The hatred for Illinois is pretty valid, considering the tax issue. They act like it's all beachfront property, and it isn't freezing cold 1/3 of the year.
OMG was on a February business trip to Chicago It was so cold it hurt your skin.
B.S. A dozen other states get the same cold weather as Illinois, and people living in the coastal states pay much more in taxes than Illinoians. What I see is No money to fix infrastructure in most Republican states
@@laural5177 I've been to Chicago twice in the winter, and both times it's been well below zero. The first was -40 degrees. The second time it was -80 degrees. Never again!
@@seriousbutfunny2Well you went to Chicago at the wrong times. Most winters are overall mild these days with temps in the 30's-40's most of the days and maybe only 2-3 snowstorms per year on average. I was born and raised in Chicago and the winters when I was growing up were brutal. These days it's nowhere near as cold for the majority of the winter season, only about 2-3 weeks per year of brutally cold/snowy weather. This list having Illinois #1 on the list of hated cities is BS!!
@@PeterGazis-iz9fe😂😂😂😂 yeah, extra gas tax to fix roads in IL yet I drive like I'm drunk to avoid potholes. Go to visit family in red states and it's always smooth sailing. IL is by far the worst state to live in! Never had someone try to kidnap my children until I moved to IL. Unsafe, rudeness, tax to high heaven, corruption, streets are falling apart, and that's my lost before having coffee.
The states that have the least government intervention and enough open space and affordable land are the best in my opinion. I see why NJ is #2.
One of the nice things about Texas is the fact that the State Legislature only meets every other year for just two or three months. They don't (usually) have time to screw thing up.
@@andrewm4799 then you must be talking about the southern states and scant areas of the Midwest- then there’s perhaps Arizona
@@RonPaulPeace Texas here- I gotta agree with that. Too hot (dry or humid) for about 3 to 4 months of the year. Property taxes ridiculous. But if that’s all I can complain about the we’ve got something we can work with. Love my Texas.
I had to explain to my coworker from Thailand why during road construction there is 1 guy patching holes and 4-5 supervisors to watch him .. I explained to him. “ It’s the Chicago way”. Also that he needed to add 2-3 more for the no show jobs juiced in.. lol
23 million people: “I hate Florida. But I’m going to move there when I retire.”
I would never move there.
@@marywegrzyn506 why would you move there if you hate Florida? Where are you moving from?
Nice place.....lousy people
There’s a statistic out there that only 53% or so of the people in Florida are from there. Most everyone else infests it from New York, New England, or Michigan and Ohio, the upper Midwest.
I moved here to be with my mom and stayed. Moved in my early twenties. I am moving to IN next year. Now that working from home is a thing, I can live somewhere cheaper.
I love your research because you always remain updated.
I love how he took the time to make a fake poll and then didn't even go by the results of said poll....
I wouldn’t personally pay more than $350k-$375k for a house. I’m in Minnesota.
Funny how Texas and Florida made the list , despite people from all over moving there. Love my State of Florida.
People move to where they can find jobs and when the states are giving huge tax subsidies to be corporations to move in the people will come with them. It's got a lot less to do with loving the states than it does with loving to continue to be able to eat and have a roof over their heads.
Florida is bad news. DeSantis has favored billionaires and constantly in your face
I agree when I moved to Texas in 1982 was one of the best states to live in I still love that state!
Amen- I live in Texas, love my Texas. Lived in Florida, love Florida. Neither are perfect, both are too hot but it doesn’t last all year. Both get too many hurricanes ( especially Florida- so be it) Other than that both have excellent state government and governors. Love the scuba diving in Florida too. - both states doing better than most in my opinion
Realistic price should be 300,000 or less. Illinois real estate taxes are outrageous. Can't wait to leave this state.
California is number one
Nope, that's Texas
California has more fruits and nuts than Texas
California has changed a lot over the years. I loved growing up there in the '60s-'70s. But the cost of living and the traffic jams came later. San Francisco is my home town, and had a lot going for it, but now I hear it's really in crisis.
Dude California is DYING.
