All those other reasons you mentioned are good reasons to move out of Oregon too. And those are the reasons I’d move out if I had the money. But the ongoing rain is also my reason I’d move out & also other reasons you left out! They are selfish, careless, clueless & dishonest & they outlaw stuff that is important to have & make into law to do stuff that is wrong. So good people out there that love the State of Oregon too much are making a very bad mistake of it. Because as much as many love it! They aren’t loving them back. Because they only love themselves. Not others!
@@k7j6 I’m looking into Iowa, I just want a nice place to work on my cars, listen to my music and finally own my own house in peace and relative quiet. The cost of living is significantly cheaper there despite the sales tax, the medical is better ( if you’re close to the hospital) It’s a swing state so chances are better that our opinions are heard, safer, lower violent crime. Down side is the land is relatively flat compared to Oregon, the weather is sometimes violent and it’s very expensive to move.
@@BlackTownie999 thanks! But no thanks! I’d rather live somewhere where there is way less rain. I hope to live in Colorado. And I know there has been their share of crime there too! As do I understand it has been expensive as well! But! Pricy or Not Pricy! Crime or No Crime! I’d live there before I lived anywhere that had ongoing rain. And while California might be a tad worse! Doesn’t matter to me! Because just like Colorado! Southern California still gets way less rain. So as expensive as it may be there! I’d gladly even live there before anywhere where there is ongoing rain like there is in Oregon. But I do appreciate you letting me know anyway! I could maybe visit Iowa in the future if I have to! But depends on what they have there for Tourism & Tourist Attractions that would be worth me seeing!
@@k7j6 I did the opposite move. CO native who moved to eastern OR. The Front Range of CO is basically California East (or Calirado, if you prefer). Prices are insane there, relative to wages. Full of Californians. Not sure where you're planning on moving to in CO, but keep that in mind.
@@TheyRiseBand I appreciate you taking the time to let me know! But I’ll happily take the insane prices & live there over living somewhere that has way too much rain! Aside that! At least Colorado doesn’t outlaw too much stuff that is important like Oregon does! And at least they don’t make into law to do stuff that is wrong either! As much as I don’t like high prices either! I’d gladly take them & live there just to be away from all that disgraceful stuff in Oregon!
I was a local truck driver in Portland for 10+ years. I moved shortly after the BLM riots because one night around midnight, the protesters were blocking the i5 and i205 bridge into Washington and I had to deliver a load to Seattle. As I was patiently waiting in the line of traffic (I was paid hourly so I didn’t really care tbh), I noticed the “protesters” were climbing on the truck a few cars ahead of me. Then I seen one with a baseball bat and he was smashing the trailer lights with it… and after like 2 minutes, they got to my truck. They started smashing the headlights, the windshield, slashing my tires and airlines, and spray painting all over my truck. Lasted all of 2-3 minutes and then they moved on. My night was shot as I had to wait for my company to pick me up, they sent a tow truck and another semi to grab the trailer. I hid in the cab with my gun, ready to pop off, but they didn’t want in, they were just trying to cause as much destruction as possible. I moved a short 3 months after that happened, in the middle of Covid. I wasn’t sticking around
It's no coincidence that every state that's losing population has a reputation of being LIBERAL LIBERAL LIBERAl..Being from Wisconsin; I know that basically Illinois is end to end blessed with some of the richest farmland in the world & should be a well to do state..but the City of Chicago & all there crooked politicians & unbelievable crime rate drags the entire state into absolute NOTHINGNESS...
@@kimhorton6109 I feel you. I know it wasn’t real protesters but that’s literally what the media was calling them lol. I moved to Hawaii and I’m much much happier regardless
Good, we don’t need you, and don’t bother coming back when you have no water, can’t afford insurance, or any of the other things that climate change is affecting.
The top reasons why people are leaving Illinois is NOT the weather. It's the massive property taxes and the crime. I've lived here for 61 years, so I should know!
Come to Texas if you want to complain about property taxes. I pay $1400 taxes on a $70,000 piece of property and thanks to an inflated real-estate market they have an average $200 yearly increase.
When we left IL 24 years ago we bought a house for ten times what our house in IL was worth. We paid the same amount of real estate taxes as we did in IL. I swore I would never buy a home in IL again. Besides the corruption in Chicago steals downstate tax dollars.
@@MrStacy1974 I tell people who think Texas is a tax paradise because they have no income tax to research the outrageous property tax. Government is going to get it's money one way or another.😒😒😒😡
Iowa have less taxes than Illinois? I'm guessing yes , I'm in California and worked with a gal from Illinois and she said she loved California taxes ( our property taxes really aren't that bad and I know Illinois has high property taxes)
@@califdad4 I believe its the income taxes not re taxes, plus traffic, people are a**holes, cost of everything, violence, plus most of all crap politics. Schitts gotta go as well as Smellosi
@@cherylevans23 taxes are really bad on high earners , I think most of the movings away from California is price of housing, but some people who move away find its worse where they moved to and move back
California's biggest problem i that there are too many people. It would be good if the population was reduced by a third or a half. Most of the other problems are related to that. I should point out though that people have complained about the school system forever. California does have the best higher education in the country though. People come here for that from all over the world. If you want to see how bad the crime is, watch a movie from the 1950's. It seems like California is just infested with criminals. I especially recommend "The Maltese Falcon". You will see how immigrants are affecting the crime rate.
High-cost housing isn't just the money. It brings in predatory housing companies who soak you for shoddy apartments and you have to sue them to get them to lift a finger to fix anything.
Right. I’m sure “bad policies” has nothing to do with why southern and Appalachian states routinely have education and health conditions on par with third world countries.
@@Dr.Schlitz Most of the "bad" states he lists are run by the socialist left. The southern and Appalachian states are being punished by the policies of the left in DC which restrict energy production and ship jobs overseas.
@@Dirt-Fermer You need a good diet and health care in your young years in order to develop intelligence, Dirt-Fermer. You also need good education. The Republican governors of 14 states not long ago rejected federal food aid for the children of their states, because of ideological reasons: they'd rather have the kids go hungry than accept money from the feds and, even worse, from a Democratic administration. West Virginia alone has had immense problems retaining teachers because the Republican state government has declared war on teachers. Republican-led states make it very hard for young professionals to chose their states or to move there long term due to the 2nd class citizenship they impose on women. See a pattern here?
Well, with regard to Oregon, I've noted over the years that if there's anywhere really nice to live people will swarm into it until it's not nice anymore, and then they will complain about it when they did it.
It's more involved than these days. It's called the culture war. It involves a good deal of misinformation designed to make certain cultures and ideas inferior. It's really designed to keep us as a civilization divided.
I'm not even American, I'm Canadian, but this is too true over here in Ontario. People from the Greater Toronto Area are moving everywhere else and ruining it.
I left Oregon after 26 years and it wasn't the weather. Everybody I know that left wasn't because of the weather. It was the politics, pure and simple. That and the housing costs, which are caused by the politics.
Fairmont, West Virginia (my hometown) was the town that introduced pepperoni rolls to America. They were made as an easy to prepare lunch staple for Italian immigrants who arrived to work in the coal mines. The portability and flavor made pepperoni rolls a popular delicacy.
So glad to hear from you. So much has happened since I last talked to you. I'm doing so-so. Since we last talked, my dad and my oldest brother died. Dad suffered a massive stroke on February 24, 2007. He managed to survive until November 1, 2010. My brother died April 6, 2007, after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis. I've been drawing Social Security disability since 1990, owing to emotional problems. I never married nor had children. I don't guess I ever will, but miracles have been known to happen. I live at The Arbors, which is downtown. I had lived in College Park for over 50 years, but had to leave in January 2018 because of plumbing problems. It wound up damaging the kitchen ceiling. Somebody bought the house for the price of delinquent tax payments. I try not to let life wear me down, and so far it hasn't. Sorry I couldn't give a little better report, but as long as things get no worse, I guess I can live with it. TTYL.
@@Allison-jj1vq an assumption like that from you just illustrates the folly of the 19th Amendment. You can have your nose rubbed in the mess that Marxist policies cause and you still support them.
I grew up in Oregon. My youngest son was born in March. The next spring when he was a little over 1 yr. old he was standing on the couch and had moved the curtain to look out the window. He started crying and pointing and yelling Hot! Hot! I went to see what was scaring him so much. It was the sun.
My oldest was born in March and similar reaction the spring after she turned 1 in Canada. She heard a flock of birds calling outside for the first time after a 6 month winter and asked ""what?" I said it was the birdman and his minions coming to get her. Sadly she didn't believe me and giggled. Would have been way cooler if I had convinced her. She's 20 and never believes me about anything 😅
@@runningfromabear8354 It's so great to have these memories of such simple things. When my son cried about the sun I never thought that 43 years later I would remember it. I wonder how many things I have forgotten. I wish I could remember it all, every minute.
Michigan has historically lost population too, but it seems like that is starting to change and it's on the upswing. Detroit even gained some people in the recent census.
Don't be so eager to dismiss politics. Oregon is a huge state, with multiple economic zones, only a few of which are rainy. There's only one thing all these regions share in common, and that is subjugation to one-party rule by an extreme faction who ruin the state by design--de facto legalizing riots, encouraging open-air drug encampments that ruin urban centers and burn down forests, draining schools of students by sacrificing curriculum to the promotion of gender drugs and surgery, draining the state of families by taking custody from parents who don't use the right pronouns, and paying farmers in the state's most agriculturally abundant areas to grow marijuana instead, making it hard to buy food in a state that should be self sufficient and leaving large sections of Oregon with rotting weed that's worth nothing and feeds no one. And they get away with it because there's no shortage of mainstream and online media eager to soft-peddle the situation. It's gross; why do you do it?
