The older generation are having a tough go at retirement. and it's even harder for workers to save due to low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents. Now, middle-class Americans find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire in.
The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.
It's recommended to save at least 20% of your income in a 401k. Sonya Lee Mitchell taught me to estimate how much you should save based on your age and income. I've been with her for years now and her decades of experience in the markets translate to chunks of value in so may ways! She has upscaled my portffolio and even got me reading self help books haha
I live in rural America about 2,500 in population. Low crime great schools, super medical care, internet access a great place to live. And I ain’t saying where cause we want to keep it this way.
Live in a small college town surrounded by the country, takes 5 minutes to get out of town and mountains aplenty. Also not sharing here because me and my wife took the time and effort to do our own research and visit, without the help of others. These folks need to pay their dues and do their own homework if they wanna find these gems, it's the least they can do before making them more crowded! Amen, y'all.
@@dk-qr5xt I found my spot in 1992. My children were small & it was an adventure to live in a rural & different place (we came from South Florida). After my children went to college they came back here and are raising there kids. Something’s have changed like the internet but it almost seems like when you go over the border it’s a time warp.
Well said. Your requirement for medical intervention and serious life threatening medical intervention goes up every year you get older until it drops to zero suddenly. Think about proximity to quality tertiary medical care because you’ll need it eventually. 100% certainty.
Mr. Briggs I have never left a comment but today I am finally taking the time to tell you how much I enjoy ALL of your content. It's always insightful, well written and presented and you ALWAYS take some time to give everyone a chuckle, if not a belly laugh. Thanks for all you do!!!
I'd like to see some videos on areas with "tiny house" zoning. The Baby Boomers are retiring in droves, and many of us could not afford a single house in these vids. Also, we don't need all that space. Yet. we still want to own our property and live in peace and safety. This is a challenge.
Go for rural town with no zoning. If you purchase acreage in no zoning would it be okay for your neighbor be in a double wide? Some of them are quite nice. That’s what no zoning towns are like you might see a guy down the road with a business, but usually it’s not so bad. So tiny home owner unless you want to live in a Tiny house development with an HOA, I’d suggest a town with no zoning.
My husband and I love your series, and will watch anything you record about small towns. We’re heading to West Virginia during our next three-day weekend to look for a retirement home. So, keep up the good work!
Prairie Grove and West Fork are great little towns near Fayetteville, AR. West fork has a park with a river running through it. It's beautiful blue-green water and serves as the town swimming hole. When I lived there I owned an ice cream truck and was known as the ice cream lady. It's honestly about as Mayberry as it gets. Very nice people. Prairie Grove is also home to great folks and there are several gorgeous Victorian homes there.
I took a motorcycle trip through Iowa awhile back. I took all back roads and visited many small towns. The farms and scenery were like a postcard and the people were so friendly it was almost eerie but then I'm from a big city. I can recommend Iowa.
California is better small towns than Iowa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend California small rural areas and towns it's way better than Iowa
I live here- ---- if you get a chance ride the great river road ( lake pepin makes a circle - Ia- Mn Wi. you can do both sides. If you want great small town living , any were outside DM is great
I spent 43 years living in Fort Worth finally moved two and a half hours away to a beautiful town called Frederick Oklahoma. 30 minutes from Vernon Texas, 40 minutes to Altus Oklahoma, and 45 minutes to Lawton Oklahoma. Best decision I've ever made
Yes my daughter lives off the grid & was using satellite internet, not the best, but while she didn’t have electrical lines, a local independent phone company put lines in her area years ago & they just happen to have high speed internet. Sometimes you just have to live in a place to find out about these things.. they live off of solar, hydro, & if that fails generator.
Yes, more like this please. I get great information from all your videos, but ones that give us ideas for where we can retire and live comfortably in a small town are what I really enjoy. Thanks for another great video.
This is the kind of video I enjoy and love! I’d love a dedicated video on Wyoming, and how about another video focusing on National parks, natural wonders of the US, etc!
When you said Worland, Wy. I immediately thought of the fictional town of Durant, in the fictional county of Absaroka. That is the setting for the TV series and books called Longmire, by Craig Johnson.
@@scottbenke7182 One of my all-time favorite book series! The show was pretty good too but not quite up to the level of the books - would have been better if they stuck to the book story and plot lines more, but...they never do!
I live in Austin and can tell you that Dripping Springs is not really a rural community anymore - it's grown so much that it's now basically a bedroom community of Austin with lots of subdivisions and stuff you'd see in a typical exurban community.
Exact same with Thompson’s Station, TN. It’s right outside Nashville and home values have skyrocketed. Busy, overcrowded… definitely would not call it a rural community.
I’ve been through Worland. It is a nice little town in a nice area. The Big Horn Range to the East is an awesome less trampled place to hike, hunt, fish, etc. Yellowstone is not that far to the West. I have no way of making a living there, but I would live in that area, if I could. I love Wyoming.
I had a wonderful orthodontist in Aloha, Oregon when I lived in Vernonia back in 1993. I love Oregon/Washington. Thanks for your good natured informative videos! Your sense of humor is refreshing and enjoyable ☺️
A note on Wharton, TX... it is very prone to flooding. Heavy rain comes in September/October... and if a tropical storm comes anywhere near the SE Texas area.... the Colorado river will breach. I haven't been in the area in maybe 10 years... so maybe there have been some drainage improvements, but still.... might be a good idea to invest in a canoe! 🙂
I agree. The first thing that came to mind when he mentioned Wharton. In many areas along the Colorado river, it floods. Most towns don't have the drainage system to handle it. Also keep in mind that flood insurance is about to triple in price here in Texas.
Great information! I was quite happy to see the small town that I was born and raised on this list. Wharton, Texas is a great place! It's just close enough to Houston and Austin with the added bonus of being close enough to any of the beaches, whether it be Matagorda or Galveston, or make a weekend trip down to Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and South Padre. If you're hungry, there's a lot of good restaurants, like Hinze's BBQ, and you can always find great Mexican food. Wharton County Junior College is great to get your college basics, and has some famous alums like Stone Cold Steve Austin. Wharton is your typical quiet small town, that is close enough to larger Houston metroplex that you won't miss a thing. Thank you for including Wharton on your list.
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One issue which is highly determinent to many who wish to relocate is the proportion of homes which are within HOAs. Please consider this negative impactor as consequential as crime rates, real estate prices, and quality of education. Thanks for your very informative videos.