@@timothytikker1147only because everyone moved here from trash states. Good news they're all moving out so native Californians can clean it up
The west side of Michigan and UP have never been bad and continue to get better every year!
But there are pockets of bad along Lake Michigan. Benton Harbor, parts of Muskegon. As much as l like the Traverse City area TC has been insufferable the last few times we visited. Non stop virtue signaling.
YES BEAUTIFUL UP THERE. YOUR GOVERNOR MAKES YOUR STATE UGLY THOUGH
shhh! (my house sits 150' up on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan - keep the bums out, plz)
Having lived in the general vicinity of NJ for years, and actually in NJ for two years, I hate it because the residents assume they are superior to anyone NOT from NJ. And they are loud and brash about it.
Sounds like native Texans to be honest. Different accents, same attitudes.
@@ashleighelizabeth5916 Not really, I've met many natives who were especially kind to me and wanted me to come over (which from my experience, is not that rare.) I think Texans DO have pride in their state as they should, because they have so much to offer and provide many of the US's resources besides the midwest, but not to an extent where this is something that is meant to be hostile. Most are doing it like they do sports, they don't actually hate you unless you're Californian, which I understand.
Massachusetts is the same way.
The world, according to Massachusetts: Massachusetts!
I have lived in 5 states and Kentucky was one of my favorites. Good schools, safe and great youth programs. Albeit there is a lot of disparity. I lived in Lexington and it was awesome
The homeless situation is proliferating nearly every state except where it becomes extremely cold in the winter
You need to go to Seattle and San Francisco in the winter and see the homeless there!
I'm homeless in Oregon. All I want is a van to live in down by the river.
Homelessness isn't a crisis just in warm areas. I know someone from Maine who said this issue is bad there as well. MAINE!
You are exactly right and what does the United States do? We send all our money over seas to support almost endless wars that are never won (and send our wonderful heroes/troops in harms way)- we feed homeless people in many countries and just maybe give them a home. Then I take a look at much of Europe and they complain that America has a poor education system, and hardly any transit system and they do (and they do/ours sucks) but I can only imagine they can afford all of that because they certainly don’t pay for most of their defense (the us does). Why don’t we make them pay for most of that themselves and then use our own would be money to improve this country. Why can’t we spend it on the homeless, help our own dear people with alcohol or. Drug addiction, fix our crime problems, help the poor (instead of having our ships sail the whole world bragging about how rich we are and protecting Wall Street investors)- we are not the richest country in the world. With a debt of perhaps $35 trillion ( and that’s just the debt that we admit to)and growing I’d say we are the poorest. Might have the best standard of living in the world for most Americans but if we don’t handle the problems as listed above then who knows maybe Africa will be feeding us. America begs for help. Help them. Why not. We help the rest of the world.
Illinois corrupt politicians, falling apart infrastructure, roads full of pot holes. High Taxes! I hate it here. I knew it had to be #1.
@@cherylmarks6491 don't forget the red light cameras and finding a place to park where you don't have to pay a whole lot of money
Illinois is run by communist.
Texas is not that bad Texas has the most guns in the US so don't mess with Texas
@@cherylmarks6491 I am all for guns. I was in a street gang when I was younger back in the seventies and if it wasn't for me having a gun I would have been dead quite a few times in my life. I was arrested twice and convicted for unlawful use of weapon.
@@jimanderson3707 what I don't like about Texas is that you guys got some criminal politicians controlling your state. Guns got nothing to do with it. I live in Indiana and guns illegal here but I cannot buy a gun because I am a felon. But I do just fine with a knife and if I could get a gun I could do a lot better.
Hating on Illinois again ….shocked. Oddly enough I have been exiled to some of the states not on the list (Georgia, Florida, Colorado). My despair in such places was insurmountable, I always came back home after finding out the grass was definitely not greener, mostly brown and weed infested. Anyways made my way back home to Chicago some 20 years ago permanently and have not looked back nor been happier.
Alabama’s great if you’re not poor.
Just hard to get out of being poor though.
Baldwin County has gorgeous beaches.
I lived in Alabama & love the Beaches & Northern Alabama.