I’m from W NYS. Have lived out of state for yrs and now am close to retirement. I wish I could move back to my home state, but alas, too expensive! I don’t even really mind the snow either! Just too expensive to live there as a retiree! I wouldn’t even mind living in a diff part from the region where I grew up! I miss my beautiful home state.
Well I’m packing up in 2 weeks and heading to Nashville. Westchester NY is sky high and we had enough. Plus Hochul…..😂 I retire June 30. Moving July 1st. Can’t wait.
I live in Oregon and have my whole life. The people here prefer the weather-those who don’t are from out of state. The reason we’re losing people is because of the high cost of living and the homeless population.
Yeah I'm an oregonian and love cold weather. We have great summers too. But we have the worst homeless problem in the country....eugene is the worst of the worst anywhere in the country
Native Californian, soon to be Arizonian. I was born just up the street from Disneyland, and have lived here 59 years, but I am out. California has turned into a crap place to live. Everything is more expensive, gas, food, groceries, property, auto registration, etc... Sacramento keeps throwing taxpayer money away on a high speed rail that, so far, only goes from SF to Merced and will never be able to turn a profit. It used to be my friends and I could go dirt bike riding, or ride horses in the hills, go hangliding off the cliffs in Laguna and Dana Point. Now all those places are filled with gated communities and snobs.
CA is going to be the mecca of snobs and people who just like to impress and spend their money in abandon. Taxpayers will be the target now, and finding decent home insurance will be a nightmare (as in FL). NO regrets whatsoever on leaving to a more hospitible state.
The truth is people move for warmer climates like Florida and Texas. In time these red states will expose the hatefull biased politics. People will move back.
Im in CT and I'm surprised CT is not on this list,,, we have one of the worst tax rates in the country and many are leaving,,, businesses are shutting down all over the state,,, cost of living is unbelievable especially for seniors,,,
My husband and I moved to Oregon from central California. We were sick of the heat and sunshine in the area where we lived, up by Sacramento, so we moved to western Oregon, where we love the weather, including the constant clouds and rain.
@@shadfletcher6815That could happen some day as one of the largest voting blocks keeping Democrats in power has been Hispanics due to the undocumented workers issue and migration, if Republicans managed to solve these outstanding issues, provide a path to all people who are undocumented to become citizens and solve the migration issue a major block of voters could switch sides Hispanics are mostly conservative socially, they see family values highly and are mostly strong Christians so they share a lot of values with Republicans, the only item holding back the vote is the above.
I've mentioned this before, but the eastern part of Oregon (the right-hand 2/3 of the state) is totally different from the western part. We hardly get any rainfall as precipitation goes, but we get a fair amount of snow in the winter. The Bend/Redmond area is growing very fast, while Portland accounts for almost all of the people moving out of the state...
@MrKim-kv2vv Yeah. Unfortunately, I have to pay attention to things like that before I relocate. Bend OR might not be safe for me, …, but I guess it’s ok 👍 for everyone else!
@MrKim-kv2vv Thanks for the info on my name...didn't know that black folks don't have names such as William or Jones. By the way, why do you have a photo of a white guy in your icon when you have a clearly Korean name?
I was born in California in 1951, and watched it go downhill. Over regulation, high taxes and high gas prices finally drove me to Alaska in 2017. Food is more expensive, but Walmart avocados were $6 for 5 small ones. Where I live, there's no income tax, no sales tax, no property tax. Gas in Fairbanks right now is at least a buck per gallon cheaper than California. And you can carry a gun, and nobody cares. Does get very cold in the winter which makes people leave, but from mid-May to mid-September the weather is nice, and the long sunny days does amazing things in my garden.
@@nobody.of.importance no. California makes it a misdemeanor at minimum, as do most states. Only a few allow concealed carry without a permit, and only a few more allow open carry. Most states have laws pertaining to transporting firearms, frequently in a locked container.
@@hairy-one Dude, what alternate reality are you living in? I'm in Oregon, one of the bluest states in the country, and people walk around here with guns all the time.
I've lived in CA for most of my almost 70 years, and have no intention of moving. If I were (a lot) younger, I might think of leaving - but it would be out of the country, not just the state.
I was born in CA and lived there for 60 years southern and northern. My children grew there. We all moved to Florida and couldn't be happier. CA is a beautiful but the politics has moved too far left and crazy. Breathe the free air of Florida and you won't come back to California. The terrible governors (Newsome is the worst) and DAs are bad enough, but the Covid lockdowns and mask mandates sealed the deal. Taxes, squatters rights, looters, minimum wage nonsense, pride this and that constantly in your face = insanity. Have a nice life.
@@mikecrooks8085 Honestly, I have no idea. I don’t think recall that thought ever entering my mind when I was really young. Mostly I’ve been pretty happy with where I’ve lived.
thanks for answering but my question was for wilson at the top of the thread as he the one indicated there was perhaps a better country out there. Everybody should be happy where they are at or should do something about it.@@ellenhantzsche-yk6lw
Concerning Illinois, I am not sure where you got your data from. The top places people from Illinois are moving to are Florida (35,000), Indiana (31,000), Wisconsin (27,000), Texas (25,000), California (24,000), Missouri (20,000), Iowa (16,000), Tennessee (13,000), Georgia (11,000). Michigan (11.000), Arizona (11.000), . . . Utah is not even on the list. As for why, the top reason is taxes. With a rate of just over 15%, Illinois ranks as number one in terms of the highest annual state and local taxes on the median US household-almost 40% more than the national average. The total state and local tax rate for the median household is over 15%. Next comes housing costs, crime and job market. Weather is number 5 on the lists I have seen.
@@fremendude8653 I didn't criticize Briggs for not listing he sources. I just inquired where he was getting his data from. Seldom if ever does someone list their sources when making a You Tube comment. As it was, I used Google and found three or four source materials including census data.
I literally just left California for New York this year! I went from a big city L. A. to rural part of New York. The reason is exactly like the video said. I tried for years to buy a house in California, but it’s too damn expensive. We found incredibly affordable housing in rural New York and just up and moved. It took 2 months to find a job, but finally landed a job like I had before with really great opportunities to move up. So far everything is affordable and am doing good. We are alone here, though, so that’s the only negative part is missing our families. We just couldn’t afford to live there anymore. It’s peaceful and quiet and apparently very safe. So far so good.
And why aren’t there enough houses and apartments? Politics. Loopy policies and environmental regulations make it difficult and unprofitable to build apartments. Those regulations also make houses expensive to build.
@@TheBruceGdayMaybe your home town has empty lots but that is not the case for the population hubs of LA and the Bay Area. It’s a popular place and we have many lucrative industries here and very little space (in the urban areas). There aren’t many places to build in any of the congested areas.
Serious situation with some excellent humorous digs,lol. Alaska mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds, New York rats the size of chihuahuas, too funny Briggs, totally caught me off guard. Thanks for some giggles.👍❤️
Briggs, you are a kind and positive man. Ill go as far as to say that to the people with whom you interact in person, you're probably one of those people a person will admit they are a better person for knowing. Because you'd rather just present interesting content than stir any pot at all, naturally you would say it's not politics. Im sure your research bares that out. But as i am old and somewhat cynical, the expression about money comes immediately to mind. I had heard it from Imus, "When someone tells you it's not about the money, it's ALL about the money. " Love the channel. Keep doing what you are doing.
I really don't think weather is a factor. It's the one thing which is constant and you can not change. The stuff related to politics and cultural attitudes are what really drive people away.
That's ridiculous. The cultural stuff didnt drive me out of CA. Housing prices are waaay out of line. I moved to KY, which costs half as much on everything. Im a Liberal in a red state now. There are blue enclaves all over KY. Politics aren't discussed in public. KY will be a red state for years to come. Sure weather can be a factor. Just because you grew up in a snow region, it doesn't mean you want to stay there your whole life. KY sales tax: 5%, CA: 9.5%. KY gas: under $4, CA: over $4. Housing, KY: one-third of CA prices. Anyway, KY wasn't on the list.
I'm a Boomer who worked in NYC in the 60s & 70s. Even back then, the smart people who worked there, didn't live there. They took the high salaries of the city and commuted back and forth from Upstate or New Jersey.
Don't know what it says about me that I've lived in many of those states. Currently Oregon. I don't get the issue with weather, especially lately. It seems like we get a lot less rain and overcast skies than before.
That's what I think. I moved here about 25 years ago and at that time, it rained a lot more and was gray all winter. For many years now, the weather has been much better. We get a lot of sun all year long. It'll be gray for a few days and then the sun comes out. I love the weather now.
I've lived in Buffalo NY, as well as Jamaica Queens, Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie NY. Cost of living is high anywhere near NYC, but (if you have good insurance) health care is GREAT. AND from other friends I've heard it ISN'T as good upstate. ... And I wouldn't want to THINK of going anywhere south of the Mason Dixon.
Because of competition. When people wanna live somewhere and there’s not enough land, the prices go up. When people leave prices go back down. I know it sucks, but that means that the place is something that people desire and there’s a reason for that. So whatever you’re getting out of it, you’re choosing to stay because you like what you’re getting. Delta places. I even lived in New York for a little bit. I get why people like it. I don’t wanna deal with the cost. I don’t think it’s worth it to live there, but I definitely enjoyed it while I was there. I suggest anybody in their early youth, 20s 30s should live there for a period of time. But after that, you gotta move out someplace more affordable. Unless you’re rich enough to afford it.
@@MrJoeygoose I’m sorry, brother, but I’m not familiar with the north side at all. I’m a south Sider! I’ve heard of six corners, but I don’t know the streets? Would that be anywhere near Cicero and Belmont? Did you go to Foreman high school?
Being in Florida, and having 2 brand new neighbors, from Seattle on one side, and NY the other side of me, both say, crime and taxes, and more jobs are why they moved down, which is a straight reflection of politics.