@@donnelson4140 there was mention of new communities being built in some of those towns and they likey have HOA. Several of those are in Cave Springs, AR, which is adjacent to WalMartville - AKA Bentonville, and have all sorts of community/HOA fees. At the moment, one very new development has a deceptively low $50 fee
In rural small town America there are hardly any HOAs except in Condos & no gated communities..those are normally in higher populated areas Many years ago, as these communities began in the late 1970s, many referred to them as “Snob Zoning” it gave people a legal way to choose who could be in their communities. With Federal housing laws of the 1960s, I never understood how these communities were legal, but they obviously are.
I grew up in Cherokee, Iowa and it was a lovely town to grow up in even 60 years ago. But now I live in Wisconsin and it's great too for lots of small towns.
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In South Dakota about 1/2 hour from Sioux Falls is a small town called Hartford. It is really nice the population is around 3,000. There is a lot of country if you like living in peace.
Thank you! This is exactly what I've been hoping you would provide. I retired in January and am looking to finally get out of this desert in AZ. I prefer rural living over city hands down. At the top of my current list is Tennessee but I'm open to any southeastern state that is retirement income friendly, has 4 real seasons, milder winters, friendlier people and a slower pace.
I was a Land surveyor one of my projects in 19977 was in Jacksonville Oregon. I Had to map out the old stage Coach Road going through the forest. It’s Interesting that stage Coach Road was a thing in the 20th/21st-century.
The #1 and #3 picks were similar to Evanston, Wyoming. If you get a chance, this place rocks. I did over 6 months research for the best places to live in the US, some with the help of your videos. Evanston was a success story. 🙂
@@andrealmoseley6575 Idaho, nice! My family is also in Idaho. This was my first Winter here. Evanston was 4F-5F degrees warmer than Driggs, ID each day. We also had half the snowfall and more sunny days. But I can only mention this Winter. I did notice though, that Eastern and Northern Wyoming got bombed with snow this Winter!
We just moved to worland in Dec! I’ve been watching your channel for almost two years as my husband was transitioning out of the military and looking for somewhere to plant roots. We absolutely love it here.
I live just north of Sacramento CA where there is no high-speed internet. We purchased a starlink system, and it works great. Both my wife I can work from home at the same time. Just fyi for the viewers. Keep the podcast coming we love them. It's helpful to know where to look for what you want
I tell ya, if I ever move back east, WV is on my radar. I've told people that for two years, and they laugh. Beautiful state, cheap cost of living, great for remote workers and retirees, down home people.....not bad.
If I may, look into Martinsburg, WV on I-81 heading towards border with Virginia. Amazing beautiful and sometimes brand new homes coming up for very cheap. DC an hour and half away, Baltimore 2 hours. I just bought a house for 297kish in Bunker Hill WV, I’m 20 mins away from Winchester VA and Martinsburg WV so everything I could possibly need is within a drive!
You are so correct, I'm on the Beach in San Diego but think about Quality of Life, Morality, $7 for a gal gas and $500k for a Townhouse with no yard. The Only thing here that's nice??.. The Weather.. Moving Soon and Harper's Ferry is on my list👏😎💪👍
Thanks for the list. I love our community. I’m in Northern CA in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. We have almost no crime, great schools, lots of lakes and streams with great fishing/ hiking/ camping spots. No homeless people. About an hour to Sacramento with airports and big city attractions like sports and concerts. It’s super conservative, which I appreciate. Great friendly down to earth people. Cons- CA taxes, expensive homes (our place is 3600 sq ft on 11 acres valued about $1.5M), not a lot of jobs as it’s a small town, no Internet (some of my neighbors have Starlink and we use Verizon hot spots called Jetpacks).
Unfortunately a lot of it is a hot bed of right wing nut jobs. When traveling through every single person we meant extolled the virtues of the area and then started in with racist anti-government pro-militia pro-Trump conspiracy theory de jour. we just kept passing through.
@@fifthavenuegirl fires are definitely a fear, but more so at higher elevations. We’re only 1400 ft. That’s because the pine trees grow mostly at higher elevations, like the town next to us (Nevada City), and they pose a very dangerous fire risk. We have hundreds of Valley Oak trees on our property, but no pine trees. Valley Oaks don’t catch fire like pine trees do, but you’re right- there is a huge fire risk in these underpopulated areas. As far as rude people, that hasn’t been my experience at all. Everyone waves to everyone. Local business owners know my name and say hi when I walk in their store. People watch out for one another and care for each other. Crime is very low. People smile and say hi. I’ve lived all over the US and in 5 foreign countries while studying, and the people from this area are easily as nice as anywhere, if not more so, I have ever been. I just don’t have your experiences, but I believe you if you’ve had those experiences and I’m really sorry about that. 🥰
I love Jacksonville OR. One of my favorite two little towns in the world. I used to spend a lot of time there when I lived in Medford. A wedding, Christmas Tree lighting, history tours, friends, hiking. Much, much more. I was there a lot and I go there whenever I visit the area. HIGHLY recommended.
My cousin came from Michigan to live with us in Huntington Beach to check out So Cal. I picked him up at LAX & drove him to HB. He asked me how I could tell when we were in a different town , I said you read the signs, without thinking what he actually meant as back where he came from there was country in between all the towns. 😂😂😂
So glad you talk about internet connectivity. And medical availably. Do keep up with the rural communities! I am rural in the Hilltowns of western Massachusetts. Small...
Texan here for 70 years. Have to tell you that with small town Texas you have to be prepared for Bubbas. Folks who weren't in class for critical thinking. 🙄
Briggs, I so enjoy your videos. Very informative in a concise manner with terrific humor! Always look forward to your next one. Keep up this awesome channel.
Some of my favorite small towns are in Upstate NY. Woodstock, Cooperstown, Geneseo, Broadalbin, and Scotia are really cute and very affordable since people have been fleeing NY.
Oh no not Woodstock or Kingston Not affCounty. The uptown area in a Kingston gentrified Very little inventory Crowded. Supermarkets more crowded, longer waits for appts. The other places you list are further out so I agree. I'm in Delaware county.
Cape Vincent NY is a small town just outside of Watertown NY that is nice and right on the St Lawrence river. Nice retirement area and not a big population.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I don’t know why anyone would want to go to a Steelers game though, that seems like a waste of money, unless they’re playing the Browns of course.
I commented on Briggs about the cheaper taxes. He helped me make up my mind on where to move for work. I had a choice between UT, WY or CO. I picked WY.