We’ve been poor in AL and got out of it. It’s hard, but not impossible and worth the work if you like where in AL you live.
@@lisagray1418I agree, & I enjoyed the few years I lived in Alabama. I worked in Birmingham & loved my job & coworkers. Birmingham has very good Healthcare & Hospitals, I liked the City. I did not live in Birmingham, but out in the Country on a beautiful lake.
Even if you are poor would you rather live in California or New York City or Chicago where a lot of middle class and wealthy people live but still have to move because it’s too expensive or would you rather live in Alabama or Mississippi where it is much cheaper? Especially considering that you are poor.
I'd vote CA number 1 far and above all others
So did most people in the actual poll. Over 40% of votes while the next highest state is at 17%...
Always
Sam here
Statistically a house shouldn't cost more than the top income earned by a household for one year but that statistic no longer applies. When cars and pickup trucks cost $100,000 plus I'm going to say a house shouldn't cost more that 4 new pickups.
You know it’s not a good sign when your state sounds like a compound of “ill” and “annoy.”
New Jersey @ #2 makes sense. People are the biggest problem with the state. Most of us are unapologetic douchebags.
The people in most states are the issue. And it is not all of the people. It is usually the stereotypical bad resident that turns people off.
I'm from Easton PA and I've lived all over the country. I can tell you this... as rude and douchebaggy as NY-NJ people can be, at least you're honest, respect people's privacy, and you're up-front about who and what you are and there's none of that passive-aggressive horseshlt. You're fiercely loyal to your friends and family and you're as quick to help out others as people in any other part of the country. You have self-confidence and take pride in everything you do without feeling the need to rub in other people's faces. You're modest and keep your noses out of other people's business. Your "live and let live" mindset needs to spread elsewhere in this country.
I'll take that any day over the FAKE ASS midwest, where they're polite to your face and trash you behind your back... or the South, where they're ignorant and backwards AF and don't know the meaning of "mind your own business" ... or those fake, flakey, shallow, stupid Californians...vain, self-serving, opportunists who wouldn't lift a finger for others to save their lives.
Yep. Some of the rich there are building mansions in areas that are really bad for the environment and endangered species like right on the beach and otherwise protected areas.
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Just like people building homes in areas sussipable to wildfires out West. I for one still do not understand why we allow stick built structures in areas prone to tornadoes.
Having spent some time in New Jersey I can see your point. Still NJ needs to be there so that unapologetic jerks have a place to go to and be that way toward each other.
I like the videos before I watch them. Thanks Briggs
Can you do a video on Good places to live in TN ?
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Tough call, considering it's a hardcore politically divided state. Sure, one can enjoy income tax. But you'll need that extra money to pay for medical costs when they push your limits in your health mentally and physically.
Don't do it. Cheap houses ain't enough. You have to check your soul at the state line.
I can tell you to avoid Hawkins County; beautiful but pure Appalachian proverty.
Nashville is great all around. Memphis is great for Blues music fans. Crime is high in Memphis.
You should do a most haunted states
I agree👍🕸️
I think Iowa and West Virginia would be on the list
Wisconsin native here.....Illinois sucks big time!
Without clicking Jerseyyyyyyyyyyyyy New York and Cali!!
New York is where dreams are made off. It will inspire you. There is no place like New York. No place at all in New York. You live your life and be yourself.
People’s republic of kalifornia, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington…..
New York is a beautiful state. NY's problem is New York city and the surrounding counties. NY state needs to shed NYC as has been discussed many times.
@@williamsporing1500 This smells strongly of MAGA influence. Ignorance, not very much education, male, white.
@@my2cents945 newsflash newsflash there ain’t no New York without New York City. There ain’t Man New America without New York City. what about New York City that you don’t like? if you don’t mind me asking
Fun fact: When your kids laugh at you, because you are insane,
and you smile back at them, 'cause they don't know yet, it's hereditary. 🤯
California isn't hated for what you all think, it's disliked because of the cost of living.... it's very much loved for much of everything else.
