I was raised in Florida, so I understand what you mean by tooooo maaannnyyyy damn people moving here. But as far as the weather there I love the weather down here we have 2 seasons HOT AND COLD ( cold mostly in the northern area 's of the state) . Venomous snake's not a problem ( we have what you have + and we can throw in Big Alligator's) . And I can live in the middle of nowhere because I drive a truck for a living.
Unfortunately, that was what once small towns and cities in OR, ID, CO and oh yes my Texas said. The places that are wonderful to live WILL grow. The friends I have gorgeous NW AR say they are getting some fantastic families moving in, however.
@@genkiferal7178 You do realize there’s still millions of people in California who are right wing and vote republican right? Not everyone there is a liberal, you’re simple minded.
@@dont375 They are a minority and genereally in the norhtern part of the state. Even if they are right wing (I am libertarian, not right wing), the influx of money will cause property values to rise and that means all prices will rise. When the local store has to pay more property taxes, they increase their prices. I like money and nice things, but chose simplicity over frivilousness. Migrants from *any* place change the places they move to - even if that isn't their intention. I was pissed when my pansy doughboy neighbor petitoned to get our street paved. Suburbanites insist on making rural areas more suburban and that increases taxes. The elderly insist on having better ambulance services and that cost is spread out to all residents - increasing taxes. Old ladies want a public meeting hall to show art work and to have cultured get-together an other residents with no interest in those activities must help pay the bill.
I'm moving from Houston to Fayetteville in October, super excited. The weather, traffic, public transit, and especially the humidity is absolutely brutal here in comparison. I know it's all relative but from our experience in Fayetteville before deciding to move, we felt it was a better match for our lifestyle.
Hello hope you are doing fine there. Also thanks so much for this..used to live in Joplin and Fort Smith also. I know Rogers and Fayetteville also. You are great to give such honesty.
Traffic is a PRO! I lived in NWA for about 12 years now I'm in Phoenix and the traffic is brutal. 5 lanes bumper to bumper for 4-5 hours a day is the standard rush hour. I long for NWA traffic again even during BB&B!
I live 45 min from Phoenix… moved to a rural area for the exact reason… I dislike traffic and now it got worse. I’m planning on selling my homestead and moving to Arkansas.. hopefully I find my forever home!
After living in California and Minnesota, the con section of the video actually sounds like a mild pro section. I will definitely be looking into rural NW Arkansas for my next move.
I moved from Utah to Branson and to be honest after going to Fayetteville and Springdale I loved it....I'm not impressed with Branson and the traffic is ridiculous due to the tourist...the humidity here is hard on me until of course you get used to it but otherwise we have spectacular weather and I think the weather is great...by the ways my 3 boys and their troop is the only troop in all of America that helped in the Joplin Hurricane clean up that happened a few years back..
Congratulations Elizabeth Rivera, my son was in a Boy Scout Troop that was like that in the 90’s. I am sure sorry more troops and even Girl Scout troops were not there helping.
“Definitely” count = 38. But, seriously, good content. There are a number of realtors out there doing videos that get the information so wrong, I appreciate your accuracy. The only thing I would add is a “con” of a lack of a nearby international/large airport, which means most travelers will have to take at least 2 or 3 hops to get to the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, or further (Europe/Pacific), which is why XNA is the most expensive regional airport in the US. International airports in Tulsa, Little Rock, or Kansas City are all 2-3 hours away. So, yes, XNA is nice and convenient, but it is not fast, cheap, or easy to go far.
I came to NWA after living in Memphis, TN for over 20 years. The traffic is nothing to complain about. Head to a metro area with over a million people and you will start to have some issues. Good video though!
I live in Texas. Thinking about moving to the NWA area. Especially if I qualify for the incentive. I live in DFW, so your traffic looks like our traffic at 2am lol. We have tons of snakes here. And our sales tax is about the same. Add in high property tax and cost of living... Arkansas looks like a dream.
@@genkiferal7178 From what we've seen, NWA is SUPER cheap in comparison to DFW. Some of the nicest areas in NWA are like Frisco, but NWA has a lower crime rate in most areas. Bella Vista, you can literally buy a nice house on a small mountain for 1/2 the price of a home in Frisco or Plano.
@@chriswf thanks. some people commenting are throwing out numbers - maninly regarding renting - that are turning me off. the government took my house and 15 acres that I owned free and clear for 23 years, so I can't afford to buy.
@@genkiferal7178 oh renting in Arkansas is not ideal. There's no rights for renters. All the rights go to the property owners. As a renter you pretty much have to fix everything on your dime. Texas renting is expensive but at least you're not responsible for everything.
No, please , go some where else, there are a lot of people here already, The area was mot well prepared to received this amount of people that traffic is awful everywhere and crime, drugs and gangs are horrible!!!
