This is wild but surprising. I live in southwest iowa. Sioux Falls, the KC suburb, Lincoln, Cedar Rapids, and Rochester are all within 5 hour drive of my house and all are cool cities. For those who don’t think housing is affordable you can drive ten miles out of any of these cities and live in a small town and buy a decent home for 150
Plano, Texas? It's a nice suburb of North Dallas. Dallas/Fort Worth has almost 8 million people. It's not a cheap place to live. Traffic in Plano sucks. It's all a greater part of Dallas.
I’m 65 and I guess I was raised in too poor of a family because it is totally beyond my level of comprehension that apparently tens of millions of people can afford a house in the $400K to $500K+ price range. It’s either amazing or crazy, I haven’t figured out yet which.
Yeah the prices are ridiculous. They have to be making over 100K each to afford a 500K house. Home prices are artificially inflated and I hope they come back down because a home is never worth 500K+
If you are in need of material for videos I would love to see some spin offs that talk about vacation places - like best places for summer, Christmas, Spring, etc. vacation. Or best places for a 3 day weekend excursion in each state. Or best vacation spots for hikers, boaters, glampers, art scenes, night life, etc. But only if you have the time & energy. You're so good at researching these things.
To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game. Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.
From $37K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
😂😂😂 you right. I live in South Carolina, I was say don’t schedule nothing important (wedding, baby showers, etc) in Sep cause that’s our hurricane season.
It's jokingly called the city of 5 Smells instead of City of 5 Seasons. The heart of town is next to Quaker Oats. Some days it smells like crunch berries, some fried chicken. There's also the bad smelling days.
It doesn't matter what you think, that's less than the average house price in the US ($501,100 as of Q3 2024 according to the Fed). It's capitalism 101, supply & demand and there is more demand than supply.
Conpared to a million dollar house? 500k in NYC gets you low quality housing and smaller compoppared to something for half the price in Utah, AK, or Louisiana.
@@Evangelionism > Utah, AK, or Louisiana. Western states Utah and AK are actually pretty expensive for housing, compared to cheaper states like Louisiana and Arkansas.
@@tomw4678 I lived in Akron in the '40s and could catch the aroma of the Quaker Oats plant but it just smelled of Quaker Oats. Still, a lot better than what was pumping out of Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone, and Siberling.
I’m from iowa and have detasseled corn near whiting iowa, where the first children of the corn was filmed. I was not murdered by the cult kids. Sioux Falls is a cool city and growing rapidly.
My friend’s kid is a top athlete for BYU. I totally agree, the things they do with and for their athletes are phenomenal. The training is exceptional, which is why my friends non-Mormon kid chose to go there & compete.
I’m from Lincoln and go back several times a year. The city’s transformation over the last 25 years is unbelievable. Friendly, cheap, midwest cosmopolitan and diversifying rapidly. If you can handle driving 22 miles per hour on every road in town, then it might be for you. The good news is that it will still take under 30 minutes to get anywhere at that speed. And psst, Omaha just 50 miles away is even better.
Overland Park is not 'boring' in that it has all of the things most modern boomtowns have now, like loads of parks, wooded hiking trails, restaurants everywhere, decent shopping, and lots of sports fields for the kids to play soccer and baseball on. Kansas itself lacks some big geographic feature like a big river, lake, mountain or something else that gets people excited. That is I think why it is 'boring.' The KS suburbs of KC are booming though, in part because they are very nice places to live.
Thanks, started a fight with my wife because she commented on how pretty the mountains in Lincoln, NE are and I wasn’t looking at the screen. I emphatically stated that there are no mountains in Lincoln, NE and now I’m sleeping in the basement. Also, Trinidad, CO had improved greatly in the last few years. Lot’s of new younger energy in town.
Nice Children of the Corn ref! I was on yearbook staff my Senior year in high school 1987… very rural Southside VA. Lots of agricultural. We decided on the overall theme for the book “That’s Entertainment!” We titled the Future Farmers of America club page “Children of the Corn!” 🤣
I also would like to add a couple of overlooked cities that are great places. Lawrence KS, Ft Collins CO, St George UT, Dover DE, Portland ME, Burlington VT, Flagstaff AZ, and many others. I was in management in the travel industry for 30 years and I had to travel a lot. So I have seen way more of the US than most people.
ye it isn't the fastest growing anymore but it is still growing. and suburban hellscape is totally right. sadly nobody would allow any tall buildings to be built here even though it would make it so the fields that they love so much would stay.