@@paulespinoza974 beautiful state very polite people- hated not only for price but politics, crime, liberalism that doesn’t just stay within its borders but destroys much of the nation (especially Texas) as Californians leave in droves. Affects inflation and affordable housing in many other states as Californians move to these states. Affects local cultures as California ns move in. Don’t forget about all of this.
Nah, NOT" THESE DAYS Of" GRUESOME NEW SOME💩🤮👺
It’s hated for the way the State Government is being run - or should I say the LACK OF BEING RUN! It’s being RUN INTO THE GROUND! Literally! It’s a crying shame too……. 20-25 years ago California was OK, but now days there’s so much corruption in Government, Lack of law enforcement & giving so many hand outs + the OVERPAYMENT OF STATE EMPLOYEES along with there retirement plan! That’s why I’m out of here right after I retire from working! Out of here!
If you can't afford anything, and you can't go anywhere, it's not worth living there. I wouldn't move there if I could live there for free!!
I lived in Illinois for a couple of months 46 years ago. They were the rudest folks I've ever met in my life. As soon as I got off the bus the locals started in on me screaming and yelling telling me what I should do if I didn't want a foot in my rear. The town had some weird customs too. The new guys in town had to get all their hair cut off and dress in the same clothes. I left ASAP and I've never returned.
😂😂😂
Which town? Sounds like Saline county and the towns of Harrisburg and Eldorado.....
@STP-ok7zh I'm pretty sure he was in basic training....
@STP-ok7zh Me too. Boot camp would be a hell of a place to live your life.
@@robinh.8513Lol wow I feel stupid I didn't get that sooner smh was thinking wtf is this guy talking about there no way it's really like that lol
Never owned or rented a house before. Only an apartment. Before the renovations of the first one I lived in; in Aurora, Illinois, was around 800/month with all utilities included. I was lucky to find such a place. As my lease was up when they just began reservations my rent would've gone up to 1,300 or more as the building had new owners as well.
Here in Bentonville, Arkansas: I pay 1,050/month. Water and electricity add roughly another 150 to it so I'm still paying less than what could've been my renovated apartment back in Illinois.
The governors of Florida Alabama and Texas are great. The governors of New York Washington Oregon California Colorado Illinois and yes include Minnesota are not! See the trend in your survey and my statement?
@@iginbltn3859 o don’t know about the governors of these states except Texas (Greg Abbott) and Florida (desantis). Both wonderful governors. But when both governors reach their term limits they should move to each other’s state and seek election. I live in Texas. After Abbott can no longer serve I would vote for desantis if he moved here and I would like to think that Floridians would vote for Abbott if he moved there
I've lived in New York and NJ, I love both states except the taxes and cost of living 😂😂😂😂😂
That #4 wasn't #1 was a great surprise indeed!
As a half century resident of #4, I completely agree.
I love Texas freedoms. Been here for 34 years now. No issues with health care here either.
Houston is the toilet bowl of Texas.
I lived in Texas 3 years & Practiced Nursing @ Baylor Scott & White Medical Center & loved Texas & great Healthcare in Texas.
@@ghanna7787Texas is so big that Houston isn’t a reason to bring the whole state down. That being said, I’m grateful for the doctors in Houston. But I would never live there.
I agree love the State!
Me too when I moved there in 82 was the place to go always loved Texas!
California top 3 most hated state, y? Col..col... col.. (cost of living) crime and drugs.. what good is the weather if 90% of Americans can't afford to live there
I wholeheartedly agree!!!! I have been living in commiefornia for many years now, I hate it as well, as a Struggling GOP conservative and the marxist-socialist-communist politicians ruining and destroying the Golden State, every single day.. 🤔🤨😠
To answer your question I wouldn’t spend more than $700,000 on a house. I live in California. Purchased my house for $237,000.
And I bought ours in OC for $210,000 back in 1987. We recently moved to coastal DE and my first property tax was one-third of what I paid in OC. So, try buying a house anywhere in CA for $210k now. Income taxes are bad as well. Oh, what about your property insurance? CA is having its issues. They have an unaffordabiity issue that has been growing since Governor Pete WIlson. Hope you see that, or you are living in another world!