I just happened to find this page and I thought I would go ahead and leave one Note no one mentioned, it could be Pro or Con depending on the person. I moved from Dallas-Fort Worth to Bella Vista a few years ago and The one thing that I am till having culture shock with is the shut down of everything about the time the sun sets!! There is nothing to run and do it place you have to go to because Everything around here closes around 8 p.m.! I mean everything! Restaurants & pretty much everything! Of course that's except for Walmart! Which if your not a huge fan of that place this will be challenging! But Now even Walmart is closed at 11! It's just one thing that's been very hard to get used to! You learn to shop early and plan ahead. It is beautiful here so it depends on how much you want your activities to revolve around the outdoors.
We're just there a few weeks ago checking out places. The traffic was hilarious and nuts. Someone dropped the ball synchronizing lights. I don't see how you could add a lane each way to those streets (Fayetteville and Bentonville main drags) unless there was a lot of eminent domain involved. Very beautiful place but the municipal road infrastructure is abysmal.
Some of the lights are synchronized but everybody drives 10-15 mph or more above the speed limit. They love to race to see who gets to wait at lights the longest 😂
@@grizzladams i think i get what you're saying but the reality remains. The place is growing. What might end up happening is that they might just move the heart of the city somewhere else. That would probably be bad for businesses in the area at the very least.
Hi Mandy, The best place for lake houses depends on what you’re looking for. For example, if you want to be on the main lake here, which is Beaver Lake, then I would suggest areas around Rogers or Lowell. You want to stay on the west side of Beaver lake so that your still close enough to the main areas such as Bentonville and Fayetteville. One issue that some people run into is if you want a boat dock, you have to make sure that there’s already one built on it when you buy. Or if the seller already has a permit to build a dock on the property. The corp of engineers has stopped issuing permits for boat docks on beaver lake. We don’t know if they will ever issue anymore but as of now to preserve wildlife and habitat they’re not allowing anymore boat docks to be built. So you definitely want to make sure that there’s already one there on the house that you buy or there’s already a permit issued for that property. Now on the other side of things, you could look at places like Bella Vista. There’s seven private lakes there and they are smaller however you’re gonna find them to be a little bit cheaper and still be able to build a boat dock there if they don’t already have one. That’s just a couple suggestions however if you’d like to talk more about it feel free to give us a call, text or email anytime and we would love to talk more with you! Hope that helps! Thanks for the comment. 833-824-8323 nwa@agentplusgroup.com
Great video! How’s the healthcare system? Lol and I know y’all have bugs, surprised it didn’t make the con list🤣🚨. Planning our move there this fall, if you can make a video about the pros and cons about the healthcare system it would really help. Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm from South Arkansas and many people I went to high school with call NWA home. There's way more to see/do up there. NWA is growing and thriving, while South Arkansas is declining and dying.
@@valariewillis6000 No one around here calls South Arkansas by that name. At least, no one I know. And I know a lot of people despite South Arkansas being small in population.
Arkansas is a great place my folks have been here since it was settled.if you're coming to Arkansas and your from west of the rockies leave that western attitude there if your from north of kc leave the Yankee attitude there.dont try to change Arkansas like it was where you come from
After being in Wyoming for almost 2 years now, I think the traditional western attitude is live and let live, private, tough, and a rather blunt manner of communicating. Not that any of these things are necessarily bad, but being born and raised in Texas, I know for a fact that they don't really jive with the more hospitable, polite, and nice demeanor of southern people as a whole. Just my $.02.
About the con #4 s. Nakes , are they common in southern Missouri? Moving to Douglas county on 39 acre land , what should we do to keep those things off the land ?
Hey Friends, I moved here from a life in Shreveport Louisiana, I love it here. I built a brand new custom home on 12 acres. My wife died in 2005, and my children moved to Texas, Ky and elsewhere. But, any girl looking for mate , something permanent, and not asking the questions about children, can come my way. But, I wouldn’t shoo you away with just a picture either.
Great video. I visited the area around Labor Day and enjoyed it. I’m a 55 yo single male. If there’s a development in NWA that might be cohesive for meeting singles with access to mountain biking I’d be interested in hearing suggestions
Plenty of biking and hiking trails, you can meet woman anywhere around the world, if you can't any where you're located then you might have a similar problem? Have you ever considered that your personality might be the problem?
Lived in Benton county all my 29 years of life. It sucks. PLEASE find somewhere else to move to, but if you’re going to move here, leave the California politics behind.
@@rgalletta58 and Chicago. Same is happening in TN mts and Texas's gorgeous areas. I give up on those popular areas and should be happy to simply make my own home and garden a sanctuary. I'd probably get killed by a serial murderer hiking alone anyway. I trust bears and panthers more than humans.
@@genkiferal7178 Exactly, I had a pistol on my hip and the man I was speaking to noticed my pistol. He assumed it was bear protection. I told him that bears don't scare me at all. This is for people! Now a Lion is a totally different story, lol! God Bless!
I have 2 5-pound Chihuahuas and a 15 pd Tibetan Spaniel that never got hurt AT ALL, and we lived in the country to the west side of bentonville. Just make sure they get their rabies shot EVERY YEAR that is Very important, and get a really great flea and tick drops. Especially ticks my dogs would ahve tons of ticks, but then again we live ligit in the woods. In a house of course but in the woods. But in the city I never had an issue with ticks that was ONLY when we lived in the heavily wooded/ woods.
