I'm a native Floridian who retired from So. Cal. and moved to Iowa last summer. I love it! The winter was a bit of a challenge, but The Wife and I actually enjoyed it. What do I miss the most? Motorcycling roads. Iowa just doesn't have the roads that I crave. Saying that I'm enjoying slowing down and enjoying the beautiful Iowa rolling hills.
We had a tornado in Henry County last week. Our neighbor's garden shed was blown apart. All of the neighbors showed up to find the pieces up to 2 blocks away. Everyone that was hit had friends and neighbors show up. Junior and senior high school students showed up on school buses to help. This was Iowa at its best.
As someone who worked and stayed Iowa I can confirm this 😅. I’m currently working in Minnesota but I’m hopeful one day to return and settle down there. I’m also a Louisianan, born and raised, but fell in love with the state of Iowa, Midwest in general, but Iowa in particular.
@@LIVINGINIOWA if I had to choose one thing, I’d say it’s simplicity. Like I’ve said I’ve been and traveled to many parts of the world, but I found a profound amount of tranquility there in Iowa. Which is on my top of things for priorities!
Last year I visited Iowa City on vacation from Chicago. I was really thinking about the possibility of moving down there but I don't know anyone and there isn't much to do. I felt very SAFE however and the people we're friendly. I still plan to look into it in the future weighing the pros and cons.
My wife and I are considering selling our home in florida and moving to cedar rapids. Im a truck driver and i got a really good offer from a company based in iowa which may be the deciding factor for us.
I miss Iowa so so much!! Its a beautiful state. Ive traveled it full circle. And its quite diverse from low to high rolling hills, restored prairies, sandwiched between the two most beautiful rivers in the country, the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. What i appreciate is their complete honesty and willingness to help their neighbors without asking. So down to earth, heart of gold people.
And also pretty important, the Loess Hills in SW Iowa is a must see. You can only find this unique natural landscape in this part of the United States. They say the last remaining prairie rattlesnakes resides there. My favorite section of Iowa is the NE corner, part of the Driftless Region where the glaciers did not change the landscape and where my ancestors first resided and founded a little town called Spillville. This town is famous for hosting a world reknown Czech composer, Aton Dvorak. He played the organ at the St. Wencelas Church in Spillville, which still stands today. Iowa is also known for its work ethic. Why Des Moines continues to grow by leaps and bounds, which our nation's industries recognize.
We have a small bug in Florida called no-seeums. Basically a really small insect that loves to bite. Not just one either. They will swarm all over. A construction worker buddy of mine used to refer to them as flying teeth.
Wife and I are looking to leave DFW for Iowa. Still need to choose a city and visit, but we are entering the "let's commit" phase. Thank you for making these videos! Honestly you are selling it to us, even the "bad stuff." How is the internet around Cedar Rapids? DFW isn't great, its good enough for her remote work. Thanks again!
Please consider doing a 10 reasons why you would live here Iowa...I moved here from Omaha. It was fantastic move....we fish a few creek fed ponds and some spillways ,rarely ever a dissappointed
Monsanto so sad that it has invaded this beautiful state and contaminated the soil and crops. It's time to go organic ❤ when I went to visit. I loved everything about it . Amazing and friendly people. ❤ Family oriented and conservative a winning combination.
While you are certainly right about Monsanto and factory farming in Iowa, you can still find less offensive operations in our state. I live in beautiful Allamakee county. We do still maintain many small family farms, some are organic. The terrain in the driftless region is gorgeous, and we are strongly Conservative (unlike Iowa's college towns). Thankfully, the state is safely conservative now... we just need to ensure that we don't get complacent with the communists.
I live in CR, your list was really well done. My biggest negatives are Lack of entertainment and the bugs. I think Iowa could get some better entertainment as far as music. I remember when groups like Kiss , Yes , Motley Crue and Rush ( came only once to CR) would perform in CR. Now it's mostly Country music. Remember that concert That the city put on with multiple performers That they lost money on because they didn't sell a lot of tickets ? The people ended up paying for it with taxes. I am not being mean when I say this is, part of the problem is the people in CR are to fickle. You Never know what they are going to support
Those black biting bugs are Minute Pirate Bugs, but "No-see-ums" is another name for them. I was born in Iowa, but we moved. I miss the friendliness of Iowa. When someone calls my home state, "Fly Over Territory", I tell them that without Iowa, they would not have a lot of food.