I love all your According to Briggs videos. Interesting and well made. Thanks for all the insight and information about our country. You usually ask for suggestions for topics, so I will suggest one today. I would like to see 10 places in the USA that are small homesteads, where it is permissible by law to raise chickens and have a vegetable garden. Right now I live in a area that does not allow these things, but I have interests in developing skills in these two areas as a useful hobby. PS: I like this posting on rural towns and would like to see more of these.
jessica: did you ever get this figured out? of how to get started? Every growing season is a real learning experience- But you have to start. I grow onions, beets and cabbage. What I want is tomatoes. In 20 years, I have not gotten a decent tomato harvest!! So this year I switched from "indeterminate" to "determinate" and started early. See what I mean? Each year, whether it is water quality, compost, pests, fertilizer? you will learn more! Best!
I watch a lot of your videos. In every video I have seen that despite your personal opinion or experience, you always seem very candid and objective about your subject matter.
Fun Facts about Dripping Springs: Locals call it just 'Drippin'. As in "I live out near Drippin." It was a dry county (no alcohol sales) until 2010, and when it became wet the number of drunk driving incidents dropped dramatically and all the while more people flocked to the area. The 2004 movie The Alamo (with Dennis Quaid) was filmed in Dripping Springs. One of the few counties that allow rain water collection for consumption and they even have their own water bottled. (Richard's Rainwater is one)
@@andrealmoseley6575 ...thats not going to be Austin. Austin is the most expensive city to live in Texas. Property taxes, lack of driving infrastructure (traffic is on only 2 highways), politics, the Univ life. Austin is small compared to its sibling cities. Lots of restaurants, not a lot of grocery stores, and a lot of pretentious transplants make Austin difficult to live in if you're blue collar. San antonio attracts more down to earth people and then there's the towns in between. San Antonio and Austin are only about an hour apart with San Marcos (the famous Bucees), New Braunfels (Schlitterbaun) and Kyle between practically connecting the two cities.
I live in NW MN. A few years back a reporter from the Washington Post wrote an article that Red Lake Falls MN was one of the worst cities to live in. So he got an invite to actually come and visit the town from the locals. Well it turns out, he now lives here! He loved it so much he uprooted his family across country and made it home. Can’t judge a place until you’ve been there to see for yourself, meet the people and feel the vibes! We are located only a couple hours from the #10 Watford City, ND.
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Florida Man here. Awesome video Briggs!! If you got more small towns, keep them coming. Been to South Dakota. I'd move there in a heartbeat if not for family and the non-Florida weather.
I'm surprised how expensive most of the houses are considering their remote locations and lack of jobs and amenities. I would have expected more options under 100k in those states/locations.
The internet allows people to work remotely. As where I live many of those people come from the City where things are high, they overpay.1st. Then COVID came along & the housing inventory was wiped out by those fleeing from the big cities. Now there isn’t any inventory & houses cost twice as much..go figure
Everyone's looking for remote areas now. This is why prices are going up... Especially the retirees. It's high time we get up out of the Cities anyway. God bless!
A lot were, but between people buying during pandemic to get away from cities (less people, lower cost of living) and big companies buying a bunch of properties and turning them into rentals, prices got stupid fast.
I think that touring these towns would be an awesome RV trip!! Liking Arkansas and Wyoming...West Virginia looked pretty good, too! As for internet, we use Nomad and can take it about anywhere.
Exactly! I live in Appleton and there are several towns I love visiting that aren’t an awful drive away. Shawano and Waupaca are my favorite places to visit.
You're so right! I live in Two Rivers, pop. 12,000. I cant imagine a better all-around small town! And I know there are dozens and dozens other top-notch towns in Wisconsin that should be on the top of this list. Honestly, I don't think this guy puts much effort into doing a careful, thorough research on any of his videos.
Thanks for this one. Lots of good information. I hope you do more since you found lots of other places. My kind paces!! 97% lower crime than the national average? wow
Can’t believe you mentioned Worland let alone it being #1 because that’s where my dad was born back in 1946. To him it was “the city” because he grew up in Ten Sleep, WY which is about 30 minutes east of Worland.
We were looking for homes in early 2021 and found one on Zillow in Rivesville, WV. We made arrangements with a realtor to see a home in Rivesville. The area we went through was so depressed, I started crying and could not stop. My heart hurt for people living in those conditions, especially the children. I got on the phone and cancelled the viewing. We settled on a home outside of Beckley. I would avoid Rivesville.
I lived in Cheyenne and commuted to Laramie for school. The ride was something else with blizzard popping up at higher elevation. The wind is crazy. But, I loved it!!! I would move back to Wyoming in a heartbeat 💓. Thanks. I just might!
When I saw Watford City on the list I thought I had mistakingly clicked on the worst rural towns to retire in 😁. I was there for a few months during the oil boom. I'll take your word for it that it's calmed down since then because I don't plan on going back lol.
Oh I live in Jacksonville, Florida. Watching a video makes me like you’re Jacksonville in Oregon much better. I bet a lot less crime and more pleasant summers.
This has been the most interesting list, to me so far. I grew up rural, lived in the city, briefly, as a young man, and moved back to a rural area. I am staying here until I retire, then I am moving somewhere warm and rural.
I'd say it already is man, at least according to my own anecdotal experiences there in the last 5 years especially. Same goes for most other small hill country towns an hour or less west of the I-35 corridor, unfortunately.
Would love to see more of these videos and please make sure that you talked about what the cost is of housing on the low-end for each town because there are two or maybe three tones where you didn't mention that and the first town you say a lot more about it than almost all of the others
We have a perfect situation. Our town in South Dakota has 1500 but are 20 miles from a town of 50,000. We still get our Walmart. Our town has no crime and we bought a 130 year old house which is in perfect condition for 90,000.
I have been to Cherokee Iowa and it is a nice little town. I also recommend LeMars Iowa and Pella Iowa. I would like to add that Plattsmouth Nebraska has a lot to offer. Located 20 minutes south of Omaha, great schools, great medical facilities, low crime, an Air Force Base nearby for military retirees, great connectivity due to the former SAC HQ being here (now Stratcom), low traffic, four seasons, nice old houses in town and newer construction on the periphery. If you really want a bigger city than Omaha to visit, Kansas City is only 2 hours 45 minutes away. If you like to travel you can drive to anywhere in two days, or fly out on major airlines to any major hub. Lots of affordable places to camp too, if you are an RVer. Hunting and fishing everywhere, and if you golf, Nebraska has the highest number of golf courses per capita.
I spent a week on the Colorado River across from Bullhead City Arizona in Laughlin Nevada. 2 days before I was going back home, I hit a considerable jackpot.