I’m from Utah and I’ve met A LOT of folks moving there from California. And let me tell ya why…it’s the politics. They’re sick of the politics making crime, homelessness, and cost of living absolutely ridiculous.
Californias "population loss" is not noticable on the freeway. I hope we actually get a loss in population at some point just so the freeways can be like they were during COVID 😂
New York cost of living has always been high. It’s something you get used to very early on in your life in New York. No, people are leaving New York, including myself and dozens of people that I know, because of horrible policies that give preference to criminals, causing a migrant and crime wave that the city has never seen even in the 70s and 80s
As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I have to disagree about the endless winter. We barely had a winter this past year. That might change in the mountains, but here in SE PA there was hardly any winter. We seem to have the same climate that Richmond, VA had when I was there in the late 80s and early 90s.
I can speak for the mountains (SW PA), the biggest storm we had this year was 2 inches! We had an absolutely wonderful winter and it was VERY warm as early as February when we saw 50-60 degree days for a while and had very mild weather for the rest of it.
Born and raised in PA (pittsburgh) military took me away and even after getting out I have had absolutely no intention of ever moving back there. I don't miss it one bit
Not surprising. When the highest spot in the state is 230 feet above sea level, things are going to be bad ,and cause insurance to rise when a tidal storm surge goes inland. Add to that condo owners are now getting hit for $50K, 100K or more assessments due right now to make up for shortfalls in their HOA reserves.
Bull! People are moving out of Florida because nearly 1 million Mid-westerners decided to move there in 2020 and found out they couldn't afford to keep living there in 2022-2023.
IAN was horrible. State Farm Insurance is even MORE horrible…they refuse to pay for almost anything, and we spent a fortune on the “best”policies! Feds and DeSantis should do something, but hey don’t care.
@@kesss97d He's not funny to YOU. He is very funny and actually was a working comedian for years. You just don't understand what he is doing. He does dry humor and it takes a certain type of thinking to understand it.
probably Florida, so many old people ,especially in the paradise coast, and the villages. Plus a bunch of 55+ restricted communities that offer lower rent
Like Briggs, I lived in Redondo Beach, Calif. For years from 1985-2000. Loved it for the great things, but we couldn't afford to buy. Almost bought a house a half block from PCH, but they wanted 200,000 for a one bedroom crackerbox. This was back in 1990. Moved back to Iowa in suburban Des Moines and bought a 3-bedroom house with large backyard for $159,000 in 2001. Sold it in 2015 for $400,000 to move to Indianapolis (great job offer). Bought house in suburbs for $230,000 and now retiring to Arizona. Sold Indiana house for $450,000. You cant do that in California. Bought condo in Prescott for $200,000 and am enjoying life. Moving to and out of California was greatest experience of my life.
@@JBoy340a I was in RB last year and went by it, but I don't doubt it's worth that much now. They didn't expand on it either, but I kinda wish I had went ahead and bought it.
BS...they are leaving population for the same reason businesses are leaving. The liberal douche nozzles know nothing but taxing....literally everything. The government can't figure out how to run a budget. More idiots in charge....
Not all of Oregon is bad. Just avoid most of The Willamette Valley, especially steer clear of Portland. Eastern Oregon gets much more sunshine. Mountains and Outback which are very beautiful.
When on the west coast avoid the Interstate 5 corridor. That leaves large parts of Cali Oregon and Washington still available for traditional Americans.
@@markschulte-b4f Your embarrassed or I'm embarrassed? Bare assed? I think every one knows exactly what I meant and if there is a need to explain it to someone they are probably beyond hope.
I am very impressed how you manage to compile all that data 📊 needed to do your in-depth analysis. Keep these interesting uploads coming. Thank you, and greetings from Ohio, Marco 🇺🇸
Many factors, such as illegal invaders, BlackRock and investment firms buying single family homes, and high interest rates which discourages people from selling their homes because they would have to lose their lower rates from their current home.
I'm leaving Oregon in the next few weeks. New Mexico and Texas are my retirement destinations. Family, sun, lower cost of living & common sense values are a few of many things I miss. Can't wait to return to the desert (NM) and to the Lone Star State (TX).
@@beefsupreme6488Oregon is actually the worst! I live there. UNFORTUNATELY! And I’ve lived there all my life. And I’d move out of Hell Hole Oregon if I had that kind of Money. Many states I have not been I can almost guarantee wouldn’t be even half as bad as Oregon. Oregon is the worst that you can get.
Go to Texas. If you like the dry climate, then try west Texas. I do not recommend living in NM and this is from a New Mexican. It's extremely hot, there's high poverty, high crime, and if you need a doctor, then good luck finding one in NM. Best wishes.
Pittsburgh is great: wonderful cultural infrastructure (sports, universities, museums, symphony, theater, jazz, film festivals, literary events), decent housing prices, beautiful environment, not crowded, friendly people.... Can't say enough about what a wonderful town it is.
That statement fits every single state in the US. Politics are everywhere 24/7/365 and we've had no break in the sh*t-throwing contest since 2015. We're all burnt out and exhausted. Hate and fear are emotions that take a toll on society one individual after another. No wonder we collectively have mental health issues.
You have a big fear of mosquitos, huh? I subbed because I like your delivery and you made an interesting video. I'm also glad I don't live in any of these states but you can't know where I live because I don't want those people coming here.
I left New Orleans in 2020. Born and raised there. Its a fun city to visit as far as partying and learning historical things but between the crime, the low paying jobs, and the cost of living steadily increasing it was time to leave
I live in Louisiana and loathe New Orleans. Democrats have destroyed that town. The crime rate must be one of the worse in the USA. Unfortunately, NO seems to be the only city in Louisiana that the rest of the world knows about. The rest of the state would have been happy if Katrina had washed it out to sea.
I lived in LA for 20 years. Loved it till crime started to go up then got flooded out in Baton Rouge August 2016 flood. But the main reason people are moving out is lack of good home and property insurance, due to the hurricanes, they are moving to south MS, where standard of living affordable, but they are still working in LA, it still pays better than MS.
From what you're showing, I see that this phenomenon is also happening in the US. In my channel I made a similar video, but about European countries 🇪🇺There are nations here in Europe that have almost halved in recent decades 😢
@@HoboGirl09 Are you referring to the fact that I use a synthetic voice on my channel? It's only because I'm Italian and I have a really terrible English accent 😖 Otherwise, I absolutely do not use AI.
I left California 3 months ago, moved to Indiana. I love it here. People are so much nicer and my rent is something, that as a senior citizen, I can afford. My apartment is on geo-thermal heating and cooling so my bill was $60 instead of $300 - $500.
Well it's mostly the Gulf Coast region, included alongside Texas, Florida and NY/NJ that get hit HARD with hurricanes; if not hurricane-related storms. Just ask any flood relief fund and flood-related insurance firms. They can tell ya all about it
I was born and raised in Taxsylvania. Being a commonwealth, they tax you to death over and over. Left that sh*thole state two decades ago for Oklahoma and never looked back.
Beg to differ on the "endless winter" of Philadelphia. The last 3 or 4 years, we've barely had winter at all. Another good point is we're largely immune to other bad weather issues like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fish and frogs falling from sky. etc.😊 Happens rarely if at all. Jobs, sure, we're on point with other northeastern states. Not bad but not amazing.
I left Northern CA 14 years ago when the wealthier southern californians came up north and started ruining it for us all. I have no intention of returning.
I visited the Bay Area for Xmas week in 1989 (after that earthquake) hosted by distant relatives. I was do impressed (even in winter) with how beautiful the area was (at the time) and raved about it when I returned to the E coast and said if I ever bec wealthy, I might take my chances and move to Bay Area. NOW, my UA-cam feed is full of horrifying footage of sf! What in the holy -uck did they do to beautiful sf? I realized I was there a long time ago, but Christ on a cracker! Sf/bay area has long been one of our most beautiful cities and most beautiful regions! 😢😮 Even though I have not been back, it breaks my heart 💔 to see what has happened to sf and the Bay Area when I see it in my yt feed! Disgraceful! 😢 Truly sad! 😔
@@beigenegress2979 So many of our beautiful cities have been allowed to fall into decay (housing and infrastructure) and become cesspools of crime, they've become unlivable (I'm looking at you Philly, Baltimore and others).
West Virginia is a great place to live and raise a family! I have lived all over the state and been all around the country. I have an engineering degree and an MBA and a doctorate. I really recommend you you consider living here. We have had the opportunity to live all over and we are still here (different end of the state). Great universities and cultural opportunities. Wonderful people!
@@jwinder2 BS, place is going to shit and the taxes are insane. The town i grew up in south jersey ?? yes, we have murders now. not one in 50 years like when i grew up... now the rising population is garbage.
I left California. Housing cost was A factor but it's an outright lie that it's the only factor. Also high state taxes, high crime/homelessness, crowding, poor roads/traffic, high cost of gasoline/electricity, and bad air and water quality are also factors. It's state politics that brought these bad factors to the state.
Illinois resident here. Never heard a person who have left even mention Utah. It’s all Tennessee and Florida. And #1 reason is taxes. Yes jobs are part of it but it’s taxes and a sense that Chicago runs the state. So I’d say politics IS a huge determinant factor. We have jailed more past governors recently than I bet other states have corruption bud. Bad politicians bad politics bad policies made Illinois a bad state in the last 40 years.
Maybe things are too expensive for them, I don't see many people leaving because of politics...but if so they can move to Mississippi the poorest state in America run by Republicans.
@@jimmyjam5453 politics are responsible for the higher prices, and literally all the big cities with crime and homelessness are run by Democrats, Einstein.
I’ve said the before as a New Yorker (Native). The City is too expensive and upstate doesn’t have a strong job market. NYC is just too, but if I was rich I’d move back.