Iowa is not "divided" between Iowa and Iowa St. I know what you are saying by this but in reality, it's 75/25 or 80/20 for Iowa. Overall good video. I grew up in Pella. Your channel has great traction--why do you have under 1000 subscribers? This video alone has almost 10K views. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! I agree that Iowa has more fans. But boy they hate state. It takes time as Iowa isn’t the most viewed state. 1000 subs isn’t easy as you know. Will do
I don’t think so as these bugs are the size of a gnat but jet black. They aren’t around all the time but when they are they bite like crazy. Those flys sound awful tho😲
You forgot to mention ticks. Big tick country here. Didn't mention gravel roads either. Lots of rural roads that aren't paved. Neither did you mention clean water. All the lakes, if you can call them that and rivers are muddy and filled with pesticide and fertilizer runoff.
Excellent video. I have been seriously looking there for about a year. Every time I find a place I like, I start planning a trip but it gets sold, or pending, within days.
A few years back I wanted to get a house that was all on one floor for our retirement. Same thing happened to me in Cedar Rapids. I'm not going to make a quarter of a million dollar decision in a hurry. Best of luck getting a place.
Been here 30 years and looking to bounce ASAP, the weather here is intolerable, we have 2 seasons now, freezing with 40 mph sustained winds, or 100mph winds on Hell's front porch. We have maybe a month of decent weather a year. It's hell on earth.
Thank you for this! I have been offered a job in Iowa and I'm thinking what life can be there. I take it as positive things because I enjoy slow paced less hustle life. I wanna spend time with nature also. I hope they have an open parks where I can enjoy my coffee 😅
It is because of the corn ...and dose gets super humid there horribly humid also the Cydnidae bugs can get really loud and obnoxious in the sumer months ... heads up 😁
Hello to you, Tony! Thank you very much for such a wonderful video. We've just recently discovered Iowa and have already fallen in love with it. You've told everything clearly and beautifully, and we can't wait to finally be there. Perhaps one day you'll help us with finding our home. Let's be friends! Say hi to your wife from us. - Sincerely, Amaliya and family.
Hawkeye, IA 52147 how is this town ? The only thing is the snow on ground for months I drive a Toyota hybrid and Toronto kinda scary but the no crime and other things drive me to it as it's cheap and pure I'm in New Jersey and most girls have the princess complex how are they there u should make a video on that the woman get back to me thinking on moving probably 7 months
I would defer to Iowa Department of Natural Resources but I can give you my experience. Iowa is middle of the pack on toxic releases in the country. The farming brings in lots of chemicals but overall I think Iowa had really been doing better in this area the last 5-10 years. We test for radon (natural gas in Iowa that poses a health risk) in real estate here as a norm. I have seen many come back high. The water in Iowa is about like most other places in the country. High in chlorine but that’s pretty common in most areas. We drink distilled water in our household and would definitely at the minimum recommend filtration. Where are you currently located?
small town iowa now more than ever dont welcome outsiders since land hyper skyrocketed....and why would you want to live in a foreign place not foreign
Iowa is solidly conservative now. I don't blame you as a realtor for underselling that a bit because you don't want to scare away people. But we are a solid red state now: abortion ban, book bans, charter schools, slashing taxes. We're repeating the Kansas experiment and we all know how that went. We may become a swing state again but it's likely to be a decade or longer. If you're fine with that, then Iowa is for you. If not, then you may want to rethink coming here.
Thanks for the reply. My 2 cents on it being solidly conservative also is hard to gauge as the governor and presidential liberal candidates were not strong opponents. When they bring more inspiring candidates then I think it will be easier to gauge
Another thing for people to consider is that, generally speaking, those on the left/blue side of the political spectrum in places like Iowa are much more centrist than the lefties in places like NY or California. So, even when Iowa tends bluer than it is now, it's a more moderate left than in the more populous parts of the country.
@@LIVINGINIOWA I'm just talking about the average liberal in Iowa or other conservative states vs. liberals in states that have been solid blue for decade upon decade. There will always be pockets of deep red and deep blue but the tendency seems to be that there is a moderating effect on the opposite end of the spectrum in states dominated by one party. E.g. conservatives in California are more moderate than conservatives in Wyoming in general. That doesn't mean there aren't hard core conservatives in California but the average conservative is generally a bit more moderate.
If you are LGBTQ+ you may want to carefully think about where to live in this state... A decade or so ago, we were quite progressive when it came to "queer" rights but now there is a huge backlash in the mostly rural areas... The urban areas have been traditionally accepting, especially Iowa City... However if you have a Trans kid, don't even think about coming here!!!!