I'm biased but I think Michigan in general is underrated, we got problems here for sure, but it isn't terrible, we have outdoor activities and it's relatively affordable. After all Ann Arbor is one of the most expensive cities in the state, and compared to a lot of areas it's still "affordable"
Lived there back in mid 90s. Very beautiful, especially north MI. Detroit area was dirty and crazy. On Halloween they arson some 500 homes! Winter too cold, summer too much humidity.
I live out west; but I'm a professional Santa Claus. I was the Santa for a major sporting goods store in Saginaw a few years ago. I really liked Michigan, especially when you get away from the urban area.
I lived in Ann Arbor. It is not even vaguely affordable. But a city that is nearby but really overlooked is Ypsilanti. I also spent a lot of time in Lansing. Ick.
So glad you mentioned Bentonville Arkansas and NWA. I've been there 3 times, it's such a hidden gem compared to other states especially if you love the outdoors. Great restaurant scene and pretty diverse thanks to all the jobs in the area.
Thanks for the video, Briggs you remind me of the same about Jay Leno. One of the hardest working comedians in the business. I think you and one or two others come close to putting this kind of content out all the time thank you so much Happy holidays to you and your family.❤
I remember hanging out in KC and getting some good food and beer but we got kinda bored and randomly found a museum out in Overland Park. Once we got to OP, it was crazy how nice and different it was, it's a VERY nice place to hang out with kids and surprisingly modern if that makes sense?
I live in Sioux Falls and met many great people and has a great young adult vibe! Also, no traffic and you are just a few hours from the badlands and blackhills! Great little city :) I’d move back.
I actually am familiar with one city on this list of places that may not sound as familiar to the general public. But if there’s one city I have heard of before, that’s Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
OKC should've at least got a honorable mention. One of the cleanest cities I've ever been in with very little traffic, very low cost of living. The City has come a long way over the past 15/20 years.
@@l.k.7940 true, it's part of the territory, just like earthquakes are where I live in LA. But even if you live in the heart of tornado Alley, the chances of your house getting a direct hit by a tornado is miniscule. Hail causes more damage.
@@18andlikeit the problem is you never know when or where exactly a tornado could hit, and there are plenty of them every year in the Tornado Alley region.
Been to Bentonville, AR. Beautiful place to visit. And I live in AR as well; never regret moving here. It’s got its bad sides like any other state, but it’s peaceful and the economy here is improving.
@ Bentonville is NWA, I’m sure there’s some crime there I wouldn’t rule it out. But if you drive to Little Rock there’s shootings, break ins. It’s cleaning up though.
I worked with a supplier from Rochester MN a few years ago. Town is nice, I remember two things: it’s cold there in February, and they aren’t good at fish tacos.
Pretty impressive that Virginia has an entire region instead of just one city. I've been hearing some good things about Virginia lately and it seems like a very attractive state to consider. Not saying I would move their as I love where I'm from in Santa Rosa ca, but as much as I love where I'm from, it gets really frustrating how expensive it seems to continue to get here every year.
South Dakota is very beautiful. Love visiting the Black Hills. Never been to Sioux Falls but have heard good things about it. This place I wouldn't say is affordable but Grand Junction, CO is overlooked in my opinion. The surrounding area has a lot to offer if you're an active person but it's a great area for people who like wine, farmer's markets and slow pace environment.
I’m a Minnesota resident and I can confidently say that Rochester is an incredible city and one that always has things to do. It’s clean, affordable, friendly, and the perfect weather. Really hot summer and chilly winters. All of the large metro areas in Minnesota are amazing and Rochester is no exception! Definitely consider it
Median home prices is mathematical definition. $439k is not affordable for me either! What I have learned from poking around is that Briggs gives awesome advice, and a very accurate summation of things, as they actually are. Peace.
The part of SE Virginia you bring up is commonly referred to as the Hampton Roads metro... one of the largest metros in the nation without a pro sports team.