Lately out of curiosity I've been checking out properties in Michigan's thumb and I'm amazed to see how much land they have. From a couple acres all the way up to 65 acres of wooded land along a river or creek, to me that sounds like paradise
@@Pepeekeo808 oh I'm quite familiar with Michigan Winters, I live about an hour west of the thumb region and I have family there. Usually I'm ok with Winter until about March, which keeps me from seriously considering Northern Michigan because they are like 3-4 weeks behind the lower half of the state
Great video as always Briggs. My wife and I are looking to at least snowbird in Texas. We’ve been to Drippings Springs. Has anyone even told you about Decorah Iowa? It’s in rural town northeast Of the state. About 40 Miles west of the Mississippi River. By the Upper Iowa River. It’s not flat up there It’s about 70 miles south of Rochester Minnesota. It has 2 breweries small private collage called Luther. I grew up there. If you haven’t checked it out in all your research check it out.
Dripping Springs, TX map... I did not know that Texas now goes all the way to WV. In my days it ended a the OK, AR border :-) Still, great Video and info!
You know what doesn't make sense to me? New home developers will build homes in these rural areas with hefty price tags. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of country living? If I'm going to move to the country I want lower cost of living. It doesn't make sense to have homes being built starting at $300,000+. I might as well stay in the city for that price.
I remember back in the day driving up Germantown Rd to the top of 185th, two lanes wide at the time, at night and seeing the flashing red light at T.V. Hubway.
The town I have been looking at moving back to is Kittanning, PA. "Seymour" you say "why?" There is lots of farmland and forests around the area. Plus if you were dropped into the 16201 zip you might not realize that you are only 40 miles form Pittsburgh. Might not have the best jobs but it is close to Pittsburgh. Pitt has good hospitals being home of UPMC hospital system and Kittanning is commuting distance from some nice colleges. IUP being my old school. Kittaning has cheap houses but need work.
I live in SW Minnesota, about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls SD. Great change of pace from Denver CO. Great health care between Sioux Falls and Mayo in SE Minnesota and better internet than i had in Denver! Great move for me.
The older generation are having a tough go at retirement. and it's even harder for workers to save due to low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents. Now, middle-class Americans find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire in.
The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.
It's recommended to save at least 20% of your income in a 401k. Sonya Lee Mitchell taught me to estimate how much you should save based on your age and income. I've been with her for years now and her decades of experience in the markets translate to chunks of value in so may ways! She has upscaled my portffolio and even got me reading self help books haha
That's an intriguing outcome. How can I contact your Asset manager?
Google Rebecca Noblett Roberts and do your own research. She has portfolio management down to a science
I ran an online search on her name and came across her websiite; pretty well educated. thank you for sharing.
I live in rural America about 2,500 in population. Low crime great schools, super medical care, internet access a great place to live. And I ain’t saying where cause we want to keep it this way.
I live in one of those places too. 3500 people.
I hear you! I live in a place that's a little bigger (around 11,000 people) but don't want it to get too big. It would lose its charm.
Ikr. I can't believe all the fools on alot of his videos that love to announce their so called perfect places where they reside.
Live in a small college town surrounded by the country, takes 5 minutes to get out of town and mountains aplenty. Also not sharing here because me and my wife took the time and effort to do our own research and visit, without the help of others. These folks need to pay their dues and do their own homework if they wanna find these gems, it's the least they can do before making them more crowded! Amen, y'all.
@@dk-qr5xt I found my spot in 1992. My children were small & it was an adventure to live in a rural & different place (we came from South Florida). After my children went to college they came back here and are raising there kids. Something’s have changed like the internet but it almost seems like when you go over the border it’s a time warp.
I'm glad medical availability was considered. That's one of the most important things to the retirement crowd. Thanks.
Well said. Your requirement for medical intervention and serious life threatening medical intervention goes up every year you get older until it drops to zero suddenly. Think about proximity to quality tertiary medical care because you’ll need it eventually. 100% certainty.
@@greggibbs5288 I do! But, I also listen to my regular doctor as well. It doesn't have to be one or the other.
1;07 Watford ND
3:23 Wharton TX
5:25 Rivesville WV
7:11 Dripping Springs TX
8:32 Whitestown IN
9;32 Capesprings AR
10:30 Thompson's Station TN
12:50 Cherokee IA
14:35 Jacksonville OR
15:45 Worland WY
Can, t belv he left this up. Stops his view count. Ha!
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I saw it and still watched the video.
Thank you.
NJ / NY out from the map 😂😂
Mr. Briggs I have never left a comment but today I am finally taking the time to tell you how much I enjoy ALL of your content. It's always insightful, well written and presented and you ALWAYS take some time to give everyone a chuckle, if not a belly laugh. Thanks for all you do!!!
Thank you
You nailed this. You are absolutely correct about Mr. Briggs and I couldn't agree with you more.
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I'd like to see some videos on areas with "tiny house" zoning. The Baby Boomers are retiring in droves, and many of us could not afford a single house in these vids. Also, we don't need all that space. Yet. we still want to own our property and live in peace and safety. This is a challenge.
Yes! Great idea!
Go for rural town with no zoning. If you purchase acreage in no zoning would it be okay for your neighbor be in a double wide? Some of them are quite nice. That’s what no zoning towns are like you might see a guy down the road with a business, but usually it’s not so bad. So tiny home owner unless you want to live in a Tiny house development with an HOA, I’d suggest a town with no zoning.
Incredible Tiny Homes in TN. Randy & Amanda. I love them.❤
Get a single wide. Much cheaper than a cute tiny house. Some of them are designed to look like a tiny house.
Buy some land. Buy undeveloped land
I so enjoy when Briggs says “Stop Typing” every time! Haha
My husband and I love your series, and will watch anything you record about small towns. We’re heading to West Virginia during our next three-day weekend to look for a retirement home. So, keep up the good work!
That was the state I was looking into as well
Prairie Grove and West Fork are great little towns near Fayetteville, AR. West fork has a park with a river running through it. It's beautiful blue-green water and serves as the town swimming hole. When I lived there I owned an ice cream truck and was known as the ice cream lady. It's honestly about as Mayberry as it gets. Very nice people. Prairie Grove is also home to great folks and there are several gorgeous Victorian homes there.
I took a motorcycle trip through Iowa awhile back. I took all back roads and visited many small towns. The farms and scenery were like a postcard and the people were so friendly it was almost eerie but then I'm from a big city. I can recommend Iowa.
California is better small towns than Iowa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend California small rural areas and towns it's way better than Iowa
You should watch his video on Towns that pay you to live there.
Iowa has programs to help you relocate to their towns.
I agree, I lived in Dubuque for about 3 years and was all over Iowa, some of the best property and river views.