Im a 23 yr old Latina and Im all for Red States I'd prefer if it wasnt a 50/50 state as im from Las Vegas Nevada and have seen first hand the damage split views have caused to my city.
Coming from Chicago , they drive really slow here. The reason why they drive so slow here is because of the insane traffic enforcement, its outa control. They have photo enforced speed traps, they have photo enforced red lights, the cops are everywhere and they have days that are dedicated to pulling people over for traffic, and they also regularly enforce speed via airplanes flying up and down the highways. After 6 months of moving here I needed to get automatic payment set up just to the traffic enforcement photo enforcement company. The water here is bad, its contaminated regularly with pesticides and fertilizers, they get the water of all places in Des Moines from the Skunk river, the name alone tell you its bad news. It is boring, the sunsets are nice but everything is about crops, all the trees are missing just lines between crops have trees, its a bit dystopian. Its a drive to get to anything remotely scenic, you choices are east to Mississippi or north west to south Dakota black hills.
I was permanently red say that's a good thing that'd be a reason to move here not a reason not to Oye I forgot this is a real estate person prices go down when your red State prices go up when you're a this guy's a real estate agents are his prices are down and that's why he's bringing up the fact that we're primarily a red State now that be reason to move not a reason not to
Thanks for the reply. Iowa is always changing like other states. Hard to tell if we are as red as we have voted for as the blue candidates for president and governor were not that impressive
@@LIVINGINIOWA we have a representative Governor that's a Republican and chairman Chuck grassley that's a Democrat kind of nullifies each other there's supposed to sit there for litical agendas and ideas and their parties aside and represent us cuz that's their job but they don't do that. nor do they function as they're supposed to under the laws are supposed to people that think they're freeing or easily confused and ruled by their slave owners
small town iowo good ol boy...you will be broadcast on phones from all the cameras and never get a interview so you will be governed by incompetent,,,,ie...pay others taxes cause good ol boy system dont have rules
As a conservative living in Washington and from the Midwest I'd love to get a job in Iowa or Missouri. I know snowflakes will be staying away and keep on the coast.
Nothing wrong with being conservative. Everything wrong with using that as an excuse to support people like Donald Trump, who lied about the election and tried to overturn it. If you are that kind of conservative, the rest of the country is better off without you.
@@LIVINGINIOWA I guess living In Hawaii we don’t have non of them so maybe Thats why I don’t care about being around animals that can kill me ! Besides sharks 🦈 lol
He's just a real estate agent giving disclosures. He wants a sale that will stick. As a cyclist, I LOVED the week I rode my bike across the state of Iowa back in 2017. Everyone I came across was Iowa nice, the whole experience was a ton of fun. I recommend RAGBRAI to anyone who enjoys riding their bike and meeting new people. Great way to see the state!
I'd say only 3 and a half items on this list are negatives to me: The weather sounds dreadful (albeit not much worse than some things I already experience); spiders scare me and mosquitoes annoy me so that's something I'd rather avoid and; as a British person, the idea of people being nice, friendly or too open to strangers goes against everything I consider natural. I don't suffer allergies so I'll call that one neutral. However - everything else on the list sounds like a positive to me!
I love Iowa......resident for 60 years. It is very white,conservative and cold. Those are three good reasons I hope the undesirables stay away. Have a nice day.
Blue states suck. I'm glad it's conservative. I don't understand wanting to be taxed at a high rate? Charter schools are great. I believe in school choice. I went to public school. It's just propoganda. Huge deer with no predators to kill my livestock is not a bad thing. I can hunt, fill my freezer, and not have to worry about predators? How is that bad? I like that there aren't a bunch of tourists getting in the way. Being from Michigan, FIP's are always ruining summer. Iowa sounds like a great place to homestead. Spiders eat mosquitoes. Try getting bitten by black flies in the U.P. of Michigan. They're worse than mosquitoes, and I hate mosquitoes.
too hot. too cold. nothing to do . everyone wants to know your business and talks behind your back. its like a sport there. its not people living vicariously thru you... its rooted in jealousy and bitterness. i was born there in the 60's. i left in the early 80s. if i didnt still have family there id never go back. Iowas biggest export is its children. sad but true. lots of veiled religious bigotry. Did i mention theres no weed. Boo. sorry.
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I'm a native Floridian who retired from So. Cal. and moved to Iowa last summer.