I currently live in a suburb of Minneapolis. I haven't spent much time in Rochester, MN, but I have always been interested in that region. The city is dominated by the Mayo Clinic, so it has a highly educated population. I believe that there is also a small cluster of tech companies there as well. (IBM apparently still has a presence there, but the workforce is reduced from its heyday.) If the traffic is reasonable, it is about a 90-minute drive from Minneapolis. The surrounding area isn't necessarily very interesting, but Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River are only about 40 miles away. I enjoy hiking in the Driftless Area which is just to the east of Rochester.
Duluth resident here and i totally agree. Rochester is so inoffensive in a great way. I love its proximity to the Twin Cities but it still feels completely separated by it. Also some very underrated hiking in Rochester.
@gabrielphinney9736 , my mother's side of the family is based around Superior, WI. I have some cousins who live in Duluth. Whenever I watch one of these videos, I keep thinking that Duluth and Superior deserve more interest than they get. The region has a special place in my heart. Both cities have suffered from decades of decline, but they feel like they should have a lot of potential.
Hi all. Just for clarity I was born and raised in Kansas City (Mo) and Overland Park is actually a suburb. It just happens to be on the Kansas side of the state line. It’s a really fickle thing how they divided the city. Not sure whose bright idea that was. Anyway people that live there view Kansas City on either side of the state line as one city. We’re just used to it. Overland Park is probably the nicest suburb. I would avoid the east side all together. Just my 2 cents.
Plano. TX, one of the world’s top BBQ restaurants is near there. Hw do I know? My eldest granddaughter’s boyfriend’s parents own it. People fly in from everywhere just to eat there.
I choose vacation lodging based on proximity to farmers markets… would definitely have this in criteria for my next house. I live in a major metropolitan area but still 20-30 min from anything like this and those farmers markets are crowded. I love going to farmers markets in smaller towns. Better food and vibes.
Finally Rochester, MN gets some love!! Love living here. Mayo is in the midst of a $5 Billion expansion not to mention all the other med-tech companies there.
I'd vote for Sacramento, CA - it's the most affordable major city in California. The average house price is $479,000 which is cheap for California and similar to a lot of places on this list. The Eastern suburbs in particular have low crime & great schools.
I enjoyed my time in Sacramento. They call it the city of trees. You need them to block that central valley summer. Tons of parks, miles of biking/ hiking trails. Sacramento and American Rivers for water recreation. Very spread out with 4 major freeways going in all directions. Some traffic but not like bigger CA cities like SF or LA
Most of those places are cold AF in the winter I grew up in Omaha Nebraska the only thing to do there is drink and Lincoln is no different. There’s no way in hell I will ever be land locked again.
I currently live in Cedar Rapids. It’s definitely on the rise with lots of new construction. Lots of affordable housing. It used to be bad but they have definitely cleaned up the city
I went to UM, and then my first teaching job was in A2. I couldn’t afford it. Not even if I started selling off body parts. If you can do it, Saline is a more affordable spot right down the road.
Children of the Corn was filmed on location in Iowa, *NOT* Sioux Falls, South Dakota . You can find photos of 1984 to now , most places haven't changed at all.
I was wondering if you’d ever get to Southeast Virginia (the largest metropolitan area in Virginia). I moved to Newport News from upstate NY in 2018 for health reasons (childhood frostbite aftereffects forced me to find a hot climate, and severe chronic dry eye a humid one). This is a very good place to live - with caveats. (1) there is the Peninsula and there is Southside. They are connected by bridges and tunnels, or a very long drive to get around Hampton Roads. You never know when there’s going to be a disabled or wrecked vehicle in a tunnel, which can delay your trip by hours. (2) The heat and humidity can be a bit much for some - I’ve worked in my yard in 113 deg heat index. (3) there are hurricanes, but because of geography i think they mostly hit Norfolk, Hampton, and Poquoson. (3) Sea level rise is a real concern. (4) though crime may not be bad in many areas, it’s bad in some - shootings of family members, neighbors, etc. There have been store break-ins in Virginia Beach.
I lived in Virginia Beach for 20 years. Each year the traffic got worse. Also the only place I lived where they would raise the draw bridge for a sailboat during rush hour.
This is such a helpful video! I’m curious-how were these places chosen? Are they based on affordability, job opportunities, or quality of life? Also, how does the weather factor into the rankings? I'd love to hear more about what makes these spots stand out!