After 2 month stumble here, great insight living in AR, I think you can't compare the traffic we have in Los Angeles, I expect to move out soon. Thanks
Just recently moved from SoCal due to the housing situation being so damn High can't find rentals under 2k and the AirBnBs are taking over seriously bad. We're looking for a place in Ft Smith Van Buren area would be nice to know which area are good to live in
Did you know that if you live near horseshoe bend Arkansas you can’t pitch a tent or park your RV on your own property? Unless you have already paid your building permits and are currently building a house . That is horrible.
That’s Horseshoe Bend for ya. That little town was started by selling lots at county fairs in Michigan, Wisconsin,Illinois, and Iowa. So, you see, they brought all their rules and regulations and imposed them on anyone who wants to live there. You have a population of northerners who are very clickish and don’t really like people not from a northern state. It’s ok, let them have it, it’s just a shit hole anyway.
I have lived in NWA for almost 30 years, transplant from So Cal. The sales tax is high, and not much to show for it. Fayetteville has grown by almost 60,000 people since 1991.
@@rzbkfan190 True. It is next to impossible to own a house on SS, if you don't already own one. You will have to rent a shack.no bathroom, and no running water
I wanna get out of Atlanta as soon as I graduate. Housing here is on the steady rise and I don’t like it. Gotta pay like $300,000 for a decent house that isn’t in bumbleheck.
More of you realtors selling the area to line your pockets. That’s right, let it get crowded and changed, which invariably means for the worst. The quality of life may go down but you’re richer, more successful ...... and that’s what matters !
I generally agree with everything you said, but would add a con for people moving here from other parts of the country.... Allergies. With 4 distinct seasons and all the beauty of the forested mountains, the deep wooded valleys, and the flowers and the grasslands, etc. ...comes pollen.... a lot of it. It's not as bad as some areas (also in this part of the country) but much worse than the northern climates, the western or eastern part of the US.
You forgot a con of NWA, all the fricking tweakers. I know I lived there for 3 years, my husband lived there for 30 years. Oh and all the 2 faced lying a×××oles. Beautiful state tho, I have never seen anything as beautitful as some sunsets that I witnessed from the back of a motorcycle.
In the summer it can seem like a jungle, if you come from wide open places. Also tornado’s….prepare for that. Gardens are so great there. In the seventies, yes, way back then, there was a road called “ Monkey Run “. Stay clear, banjo music 🪕Jethro and his cousins …😵💫
I was thinking of moving to north central arkansas. I love it there, love nature and so much to see. Is there a smaller city that I can afford on 1500. a month? I'm in Tulsa and I hate it here. WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE! I'm a recluse and would prefer a small town and woods with fresh air!
Beautiful area... My concern getting up in age is taxes, Healthcare, opportunity for good paying positions. Arkansas in general ranked low in those areas. Great for affordability.
@@thegefster1988 I got a starting salary of 70k in Bentonville after 4 years of college. A few years later and I make 120k in an area where a new construction 4 bed house is only 500k… For the cost of living our salaries are actually pretty good
I got bitten by mosquitos more in Michigan than I do in Florida. I also lived in Springfield, MO, for a few years and didn't have much of a problem with them. The boredom in Springfield is worse than the mosquitos.
There is no traffic here. No backups. Yep humid subtropical. You will fall in love with yer AC. Most of the time we get ice not snow in the winter. Dec is mostly 40°-50° Jan it drops and feb it ices. Yes lots of snakes not so many rodents. Guess why?
I live in NWA and houses are like $1200 to rent.. apartments range from $900-$1400 to rent. I suggest buy, it's cheaper. Gas $20. Electric $60-$120. Internet(only)83.99. Taxes on a new 2022 $3,689. Yearly taxes $168 for previously. Staple grocerie costs for me Milk 1.78 Bread about $2 Ground beef 80 lean 1 lb almost $6 (organic is cheaper)
I grew up in Missouri and we definitely don’t get as many here, I believe it has something to do with the mountains here. Not sure if you’re referring to the southern part of Arkansas but definitely no alligators here in Northwest Arkansas, it’s to cold here for alligators to live.
Living in Australia, you learn at a young age to walk away & ignore snakes (spiders, box jellyfish (ocean), crocodiles, etc). The snow, however, is a definite deterrent! NO BEER ON SUNDAYS? Wtf
Um I live in Fayetteville and there ARE snakes in the city. Our yard is cut by our landlord so it's kept up. We don't leave stuff lying around outside. We are not allowed to. I have had to have my son relocate SEVERAL snakes in the last 3 years alone.
I'm leaving a state of 40 million miserable people. Your cons are pros, for me. Worry not, I'm a God Fearing Outdoorsman. I just want to be left alone.