I love it! The winter was a bit of a challenge, but The Wife and I actually enjoyed it.
What do I miss the most? Motorcycling roads. Iowa just doesn't have the roads that I crave. Saying that I'm enjoying slowing down and enjoying the beautiful Iowa rolling hills.
Understandable but glad to have you and glad you are enjoying it thus far! Where in Iowa did you move to?
@@LIVINGINIOWAjust bought a house in Marion.
$195K!
Can’t get that in Kali.
@@xnihilo1044 that’s excellent!
Check out Hwy 30, Hwy 64 and Hwy 52 in Eastern Iowa if you ever get the chance! Barely any traffic some days and lots of watering holes.
Thanks ! I found more positive things than negative, one of my friends is mooving to Iowa. I like this😀
For sure! There are many positives. No place is perfect for everybody
We had a tornado in Henry County last week. Our neighbor's garden shed was blown apart. All of the neighbors showed up to find the pieces up to 2 blocks away. Everyone that was hit had friends and neighbors show up. Junior and senior high school students showed up on school buses to help. This was Iowa at its best.
Sorry to hear that! It is a reality of Iowa for sure! When the derecho in CR came through people showed up as well💯
As someone who worked and stayed Iowa I can confirm this 😅. I’m currently working in Minnesota but I’m hopeful one day to return and settle down there. I’m also a Louisianan, born and raised, but fell in love with the state of Iowa, Midwest in general, but Iowa in particular.
Thanks for the reply. Very helpful. What made you fall in love with Iowa?
@@LIVINGINIOWA if I had to choose one thing, I’d say it’s simplicity. Like I’ve said I’ve been and traveled to many parts of the world, but I found a profound amount of tranquility there in Iowa. Which is on my top of things for priorities!
@@Noonewillrecognizeyou we hear that all the time and totally agree! Hustle and bustle is for the birds ha
@@LIVINGINIOWA been there done that. I’m at an age where I don’t want to anymore
@@Noonewillrecognizeyou definitely! There is still plenty to do anyways. Always can hop on a flight or the road to vacation anyways
Last year I visited Iowa City on vacation from Chicago. I was really thinking about the possibility of moving down there but I don't know anyone and there isn't much to do. I felt very SAFE however and the people we're friendly. I still plan to look into it in the future weighing the pros and cons.
Nice! Let us know how we can help!
@@LIVINGINIOWA Thanks!
Well done! Great presentation. Lots to consider. And you're right--none are inherently negative, just basic facts you really should know! Thanks!
@@magnus_mode thanks much appreciated
your list is a positive because it is sincere, and there is no better basis for business transactions.
We do the best we can with what we were given💯
My wife and I are considering selling our home in florida and moving to cedar rapids. Im a truck driver and i got a really good offer from a company based in iowa which may be the deciding factor for us.
Nice! That’s awesome you got a good offer💯 Reach out anytime if you need anything?
Move to Ames
I miss Iowa so so much!! Its a beautiful state. Ive traveled it full circle. And its quite diverse from low to high rolling hills, restored prairies, sandwiched between the two most beautiful rivers in the country, the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. What i appreciate is their complete honesty and willingness to help their neighbors without asking. So down to earth, heart of gold people.
Agree
And also pretty important, the Loess Hills in SW Iowa is a must see. You can only find this unique natural landscape in this part of the United States. They say the last remaining prairie rattlesnakes resides there. My favorite section of Iowa is the NE corner, part of the Driftless Region where the glaciers did not change the landscape and where my ancestors first resided and founded a little town called Spillville. This town is famous for hosting a world reknown Czech composer, Aton Dvorak. He played the organ at the St. Wencelas Church in Spillville, which still stands today. Iowa is also known for its work ethic. Why Des Moines continues to grow by leaps and bounds, which our nation's industries recognize.
We have a small bug in Florida called no-seeums. Basically a really small insect that loves to bite. Not just one either. They will swarm all over. A construction worker buddy of mine used to refer to them as flying teeth.
I looked them up and not what we have here but man those things look no good💯
LOL! I can agree. Hate them, we have some here too in Oregon, they will find their way in your closet and sting you all of a sudden.
they are in every state i have ever been to and i have been to 47 states. canada also has them.
Wife and I are looking to leave DFW for Iowa. Still need to choose a city and visit, but we are entering the "let's commit" phase. Thank you for making these videos! Honestly you are selling it to us, even the "bad stuff." How is the internet around Cedar Rapids? DFW isn't great, its good enough for her remote work. Thanks again!