@@williamrossetter9430 "hope you see that..." Trumper I take it? For those of us who own, since the 80s? We continue our 6% average increase. Sorry that world doesn't work for you, but thanks for illustrating why CA has such bad rep. (BTW, didn't Wilson go on a prison building binge we barely survive? No thanks to you, I take it)
@@timisaac8121 dude get your facts straight. People are leaving CA because you literally cannot afford the place unless you bring in $300k per year. Now, the accusation that I am a Trumper is way out of line. I never voted for Trump nor never will vote for this crazy man. FInally, it is important for you and others of like thought to get perspective.
I laugh when people say that California should secede not realizing they would be the 5th largest economy on Earth with more farmland than most people think
Those are same people that are pushing towards Idaho getting eastern Oregon which that’s not going to happen either.
If Florida is so hated, why are so many people moving here??
The people are moving out of Florida because of the homeowners insurance crisis and condo crisis! Florida is too much for senior citizens on fixed income!
@@CB-rb7fi Not so much anymore.
@@CB-rb7fi Exactly. Rents in TB are astronomical now. I have to leave. Not to mention last two hurricanes that got close to us flooded our area and it kind of freaked me out.
I am from NH. A reasonable cost for a three bedroom, two and a half bath, in nice condition should be between $250K and $350K depending on land and location. Sorry to say it is more like $400K to $700K (and much higher)...
That's because we have been overrun with residents from Mass, CT, NY, RI, and even other states like Ca. have found their way here.
my 2 BR 2 bath full basement 5 acres overlooking Lake Michigan gets 400K easily.
Predicting Cailfornia will be number 1. Hey, let's go seems like people are finally seeing all the good Cailfornia, has to offer instead of just seeing the bad. I think anything over 450K is too much, for A House, and my State that I am living in is Ohio.
Supply and demand does things like that. I wouldn't pay $100k for a house in Toledo (because I don't wan to live in Toledo) but could see my self paying $1 million for something in SF.
My brother was 15 years old when he got killed in Chicago by a crazy man with a butcher knife.
I’m seeing mass shootings happen all over the U.S. Are you insinuating people outside Chicago don’t have butcher knives.
I lived most of my life in Pennsylvania and now reside in North Carolina. No matter where you go you'll find problems. That being said from my experience with the people and places of New Jersey, the best thing about that state can be summed up in 3 road signs. "Welcome to Pennsylvania", "Welcome to Delaware", and "Welcome to New York"
That's funny. LOL
Hello. Life long, Pennsylvanian here. I've been looking at North Carolina forever, but now I'm afraid everyone moved there already. What part of the state is best. My gosh, I couldn't afford my SE Pennsylvania house now. Awful. High property taxes.
I’m going to guess New York because of New York City.
Yeah, my most hated state is Illinois. Why you ask? Because people are moving out of Chicago, Illinois in droves and moving into Indiana. I live in Indiana. Our roads are soooo crowded and congested, our small towns are no longer small towns, and our schools suck. 😢 Thank you Illinois. 😡
Fellow Hoosier here and yes the traffic from Illinois has become an issue. I would rather have someone from Illinois as my neighbor than someone from Michigan.
I agree, it really makes driving bad. Also, during the nice weather, Friday and Sunday evenings the highways that lead from Chicago to Michigan through Indiana become parking lots. It sucks!
Indy resident. I can't stand the people moving down here from Chicago and the crime they bring with them (it is very, very noticeable). They also always sit in the express lane going way too slow, but will never accelerate or yield lanes to faster traffic.
Agreed I live just south of Indianapolis and the town I grew up in used to be surrounded by corn fields on all sides for miles now it's just cookie cutter neighborhoods, apartments and strip malls smh still love Indiana tho I didn't realize how many people were a holes outside of here I just assumed everyone was nice and friendly everywhere else as well lol
Wisconsin here. We have the same issue with our neighbors to the south.
Born and raised in the wonderful state of California! This state has its drawbacks, of course (every state does), but, ultimately, California has something for everyone. Beaches, forests, deserts, big cities, rural areas, entertainment, employment opportunities... it's a wonderful state!