I live in Utah. Born and raised Mormon. Left the church but still hold Mormons in very high esteem. The theories they put forward are all 100% correct. Mormons are built different. Either the most fit people you meet, or they put five sticks of butter in their salads and weight 500 lbs.
I lived in Lincoln for 45 years and loved it. Then I stupidly decided to move back east. It has everything that a midsized city should have except that public transportation is abysmal. It always has been and I don't see that ever changing in the near or far future. A plus is that Omaha is 50 miles away, KC is 225, Denver is 500, Minneapolis is 435, Chicago, 500. While if you live in the Northeast or the Atlantic coast these seem like long distances, once you get out by or past the Mississippi River you'll find it's no big deal.
I feel pretty lucky living in California's secret affordable area. I live just 40 min north of Sacramento. Ended up moving to the Yuba City/Marysville Area. Nice 3 bed homes under $350,000 and new constructed homes around $425,000. It's affordable, close to Sacramento but much cheaper and still have all the conveniences of a large city. Homes in my area are 2 bedroom homes and still under $300,000. Expand your options and you can live anywhere even in California 😉
I lived in Overland Park for 25 years. It's a great place to raise a family. The schools, especially in the Blue Valley SD, are world class. OP voters will even raise taxes to support their schools and properly fund the police. When a proposal to restrict reproductive rights was on the ballot, 70% of OP voters rejected it. The only drawback, as Forbes said years ago, is that the person who designed OP must have also invented the office cubicle.
Plano TX is a very unfriendly place. I lived there and everyone comes home through an alley behind the houses and they go right into their garage. Privacy fences everywhere. You never see your neighbors. Not friendly when you do see them. NW Arkansas is a very scenic and nice place. I have a relative that lives there. These are just a few ive experienced first hand. Pros and cons to each place ❤
Yea Texas in general people are like that unless you go to west Texas and west Texas sucks I think it’s largely because of people transplanting from other states for job opportunities that aren’t happy in Texas Regardless I wanna get out of Houston and go to NC or VA or somewhere.
@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit truth. Lot's of transplants buy these big ol houses with game rooms and theater rooms and pools and basically become homebodies because there is perceivably not much to do in those high dollar "corporate suburbs" (Collin Count in Dallas area, Cypress/Woodlands/Fulshear in Houston), Williamson County in Austin) besides go out to eat and shop. Most that I know find it too hot to get out and do anything outdoors and the best nature (NM and Colorado) are at minimum 9 hours drive form any major Texas city.
@@gregorriusadolphus2729 yea man I was in Mississippi and Alabama this past weekend for a POW wow Mississippi the people are nicer And Alabama especially the people are noticeably nicer The suburbs are a cancer on society I wanna live somewhere where I can ski, hike and surf in the same state things were better when everyone lived on land not a cramped cookie cutter suburban house and didn’t binge watch Netflix all day or game all day
The days of the $100K-$200K are long gone. Or if you find a house for that price, you probably wouldn't want to live there. It is what it is. Briggs, also check out Denton.
GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO TODAY. OUT OF THIS BUNCH IT WILL BE PROVO SPENT A FEW DAYS THERE ON A MOTORCYCLE TRIP LOOKED LIKE A VERY NICE PLACE.🇺🇸🍺🍺
The only reason people in the ks suburbs jave any city amenities is because of KCMO. They'd be like all other ks towns without Missouri being next door.
OMG, Overland Park should be taken off this list. I returned from teaching overseas, thinking I could buy a house there, and it was so boring, ugly winter and dreadful people. The biggest mistake I've ever made, anywhere would have been better. Don't send people on expensive wild goose chases. Make America Great Again First!
The Space Coast of Florida... heaven. Much safer from Hurricanes than lots of areas, tons of jobs with SpaceX and Blue Origin, close to ocean, cheap, Disney and Orlando close... I'm loving it.
Interesting how heavily weighted this is to the Midwest and heartland in general. Only East is SE Va. only West is Provo. Maybe now that the coasts are becoming overpriced things will move back toward the center.
This is wild but surprising. I live in southwest iowa. Sioux Falls, the KC suburb, Lincoln, Cedar Rapids, and Rochester are all within 5 hour drive of my house and all are cool cities. For those who don’t think housing is affordable you can drive ten miles out of any of these cities and live in a small town and buy a decent home for 150
Just moved to sioux falls, it's very nice.... but remember it's cold and dark here... like 5 degrees and snow out already...
nah Sioux Falls some trash. moved from Irvine ca to there.... all thee is to do is drugs and freeze..... neither do I want
Yeah not worth it under 40y/o.