I live here- ---- if you get a chance ride the great river road ( lake pepin makes a circle - Ia- Mn Wi. you can do both sides. If you want great small town living , any were outside DM is great
Iowa is Great! Des Moines area, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Cedar Falls all nice. Just be prepared for the season's. Lots of variety.
I spent 43 years living in Fort Worth finally moved two and a half hours away to a beautiful town called Frederick Oklahoma. 30 minutes from Vernon Texas, 40 minutes to Altus Oklahoma, and 45 minutes to Lawton Oklahoma. Best decision I've ever made
Think is the kind of video I’ve been wanting, thanks Briggs!
Hope you enjoyed it!
These videos are always one of my top favorites! Keep them coming Briggs!
It’s good you keep mentioning high speed internet which is usually one of the big drawbacks to living in a small town.
I have low speed internet in my small town but I like it because I'm not real smart and that fast stuff would just go to waste.
Yes my daughter lives off the grid & was using satellite internet, not the best, but while she didn’t have electrical lines, a local independent phone company put lines in her area years ago & they just happen to have high speed internet. Sometimes you just have to live in a place to find out about these things.. they live off of solar, hydro, & if that fails generator.
Yes, more like this please. I get great information from all your videos, but ones that give us ideas for where we can retire and live comfortably in a small town are what I really enjoy. Thanks for another great video.
Love the inclusion of internet speeds! Thanks for your work Briggs
This is the kind of video I enjoy and love! I’d love a dedicated video on Wyoming, and how about another video focusing on National parks, natural wonders of the US, etc!
Great suggestion!
Yes, both these things.
When you said Worland, Wy. I immediately thought of the fictional town of Durant, in the fictional county of Absaroka. That is the setting for the TV series and books called Longmire, by Craig Johnson.
@@scottbenke7182 One of my all-time favorite book series! The show was pretty good too but not quite up to the level of the books - would have been better if they stuck to the book story and plot lines more, but...they never do!
@@scottbenke7182 They need to bring Longmire back !
I live in Austin and can tell you that Dripping Springs is not really a rural community anymore - it's grown so much that it's now basically a bedroom community of Austin with lots of subdivisions and stuff you'd see in a typical exurban community.
I agree. Dripping Springs should be FAR FAR from "rural". Go out to Mason.
Exact same with Thompson’s Station, TN. It’s right outside Nashville and home values have skyrocketed. Busy, overcrowded… definitely would not call it a rural community.
Could that be why they have more shootings IN TX? when it was part of TX culture?
TRANSPLANTS
I was thinking the same (Round Rock here!)
@@travis7211 we lived in Round Rock from 1991-1996. We don't even know where we are when we drive through there.
Thanks for including internet options. That has become impportant, especially for remote workers
Absolutely!
I’ve been through Worland. It is a nice little town in a nice area. The Big Horn Range to the East is an awesome less trampled place to hike, hunt, fish, etc. Yellowstone is not that far to the West. I have no way of making a living there, but I would live in that area, if I could. I love Wyoming.
Thank you for the show 🇺🇸 God bless America and our Veterans 🇺🇸
I had a wonderful orthodontist in Aloha, Oregon when I lived in Vernonia back in 1993. I love Oregon/Washington. Thanks for your good natured informative videos! Your sense of humor is refreshing and enjoyable ☺️
Hello dear
A note on Wharton, TX... it is very prone to flooding. Heavy rain comes in September/October... and if a tropical storm comes anywhere near the SE Texas area.... the Colorado river will breach. I haven't been in the area in maybe 10 years... so maybe there have been some drainage improvements, but still.... might be a good idea to invest in a canoe! 🙂
I agree. The first thing that came to mind when he mentioned Wharton. In many areas along the Colorado river, it floods. Most towns don't have the drainage system to handle it. Also keep in mind that flood insurance is about to triple in price here in Texas.
Wharton, Tx is a place that Texans don't consider a nice place or has no nice inhabitants.
Great information! I was quite happy to see the small town that I was born and raised on this list. Wharton, Texas is a great place! It's just close enough to Houston and Austin with the added bonus of being close enough to any of the beaches, whether it be Matagorda or Galveston, or make a weekend trip down to Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and South Padre. If you're hungry, there's a lot of good restaurants, like Hinze's BBQ, and you can always find great Mexican food. Wharton County Junior College is great to get your college basics, and has some famous alums like Stone Cold Steve Austin. Wharton is your typical quiet small town, that is close enough to larger Houston metroplex that you won't miss a thing.
Thank you for including Wharton on your list.
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One issue which is highly determinent to many who wish to relocate is the proportion of homes which are within HOAs. Please consider this negative impactor as consequential as crime rates, real estate prices, and quality of education. Thanks for your very informative videos.
I doubt you’ll find HOAs in any of these places, unless it’s the town close to Austin. They’re not how small towns are developed.
I have found that most people do not want to live in a place where they're governed by their damn neighbors
I hate HOAs. I lived in one for about 8 years and it was a nightmare. They pocket your money, raise rates, and do nothing to show for it.
@@donnelson4140 there was mention of new communities being built in some of those towns and they likey have HOA. Several of those are in Cave Springs, AR, which is adjacent to WalMartville - AKA Bentonville, and have all sorts of community/HOA fees. At the moment, one very new development has a deceptively low $50 fee
In rural small town America there are hardly any HOAs except in Condos & no gated communities..those are normally in higher populated areas Many years ago, as these communities began in the late 1970s, many referred to them as “Snob Zoning” it gave people a legal way to choose who could be in their communities. With Federal housing laws of the 1960s, I never understood how these communities were legal, but they obviously are.
I grew up in Cherokee, Iowa and it was a lovely town to grow up in even 60 years ago. But now I live in Wisconsin and it's great too for lots of small towns.
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It would be neat to highlight one town like this in each state.
I agree
Excellent idea!!
I'd love a "best rural small town in each state" video!
In South Dakota about 1/2 hour from Sioux Falls is a small town called Hartford. It is really nice the population is around 3,000. There is a lot of country if you like living in peace.
South Dakota is honestly one of the best states I’ve been to. I hope I can visit South Dakota again soon!
Sounds like my kind of place but without the cold
@@queen452010 it has been warmer here than usual it has snowed very few times
Where are jobs ?because i am tired with big city life
@@tustazowiowao there are many in Sioux Falls
Hi again Briggs. Take a look at Aiken, SC, Custer, SD and Madison, GA. Spent a while in all of these. Beautiful small towns.
I'm from the UK, I just love your videos, and this one was great as usual, many thanks
Another great video. We definitely want to see more videos on this subject!
You got it!
I agree, quality of healthcare and distance to high quality healthcare is very, very important in considering possible Retirement destinations.