It’s good to do your research and glad to make the videos! Internet is good around here. Lots of fiber optics
IMON and Mediacom are the two I know most about in CR. Offer 1gb around 80 introductory, increases $10 per year until $130/month cap.
@AlexJames123 We're here now! Thanks! Ended up with mediacom, internet is fine, wish antenna tv worked better though lol
Please consider doing a 10 reasons why you would live here Iowa...I moved here from Omaha. It was fantastic move....we fish a few creek fed ponds and some spillways ,rarely ever a dissappointed
I did 5 reasons to move to Iowa a couple months ago
Monsanto so sad that it has invaded this beautiful state and contaminated the soil and crops. It's time to go organic ❤ when I went to visit. I loved everything about it . Amazing and friendly people. ❤ Family oriented and conservative a winning combination.
While you are certainly right about Monsanto and factory farming in Iowa, you can still find less offensive operations in our state. I live in beautiful Allamakee county. We do still maintain many small family farms, some are organic. The terrain in the driftless region is gorgeous, and we are strongly Conservative (unlike Iowa's college towns). Thankfully, the state is safely conservative now... we just need to ensure that we don't get complacent with the communists.
I vacation in iowa every summer, best cycling in the world.
bicycle or motor cycle?
I live in CR, your list was really well done. My biggest negatives are Lack of entertainment and the bugs. I think Iowa could get some better entertainment as far as music. I remember when groups like Kiss , Yes , Motley Crue and Rush ( came only once to CR) would perform in CR. Now it's mostly Country music. Remember that concert That the city put on with multiple performers That they lost money on because they didn't sell a lot of tickets ? The people ended up paying for it with taxes. I am not being mean when I say this is, part of the problem is the people in CR are to fickle. You Never know what they are going to support
Thanks for the reply! Cannot disagree about entertainment and bugs! It is almost always country music for sure. Cedar Rapids can be fickle for sure.
We have Rocking on the River concerts. And a lot of blues music
Those black biting bugs are Minute Pirate Bugs, but "No-see-ums" is another name for them. I was born in Iowa, but we moved. I miss the friendliness of Iowa. When someone calls my home state, "Fly Over Territory", I tell them that without Iowa, they would not have a lot of food.
Iowa is not "divided" between Iowa and Iowa St. I know what you are saying by this but in reality, it's 75/25 or 80/20 for Iowa. Overall good video. I grew up in Pella. Your channel has great traction--why do you have under 1000 subscribers? This video alone has almost 10K views. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! I agree that Iowa has more fans. But boy they hate state. It takes time as Iowa isn’t the most viewed state. 1000 subs isn’t easy as you know. Will do
I’m looking forward to moving to Des Moines Iowa next year with my family
It’s the top relocation destination in the state for a reason!
The bugs might be biting flys? We have them bad in Tennessee
I don’t think so as these bugs are the size of a gnat but jet black. They aren’t around all the time but when they are they bite like crazy. Those flys sound awful tho😲
yes you do they are awful
@@LIVINGINIOWA are they poisonous?
if you live in Iowa, you were lucky enough to be born here or smart enough to move here.
Was born in Iowa city am now living in bettendorf Iowa.
Just moved here a month ago. So far we like it very much.
@@prairiemark4084 glad you like it here sir.
@@prairiemark40843:09
I had to move away for a couple of years to understand how special this place is, and I'm very happy to be back.
The chemicals on crops is a tough one for me. Do those things get airborne?
Not usually, but rural water quality can be an issue. Also any place near where hog confinements spread their noxious waste should be avoided.
You forgot to mention ticks. Big tick country here. Didn't mention gravel roads either. Lots of rural roads that aren't paved. Neither did you mention clean water. All the lakes, if you can call them that and rivers are muddy and filled with pesticide and fertilizer runoff.
Excellent video. I have been seriously looking there for about a year. Every time I find a place I like, I start planning a trip but it gets sold, or pending, within days.
Where in Iowa?
@@LIVINGINIOWA All over but the house, town, I liked the most was Independence, IA next to a church downtown.
@@cowboygeologist7772 gotcha. Independence is a nice little town
A few years back I wanted to get a house that was all on one floor for our retirement. Same thing happened to me in Cedar Rapids. I'm not going to make a quarter of a million dollar decision in a hurry. Best of luck getting a place.