I’m from w NY (Great Lakes area). Lived out of state for yrs. Now close to retirement. I wish I were wealthy enough to move back to NYS. I don’t even care mind the snow! ❄️ I want to go home! 😢
I'm a Jersey boy spending most of my 79 years in Jersey. To hear the way people here talk about Jersey I would have expected Jersey to be in the top three. Surprise! Love my home state. That's why I kept coming back. Yeah, Jersey is expensive.
We moved *to Oregon Dec 2022 because of the weather. Near, not in, Portland, from (Northern) California’s soaring cost of living and nightmare traffic. The summers aren’t desert hot and winters are much milder than the Midwest. It only snows a couple times a year where I’m at and not very much. I love the moody weather and fog in all the trees in Winter. Plus I take meds that leave me very vulnerable to skin cancer so not having to slop on sunblock every day is a huge plus. Great wineries, hiking trails and beach towns too. It’s a beautiful state, I love it here❣️ Farther South in Bend, Oregon is actually gaining population.
I left commifornia 5 years ago for Louisiana. I lived in central coast of California. I left do to politics and cost of living. I don’t miss it at all. I love Louisiana, culture and food, i have cajun roots. I love how much water we get and i am a country boy, i prefer staying away from the cities.
Howdy Bro Briggs. I am the original "Rocket Money Guy"! ie-having run stringent accounting three past decades..Left Native CA December 2020 for North Texas.
This is the first time in decades West Virginia had more people moving in than moving out. Problem is we still have an older population so the deaths outnumbered the births still dragging our population down.
When I was working in the Silicon Valley area. During recessions the traffic does lighten up a bit. But it never took long for the traffic to return. Now I'm retired and I can schedule around rush hour.
Sorry, moved here from SE Pennsylvania in the 90s when they still had real winters, and while I miss four seasons, I ain't leavin'. Get back to me when a state a that has an economy larger than France's is considered "collapsing". Britain is 2/3rds the size of California. Of *course* there will be problem spots; any country that large has them.
We left Oregon because it's a horrible place to raise kids and the politics. The weather reason is garbage. Oregon is amazing if it wasn't for the people.
West Virginia is prospering along the Virginia and Maryland borders. Subdivisions and strip malls are popping up everywhere. New Residents commute to the tech and pharma industries located in the outer suburbs of DC or work in one of the new factories that have relocated to the area.
Re West Virginia- coal production peaked in 2010s, but coal employment peaked in 1920s. The real reason for fewer coal jobs was mechanization by the mining companies.
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Your favorite hobby is censoring comments
Briggs for president!
You make sense with California
My favorite hobby is traveling. My second favorite hobby is deleting racist, homophonic, and all caps comments.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs
🤔That is very woke if you 😏
What do we do with speech we don't like? DELETE IT!!
The weather is NOT why people leave Oregon, it’s the crime and cost of living, AND the houses are insanely expensive here…
All those other reasons you mentioned are good reasons to move out of Oregon too. And those are the reasons I’d move out if I had the money. But the ongoing rain is also my reason I’d move out & also other reasons you left out! They are selfish, careless, clueless & dishonest & they outlaw stuff that is important to have & make into law to do stuff that is wrong. So good people out there that love the State of Oregon too much are making a very bad mistake of it. Because as much as many love it! They aren’t loving them back. Because they only love themselves. Not others!
@@k7j6 I’m looking into Iowa, I just want a nice place to work on my cars, listen to my music and finally own my own house in peace and relative quiet. The cost of living is significantly cheaper there despite the sales tax, the medical is better ( if you’re close to the hospital)
It’s a swing state so chances are better that our opinions are heard, safer, lower violent crime.
Down side is the land is relatively flat compared to Oregon, the weather is sometimes violent and it’s very expensive to move.
@@BlackTownie999 thanks! But no thanks! I’d rather live somewhere where there is way less rain. I hope to live in Colorado. And I know there has been their share of crime there too! As do I understand it has been expensive as well! But! Pricy or Not Pricy! Crime or No Crime! I’d live there before I lived anywhere that had ongoing rain. And while California might be a tad worse! Doesn’t matter to me! Because just like Colorado! Southern California still gets way less rain. So as expensive as it may be there! I’d gladly even live there before anywhere where there is ongoing rain like there is in Oregon. But I do appreciate you letting me know anyway! I could maybe visit Iowa in the future if I have to! But depends on what they have there for Tourism & Tourist Attractions that would be worth me seeing!
@@k7j6 I did the opposite move. CO native who moved to eastern OR. The Front Range of CO is basically California East (or Calirado, if you prefer). Prices are insane there, relative to wages. Full of Californians. Not sure where you're planning on moving to in CO, but keep that in mind.
@@TheyRiseBand I appreciate you taking the time to let me know! But I’ll happily take the insane prices & live there over living somewhere that has way too much rain! Aside that! At least Colorado doesn’t outlaw too much stuff that is important like Oregon does! And at least they don’t make into law to do stuff that is wrong either! As much as I don’t like high prices either! I’d gladly take them & live there just to be away from all that disgraceful stuff in Oregon!
I'm having difficulty imagining people moving out of Hawaii using a U-Haul.
they must own a U-haul fleet.
😵💫
Right.
Maybe make a yacht out of it
And traveling on the Interstate lol
“It’s not the politics” immediately explains it’s the politics.
Tell me these days WHAT is not connected to politics ??
Bam. Nailed it.
Truth
Blue state blues😂
The politics is the disease... the rest are just symptoms.
I was a local truck driver in Portland for 10+ years. I moved shortly after the BLM riots because one night around midnight, the protesters were blocking the i5 and i205 bridge into Washington and I had to deliver a load to Seattle. As I was patiently waiting in the line of traffic (I was paid hourly so I didn’t really care tbh), I noticed the “protesters” were climbing on the truck a few cars ahead of me. Then I seen one with a baseball bat and he was smashing the trailer lights with it… and after like 2 minutes, they got to my truck. They started smashing the headlights, the windshield, slashing my tires and airlines, and spray painting all over my truck. Lasted all of 2-3 minutes and then they moved on. My night was shot as I had to wait for my company to pick me up, they sent a tow truck and another semi to grab the trailer. I hid in the cab with my gun, ready to pop off, but they didn’t want in, they were just trying to cause as much destruction as possible. I moved a short 3 months after that happened, in the middle of Covid. I wasn’t sticking around
How horrible of an experience..
It's no coincidence that every state that's losing population has a reputation of being LIBERAL LIBERAL LIBERAl..Being from Wisconsin; I know that basically Illinois is end to end blessed with some of the richest farmland in the world & should be a well to do state..but the City of Chicago & all there crooked politicians & unbelievable crime rate drags the entire state into absolute NOTHINGNESS...
@@neilschauer5080on No your car got damaged 😂
Glad you came through that. That wasn’t protesters though, it was hooligans taking advantage of the chaos. We have Way too many of them around.
@@kimhorton6109 I feel you. I know it wasn’t real protesters but that’s literally what the media was calling them lol. I moved to Hawaii and I’m much much happier regardless
The reasons I left The People's Republic of Illinois after 35 years is because the politics suck, the crime sucks, and the taxes suck.
Weather was the #1 issue for my departure, but taxes were a close second!
tough combo
Left Illinois last month. No regrets
❤
Good, we don’t need you, and don’t bother coming back when you have no water, can’t afford insurance, or any of the other things that climate change is affecting.
The top reasons why people are leaving Illinois is NOT the weather. It's the massive property taxes and the crime. I've lived here for 61 years, so I should know!
I left because of the weather, pollution, and the police state that still doesn't stop the crime.😒😒😒😡🤡👹
Come to Texas if you want to complain about property taxes.
I pay $1400 taxes on a $70,000 piece of property and thanks to an inflated real-estate market they have an average $200 yearly increase.
A c40 city
When we left IL 24 years ago we bought a house for ten times what our house in IL was worth. We paid the same amount of real estate taxes as we did in IL. I swore I would never buy a home in IL again. Besides the corruption in Chicago steals downstate tax dollars.
@@MrStacy1974 I tell people who think Texas is a tax paradise because they have no income tax to research the outrageous property tax. Government is going to get it's money one way or another.😒😒😒😡
I left Illinois for Iowa. Same latitude, same altitude, different attitude…
i've always wanted to visit Idaho, what's it like?
(this is a troll comment joking about how everybody mistakes IA for ID) 😆
Iowa have less taxes than Illinois? I'm guessing yes , I'm in California and worked with a gal from Illinois and she said she loved California taxes ( our property taxes really aren't that bad and I know Illinois has high property taxes)
@@califdad4 I believe its the income taxes not re taxes, plus traffic, people are a**holes, cost of everything, violence, plus most of all crap politics. Schitts gotta go as well as Smellosi
@@cherylevans23 taxes are really bad on high earners , I think most of the movings away from California is price of housing, but some people who move away find its worse where they moved to and move back
I left Illinois because the politics and taxes not the weather!!!
In California it’s housing costs, crime, bad school system. And yes, it has to do with politics
Not much has changed in nearly 30 years it seems
Traffic was what killed it for me.
California's biggest problem i that there are too many people. It would be good if the population was reduced by a third or a half. Most of the other problems are related to that.
I should point out though that people have complained about the school system forever. California does have the best higher education in the country though. People come here for that from all over the world.
If you want to see how bad the crime is, watch a movie from the 1950's. It seems like California is just infested with criminals. I especially recommend "The Maltese Falcon". You will see how immigrants are affecting the crime rate.
Yep! Get the hell out of CA so us real Californians can have our gorgeous state back.
@@joellenrhodes456 Except for the Valley Girls, I've never known who real Californian's were.
High-cost housing isn't just the money. It brings in predatory housing companies who soak you for shoddy apartments and you have to sue them to get them to lift a finger to fix anything.