Clickbait... the picture behind you on RUclips isn't even in NWA.. It's in Searcy County, Red Bluff overlook on the Buffalo National River in North Central Arkansas. Lol
Yeah, we love the Buffalo River and all the bluffs and scenery! Not meant to be clickbait… just makes for a nice background picture. Good eye though… 👀👀👀 Thanks for the comment!
The only bears in Arkansas are black bears. (No grizzlies) They’re usually under 100 pounds but you won’t ever see them unless you are deep in the woods. I believe there was a couple smaller Cubs that were spotted in town last year or the year before but not something you ever really deal with here. To my understanding, there’s never been anyone injured by a bear here.
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About Arkansas humidity: saw a dog chasing a rabbit last summer...they were both walking.
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I've lived here all my life. Pros: it's pretty great. Cons: too many people moving here.
Haha how cute and honest. I wouldn't want people invading on my space either. BUT, it does sound like my kind of place.
I was raised in Florida, so I understand what you mean by tooooo maaannnyyyy damn people moving here. But as far as the weather there I love the weather down here we have 2 seasons HOT AND COLD ( cold mostly in the northern area 's of the state) . Venomous snake's not a problem ( we have what you have + and we can throw in Big Alligator's) . And I can live in the middle of nowhere because I drive a truck for a living.
Unfortunately, that was what once small towns and cities in OR, ID, CO and oh yes my Texas said. The places that are wonderful to live WILL grow. The friends I have gorgeous NW AR say they are getting some fantastic families moving in, however.
I want to get the hell out of Oregon and I stumbled on your page, I just love it. Thank you for being so informative. :)
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Same here.
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@@gypsy_haas5869 LOL oh yeah.. What if he is a conservative?
You must be in Portland? Why the bail out of Oregon?
It’s breathtaking there hoping to move late summer
How did it go?
This video was very informative and really swayed me on location if we decide to move. Thanks for this!
Moving to Bentonville in two years to be with the grandkids. Getting the heck out of California.
@@gypsy_haas5869 What a mean thing to say…rude.
@@Izzy-tu9oq calm down simpleton
noooooooo. stay in the mess you made.
@@genkiferal7178 You do realize there’s still millions of people in California who are right wing and vote republican right? Not everyone there is a liberal, you’re simple minded.
@@dont375 They are a minority and genereally in the norhtern part of the state. Even if they are right wing (I am libertarian, not right wing), the influx of money will cause property values to rise and that means all prices will rise. When the local store has to pay more property taxes, they increase their prices. I like money and nice things, but chose simplicity over frivilousness. Migrants from *any* place change the places they move to - even if that isn't their intention.
I was pissed when my pansy doughboy neighbor petitoned to get our street paved. Suburbanites insist on making rural areas more suburban and that increases taxes. The elderly insist on having better ambulance services and that cost is spread out to all residents - increasing taxes.
Old ladies want a public meeting hall to show art work and to have cultured get-together an other residents with no interest in those activities must help pay the bill.
Fayetteville resident here. Lived in NWA for 20 years....never seen one snake during that time.
Yeah, you really don't unless you're out in the woods. Thanks for commenting!
Well, that's no fun!
That's strange. I see snakes several times a year, sometimes on my porch. Never poisonous one's, usually just black and garder snakes.
I'm moving from Houston to Fayetteville in October, super excited. The weather, traffic, public transit, and especially the humidity is absolutely brutal here in comparison. I know it's all relative but from our experience in Fayetteville before deciding to move, we felt it was a better match for our lifestyle.
Hello hope you are doing fine there. Also thanks so much for this..used to live in Joplin and Fort Smith also. I know Rogers and Fayetteville also. You are great to give such honesty.
Thanks RossAnn, hope you're doing good too!
We definitely have a lot of great places here in the Ozarks!
Yes.a Builder explained the traffic and roads are horrible...
Traffic is a PRO! I lived in NWA for about 12 years now I'm in Phoenix and the traffic is brutal. 5 lanes bumper to bumper for 4-5 hours a day is the standard rush hour. I long for NWA traffic again even during BB&B!
I'm leaving Arcadia Phoenix for NWA. I hope I like it.
Great to hear! If you ever need any help, let us know!
Take hwy 12 lol
I live 45 min from Phoenix… moved to a rural area for the exact reason… I dislike traffic and now it got worse. I’m planning on selling my homestead and moving to Arkansas.. hopefully I find my forever home!
After living in California and Minnesota, the con section of the video actually sounds like a mild pro section. I will definitely be looking into rural NW Arkansas for my next move.
Na ol yankee better stay north
I moved from Ar-Kansas.. I miss and love this place. Will be moving back 💯.
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Great video and thanks for your candor.
You should’ve mentioned Eureka Springs we just visited there very very beautiful place lots to do
Drugs too
I moved from Utah to Branson and to be honest after going to Fayetteville and Springdale I loved it....I'm not impressed with Branson and the traffic is ridiculous due to the tourist...the humidity here is hard on me until of course you get used to it but otherwise we have spectacular weather and I think the weather is great...by the ways my 3 boys and their troop is the only troop in all of America that helped in the Joplin Hurricane clean up that happened a few years back..