7:59 Briggs are you alright?
Noticed that too. Started getting actually concerned
The problem with Florida is tourists, Canadians, and Yankee transplants.
I choose to stay in Minnesota. Florida people don't like us, so I'll stay here. In the winter I visit a friend in North Carolina for 2 weeks.
@@Mojave9370I live in Florida year round. Sorry you feel the way you do. Most of us try to practice tolerance.
@@johnscott2746 Some people are just hate filled.
Yeah, because Wakulla County is HEAVEN ON EARTH...
Those pesky Canadians??? lol
New Yorkers hate NY, but they hate NJ more. I don't know if the statistics were calibrated by number of your viewers per state.
They hate New Jersey cause they’re idiots.
Ahha so true. I could never see myself moving to New Jersey
@@Dave.... NJ has more gun rights than NY lol
@@Dave.... Good, stay in NY and take back all those knuckle heads who moved to NJ back.
A few years.back new neighbor asked for help for his parents from Chicago. They ran from crime & hljard working. Lovely. Just needed a welcome!
Damn we used to be in first place here in Jersey. We’re slipping. There’s always next year.
I hated Washington State. I was stationed at Fort Lewis from 2003-06. It nearly destroyed my family and military career. We had to live in Tacoma no room on the Fort.
Left your story on a bit of a cliffhanger, would've liked to know more about your experience besides how terrible the politics in the state are,
$350K is too much for a house in NV
The Large West Coasts cities I think have gone down the tubes. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles were once places people wanted to live . Due to Homelessness, Drugs, unaffordable housing, and violent crime the places are not for the faint of heart. I have lived in all of them in my day and left and sad to see such a decline.
School funding has very little to do with education results. A Texas school district which was run by a judge by judicial fiat for 20 or 30 years proved that harsh fact.
It's more a cultural issue - do teachers genuinely want to teach and do students genuinely want to learn? If either is 'no' or 'not really', then no amount of funding will help. If the answer for both is 'yes', then it doesn't require a lot of funding to achieve impressive results. NYC's old Dunbar High School (an all black school with little funding in the first half of the 20th century) proved that.
It boils down to how many yellow electric school buses your school district has.
As a native Californian, I say: it's expensive, and it's NOT worth it.
Depends on where you live and how much income one has
Fine move out. More than enough people willing to take your place.
@@matthewhuszarik4173 You talking about immigrants
The fact that you didn’t talk about crime in California when crime in NorCal is higher than ANY city in Florida 😂
That is incorrect. That is probably why he didn’t mention it.
@@whoselguapo6274 That is actually correct. Look it up. Oakland, San Francisco, Vajello, Stockton ALL have higher crime rates than any city in Florida. Especially property crimes. Don’t ever tell me im wrong again without looking at the FACTS . Tf 😂
I live in California used to love it now i hate it it’s a sick state. I also live in Illinois and worked in Iowa. Illinois is over taxed the state however at least where I lived was nice so where the people. Iowa where I worked was very peaceful and the people were for the most part very pleasant what I noticed is small town or cities in most states have a better sense of community people are nicer it’s usually the biggest city’s where people are miserable and they do the same to others.
I agree with Illinois. Ive lived here my whole life and its awful. Its not the crime or weather, its just how the state is run. The politics here are ridiculous. Im finally escaping to Wisconsin in less than 2 weeks.
Hahah same
I was born and raised in Illinois. The corruption, bad infrastructure, and high taxes are what caused us to move out. We now live in Kentucky, and it's actually better than Illinois, in my opinion.
Politics, education, Healthcare , my top 3 reasons for Alabama. There are so many things to love though , as long as the weather isn't trying to kill you.
I live in Southern Ohio and for me, $500k is too much for a house. I live in a 2 bedroom condo valued at about 180K, for further context.
Try living in a small town in northwest Ohio
Mississippi and Louisiana Sigh a breath of relief.
They didn't ask the right people
@@penny8579 not enough people live there or have lived there to know what shitholes those states are.