I don’t think this guy would admit to any place having problems due to bad policies. Probably don’t want to make anyone mad.
He sounds like a Democrat operative and the lying MSM, all rolled into one.
Right. I’m sure “bad policies” has nothing to do with why southern and Appalachian states routinely have education and health conditions on par with third world countries.
@@Dr.Schlitz Most of the "bad" states he lists are run by the socialist left. The southern and Appalachian states are being punished by the policies of the left in DC which restrict energy production and ship jobs overseas.
@@Dr.Schlitz if the kids are smart they’ll realize everything is a lie
@@Dirt-Fermer You need a good diet and health care in your young years in order to develop intelligence, Dirt-Fermer. You also need good education. The Republican governors of 14 states not long ago rejected federal food aid for the children of their states, because of ideological reasons: they'd rather have the kids go hungry than accept money from the feds and, even worse, from a Democratic administration. West Virginia alone has had immense problems retaining teachers because the Republican state government has declared war on teachers. Republican-led states make it very hard for young professionals to chose their states or to move there long term due to the 2nd class citizenship they impose on women. See a pattern here?
Well, with regard to Oregon, I've noted over the years that if there's anywhere really nice to live people will swarm into it until it's not nice anymore, and then they will complain about it when they did it.
It's more involved than these days. It's called the culture war. It involves a good deal of misinformation designed to make certain cultures and ideas inferior. It's really designed to keep us as a civilization divided.
I'm not even American, I'm Canadian, but this is too true over here in Ontario. People from the Greater Toronto Area are moving everywhere else and ruining it.
Yes, that's what I've noticed too.
It's like moving to Florida and complaining about the weather! Ha! 😎
Colorado has been another place where the people swarmed in until it's not nice anymore. I miss our Colorado of the early 1960's. 😢
I left Oregon after 26 years and it wasn't the weather. Everybody I know that left wasn't because of the weather. It was the politics, pure and simple. That and the housing costs, which are caused by the politics.
"If you like craft beer, strip clubs, and grey skies--Oregon is for you." Laughed out loud.
That was the bad points in the 00's, now it's murder, drugs, and insane cost of living
Florida is warm beer, strip clubs, and sand fleas
Surprised to see this channel here!
Why?
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs
I was surprised Washington state wasn't on here.
Fairmont, West Virginia (my hometown) was the town that introduced pepperoni rolls to America. They were made as an easy to prepare lunch staple for Italian immigrants who arrived to work in the coal mines. The portability and flavor made pepperoni rolls a popular delicacy.
John, this is your old buddy, Gary Kerns! How've you been, man?
@@TheBrooklynbodine Gary, I am doing good. Haven't heard from you since college.
@@johncady9780
Someone from W. Virginia went to college?!!
Great people in Fairmont! It's been thirty years for me, but I remember a very pleasant and friendly stay there.
So glad to hear from you. So much has happened since I last talked to you. I'm doing so-so. Since we last talked, my dad and my oldest brother died. Dad suffered a massive stroke on February 24, 2007. He managed to survive until November 1, 2010. My brother died April 6, 2007, after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis. I've been drawing Social Security disability since 1990, owing to emotional problems. I never married nor had children. I don't guess I ever will, but miracles have been known to happen. I live at The Arbors, which is downtown. I had lived in College Park for over 50 years, but had to leave in January 2018 because of plumbing problems. It wound up damaging the kitchen ceiling. Somebody bought the house for the price of delinquent tax payments. I try not to let life wear me down, and so far it hasn't. Sorry I couldn't give a little better report, but as long as things get no worse, I guess I can live with it. TTYL.
The problem is, these people often leave these states and pollute their new states with the same politics.
I’m assuming you mean maga.
@@Allison-jj1vq an assumption like that from you just illustrates the folly of the 19th Amendment. You can have your nose rubbed in the mess that Marxist policies cause and you still support them.
He means Californians fleeing the terrible ideas that caused them to flee their state and voting for the same tolmfoolery in their new state.
I grew up in Oregon. My youngest son was born in March. The next spring when he was a little over 1 yr. old he was standing on the couch and had moved the curtain to look out the window. He started crying and pointing and yelling Hot! Hot! I went to see what was scaring him so much. It was the sun.
Kid is gonna be a grey sky lover I can tell.
@@michealzachary3888 Like me! ☺
Best story 👍🇺🇸
My oldest was born in March and similar reaction the spring after she turned 1 in Canada. She heard a flock of birds calling outside for the first time after a 6 month winter and asked ""what?" I said it was the birdman and his minions coming to get her. Sadly she didn't believe me and giggled. Would have been way cooler if I had convinced her. She's 20 and never believes me about anything 😅
@@runningfromabear8354 It's so great to have these memories of such simple things. When my son cried about the sun I never thought that 43 years later I would remember it. I wonder how many things I have forgotten. I wish I could remember it all, every minute.
Michigan has historically lost population too, but it seems like that is starting to change and it's on the upswing. Detroit even gained some people in the recent census.
And hijab sales are rising fast.
Illinios michigan maryland missouri Wisconsin mississippi ke.tucky west virginia ALABAMA OREGON NEW YORK.
Illinios is right.behind the.wolverine state
@@mikeottersolestraight outta dearborn michigan
Detroit is the most horrible place on earth, after Gary In.
The image of people moving from Hawaii in a U-Haul just made me chuckle.
U-Haul must have rental boats now
I am leaving Illinois and the number one reason is high taxes.
You moving to Wyoming?
Don't move to commiefornia then. I'm assuming your going to wyoming because of your profile pic?
I don’t blame you. The government has gotten greedy in many states. I think it’s because there is a lot of crony corruption going on.
So politics. It’s been run by corrupt politicians for a century.
High taxes + declining services is hurting Illinois.
The 2nd Amendment is under attack in Illinois.
They aren't leaving because of the weather.
Memphis Tennessee is the new Detroit
What does that make Detroit? Memphis should be a state by itself.
Prostitution is great there.
Another black invasion?
@@intallpines with a big wall around it
Memphrica
Don't be so eager to dismiss politics. Oregon is a huge state, with multiple economic zones, only a few of which are rainy. There's only one thing all these regions share in common, and that is subjugation to one-party rule by an extreme faction who ruin the state by design--de facto legalizing riots, encouraging open-air drug encampments that ruin urban centers and burn down forests, draining schools of students by sacrificing curriculum to the promotion of gender drugs and surgery, draining the state of families by taking custody from parents who don't use the right pronouns, and paying farmers in the state's most agriculturally abundant areas to grow marijuana instead, making it hard to buy food in a state that should be self sufficient and leaving large sections of Oregon with rotting weed that's worth nothing and feeds no one. And they get away with it because there's no shortage of mainstream and online media eager to soft-peddle the situation. It's gross; why do you do it?
As someone who currently lives in NY I can agree and I will be added to that statistic soon when I leave for good
I’m from W NYS. Have lived out of state for yrs and now am close to retirement. I wish I could move back to my home state, but alas, too expensive!
I don’t even really mind the snow either! Just too expensive to live there as a retiree! I wouldn’t even mind living in a diff part from the region where I grew up! I miss my beautiful home state.
@@beigenegress2979where did you end up instead?
Right there with you!
Well I’m packing up in 2 weeks and heading to Nashville. Westchester NY is sky high and we had enough. Plus Hochul…..😂 I retire June 30. Moving July 1st. Can’t wait.
My brother left Westchester and now leaving Rockland for New Hampshire. Property taxes out of control
I left the Chicago area 23 years ago and moved to SouthWestern Ohio...boy, am I glad I did.
Down by Kentucky?
You are lucky illinios like michigan is a dying state
@user-jv5cu4hz3q Kentucky is dirt poor state. Bunch of blue grass brawl people u know hatfields and MCcoys
Illinios needs to make that BUCKET list like new jersey 🇯🇪 arkansas kentucky mississippi IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA WEST VIRGINIA SADLY LOUISIANA
I left NY (LI) and moved to SW Ohio also. Haven’t looked back
I live in Oregon and have my whole life. The people here prefer the weather-those who don’t are from out of state. The reason we’re losing people is because of the high cost of living and the homeless population.
Agreed, most people who were born here love it, those who came in from outside do not. I've noticed that quite a lot too.
Yeah I'm an oregonian and love cold weather. We have great summers too.
But we have the worst homeless problem in the country....eugene is the worst of the worst anywhere in the country
I’d recommend you vote.
And our woke government.
the politics suck - they don't protect their citizens and prices are ridiculous
Native Californian, soon to be Arizonian. I was born just up the street from Disneyland, and have lived here 59 years, but I am out. California has turned into a crap place to live. Everything is more expensive, gas, food, groceries, property, auto registration, etc... Sacramento keeps throwing taxpayer money away on a high speed rail that, so far, only goes from SF to Merced and will never be able to turn a profit. It used to be my friends and I could go dirt bike riding, or ride horses in the hills, go hangliding off the cliffs in Laguna and Dana Point. Now all those places are filled with gated communities and snobs.
CA is going to be the mecca of snobs and people who just like to impress and spend their money in abandon. Taxpayers will be the target now, and finding decent home insurance will be a nightmare (as in FL). NO regrets whatsoever on leaving to a more hospitible state.
FEEL Ya 😁
As a Sacramento resident, for what it's worth, I have no desire for that High-Speed Rail.
Amen brother
Don't vote like someone from California when you come to AZ
Briggs I hate to say it but Politics is the reason why most of the people on this list have left for greener pastures.
FACTS!
Indeed
@@lightwarrior432all I hear is crickets
@@Nitrogenbreath Listen better 😉👍🏽
The truth is people move for warmer climates like Florida and Texas. In time these red states will expose the hatefull biased politics. People will move back.