Congratulations Elizabeth Rivera, my son was in a Boy Scout Troop that was like that in the 90’s. I am sure sorry more troops and even Girl Scout troops were not there helping.
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But, seriously, good content. There are a number of realtors out there doing videos that get the information so wrong, I appreciate your accuracy. The only thing I would add is a “con” of a lack of a nearby international/large airport, which means most travelers will have to take at least 2 or 3 hops to get to the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, or further (Europe/Pacific), which is why XNA is the most expensive regional airport in the US. International airports in Tulsa, Little Rock, or Kansas City are all 2-3 hours away. So, yes, XNA is nice and convenient, but it is not fast, cheap, or easy to go far.
Very true. I would go to Dallas. Stay overnight than continue my international traveling. Can’t complain much only once a year.
Grew up in a dry county in Texas. No beer sales on Sunday is not an issue. Plan ahead.
I came to NWA after living in Memphis, TN for over 20 years. The traffic is nothing to complain about. Head to a metro area with over a million people and you will start to have some issues. Good video though!
Everything is relative. Someone from LA would laugh at someone from Memphis who complained about traffic. Etc etc
In a few short years there will be well over 1 million people in the area 💯
I live in Texas. Thinking about moving to the NWA area. Especially if I qualify for the incentive.
I live in DFW, so your traffic looks like our traffic at 2am lol.
We have tons of snakes here.
And our sales tax is about the same. Add in high property tax and cost of living... Arkansas looks like a dream.
can you afford to take me with you? I live here too but looks like i can't afford that area. Everyone seems to be moving in the USA.
@@genkiferal7178 From what we've seen, NWA is SUPER cheap in comparison to DFW.
Some of the nicest areas in NWA are like Frisco, but NWA has a lower crime rate in most areas.
Bella Vista, you can literally buy a nice house on a small mountain for 1/2 the price of a home in Frisco or Plano.
@@chriswf thanks. some people commenting are throwing out numbers - maninly regarding renting - that are turning me off. the government took my house and 15 acres that I owned free and clear for 23 years, so I can't afford to buy.
@@genkiferal7178 oh renting in Arkansas is not ideal. There's no rights for renters. All the rights go to the property owners. As a renter you pretty much have to fix everything on your dime.
Texas renting is expensive but at least you're not responsible for everything.
No, please , go some where else, there are a lot of people here already, The area was mot well prepared to received this amount of people that traffic is awful everywhere and crime, drugs and gangs are horrible!!!
I just happened to find this page and I thought I would go ahead and leave one Note no one mentioned, it could be Pro or Con depending on the person. I moved from Dallas-Fort Worth to Bella Vista a few years ago and The one thing that I am till having culture shock with is the shut down of everything about the time the sun sets!! There is nothing to run and do it place you have to go to because Everything around here closes around 8 p.m.! I mean everything! Restaurants & pretty much everything! Of course that's except for Walmart! Which if your not a huge fan of that place this will be challenging! But Now even Walmart is closed at 11! It's just one thing that's been very hard to get used to! You learn to shop early and plan ahead. It is beautiful here so it depends on how much you want your activities to revolve around the outdoors.
We're just there a few weeks ago checking out places. The traffic was hilarious and nuts. Someone dropped the ball synchronizing lights. I don't see how you could add a lane each way to those streets (Fayetteville and Bentonville main drags) unless there was a lot of eminent domain involved. Very beautiful place but the municipal road infrastructure is abysmal.
Some of the lights are synchronized but everybody drives 10-15 mph or more above the speed limit. They love to race to see who gets to wait at lights the longest 😂
Thank goodness there isn't room to add lanes- I don't think you get it
@@grizzladams i think i get what you're saying but the reality remains. The place is growing. What might end up happening is that they might just move the heart of the city somewhere else. That would probably be bad for businesses in the area at the very least.
Hi, what towns or areas for a lake house?
Hi Mandy,
The best place for lake houses depends on what you’re looking for.
For example, if you want to be on the main lake here, which is Beaver Lake, then I would suggest areas around Rogers or Lowell.
You want to stay on the west side of Beaver lake so that your still close enough to the main areas such as Bentonville and Fayetteville.
One issue that some people run into is if you want a boat dock, you have to make sure that there’s already one built on it when you buy.
Or if the seller already has a permit to build a dock on the property.
The corp of engineers has stopped issuing permits for boat docks on beaver lake. We don’t know if they will ever issue anymore but as of now to preserve wildlife and habitat they’re not allowing anymore boat docks to be built. So you definitely want to make sure that there’s already one there on the house that you buy or there’s already a permit issued for that property.
Now on the other side of things, you could look at places like Bella Vista. There’s seven private lakes there and they are smaller however you’re gonna find them to be a little bit cheaper and still be able to build a boat dock there if they don’t already have one.
That’s just a couple suggestions however if you’d like to talk more about it feel free to give us a call, text or email anytime and we would love to talk more with you!
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the comment.
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@@LivingInTheOzarks Thank you very much. I hope to plan a trip to visit the state within a month or so .