As a native Californian I am highly offended that we weren't number one. We are supposed to top every bad list according to many. We have some work to do I guess LOL. I've been to 40 states. I can see why some of them are on this list.
It was number one. I just went and checked the poll. This video is as garbage as CA.
California, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, Washington D.C., and Illinois. Most the Average person in the U.S. would say this
Oregon ??? Oregon is a nice state to live in
You would rather live in Alabama than the states you listed? 😂
Pennsylvania is the worst? Now, the roads are the worst for sure, with a top gas tax. Lol 😊 There are good and bad things in each state, I'm sure.
Floridas political is one of the best parts, and de Santis just signed a bill limiting the length in alimony
Yes!!! Illinois! #1 It’s horrible! Trying to get out! Horrible politics! Taxes the hell out of everything! Want to move to Virginia Beach!
Go to Iowa it’s easy to make that move.
Well if you love taxes and the high cost of living VA Beach is the place for you. I live across the water about 45 mins from Vb. I've been here for 5yrs in this state. Only good thing that came to moving to VA I was able to buy a home last year
😂Virginia Beach is good
please do leave
@@yep3451well your rude, not necessary!
I thought Ohio would have made it on the list but I am surprised. 😂
I live in Michigan. I feel that 500,000 is too much to pay for a house in the city and $200,000 in the rural area.
@jacquelinehayes4186 That depends on which area of the inner city. $500,000.00usd houses are tucked away within pockets of the inner city (Been around a long time riding a bicycle to know from first hand experiences.) and the closer you get to an area like Gross Point the more you can understand a $500,000.00usd home since Gross Point is located just past the downtown Detroit area and has homes where the wealthy dwell that are complete "New York Length" city blocks in size and width per home. Houses so long and large running alongside the connecting Canada water you can drive past them at 35mph and look at the same house for a full 140 seconds (YES! Longer than two minutes).😎
Hahaha Deez Nuts! That is so Jersey. I thought they be number 1 with Cali 2nd
I'm from Jersey and we definitely slacking. We supposed to been #1. Maybe next time.😂
@@javierclyburn5688 I had a multiple month pre-deployment preparation at Ft. Dix, NJ and have some of the dopest memories. I was fascinated that the VJ's can use profanity on the radio (This was before satellite radio.) and a New Jersey native co-worker I met turned out to be extremely chill about everything, and kept the Eastern urban dialect in action regardless of who he spoke to (Including Officers of high rank. Oh! I was wildin out after he set the example of what we could get away with there.). And nothing makes being in a new city better like getting some pu**y unexpectedly from a chick you didn't push up on in the first place. I will forever love Jersey, regardless of "Method Man" picking me as his target to crowd surf on when he visited Michigan and slightly popping my shoulder out on impact. All is forgiven after I received treatment like those months at Ft. Dix, NJ as repayment.😎
@@dreskee8422 That's a great story. Often times we make the best memories in places we would least expect it. I love my state of NJ even though everyone else hates it.👍🏾
WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! WE'RE NUMBER 1! WE'RE NUMBER1! WE'RE NUMBER 1!
That’s something to be proud of 😅
Yeah suck it Illy
Strange being from the upper part of Michigan you should see all the people who flock here every summer .
on their noisy motorcycles with some retarded music blasting. They scare my deers.
As an Alabamian, please don't move to here - it's horrible here. Gorgeous beaches, fabulous houses, good food, great jobs if you are educated. It's just horrible.
I am from Wayne Pennsylvania
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉, which county part of Wayne.
@@phillygrunt2154 Tredeffrin township that's near Philly
SE Pennsylvania here. Lifer so far 😂
@@davidarlenthebassman8276 thank you, I would’ve never figured that out myself being that Philly is in my name.
Im shocked Louisiana didn't make this list
To be clear, I'm not from New York, I'm Canadian. People in New York City are not as rude as people say. I was there for about a week last summer. They were courteous and polite. You get what you give there though, I feel. If you're rude to them, they'll dish it right back at you. If you're nice to them, they'll be nice to you.