Been here 30 years and looking to bounce ASAP, the weather here is intolerable, we have 2 seasons now, freezing with 40 mph sustained winds, or 100mph winds on Hell's front porch. We have maybe a month of decent weather a year. It's hell on earth.
@@cbmike6244 where are you going?
Thank you for this! I have been offered a job in Iowa and I'm thinking what life can be there. I take it as positive things because I enjoy slow paced less hustle life. I wanna spend time with nature also. I hope they have an open parks where I can enjoy my coffee 😅
You’re welcome. Thats great and if you need help with anything let us know! Sounds like it could be a good fit! We do have open parks
@@LIVINGINIOWA Maybe "maybe" I will be assigned in Iowa City. :)
@@jqrb13 gotcha. Well if you need something real estate related let me know💯
west Des Moines Iowa is brand new. new schools new offices, businesses etc. it is the crown jewel of iowa.
I would add hog confinements and their choking, eye watering liquid waste. Superb video, Thanks.
@@iowapanner2223 agreed
I live in Florida iowa looking really good that and tennessee
those little biting black bugs are called pirate bugs
It is because of the corn ...and dose gets super humid there horribly humid also the Cydnidae bugs can get really loud and obnoxious in the sumer months ... heads up 😁
Xyzal the best for my allergies 🤧 As well as NeilMed Sinus Rinse
Thanks for sharing that! Should be helpful to someone
I get curious about Iowa because I have relatives there, but it’s strictly academic, as I’ve never even been back to visit them.
Got ya. Let us know if we can help!
Hello to you, Tony! Thank you very much for such a wonderful video. We've just recently discovered Iowa and have already fallen in love with it. You've told everything clearly and beautifully, and we can't wait to finally be there. Perhaps one day you'll help us with finding our home. Let's be friends! Say hi to your wife from us. - Sincerely, Amaliya and family.
@@redheadtsipke3791 glad it was helpful! There is lots to love about the state. Appreciate the feedback and we would love to work with you💯
did say pike peak is highest point it not it it called hawkeye point and one the other side of the state.
I vied red and I’m from Bettendorf, Iowa.
Hawkeye, IA 52147 how is this town ? The only thing is the snow on ground for months I drive a Toyota hybrid and Toronto kinda scary but the no crime and other things drive me to it as it's cheap and pure I'm in New Jersey and most girls have the princess complex how are they there u should make a video on that the woman get back to me thinking on moving probably 7 months
I love the hustle dude
Appreciate that!💯
I want to move to iowa buy very concerned about the toxic release. Can you help me with this and the bad water
I would defer to Iowa Department of Natural Resources but I can give you my experience. Iowa is middle of the pack on toxic releases in the country. The farming brings in lots of chemicals but overall I think Iowa had really been doing better in this area the last 5-10 years. We test for radon (natural gas in Iowa that poses a health risk) in real estate here as a norm. I have seen many come back high.
The water in Iowa is about like most other places in the country. High in chlorine but that’s pretty common in most areas. We drink distilled water in our household and would definitely at the minimum recommend filtration.
Where are you currently located?
Funny- go to California then. Good luck.
Make video from Waterloo IA please
small town iowa now more than ever dont welcome outsiders since land hyper skyrocketed....and why would you want to live in a foreign place not foreign
Can i find a 55 + apartmemt ro 400. Or any rental for undeer 400 im a carpenter so fix me up is good.
Under $400 a month?
Iowa is solidly conservative now. I don't blame you as a realtor for underselling that a bit because you don't want to scare away people. But we are a solid red state now: abortion ban, book bans, charter schools, slashing taxes. We're repeating the Kansas experiment and we all know how that went. We may become a swing state again but it's likely to be a decade or longer. If you're fine with that, then Iowa is for you. If not, then you may want to rethink coming here.
Thanks for the reply. My 2 cents on it being solidly conservative also is hard to gauge as the governor and presidential liberal candidates were not strong opponents. When they bring more inspiring candidates then I think it will be easier to gauge
Another thing for people to consider is that, generally speaking, those on the left/blue side of the political spectrum in places like Iowa are much more centrist than the lefties in places like NY or California. So, even when Iowa tends bluer than it is now, it's a more moderate left than in the more populous parts of the country.
@@silverbackhayabusa agree on Des Moines and Cedar Rapids as moderate left from the data but Iowa City is hard left from the data
@@LIVINGINIOWA I'm just talking about the average liberal in Iowa or other conservative states vs. liberals in states that have been solid blue for decade upon decade.