Im in CT and I'm surprised CT is not on this list,,, we have one of the worst tax rates in the country and many are leaving,,, businesses are shutting down all over the state,,, cost of living is unbelievable especially for seniors,,,
Outside of a small jump downward a few years before covid, Connecticut has experienced a very small rise in population.
Lots of New Yorkers are moving to CT.
Vote.
My husband and I moved to Oregon from central California. We were sick of the heat and sunshine in the area where we lived, up by Sacramento, so we moved to western Oregon, where we love the weather, including the constant clouds and rain.
Im in utah and im headed to oregon next,i wish i could install the state govt of utah in oregon but i wont let politics determine where i go
Sounds familiar, my husband and I live in Roseville and would love to move to Beaverton for that exact reason 😄
Thank you for leaving and giving us more room.
@@tomb5552 enjoy your california dumpster fire
@@shadfletcher6815That could happen some day as one of the largest voting blocks keeping Democrats in power has been Hispanics due to the undocumented workers issue and migration, if Republicans managed to solve these outstanding issues, provide a path to all people who are undocumented to become citizens and solve the migration issue a major block of voters could switch sides Hispanics are mostly conservative socially, they see family values highly and are mostly strong Christians so they share a lot of values with Republicans, the only item holding back the vote is the above.
I've mentioned this before, but the eastern part of Oregon (the right-hand 2/3 of the state) is totally different from the western part. We hardly get any rainfall as precipitation goes, but we get a fair amount of snow in the winter. The Bend/Redmond area is growing very fast, while Portland accounts for almost all of the people moving out of the state...
I wanna succeed from Oregon but I’m in Marion county 😢
Bend OR has white pointy hat members.
@MrKim-kv2vv Yeah. Unfortunately, I have to pay attention to things like that before I relocate. Bend OR might not be safe for me, …, but I guess it’s ok 👍 for everyone else!
@MrKim-kv2vv Thanks for the info on my name...didn't know that black folks don't have names such as William or Jones. By the way, why do you have a photo of a white guy in your icon when you have a clearly Korean name?
@MrKim-kv2vv No problem...all good.
I was born in California in 1951, and watched it go downhill. Over regulation, high taxes and high gas prices finally drove me to Alaska in 2017. Food is more expensive, but Walmart avocados were $6 for 5 small ones. Where I live, there's no income tax, no sales tax, no property tax. Gas in Fairbanks right now is at least a buck per gallon cheaper than California. And you can carry a gun, and nobody cares. Does get very cold in the winter which makes people leave, but from mid-May to mid-September the weather is nice, and the long sunny days does amazing things in my garden.
What you saw about California is a massive influx of people who wanna live there and they’re being only so much land.
So you're hoping for the best rather than having a social safety net there to catch you, got it.
You can carry a gun most places in the US without anyone batting an eye. Not sure what you're crying about there.
@@nobody.of.importance no. California makes it a misdemeanor at minimum, as do most states. Only a few allow concealed carry without a permit, and only a few more allow open carry. Most states have laws pertaining to transporting firearms, frequently in a locked container.
@@hairy-one Dude, what alternate reality are you living in? I'm in Oregon, one of the bluest states in the country, and people walk around here with guns all the time.
I've lived in CA for most of my almost 70 years, and have no intention of moving. If I were (a lot) younger, I might think of leaving - but it would be out of the country, not just the state.
I’m with you, even older than you. Born here and love it. Have never thought of leaving. My whole family, four generations, still here.
I was born in CA and lived there for 60 years southern and northern. My children grew there. We all moved to Florida and couldn't be happier. CA is a beautiful but the politics has moved too far left and crazy. Breathe the free air of Florida and you won't come back to California. The terrible governors (Newsome is the worst) and DAs are bad enough, but the Covid lockdowns and mask mandates sealed the deal. Taxes, squatters rights, looters, minimum wage nonsense, pride this and that constantly in your face = insanity. Have a nice life.
Just curious and not being critical, but what country would it be that you think the younger you would like to go.
@@mikecrooks8085 Honestly, I have no idea. I don’t think recall that thought ever entering my mind when I was really young. Mostly I’ve been pretty happy with where I’ve lived.
thanks for answering but my question was for wilson at the top of the thread as he the one indicated there was perhaps a better country out there. Everybody should be happy where they are at or should do something about it.@@ellenhantzsche-yk6lw
Concerning Illinois, I am not sure where you got your data from. The top places people from Illinois are moving to are Florida (35,000), Indiana (31,000), Wisconsin (27,000), Texas (25,000), California (24,000), Missouri (20,000), Iowa (16,000), Tennessee (13,000), Georgia (11,000). Michigan (11.000), Arizona (11.000), . . . Utah is not even on the list. As for why, the top reason is taxes. With a rate of just over 15%, Illinois ranks as number one in terms of the highest annual state and local taxes on the median US household-almost 40% more than the national average. The total state and local tax rate for the median household is over 15%. Next comes housing costs, crime and job market. Weather is number 5 on the lists I have seen.
His analysis has a certain political leaning, would be the short answer.
He's looking at it from UTAH's point of view. Outside of neighboring states, they get a very high percentage of their new residents from Illinois.
Why would Illinoisans leave for a state as painful as California?
Maybe list your sources, if you’re going to criticize someone else for not listing theirs? 🤦🏽♂️
@@fremendude8653 I didn't criticize Briggs for not listing he sources. I just inquired where he was getting his data from. Seldom if ever does someone list their sources when making a You Tube comment. As it was, I used Google and found three or four source materials including census data.
I literally just left California for New York this year! I went from a big city L. A. to rural part of New York. The reason is exactly like the video said. I tried for years to buy a house in California, but it’s too damn expensive. We found incredibly affordable housing in rural New York and just up and moved. It took 2 months to find a job, but finally landed a job like I had before with really great opportunities to move up. So far everything is affordable and am doing good. We are alone here, though, so that’s the only negative part is missing our families. We just couldn’t afford to live there anymore. It’s peaceful and quiet and apparently very safe. So far so good.
"It's not the politics It's the housing costs". Why do you think the housing costs are going up? 😭
Too many people and not enough houses and apartments.
@@les0101sLA is half apartments, if not more…
And why aren’t there enough houses and apartments? Politics. Loopy policies and environmental regulations make it difficult and unprofitable to build apartments. Those regulations also make houses expensive to build.
@@kylewhittaker3519 Inflation caused by terrible politics
@@TheBruceGdayMaybe your home town has empty lots but that is not the case for the population hubs of LA and the Bay Area. It’s a popular place and we have many lucrative industries here and very little space (in the urban areas). There aren’t many places to build in any of the congested areas.
Serious situation with some excellent humorous digs,lol. Alaska mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds, New York rats the size of chihuahuas, too funny Briggs, totally caught me off guard. Thanks for some giggles.👍❤️
"Illinois taxes the size of Pritzker" - I know he didn't say that in the video, but he should!
Briggs, you are a kind and positive man. Ill go as far as to say that to the people with whom you interact in person, you're probably one of those people a person will admit they are a better person for knowing.
Because you'd rather just present interesting content than stir any pot at all, naturally you would say it's not politics. Im sure your research bares that out.
But as i am old and somewhat cynical, the expression about money comes immediately to mind. I had heard it from Imus, "When someone tells you it's not about the money, it's ALL about the money. "
Love the channel. Keep doing what you are doing.
I really don't think weather is a factor. It's the one thing which is constant and you can not change. The stuff related to politics and cultural attitudes are what really drive people away.
That's ridiculous. The cultural stuff didnt drive me out of CA. Housing prices are waaay out of line. I moved to KY, which costs half as much on everything. Im a Liberal in a red state now. There are blue enclaves all over KY. Politics aren't discussed in public. KY will be a red state for years to come. Sure weather can be a factor. Just because you grew up in a snow region, it doesn't mean you want to stay there your whole life. KY sales tax: 5%, CA: 9.5%. KY gas: under $4, CA: over $4. Housing, KY: one-third of CA prices. Anyway, KY wasn't on the list.
I'm a Boomer who worked in NYC in the 60s & 70s. Even back then, the smart people who worked there, didn't live there. They took the high salaries of the city and commuted back and forth from Upstate or New Jersey.
When someone claims it's not the politics, you can rest assured it's the politics.
Don't know what it says about me that I've lived in many of those states. Currently Oregon. I don't get the issue with weather, especially lately. It seems like we get a lot less rain and overcast skies than before.
That's what I think. I moved here about 25 years ago and at that time, it rained a lot more and was gray all winter. For many years now, the weather has been much better. We get a lot of sun all year long. It'll be gray for a few days and then the sun comes out. I love the weather now.
Aye, it's been getting hotter. Cuz climate change. I personally enjoy the rainy weather here and am not a fan of summer.
As an upstate New Yorker, the cost of living here is ridiculous
The cost of loving everywhere is ridiculous! 🤣
I had to leave. NY is run by loons
@@randomfactsartRochester is very expensive to live. High school and property taxes and New York has a totally insane Governor and legislature.
I've lived in Buffalo NY, as well as Jamaica Queens, Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie NY. Cost of living is high anywhere near NYC, but (if you have good insurance) health care is GREAT. AND from other friends I've heard it ISN'T as good upstate. ... And I wouldn't want to THINK of going anywhere south of the Mason Dixon.
Because of competition. When people wanna live somewhere and there’s not enough land, the prices go up. When people leave prices go back down. I know it sucks, but that means that the place is something that people desire and there’s a reason for that. So whatever you’re getting out of it, you’re choosing to stay because you like what you’re getting. Delta places. I even lived in New York for a little bit. I get why people like it. I don’t wanna deal with the cost. I don’t think it’s worth it to live there, but I definitely enjoyed it while I was there. I suggest anybody in their early youth, 20s 30s should live there for a period of time. But after that, you gotta move out someplace more affordable. Unless you’re rich enough to afford it.
i left illinois after living in chicago and the the chicago area my whole life and it wasnt because of weather.