Great video! How’s the healthcare system? Lol and I know y’all have bugs, surprised it didn’t make the con list🤣🚨. Planning our move there this fall, if you can make a video about the pros and cons about the healthcare system it would really help. Thank you 🙏🏻
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I'm from South Arkansas and many people I went to high school with call NWA home. There's way more to see/do up there. NWA is growing and thriving, while South Arkansas is declining and dying.
We call it LA, lower Arkansas!!!
@@valariewillis6000 No one around here calls South Arkansas by that name. At least, no one I know. And I know a lot of people despite South Arkansas being small in population.
@@finchborat guess it's a NWA saying😉
Arkansas is a great place my folks have been here since it was settled.if you're coming to Arkansas and your from west of the rockies leave that western attitude there if your from north of kc leave the Yankee attitude there.dont try to change Arkansas like it was where you come from
What attitude is that exactly???
After being in Wyoming for almost 2 years now, I think the traditional western attitude is live and let live, private, tough, and a rather blunt manner of communicating. Not that any of these things are necessarily bad, but being born and raised in Texas, I know for a fact that they don't really jive with the more hospitable, polite, and nice demeanor of southern people as a whole. Just my $.02.
@@dk-qr5xt you mean FAKE
I believe he means smart ass attitude.
i agree with bad traffic and crazy drivers around bentonville
About the con #4 s. Nakes , are they common in southern Missouri? Moving to Douglas county on 39 acre land , what should we do to keep those things off the land ?
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Hey Friends, I moved here from a life in Shreveport Louisiana, I love it here. I built a brand new custom home on 12 acres. My wife died in 2005, and my children moved to Texas, Ky and elsewhere. But, any girl looking for mate , something permanent, and not asking the questions about children, can come my way. But, I wouldn’t shoo you away with just a picture either.
Bless you Larry Ferguson. Hey, with the way Texans are moving into NW AR your kids may just end up back with you! Lol
You forgot to mention that Crystal Bridges art museum is free!
Great video. I visited the area around Labor Day and enjoyed it. I’m a 55 yo single male. If there’s a development in NWA that might be cohesive for meeting singles with access to mountain biking I’d be interested in hearing suggestions
Plenty of biking and hiking trails, you can meet woman anywhere around the world, if you can't any where you're located then you might have a similar problem? Have you ever considered that your personality might be the problem?
@@StallionFernando My personality is awesome and I’m awesome. lol If I move there i’d like to live in an area or development with similar people
I might just be the one 😊
NWA has a ton of bike trails...
@@jniemec I'm thinking about moving there, too. 46 year old single female, you handled Sushi like a pro. 😉
Coming from Itah you can't buy beer in any part of Utah on Sunday either
Lived in Benton county all my 29 years of life. It sucks. PLEASE find somewhere else to move to, but if you’re going to move here, leave the California politics behind.
they won't. even if they did, they'll jack prices way up so that locals will no longer be able to afford those areas.
@@genkiferal7178 I've been told that people from all over. New York and Boston are moving to NWA.
@@rgalletta58 and Chicago. Same is happening in TN mts and Texas's gorgeous areas. I give up on those popular areas and should be happy to simply make my own home and garden a sanctuary. I'd probably get killed by a serial murderer hiking alone anyway. I trust bears and panthers more than humans.
@@genkiferal7178 Exactly, I had a pistol on my hip and the man I was speaking to noticed my pistol. He assumed it was bear protection. I told him that bears don't scare me at all. This is for people! Now a Lion is a totally different story, lol! God Bless!
@@rgalletta58 I love open-carry and thank you for doing so. It is a big deterrent for theives and tyrants.
What about tornados ?
How do you protect your dogs from snakes? We want to move out of Washington and we have a Rat Terrier, Black Lab and Rottweiler.
Don’t bring your dogs
I have 2 5-pound Chihuahuas and a 15 pd Tibetan Spaniel that never got hurt AT ALL, and we lived in the country to the west side of bentonville. Just make sure they get their rabies shot EVERY YEAR that is Very important, and get a really great flea and tick drops. Especially ticks my dogs would ahve tons of ticks, but then again we live ligit in the woods. In a house of course but in the woods. But in the city I never had an issue with ticks that was ONLY when we lived in the heavily wooded/ woods.
@@ginnyofnewstone6142 thank you for the information!
Pretty simple, don't let him get close to snakes?
Poison your yard
What about Benton AR. Tell me about Benton very urgent.
Is real estate cheaper in Carroll, Madison, Franklin, and Crawford Counties?
Benton is best
After 2 month stumble here, great insight living in AR, I think you can't compare the traffic we have in Los Angeles, I expect to move out soon. Thanks
@@gypsy_haas5869 not all California are liberal I support Trump. Even if I want to move my wife doesn’t want to live in a town.
@@gypsy_haas5869 don't worry I don't want to live next to narrow mind people like. I'm out of the state not moving near you.
What about flooding? Is that an issue there at Northwest Arkansas?