Thank you! This is exactly what I've been hoping you would provide. I retired in January and am looking to finally get out of this desert in AZ. I prefer rural living over city hands down. At the top of my current list is Tennessee but I'm open to any southeastern state that is retirement income friendly, has 4 real seasons, milder winters, friendlier people and a slower pace.
I lived in TN for 35 years. Its great, but the further east you go the better.
Then WV it is!
Northeast Tennessee is fantastic!!!
Missouri.
Anyone have input on spring Hill TN.
I was a Land surveyor one of my projects in 19977 was in Jacksonville Oregon. I Had to map out the old stage Coach Road going through the forest. It’s Interesting that stage Coach Road was a thing in the 20th/21st-century.
Jacksonville is a mess, don’t go there too much crime .
Great video, can't wait to see the rest!! You rock, Briggs!!
The #1 and #3 picks were similar to Evanston, Wyoming. If you get a chance, this place rocks. I did over 6 months research for the best places to live in the US, some with the help of your videos. Evanston was a success story. 🙂
Except way too cold. And I live in Idaho. My neighbor moved there and would post pics. Her snow was always deeper and the temperature lower.
@@andrealmoseley6575 Idaho, nice! My family is also in Idaho. This was my first Winter here. Evanston was 4F-5F degrees warmer than Driggs, ID each day. We also had half the snowfall and more sunny days. But I can only mention this Winter. I did notice though, that Eastern and Northern Wyoming got bombed with snow this Winter!
How’s the racism?
@@BossRedRanger Shut up. Remember the crime rate? Yeah, 97% Lower than average!
@@BossRedRanger Can't be too bad they let Kanye West move in.
I'm not too far from Aloha Oregon I'm in Sherwood. I enjoy your videos and I enjoy hearing about the small towns in the United States.
We just moved to worland in Dec! I’ve been watching your channel for almost two years as my husband was transitioning out of the military and looking for somewhere to plant roots. We absolutely love it here.
Small towns are my first choice when it comes to living near people.
I live just north of Sacramento CA where there is no high-speed internet. We purchased a starlink system, and it works great. Both my wife I can work from home at the same time. Just fyi for the viewers. Keep the podcast coming we love them. It's helpful to know where to look for what you want
I tell ya, if I ever move back east, WV is on my radar. I've told people that for two years, and they laugh. Beautiful state, cheap cost of living, great for remote workers and retirees, down home people.....not bad.
If I may, look into Martinsburg, WV on I-81 heading towards border with Virginia. Amazing beautiful and sometimes brand new homes coming up for very cheap. DC an hour and half away, Baltimore 2 hours. I just bought a house for 297kish in Bunker Hill WV, I’m 20 mins away from Winchester VA and Martinsburg WV so everything I could possibly need is within a drive!
You are so correct, I'm on the Beach in San Diego but think about Quality of Life, Morality, $7 for a gal gas and $500k for a Townhouse with no yard. The Only thing here that's nice??.. The Weather.. Moving Soon and Harper's Ferry is on my list👏😎💪👍
Thank you, Briggs. You have a fantastic voice, great sense of humor and your thorough research is appreciated by many. God bless you!
Thanks Briggs! Looking forward to the other videos in the same topic.
Although a mouth full, would love to see a video on 10 great rural places to live/retire that don't have bitter winters or swampy summers
Thanks for the list. I love our community. I’m in Northern CA in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. We have almost no crime, great schools, lots of lakes and streams with great fishing/ hiking/ camping spots. No homeless people. About an hour to Sacramento with airports and big city attractions like sports and concerts. It’s super conservative, which I appreciate. Great friendly down to earth people. Cons- CA taxes, expensive homes (our place is 3600 sq ft on 11 acres valued about $1.5M), not a lot of jobs as it’s a small town, no Internet (some of my neighbors have Starlink and we use Verizon hot spots called Jetpacks).
Unfortunately a lot of it is a hot bed of right wing nut jobs. When traveling through every single person we meant extolled the virtues of the area and then started in with racist anti-government pro-militia pro-Trump conspiracy theory de jour. we just kept passing through.
and fires, extremely hot weather, rude people in Northern California/Sacramento.
@@fifthavenuegirl fires are definitely a fear, but more so at higher elevations. We’re only 1400 ft. That’s because the pine trees grow mostly at higher elevations, like the town next to us (Nevada City), and they pose a very dangerous fire risk. We have hundreds of Valley Oak trees on our property, but no pine trees. Valley Oaks don’t catch fire like pine trees do, but you’re right- there is a huge fire risk in these underpopulated areas. As far as rude people, that hasn’t been my experience at all. Everyone waves to everyone. Local business owners know my name and say hi when I walk in their store. People watch out for one another and care for each other. Crime is very low. People smile and say hi. I’ve lived all over the US and in 5 foreign countries while studying, and the people from this area are easily as nice as anywhere, if not more so, I have ever been. I just don’t have your experiences, but I believe you if you’ve had those experiences and I’m really sorry about that. 🥰
@@fifthavenuegirl And sometime....A very large earthquake.
I love Jacksonville OR. One of my favorite two little towns in the world. I used to spend a lot of time there when I lived in Medford. A wedding, Christmas Tree lighting, history tours, friends, hiking. Much, much more. I was there a lot and I go there whenever I visit the area. HIGHLY recommended.
I’ve been wanting a video like this! Thanks Briggs!
You bet!
Really helpful for retirement or home-buying dreams in peaceful small towns. Opens up so many charming options!
My cousin came from Michigan to live with us in Huntington Beach to check out So Cal. I picked him up at LAX & drove him to HB. He asked me how I could tell when we were in a different town , I said you read the signs, without thinking what he actually meant as back where he came from there was country in between all the towns. 😂😂😂
LOL, ya, my bro lives in Studio City. It's kinda cool that way though.
@@johnbob4545 some city s where center lane is in both cities one side of the st is 20000 block other side is 700 block
I grew up in Orange County, I remember thinking it was just one big city.
That was my line to visitors. Grew up near LAX.
So glad you talk about internet connectivity. And medical availably. Do keep up with the rural communities! I am rural in the Hilltowns of western Massachusetts. Small...
Check the property in Texas before you buy. No income tax but high property taxes.
I'm feeling this big time right now in austin
Texan here for 70 years. Have to tell you that with small town Texas you have to be prepared for Bubbas. Folks who weren't in class for critical thinking. 🙄
Briggs, I so enjoy your videos. Very informative in a concise manner with terrific humor! Always look forward to your next one. Keep up this awesome channel.