There will always be pockets of deep red and deep blue but the tendency seems to be that there is a moderating effect on the opposite end of the spectrum in states dominated by one party.
E.g. conservatives in California are more moderate than conservatives in Wyoming in general. That doesn't mean there aren't hard core conservatives in California but the average conservative is generally a bit more moderate.
If you are LGBTQ+ you may want to carefully think about where to live in this state...
A decade or so ago, we were quite progressive when it came to "queer" rights but now there is a huge backlash in the mostly rural areas...
The urban areas have been traditionally accepting, especially Iowa City...
However if you have a Trans kid, don't even think about coming here!!!!
I moved here and enjoy it. You won’t like it don’t come
I can bet where I live has the best fishing in America
Iowa sounds really nice overall
It’s got lots of positives
We have more mountains lions and bobcats I see them all the time in southern Iowa
i'm 70 and have never seen a mountain lion in iowa.
I'm from Fresno California
We have worked with quite a few California people.
Those little black bugs could be called " no-see-ums. Or some call them, biting midges.
I think you’re right
I’m leaving NJ because NJ is too liberal.
Where are you leaving to?
@@LIVINGINIOWA Waterloo Iowa.
@@johnjunior22 did you find a home already?
@@LIVINGINIOWA not yet I spent the last 2 years overseas without tax return.
I’m going to work and open a clothing store in the area.
@@johnjunior22 nice! Going to rent for a bit?
Sounds like my state Illinois.
True except we don’t have Chicago
@@oldskolacura9798 agreed
Both have the Cubs baseball team 😁
The Des Moines metro is a wonderful place to live
@@coltonvanderwerf5347 there is a reason it has the most people!
Iowa is awful! Hate it here and cannot wait to move! Humidity is the worst!
So Iowa tends to be a safer state. Got it.
Generally
You can move anywhere if your married...it all the same in the United States of America...
Yes sir. Where do you currently live?
@@LIVINGINIOWA Iowa
Im a 23 yr old Latina and Im all for Red States I'd prefer if it wasnt a 50/50 state as im from Las Vegas Nevada and have seen first hand the damage split views have caused to my city.
@@Stacee-j1o I’d say the state leans red now
@@LIVINGINIOWA Awesome thank you I'm seriously considering moving there in the next year
@@Stacee-j1o let us know if we can help
Lived there most of my life and will never move back. I am gone and gone for good.
Gotcha. Where did you move to?
Coming from Chicago , they drive really slow here. The reason why they drive so slow here is because of the insane traffic enforcement, its outa control. They have photo enforced speed traps, they have photo enforced red lights, the cops are everywhere and they have days that are dedicated to pulling people over for traffic, and they also regularly enforce speed via airplanes flying up and down the highways. After 6 months of moving here I needed to get automatic payment set up just to the traffic enforcement photo enforcement company. The water here is bad, its contaminated regularly with pesticides and fertilizers, they get the water of all places in Des Moines from the Skunk river, the name alone tell you its bad news. It is boring, the sunsets are nice but everything is about crops, all the trees are missing just lines between crops have trees, its a bit dystopian. Its a drive to get to anything remotely scenic, you choices are east to Mississippi or north west to south Dakota black hills.
They need that photo enforcement in FL people would stop dying
Friendly people and affordable rent can't be overrated.
😮 Iowa! I'm coming! Please, pray for me in winter weather coming from FL.
Entertainment we have lot of it here. Remember it was OZZY who bit head off a bat right here in Des Moines, Iowa
Positive.
Iowa is a great state.
I was permanently red say that's a good thing that'd be a reason to move here not a reason not to Oye I forgot this is a real estate person prices go down when your red State prices go up when you're a this guy's a real estate agents are his prices are down and that's why he's bringing up the fact that we're primarily a red State now that be reason to move not a reason not to
Thanks for the reply. Iowa is always changing like other states. Hard to tell if we are as red as we have voted for as the blue candidates for president and governor were not that impressive
@@LIVINGINIOWA we have a representative Governor that's a Republican and chairman Chuck grassley that's a Democrat kind of nullifies each other there's supposed to sit there for litical agendas and ideas and their parties aside and represent us cuz that's their job but they don't do that. nor do they function as they're supposed to under the laws are supposed to people that think they're freeing or easily confused and ruled by their slave owners
@@ljsmooth69 hmmm interesting that comment do you view yourself as a slave...