Yes, Johnson especially
Can you help me to get a good one bed room apartment in budget, nearby University of Arkansas?
Just recently moved from SoCal due to the housing situation being so damn High can't find rentals under 2k and the AirBnBs are taking over seriously bad. We're looking for a place in Ft Smith Van Buren area would be nice to know which area are good to live in
@@underestimated3040 can you share more information? I'm considering moving to NWA from Long Beach Ca
Don't move to the ft.smith area move up North about an hour or so
In 2016, I moved to a place called Honey Hollow 5 miles west of Westfork Arkansas, where the gravel roads are really gravel roads 😂. I love ARKANSAS……
You make it sound attractive; worth investigating in person, thanks.
Did you know that if you live near horseshoe bend Arkansas you can’t pitch a tent or park your RV on your own property? Unless you have already paid your building permits and are currently building a house . That is horrible.
That’s Horseshoe Bend for ya. That little town was started by selling lots at county fairs in Michigan, Wisconsin,Illinois, and Iowa. So, you see, they brought all their rules and regulations and imposed them on anyone who wants to live there. You have a population of northerners who are very clickish and don’t really like people not from a northern state. It’s ok, let them have it, it’s just a shit hole anyway.
How much to rent there looking for 2bd
I have lived in NWA for almost 30 years, transplant from So Cal. The sales tax is high, and not much to show for it. Fayetteville has grown by almost 60,000 people since 1991.
Why not move out to somewhere quieter and cheaper like Bella Vista?
Charisse here from Baton Rouge, La. Enjoyed your video, thanks.
I always believed that NW AR got colder than any region in the state
Nope, I live in NWA
@@valariewillis6000 👀🤷♀️🤷♂️
Wondering how it would be for web developers.
Cool looking snakes! Stock up all week long for 6 days, oh well you can't get any beer on Sunday.
Great video packed with knowledge
I was born in Arkansas and would like to go back👍
You can't afford Benton or Washington County if your on ssa
ThanX, Really,?
@@cashed-out2192 If you have a lot of payments you can't live anywhere on SS.
@@rzbkfan190 True. It is next to impossible to own a house on SS, if you don't already own one. You will have to rent a shack.no bathroom, and no running water
@@cashed-out2192 True. Unless your an illegal immigrant.
I wanna get out of Atlanta as soon as I graduate. Housing here is on the steady rise and I don’t like it. Gotta pay like $300,000 for a decent house that isn’t in bumbleheck.
Is the Netflix Ozarks recorded in Arkansas? I means the parks and views.
No
We’re full. Go away
What is up with people and the beer issue!? Plan ahead!
So if you need beer on Sunday you can drive to Siloam Springs Oklahoma City and get beer
I’m from New Jersey what can you tell me about these areas Oxford Izard county ,Lead Hill, Altas thank you for any feedback
If you mean Altus, it's Arkansas wine country
Oxford is low rent trash. Best thing about it is Dollar General and the Post Office.
More of you realtors selling the area to line your pockets. That’s right, let it get crowded and changed, which invariably means for the worst. The quality of life may go down but you’re richer, more successful ...... and that’s what matters !
I generally agree with everything you said, but would add a con for people moving here from other parts of the country.... Allergies. With 4 distinct seasons and all the beauty of the forested mountains, the deep wooded valleys, and the flowers and the grasslands, etc. ...comes pollen.... a lot of it. It's not as bad as some areas (also in this part of the country) but much worse than the northern climates, the western or eastern part of the US.
You should add the lonestar tick/ alpha gal to the cons
You forgot a con of NWA, all the fricking tweakers. I know I lived there for 3 years, my husband lived there for 30 years. Oh and all the 2 faced lying a×××oles. Beautiful state tho, I have never seen anything as beautitful as some sunsets that I witnessed from the back of a motorcycle.
Besides work lol I want to hike, bike and country western dance in my spare time there
I have a great idea--hey should merge all the cities of the northwest corner of Arkansas and call it: ARKOPOLIS!
Just give it a little time, it will happen!
5 years or so it will be
Hello, where can I get a hold of you? I'm an out-of-state investor looking to buy & hold in Fayetteville, AR.
We don't want you here, we have enough people buying up land and trying to hustle it, go be a scam artist elsewhere please.
@@StallionFernando Found two deals, and I think I just may buy them cash money, baby. Deal with it.
@@valleystylez1 Love your response! haha 🤌
In the summer it can seem like a jungle, if you come from wide open places. Also tornado’s….prepare for that. Gardens are so great there. In the seventies, yes, way back then, there was a road called “ Monkey Run “. Stay clear, banjo music 🪕Jethro and his cousins …😵💫
Hello Good Afternoon ,. Would Appreciate Any Information/ Recommendations on Southern MO / Moark Borderline/ Bull Shoals areas --- thank you
I was thinking of moving to north central arkansas. I love it there, love nature and so much to see. Is there a smaller city that I can afford on 1500. a month? I'm in Tulsa and I hate it here. WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE! I'm a recluse and would prefer a small town and woods with fresh air!