Where in Chicago did you live?
@@JohnnyDeMarco-jp8vb northwest side. 6 corners
@@MrJoeygoose I’m sorry, brother, but I’m not familiar with the north side at all. I’m a south Sider! I’ve heard of six corners, but I don’t know the streets? Would that be anywhere near Cicero and Belmont? Did you go to Foreman high school?
@@JohnnyDeMarco-jp8vb it’s off Milwaukee. I went to Gordon Tech. Now it’s DePaul prep I believe
Many moved with COVID and hate where they moved to and are in the move again.
I can see that
True, I know a lot of people who are on the move again for this reason.
Being in Florida, and having 2 brand new neighbors, from Seattle on one side, and NY the other side of me, both say, crime and taxes, and more jobs are why they moved down, which is a straight reflection of politics.
Not sure I get it
I’m from Utah and I’ve met A LOT of folks moving there from California. And let me tell ya why…it’s the politics. They’re sick of the politics making crime, homelessness, and cost of living absolutely ridiculous.
Ya, but they vote the same way BS
Finally a good gluten free channel !
Californias "population loss" is not noticable on the freeway. I hope we actually get a loss in population at some point just so the freeways can be like they were during COVID 😂
Legal citizens left and we count those we have probably 20 million illegals and those we don’t count.
Agreed 💯
Nothing that $10 a gallon gas couldn't fix and that will happen soon.
Your government said they don't want the roads fixed because they want the population to decrease.
@@Easy-Eight roads in California are being fixed year-round. You must be referring to another state.
New York cost of living has always been high. It’s something you get used to very early on in your life in New York. No, people are leaving New York, including myself and dozens of people that I know, because of horrible policies that give preference to criminals, causing a migrant and crime wave that the city has never seen even in the 70s and 80s
As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I have to disagree about the endless winter. We barely had a winter this past year. That might change in the mountains, but here in SE PA there was hardly any winter. We seem to have the same climate that Richmond, VA had when I was there in the late 80s and early 90s.
This video commentor was wrong on a lot of things. It is like he lives in a bubble.
I can speak for the mountains (SW PA), the biggest storm we had this year was 2 inches! We had an absolutely wonderful winter and it was VERY warm as early as February when we saw 50-60 degree days for a while and had very mild weather for the rest of it.
@hsauto589 yeah, I remember it hit 70 here in February one or two days.
@@jeffm9770 yes it did, I thought so but I don't speak on anything I don't know! It was an amazing winter out this way!
He is obviously a liberal trying to blame the weather when he knows it's the politics
Born and raised in PA (pittsburgh) military took me away and even after getting out I have had absolutely no intention of ever moving back there. I don't miss it one bit
People are moving out of Florida due to no home insurance
Living on a flood plane with hurricanes comes with a price.
Not surprising. When the highest spot in the state is 230 feet above sea level, things are going to be bad ,and cause insurance to rise when a tidal storm surge goes inland. Add to that condo owners are now getting hit for $50K, 100K or more assessments due right now to make up for shortfalls in their HOA reserves.
I thought people were moving IN to Florida. Gonna check.
Bull! People are moving out of Florida because nearly 1 million Mid-westerners decided to move there in 2020 and found out they couldn't afford to keep living there in 2022-2023.
IAN was horrible. State Farm Insurance is even MORE horrible…they refuse to pay for almost anything, and we spent a fortune on the “best”policies! Feds and DeSantis should do something, but hey don’t care.
The Sarcastic humor is hilarious
Or maybe you're just easily amused...
Yeah he’s not funny but it’s good information
@@kesss97d true
I love his dry humor. Most comics can't pull it off.
@@kesss97d He's not funny to YOU. He is very funny and actually was a working comedian for years. You just don't understand what he is doing. He does dry humor and it takes a certain type of thinking to understand it.
I would like to see best states for seniors
Me too
probably Florida, so many old people ,especially in the paradise coast, and the villages. Plus a bunch of 55+ restricted communities that offer lower rent
North Korea
Nowhere,IMO
Iran has a nice retirement community.
Like Briggs, I lived in Redondo Beach, Calif. For years from 1985-2000. Loved it for the great things, but we couldn't afford to buy. Almost bought a house a half block from PCH, but they wanted 200,000 for a one bedroom crackerbox. This was back in 1990. Moved back to Iowa in suburban Des Moines and bought a 3-bedroom house with large backyard for $159,000 in 2001. Sold it in 2015 for $400,000 to move to Indianapolis (great job offer). Bought house in suburbs for $230,000 and now retiring to Arizona. Sold Indiana house for $450,000. You cant do that in California. Bought condo in Prescott for $200,000 and am enjoying life. Moving to and out of California was greatest experience of my life.
That house close to PCH is probably worth $2M+ especially if the owners expanded it.
@@JBoy340a I was in RB last year and went by it, but I don't doubt it's worth that much now. They didn't expand on it either, but I kinda wish I had went ahead and bought it.
I rather have 3 months of Winter than have Summer 80+ degrees Year Round
Or 90+ temperature & 90 humidity
Snow. 😮
Texas has 100+ most of the summer. It’s miserable.
So the big reason people are leaving Illinois is because they are sick of the brutal winters...makes sense to me.
Im from Illinois, yes the winters are brutal!! Plus it's been going downhill for a long time!!
Oh and add taxes in Crook I mean cook county in Chicago. 300k house in crook county taxes are at 10k and above.
I would of thought the number #1 reason just like NY would be a the astronomical tax rates in both states
BS...they are leaving population for the same reason businesses are leaving. The liberal douche nozzles know nothing but taxing....literally everything.
The government can't figure out how to run a budget. More idiots in charge....
How about because; like NY, LA, SF, DET, Chicago has turned into a hellhole!!
I tried to make the journey to Oregon back in the early 80's. Unfortunately, I died of dysentery on the way.
Not all of Oregon is bad. Just avoid most of The Willamette Valley, especially steer clear of Portland. Eastern Oregon gets much more sunshine. Mountains and Outback which are very beautiful.
When on the west coast avoid the Interstate 5 corridor. That leaves large parts of Cali Oregon and Washington still available for traditional Americans.
The Willamette valley is paradise.
@@mikecrooks8085 "traditional
Americans"? That's embarrassing.
@@markschulte-b4f Your embarrassed or I'm embarrassed? Bare assed? I think every one knows exactly what I meant and if there is a need to explain it to someone they are probably beyond hope.
And it's a liberal sh*thole
I am very impressed how you manage to compile all that data 📊 needed to do your in-depth analysis. Keep these interesting uploads coming. Thank you, and greetings from Ohio, Marco 🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it!
Briggs - Been watching your channel for years. I love your take on things! ❤️
Briggs housing costs do correlate with politics
No greedy builders
@@icecold5920 nope illegal immigration plays a huge part
Many factors, such as illegal invaders, BlackRock and investment firms buying single family homes, and high interest rates which discourages people from selling their homes because they would have to lose their lower rates from their current home.
@@camlong89 Which ALL relate to politics in some form.
@@laurie7689 I agree with you. Problem is both parties are owned by AIPAC and the "fighting" they do is just theater to keep us engaged in their scam.
I'm leaving Oregon in the next few weeks. New Mexico and Texas are my retirement destinations. Family, sun, lower cost of living & common sense values are a few of many things I miss. Can't wait to return to the desert (NM) and to the Lone Star State (TX).
New Mexico is way worse than Oregon and California combined but some people do pretty well moving here just depends it's a 50/50 gamble
@@beefsupreme6488Oregon is actually the worst! I live there. UNFORTUNATELY! And I’ve lived there all my life. And I’d move out of Hell Hole Oregon if I had that kind of Money. Many states I have not been I can almost guarantee wouldn’t be even half as bad as Oregon. Oregon is the worst that you can get.
I'd buy you a one way ticket out if I could.
@@emilysmith259 thanks! Glad to hear you care!
Go to Texas. If you like the dry climate, then try west Texas. I do not recommend living in NM and this is from a New Mexican. It's extremely hot, there's high poverty, high crime, and if you need a doctor, then good luck finding one in NM. Best wishes.
Pittsburgh is great: wonderful cultural infrastructure (sports, universities, museums, symphony, theater, jazz, film festivals, literary events), decent housing prices, beautiful environment, not crowded, friendly people.... Can't say enough about what a wonderful town it is.
The Burg, baby!
Oregon = politics...
How?
@@GAURAV25855ifythe greater Idaho project should be a sign.
That statement fits every single state in the US. Politics are everywhere 24/7/365 and we've had no break in the sh*t-throwing contest since 2015. We're all burnt out and exhausted. Hate and fear are emotions that take a toll on society one individual after another. No wonder we collectively have mental health issues.
@@pigtaku4276 doubt that'll happen
Portland = progressive dystopia
I am an Oregonian. Cloudy days are my favorite
Mine too!
Same here!
On the central coast, because of the never ending hurricane force winds, not very often does it get over 70, take the good with the bad i guesd
You have a big fear of mosquitos, huh? I subbed because I like your delivery and you made an interesting video. I'm also glad I don't live in any of these states but you can't know where I live because I don't want those people coming here.
I left New Orleans in 2020. Born and raised there. Its a fun city to visit as far as partying and learning historical things but between the crime, the low paying jobs, and the cost of living steadily increasing it was time to leave
I live in Louisiana and loathe New Orleans. Democrats have destroyed that town. The crime rate must be one of the worse in the USA. Unfortunately, NO seems to be the only city in Louisiana that the rest of the world knows about. The rest of the state would have been happy if Katrina had washed it out to sea.
I feel you. I left New Orleans 2021. Getting too expensive, flooding, hurricanes, ALWAYS hot/humid. Montana is better.....