Some of my favorite small towns are in Upstate NY. Woodstock, Cooperstown, Geneseo, Broadalbin, and Scotia are really cute and very affordable since people have been fleeing NY.
Oh no not Woodstock or Kingston
Not affCounty.
The uptown area in a Kingston gentrified
Very little inventory
Crowded.
Supermarkets more crowded, longer waits for appts.
The other places you list are further out so I agree.
I'm in Delaware county.
If you don't mind property taxes that cause your mortgage payment to double!
Cape Vincent NY is a small town just outside of Watertown NY that is nice and right on the St Lawrence river. Nice retirement area and not a big population.
Hi Briggs! Great video :) I’m glad to have moved out of a large city. It’s a nice slow down.
It really is!
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I don’t know why anyone would want to go to a Steelers game though, that seems like a waste of money, unless they’re playing the Browns of course.
LOL
I wish Biggs would just whisper it to me and no one else. He says a town then it becomes crowded and popular. You're a double edged sword, Biggs.
I commented on Briggs about the cheaper taxes. He helped me make up my mind on where to move for work. I had a choice between UT, WY or CO. I picked WY.
I love all your According to Briggs videos. Interesting and well made. Thanks for all the insight and information about our country. You usually ask for suggestions for topics, so I will suggest one today. I would like to see 10 places in the USA that are small homesteads, where it is permissible by law to raise chickens and have a vegetable garden. Right now I live in a area that does not allow these things, but I have interests in developing skills in these two areas as a useful hobby.
PS: I like this posting on rural towns and would like to see more of these.
I think he has done that
California beats all States bar none hands down on small rural areas and towns it's the best place to move to !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Small towns fits the bill very well, keep them coming. Needs to have mountains in view. Great video, as usual.
I watch a lot of your videos. In every video I have seen that despite your personal opinion or experience, you always seem very candid and objective about your subject matter.
Fun Facts about Dripping Springs:
Locals call it just 'Drippin'. As in "I live out near Drippin."
It was a dry county (no alcohol sales) until 2010, and when it became wet the number of drunk driving incidents dropped dramatically and all the while more people flocked to the area.
The 2004 movie The Alamo (with Dennis Quaid) was filmed in Dripping Springs.
One of the few counties that allow rain water collection for consumption and they even have their own water bottled. (Richard's Rainwater is one)
I never understood “dry counties”. Ran across them years ago when I briefly lived in SC. It’s nice you obviously love where you live.
@@cindylewis3325 i don't live there, just love Texas. Been there a bit when I lived in Austin and a close friend worked in Drippin.
@@damienthetexasian6827 I guess I got it wrong, but I loved your fun facts. That’s what makes a place different. Best wishes
Have been through there. Pretty. Quaint. But looked lately to move near Austin. Still looking for affordable on a school teacher salary.
@@andrealmoseley6575 ...thats not going to be Austin. Austin is the most expensive city to live in Texas. Property taxes, lack of driving infrastructure (traffic is on only 2 highways), politics, the Univ life.
Austin is small compared to its sibling cities. Lots of restaurants, not a lot of grocery stores, and a lot of pretentious transplants make Austin difficult to live in if you're blue collar.
San antonio attracts more down to earth people and then there's the towns in between. San Antonio and Austin are only about an hour apart with San Marcos (the famous Bucees), New Braunfels (Schlitterbaun) and Kyle between practically connecting the two cities.
I live in NW MN. A few years back a reporter from the Washington Post wrote an article that Red Lake Falls MN was one of the worst cities to live in. So he got an invite to actually come and visit the town from the locals. Well it turns out, he now lives here! He loved it so much he uprooted his family across country and made it home. Can’t judge a place until you’ve been there to see for yourself, meet the people and feel the vibes! We are located only a couple hours from the #10 Watford City, ND.
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Florida Man here. Awesome video Briggs!! If you got more small towns, keep them coming. Been to South Dakota. I'd move there in a heartbeat if not for family and the non-Florida weather.
Adding what cities/towns have reliable internet is a definite thumbs up!
I'm surprised how expensive most of the houses are considering their remote locations and lack of jobs and amenities. I would have expected more options under 100k in those states/locations.
The internet allows people to work remotely. As where I live many of those people come from the City where things are high, they overpay.1st. Then COVID came along & the housing inventory was wiped out by those fleeing from the big cities. Now there isn’t any inventory & houses cost twice as much..go figure
Under 100k is a thing of the past now. At least for anything structurally sound. It’s sad but it is what it is
Everyone's looking for remote areas now. This is why prices are going up... Especially the retirees. It's high time we get up out of the Cities anyway. God bless!
A lot were, but between people buying during pandemic to get away from cities (less people, lower cost of living) and big companies buying a bunch of properties and turning them into rentals, prices got stupid fast.
Right now, is the largest population going into retirement in US history=They’re going to milk them all
That was neat how you dropped the Dripping Springs tack onto Rivesville's geo coords. Nice. The rest was awesome as usual.
A Wyoming rural video would be cool. Or just a Wyoming video. it is somewhere we are considering for the next move. Keep up the good content 👍
I think that touring these towns would be an awesome RV trip!! Liking Arkansas and Wyoming...West Virginia looked pretty good, too! As for internet, we use Nomad and can take it about anywhere.
Very surprised to see Wisconsin nowhere on this list. I thought we all love this state! I can rattle off so many nice little towns here
Exactly! I live in Appleton and there are several towns I love visiting that aren’t an awful drive away. Shawano and Waupaca are my favorite places to visit.
You're so right! I live in Two Rivers, pop. 12,000. I cant imagine a better all-around small town! And I know there are dozens and dozens other top-notch towns in Wisconsin that should be on the top of this list. Honestly, I don't think this guy puts much effort into doing a careful, thorough research on any of his videos.
Too cold for many. Too conservative as well.
Thanks for the vid Briggs! These towns are super lowkey. Love it.
Thanks for this one. Lots of good information. I hope you do more since you found lots of other places. My kind paces!! 97% lower crime than the national average? wow
Can’t believe you mentioned Worland let alone it being #1 because that’s where my dad was born back in 1946. To him it was “the city” because he grew up in Ten Sleep, WY which is about 30 minutes east of Worland.
We were looking for homes in early 2021 and found one on Zillow in Rivesville, WV. We made arrangements with a realtor to see a home in Rivesville. The area we went through was so depressed, I started crying and could not stop. My heart hurt for people living in those conditions, especially the children. I got on the phone and cancelled the viewing. We settled on a home outside of Beckley. I would avoid Rivesville.