Check out Mt. Home. Great little city. 14,000 pop.
buy your beer on Saturday. lol
Beautiful area... My concern getting up in age is taxes, Healthcare, opportunity for good paying positions. Arkansas in general ranked low in those areas. Great for affordability.
Northwest Arkansas has one of thre best job markets in the country currently. The rest of Arkansas doesn’t have near as much opportunity though.
@@dirtydinner6463 Lots of opportunities but don't seem to pay much. Same issue in Augusta area and Winston Salem
@@thegefster1988 I got a starting salary of 70k in Bentonville after 4 years of college. A few years later and I make 120k in an area where a new construction 4 bed house is only 500k… For the cost of living our salaries are actually pretty good
Rush hour traffic is horrendous.
Whats worst: mosquitos of Florida or the Bugs of the Ozarks?
I got bitten by mosquitos more in Michigan than I do in Florida. I also lived in Springfield, MO, for a few years and didn't have much of a problem with them. The boredom in Springfield is worse than the mosquitos.
sorry dude but #1 bad news...the intro "music" on this vid...but great video nonetheless. Thank you!
Is it just me or does it sound like he’s putting an “L” at the end of Arkansas? “Arkansal”
Saaaaame
He is, and it is like fingernails on a chalkboard 🙄
#4 should be a pro
There is no traffic here. No backups.
Yep humid subtropical. You will fall in love with yer AC.
Most of the time we get ice not snow in the winter.
Dec is mostly 40°-50°
Jan it drops and feb it ices.
Yes lots of snakes not so many rodents. Guess why?
Rain means water
Higher 6.5 eats into grocery buying
Thanks for the video, great useful information 👍😀
Rural place with big city prices...
Oh yes, don’t be mistaken, my 3 children are my Angels.
You didn't mention tornadoes, but that's okay, because you lost me at the snakes.
Pro is property tax. It is so cheap compared to TX
I live in NWA and houses are like $1200 to rent.. apartments range from $900-$1400 to rent. I suggest buy, it's cheaper. Gas $20. Electric $60-$120. Internet(only)83.99. Taxes on a new 2022 $3,689. Yearly taxes $168 for previously. Staple grocerie costs for me
Milk 1.78
Bread about $2
Ground beef 80 lean 1 lb almost $6 (organic is cheaper)
Neighborhood Walmart lol Aldis
I've seen apartments as lows as 600-800 which look pretty decent, what part of NWA are you in?
@@StallionFernando Rogers
dang. i'll look for another place.
@@ashleykochan2258 for Rogers that's rediculous lol
Sorry you need to kill the load music!
Great video
Lol, you call that traffic?!
Lol it was hilarious to be in traffic on a 2 lane street. It was quite a few blocks though and it was annoying. I'm from la and the traffic annoyed me
Lol...2 huge "cons" you didnt mention...
1. Tornados, and
2. Alligators!!!!!
I grew up in Missouri and we definitely don’t get as many here, I believe it has something to do with the mountains here.
Not sure if you’re referring to the southern part of Arkansas but definitely no alligators here in Northwest Arkansas, it’s to cold here for alligators to live.
Living in Australia, you learn at a young age to walk away & ignore snakes (spiders, box jellyfish (ocean), crocodiles, etc). The snow, however, is a definite deterrent! NO BEER ON SUNDAYS? Wtf
Um I live in Fayetteville and there ARE snakes in the city. Our yard is cut by our landlord so it's kept up. We don't leave stuff lying around outside. We are not allowed to. I have had to have my son relocate SEVERAL snakes in the last 3 years alone.
When you move here don't bring yer politics here.
I'm leaving a state of 40 million miserable people. Your cons are pros, for me. Worry not, I'm a God Fearing Outdoorsman. I just want to be left alone.
Nice getting discouraged seen a vid of Harrison ark sadd people like that still.
Clickbait... the picture behind you on RUclips isn't even in NWA.. It's in Searcy County, Red Bluff overlook on the Buffalo National River in North Central Arkansas. Lol
Yeah, we love the Buffalo River and all the bluffs and scenery!
Not meant to be clickbait… just makes for a nice background picture.
Good eye though… 👀👀👀
Thanks for the comment!
One Question? Bear😬
Are you asking if we have bears here?
The only bears in Arkansas are black bears. (No grizzlies)
They’re usually under 100 pounds but you won’t ever see them unless you are deep in the woods.
I believe there was a couple smaller Cubs that were spotted in town last year or the year before but not something you ever really deal with here. To my understanding, there’s never been anyone injured by a bear here.
you must like your voice, but I was looking for property.
Lmao this was very informative. Just keep scrolling YT.
"stay-tuned". you are the solo content on the video just get to it.
Thanks for the comment!
Snakes live in yes trees and along the ground
The thought the Clintons left the state!
NWA attracting employment and retirement where to go good job you going better then FL just wait and see
People are just selfish and rude here in traffic. That's what makes it terrible. Nobody let's anybody merge. Society is going downhill
Na I recon all y’all dagum yankees stay in yalls own state stop coming here