I hear good things about Montana. I left and moved to Kansas
The only thing redeeming about Louisiana is the food. Otherwise, I hate it here.
I lived in LA for 20 years. Loved it till crime started to go up then got flooded out in Baton Rouge August 2016 flood. But the main reason people are moving out is lack of good home and property insurance, due to the hurricanes, they are moving to south MS, where standard of living affordable, but they are still working in LA, it still pays better than MS.
From what you're showing, I see that this phenomenon is also happening in the US. In my channel I made a similar video, but about European countries 🇪🇺There are nations here in Europe that have almost halved in recent decades 😢
Says the AI chat bot! 🤣
No surprise. Europe is fine on paper but there aren't many people who are willing to die crossing oceans and deserts to get there.
@@HoboGirl09 Are you referring to the fact that I use a synthetic voice on my channel? It's only because I'm Italian and I have a really terrible English accent 😖 Otherwise, I absolutely do not use AI.
I left California 3 months ago, moved to Indiana. I love it here. People are so much nicer and my rent is something, that as a senior citizen, I can afford. My apartment is on geo-thermal heating and cooling so my bill was $60 instead of $300 - $500.
It may be gluten and AI free, but it Does still contain nuts ...
Fruits and nuts.
Deez nuts.
Surprised Louisiana's number 1 reason was hurricanes. They get *A LOT* of them.
Well it's mostly the Gulf Coast region, included alongside Texas, Florida and NY/NJ that get hit HARD with hurricanes; if not hurricane-related storms. Just ask any flood relief fund and flood-related insurance firms. They can tell ya all about it
& you need good ice houses to store the recently deceased..
Besides great content, may I say: You have one of the best narration voices and style in the business, sincerely.
West Virginia is beautiful but the job market is terrible.
is, was, and always will be.
Yep thanks to Reagan
@@djt8518 Huntington died under President Jimmy Carter. I remember it well.
I was born and raised in Taxsylvania. Being a commonwealth, they tax you to death over and over. Left that sh*thole state two decades ago for Oklahoma and never looked back.
Beg to differ on the "endless winter" of Philadelphia. The last 3 or 4 years, we've barely had winter at all. Another good point is we're largely immune to other bad weather issues like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fish and frogs falling from sky. etc.😊 Happens rarely if at all. Jobs, sure, we're on point with other northeastern states. Not bad but not amazing.
We don’t have to worry about earthquakes either.
Love the channel! Been watching for years!
I left Northern CA 14 years ago when the wealthier southern californians came up north and started ruining it for us all. I have no intention of returning.
They are a douchy lot. My liberal friend in Colorado can't stand them.
I visited the Bay Area for Xmas week in 1989 (after that earthquake) hosted by distant relatives.
I was do impressed (even in winter) with how beautiful the area was (at the time) and raved about it when I returned to the E coast and said if I ever bec wealthy, I might take my chances and move to Bay Area.
NOW, my UA-cam feed is full of horrifying footage of sf! What in the holy -uck did they do to beautiful sf?
I realized I was there a long time ago, but Christ on a cracker! Sf/bay area has long been one of our most beautiful cities and most beautiful regions! 😢😮
Even though I have not been back, it breaks my heart 💔 to see what has happened to sf and the Bay Area when I see it in my yt feed! Disgraceful!
😢 Truly sad! 😔
@@beigenegress2979 So many of our beautiful cities have been allowed to fall into decay (housing and infrastructure) and become cesspools of crime, they've become unlivable (I'm looking at you Philly, Baltimore and others).
South Marin is essentually West LA now.
West Virginia is a great place to live and raise a family! I have lived all over the state and been all around the country. I have an engineering degree and an MBA and a doctorate.
I really recommend you you consider living here.
We have had the opportunity to live all over and we are still here (different end of the state). Great universities and cultural opportunities.
Wonderful people!
CA, AK, RI, PA, MS, OR, HI, WV, La.,IL, and #1, NY! What happened to NJ and Taxachusetts?
Both New Jersey and Massachusetts have rising population, and rising incomes. And, overall, falling crime rates.....
@@jwinder2COOL! I am moving to Plymouth next month.
@@jwinder2 BS, place is going to shit and the taxes are insane. The town i grew up in south jersey ?? yes, we have murders now. not one in 50 years like when i grew up... now the rising population is garbage.
la just moving next door to Texas, but home every weekend and holiday , just using Texas money to have fun in Louisiana
@@jwinder2 Falling crime rates REPORTED.. Its all a lie.
If this helps, the folks in NYC can rest easy knowing they will never have to deal with me being a tourist and walking slowly in Times Square...
I will never go to any big city again. Except their airport maybe.
Perfectly happy with you not being here, thanks!
@@johnstorm9314The rest of the country is happy you’re staying there. Thank you
I left California. Housing cost was A factor but it's an outright lie that it's the only factor. Also high state taxes, high crime/homelessness, crowding, poor roads/traffic, high cost of gasoline/electricity, and bad air and water quality are also factors. It's state politics that brought these bad factors to the state.
Illinois resident here. Never heard a person who have left even mention Utah. It’s all Tennessee and Florida. And #1 reason is taxes. Yes jobs are part of it but it’s taxes and a sense that Chicago runs the state. So I’d say politics IS a huge determinant factor. We have jailed more past governors recently than I bet other states have corruption bud. Bad politicians bad politics bad policies made Illinois a bad state in the last 40 years.
Moving is destiny enjoy wherever you are! I moved out of CA and now I’m back I didn’t appreciate CA until I moved out and moved back ❤
Grass is not always greener..
Just want to say I enjoy your humorous metaphors. Very creative sarcasm- a lite bite that rings true but doesnt hurt too much.
Bro theres Facebook pages called leaving California with iver 200k people saying they are leaving because of the politics
And you believe Facebook?
And one for Illinois named, "Leaving Illinois"
@@JBoy340ayeah it will be 200 thousand bots with AI generated updates, family pics and lives.
Maybe things are too expensive for them, I don't see many people leaving because of politics...but if so they can move to Mississippi the poorest state in America run by Republicans.
@@jimmyjam5453 politics are responsible for the higher prices, and literally all the big cities with crime and homelessness are run by Democrats, Einstein.
I’ve said the before as a New Yorker (Native). The City is too expensive and upstate doesn’t have a strong job market. NYC is just too, but if I was rich I’d move back.
I’m from w NY (Great Lakes area). Lived out of state for yrs. Now close to retirement. I wish I were wealthy enough to move back to NYS. I don’t even care mind the snow! ❄️
I want to go home! 😢
I'm a Jersey boy spending most of my 79 years in Jersey. To hear the way people here talk about Jersey I would have expected Jersey to be in the top three. Surprise! Love my home state. That's why I kept coming back. Yeah, Jersey is expensive.
I am from Illinois, and I can't wait to leave. The one positive I have is I am 5 minutes from Wisconsin state line.
We moved *to Oregon Dec 2022 because of the weather. Near, not in, Portland, from (Northern) California’s soaring cost of living and nightmare traffic.
The summers aren’t desert hot and winters are much milder than the Midwest. It only snows a couple times a year where I’m at and not very much. I love the moody weather and fog in all the trees in Winter. Plus I take meds that leave me very vulnerable to skin cancer so not having to slop on sunblock every day is a huge plus. Great wineries, hiking trails and beach towns too. It’s a beautiful state, I love it here❣️
Farther South in Bend, Oregon is actually gaining population.
I left commifornia 5 years ago for Louisiana. I lived in central coast of California. I left do to politics and cost of living. I don’t miss it at all. I love Louisiana, culture and food, i have cajun roots. I love how much water we get and i am a country boy, i prefer staying away from the cities.
Howdy Bro Briggs. I am the original "Rocket Money Guy"! ie-having run stringent accounting three past decades..Left Native CA December 2020 for North Texas.
Damn dude, what a step down. I would rather be forced to eat my own legs raw than live in texas.
This is the first time in decades West Virginia had more people moving in than moving out. Problem is we still have an older population so the deaths outnumbered the births still dragging our population down.
Urban Sprawl from Virginia
I'd take West Virginia over a lot of East & West Coast states..& Illinois..
Oregon is expensive. I don't know why. Rains everyday, and cold, on the west side. Been there, I want to see the Dulles though
As a native Californian, please leave, it is way too crowded here.
When I was working in the Silicon Valley area. During recessions the traffic does lighten up a bit. But it never took long for the traffic to return. Now I'm retired and I can schedule around rush hour.
I wouldn't worry. No one I know wants to be anywhere in your state.
@@roxannekean6025 But as a native Californian myself, living overseas; I would BEG to differ...
I already left.
Sorry, moved here from SE Pennsylvania in the 90s when they still had real winters, and while I miss four seasons, I ain't leavin'.
Get back to me when a state a that has an economy larger than France's is considered "collapsing". Britain is 2/3rds the size of California. Of *course* there will be problem spots; any country that large has them.
We left Oregon because it's a horrible place to raise kids and the politics.
The weather reason is garbage. Oregon is amazing if it wasn't for the people.
Love the weather here.
But yeah, terrible place to raise your children or open a business.
"After you tell her you're on parole and you forgot your wallet at the halfway house" -omgosh that is hilarious, good line non-AI voice over!
West Virginia is prospering along the Virginia and Maryland borders. Subdivisions and strip malls are popping up everywhere. New Residents commute to the tech and pharma industries located in the outer suburbs of DC or work in one of the new factories that have relocated to the area.
Coal mining is on the decline from here, so it is good to diversity.
I’m in California & know a lot of people who’ve left or are planning to leave. Top reasons is politics, economy & family.
Good, CA is a shitshow, and Newsome is a fucking disgrace, much like all other Democrat politicians.
Re West Virginia- coal production peaked in 2010s, but coal employment peaked in 1920s. The real reason for fewer coal jobs was mechanization by the mining companies.