Huh? And the education standards look low.
small town iowo good ol boy...you will be broadcast on phones from all the cameras and never get a interview so you will be governed by incompetent,,,,ie...pay others taxes cause good ol boy system dont have rules
As a conservative living in Washington and from the Midwest I'd love to get a job in Iowa or Missouri. I know snowflakes will be staying away and keep on the coast.
Sounds good to us! Where at in Washington?
Nothing wrong with being conservative. Everything wrong with using that as an excuse to support people like Donald Trump, who lied about the election and tried to overturn it. If you are that kind of conservative, the rest of the country is better off without you.
The iowa slogan iowa come here on vacation leave on probation
I was born there
Highest rates of cancer in the U.S. due to overuse of pesticides.
I wouldn’t even wanna live by no mountain lions or bears lol
I wouldn’t mind living near them
@@LIVINGINIOWA I guess living In Hawaii we don’t have non of them so maybe Thats why I don’t care about being around animals that can kill me ! Besides sharks 🦈 lol
@@b-lo3145 that’s true but I love seeing them when we travel
Plot twist: this guy is actually a member of Slipknot.
I gave a thumbs down for this video cause I live in Iowa and we don't need any big mouths bad mouthing Iowa.
He's just a real estate agent giving disclosures. He wants a sale that will stick. As a cyclist, I LOVED the week I rode my bike across the state of Iowa back in 2017. Everyone I came across was Iowa nice, the whole experience was a ton of fun. I recommend RAGBRAI to anyone who enjoys riding their bike and meeting new people. Great way to see the state!
I'd say only 3 and a half items on this list are negatives to me:
The weather sounds dreadful (albeit not much worse than some things I already experience); spiders scare me and mosquitoes annoy me so that's something I'd rather avoid and; as a British person, the idea of people being nice, friendly or too open to strangers goes against everything I consider natural.
I don't suffer allergies so I'll call that one neutral.
However - everything else on the list sounds like a positive to me!
Please don't make me upset
since hyper inflation,,,u not a farmer u are nothing but a tax payer for the rich with high worth but nothing valuations or just none
Iowa needs to build mountains. Ha ha...other than that it looks appealing to me.
It has rolling hills!
@@LIVINGINIOWA Awesome!
I love Iowa......resident for 60 years. It is very white,conservative and cold. Those are three good reasons I hope the undesirables stay away. Have a nice day.
Thanks for your input! Where in Iowa?
@@LIVINGINIOWA West of the Mississippi. :)
@@ynp1978 gotcha.
If you want to get views, I highly recommend that you do away with the lengthy intros.
Thanks for the reply. We will take it into consideration
@@LIVINGINIOWA best of luck with your channel!
Blue states suck. I'm glad it's conservative. I don't understand wanting to be taxed at a high rate? Charter schools are great. I believe in school choice. I went to public school. It's just propoganda.
Huge deer with no predators to kill my livestock is not a bad thing. I can hunt, fill my freezer, and not have to worry about predators? How is that bad? I like that there aren't a bunch of tourists getting in the way. Being from Michigan, FIP's are always ruining summer.
Iowa sounds like a great place to homestead.
Spiders eat mosquitoes.
Try getting bitten by black flies in the U.P. of Michigan. They're worse than mosquitoes, and I hate mosquitoes.
Iowa Nice is synonymous with passive aggressive.
Hmmm first time I have heard that. Our experience and clients perspective is that most people are kind.
Thats because your an Iowan@@LIVINGINIOWA
@@ronaldvaillancourt5303 could be. No where on earth is there 100% nice people but I think for the most part Iowans are kind and caring
I think the bugs you’re talking about are black flies
We always called them "dog pecker gnats"!
Come on, Iowa, VOTE RED. Save your own state and our country, you gotta vote RED for the sanity of our mind and country.
fungus gnats
Smells like pig manure here!!!!!
Where at?
But I need to let you know about democrats
Greed.
you left out crimes, jobs, kkk, etc.
Kkk hilarious- go to California
too hot. too cold. nothing to do . everyone wants to know your business and talks behind your back. its like a sport there. its not people living vicariously thru you... its rooted in jealousy and bitterness. i was born there in the 60's. i left in the early 80s. if i didnt still have family there id never go back. Iowas biggest export is its children. sad but true. lots of veiled religious bigotry. Did i mention theres no weed. Boo. sorry.
Def not for everyone. Where did you end up at?
Didn't go to the right places.
Go to California
😆 Number one is that they are normal people.