I lived in Cheyenne and commuted to Laramie for school. The ride was something else with blizzard popping up at higher elevation. The wind is crazy. But, I loved it!!!
I would move back to Wyoming in a heartbeat 💓.
Thanks. I just might!
When I saw Watford City on the list I thought I had mistakingly clicked on the worst rural towns to retire in 😁. I was there for a few months during the oil boom. I'll take your word for it that it's calmed down since then because I don't plan on going back lol.
I really like your channel. Plus we have the same sense of humor. Thanks!
Oh I live in Jacksonville, Florida. Watching a video makes me like you’re Jacksonville in Oregon much better. I bet a lot less crime and more pleasant summers.
This has been the most interesting list, to me so far. I grew up rural, lived in the city, briefly, as a young man, and moved back to a rural area. I am staying here until I retire, then I am moving somewhere warm and rural.
Dripping Springs is gorgeous, but it has but property has quadrupled the last 5 years and it is only a matter of time before it is a suburb of Austin.
I'd say it already is man, at least according to my own anecdotal experiences there in the last 5 years especially. Same goes for most other small hill country towns an hour or less west of the I-35 corridor, unfortunately.
It already is an exurb of Austin. Definitely not a rural community anymore.
Would love to see more of these videos and please make sure that you talked about what the cost is of housing on the low-end for each town because there are two or maybe three tones where you didn't mention that and the first town you say a lot more about it than almost all of the others
We have a perfect situation. Our town in South Dakota has 1500 but are 20 miles from a town of 50,000. We still get our Walmart. Our town has no crime and we bought a 130 year old house which is in perfect condition for 90,000.
Where? I'm gonna come from texas, we've been overrun and I'm tired of fighting stupid
Be careful. There are those who will move to SD and ruin it. Many states have been ruined by two types of people ( many of which include both groups )
What town are you in. Totally just curious.
@@nomadnomad3109 They never tell you the town name, because they want to keep it a secret. Which makes the entire comment completely useless.
@@nomadnomad3109 I think she's in Groton SD.
I have been to Cherokee Iowa and it is a nice little town. I also recommend LeMars Iowa and Pella Iowa. I would like to add that Plattsmouth Nebraska has a lot to offer. Located 20 minutes south of Omaha, great schools, great medical facilities, low crime, an Air Force Base nearby for military retirees, great connectivity due to the former SAC HQ being here (now Stratcom), low traffic, four seasons, nice old houses in town and newer construction on the periphery. If you really want a bigger city than Omaha to visit, Kansas City is only 2 hours 45 minutes away. If you like to travel you can drive to anywhere in two days, or fly out on major airlines to any major hub. Lots of affordable places to camp too, if you are an RVer. Hunting and fishing everywhere, and if you golf, Nebraska has the highest number of golf courses per capita.
I like Wahoo or Ashland in that area as well. Both are nicer than Gretna where I live.
Great video. Can you do one for cities/towns regularly devastated by tornadoes?
I spent a week on the Colorado River across from Bullhead City Arizona in Laughlin Nevada. 2 days before I was going back home, I hit a considerable jackpot.
You should do one on small cities. Around 100 to 300k that way the place is small but not too small.
I,m from Cherokee and it was a great place to live. Kind of related to a lot people there.
Love the idea of a Wyoming specific video!
Check out Powell, WY. Don’t tell them I sent you.
I watch all of your videos and I can’t believe you found Rivesville. I grew up about 10 minutes up the road going towards Morgantown. Real quiet area.
Lately out of curiosity I've been checking out properties in Michigan's thumb and I'm amazed to see how much land they have. From a couple acres all the way up to 65 acres of wooded land along a river or creek, to me that sounds like paradise
Bitter cold
Make sure to visit in January.
@@Pepeekeo808 oh I'm quite familiar with Michigan Winters, I live about an hour west of the thumb region and I have family there. Usually I'm ok with Winter until about March, which keeps me from seriously considering Northern Michigan because they are like 3-4 weeks behind the lower half of the state
It IS paradise. I’m in SW Michigan, wine country, and it’s paradise here, also. But given a chance to live in the “thumb”, I’d definitely take it!
Michigan is paradise April through September.
Good to know that these kinds of places still exist. Keep these videos coming! Good work.
Love your stuff.
Just a heads up.
Florida has 2 Withlacoochee rivers.
Great video as always Briggs. My wife
and I are looking to at least snowbird in Texas. We’ve been to Drippings Springs. Has anyone even told you about Decorah Iowa? It’s in rural town northeast Of the state. About 40 Miles west of the Mississippi River. By the Upper Iowa River. It’s not flat up there It’s about 70 miles south of Rochester Minnesota. It has 2 breweries small private collage called Luther. I grew up there. If you haven’t checked it out in all your research check it out.
Decorah is an awesome town! Actually the whole general area is beautiful (ne Iowa) I love the trout fishing!
Texas is full.
I'm. blessed to be in the rural were everyone knows everyone and everyone calls you friend.
You should make a video about best places to live to avoid allergies!
Either move to Arizona or south Florida.
I'm leaving LA for Mitchell So.Dakota…60 miles from Sioux falls… Mitchell has good fishing and the deal maker…a Walmart Super Store
Dripping Springs, TX map...
I did not know that Texas now goes all the way to WV. In my days it ended a the OK, AR border :-)
Still, great Video and info!
Dripping Springs is not cheap. It is grown into Austin. It should not be in this video.
I love Iowa and Cherokee looks nice, never been there but nice pictures of this town. Thank you Mr Briggs 🙏
You know what doesn't make sense to me? New home developers will build homes in these rural areas with hefty price tags. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of country living? If I'm going to move to the country I want lower cost of living. It doesn't make sense to have homes being built starting at $300,000+. I might as well stay in the city for that price.
I remember back in the day driving up Germantown Rd to the top of 185th, two lanes wide at the time, at night and seeing the flashing red light at T.V. Hubway.
Love this video. Thumbs up for the Wyoming only video.
Thanks 👍
The town I have been looking at moving back to is Kittanning, PA. "Seymour" you say "why?" There is lots of farmland and forests around the area. Plus if you were dropped into the 16201 zip you might not realize that you are only 40 miles form Pittsburgh. Might not have the best jobs but it is close to Pittsburgh. Pitt has good hospitals being home of UPMC hospital system and Kittanning is commuting distance from some nice colleges. IUP being my old school. Kittaning has cheap houses but need work.
We moved to Homestead and love it here
I live in SW Minnesota, about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls SD. Great change of pace from Denver CO. Great health care between Sioux Falls and Mayo in SE Minnesota and better internet than i had in Denver! Great move for me.