Maybe I'm naive, but I've only ever seen the good side of the people in any of these states. Always nice, always polite, and never rude.
The difference in issues with red states and blue states on this list is comical.
Red states: too many tourists, "florida man stories", and issues caused by federal beaurocrats.
Blue states: COL, crime, illegals, COL, drugs, issues caused by state level democrat leadership, COL.
This list was like a commercial on why red states are superior lol
What is "COL"?
@@andyjay729 cost of living.
WV poverty was from 80+ years of Democrat rule. They flipped red in 2010 but it takes a long time to come back from blue devastation.
@@bradc6199 and the war on coal doesn't help them either.
@@Nolan-55 It is (or at least was) a necessary part of the economy, but coal mining was a major reason why West Virginia has stayed so poor. Mining seems to systemize poverty, especially the "company town" sort of mining where they pay miners in scrip and force them to buy groceries at a company store at inflated prices. How are you supposed to build a thriving middle class with that? Same goes with industrial company towns in general.
And since that cat's out of the bag, that's what killed WV, not any form of progressivism. The Democrats south of the Mason-Dixon Line were the opposite of progressive before about 1970.
According to a 2013 Gallup Poll, Illinois is the state most hated BY ITS OWN RESIDENTS! 25% of respondents to the poll said it was the "worst state" to live in -- by far the highest percentage in the poll. (Connecticut and Rhode Island were in 2nd place with 17% rating them as the worst.) It's also the ONLY state in that poll where the percentage of haters outnumbered the percentage of respondents who said their state was a good or the best place to live. Yes, even in West Virginia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Louisiana, New York, California, and other famously poor or dysfunctional states, more people loved them than hated them.
I love Illinois people and its hardwood trees. I lived there three decades downstate. The Lincoln museum, library, and New Salem State Park are amazing. The corn fields and horses haven't changed. I have six grandkids in Chicago, and three siblings in Sangamon county.
So happy to hear my state… the state of Insanity.. isn’t hated more than California.
What state is that?
I was born and raised in NYC. I lived in Miami for a while. Then moved to Texas where my heart is. Because of economic conditions I now live in the Philippines. No more cold weather
@@leespinner1815 I live in Texas- love my Texas- never been to the Philippines but I met some beautiful phillipino chicks in Texas and I bet there are a hell of alot more of them over t there. One year I’ll make it over there
New Jersey calls itself the Garden State, yet it's paved almost completely over?
American urban sprawl. Rahh!!! 🦅🦅🦅
Reminds me of the old joke "Oh you're from New Jersey? Which exit?"
You've obviously never been to New Jersey. I'm right across the river in Easton PA and it's nothing but countryside and small towns between my crib and Newark.
@@yossarian6799well there's going to be way less of that considering NJ is the most densely populated state
Not South Jersey
Agree with Illinois... born and raised in Chicago on the south side... moved to the suburbs in 98...left Illinois for good in 2021
Taxes, crime, politics and too many people🙄
As someone who recently moved out of Illinois, I can confirm it was the best move I ever made. That place sucks.
Ill-in-Noise.
Why are Texas and Florida on this list? They have warm weather and a reasonable cost of living. North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin have horrible cold weather and should be on this list. Also West Virginia should be much higher, since that state is a poor dump with people in poor health.
Someone has not spent a summer in South Texas. When I lived there, I had to use my air conditioner in January.
@SZALESKI55 Also Texas in particular has a dominantly known reputation for being very materialistic or capitalist when it comes to romantic interaction or courting if you will. If Texas has a historic reputation for being big on the "Red, White, and Blue" as their standard, you can also easily comprehend that a "beach body heavy" Florida adopts the same or similar psyche when it comes to "relations". People hate when places make sense for us as a species to be in love, but we can't get out of our own way with all that's in front of us due to our own ambitions and economy stressors. Make it make sense lol.😎
Loved my time in N Dakota, and looking to move to Wisconsin in the next 6 months. We love the cold!
CA, NY and DC should be at the top of the list for their woke ideas
There are two kinds of hated states: those with declining population and those with increasing population. The two have different dynamics.
Thanks for the research.