Taxes are better than Minnesota
Plano, Texas? It's a nice suburb of North Dallas. Dallas/Fort Worth has almost 8 million people. It's not a cheap place to live. Traffic in Plano sucks. It's all a greater part of Dallas.
The metro area was actually sitting at 8.1 million as of last year
Plano used to be considered about the nicest and priciest DFW suburb.
Plano, Texas is full and closed. You can't afford to move here. LOL
Place is boring af
No thanks..it's a madhouse in Plano
I’m 65 and I guess I was raised in too poor of a family because it is totally beyond my level of comprehension that apparently tens of millions of people can afford a house in the $400K to $500K+ price range. It’s either amazing or crazy, I haven’t figured out yet which.
Yeah the prices are ridiculous. They have to be making over 100K each to afford a 500K house. Home prices are artificially inflated and I hope they come back down because a home is never worth 500K+
buyingahouseinthatpricr rabgedoesnt mean theycanaffordit.
If you are in need of material for videos I would love to see some spin offs that talk about vacation places - like best places for summer, Christmas, Spring, etc. vacation. Or best places for a 3 day weekend excursion in each state. Or best vacation spots for hikers, boaters, glampers, art scenes, night life, etc. But only if you have the time & energy. You're so good at researching these things.
To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game. Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.
Many new tra-ders face challenges without proper guidance. I found success by learning from James Clark's expertise.
@@thesearethefablesexactly that's why I always seek Mr J Clark's guidance in all I do 😊
James Clark's market insights have consistently led to profitable decisions.
From $37K to $45K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
Any specific guide. I'm from Georgia how do I go about this? I think I'm interested how can I get in touch with Mr J Clark
5th season = tornado season
😂😂😂 you right. I live in South Carolina, I was say don’t schedule nothing important (wedding, baby showers, etc) in Sep cause that’s our hurricane season.
It's jokingly called the city of 5 Smells instead of City of 5 Seasons. The heart of town is next to Quaker Oats. Some days it smells like crunch berries, some fried chicken. There's also the bad smelling days.
08:30 aww yes, the famous mountains of Lincoln, Nebraska 🤦♂️
That is very clearly Salt Lake City, the University of Utah stadium (Rice-Eccles Stadium) is center frame lol
gave me a chuckle
I'll bet Briggs did that on purpose so people would notice and comment on it. He has admitted he jokes with his audience like that.
@@stephen5174 yeah there were a few issues with the vid clips he used. And typos. Maybe this one was a rush job.
I moved to Sioux Falls, SD. I enjoy the city. I love it. I hope to stay here for years
I had a friend whose college team played Norfolk and one of the cheers was We don't drink, We don't smoke, Norfolk, Norfolk.
Nor fuk!
I'm from England, lived in Dubai for 20 years, I've actually been to one of the places on your list! Ann Arbor, during the C word, great bars.
Ann Arbor is an amazing college town. Right up there with Madison and Boulder
You probably do not hear this much : I hate Dubai, but I lived too long in SEA
A $439000 house is NOT affordable.
It doesn't matter what you think, that's less than the average house price in the US ($501,100 as of Q3 2024 according to the Fed). It's capitalism 101, supply & demand and there is more demand than supply.
It’s super affordable for me on a single income with four kids and a stay at home partner
Conpared to a million dollar house? 500k in NYC gets you low quality housing and smaller compoppared to something for half the price in Utah, AK, or Louisiana.
@@Evangelionism > Utah, AK, or Louisiana.
Western states Utah and AK are actually pretty expensive for housing, compared to cheaper states like Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Lived in Cedar Rapids for a number of years. Loved it! Another perk of CR is the Quaker Oats plant. Makes the town smell like Crunch Berries
@@tomw4678 I lived in Akron in the '40s and could catch the aroma of the Quaker Oats plant but it just smelled of Quaker Oats. Still, a lot better than what was pumping out of Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone, and Siberling.
Lived in Plano, TX for some years, great city, clean, good schools and very safe
What the women like down there
Could you do a video for the 10 top places for owning a country type place
I would like to see more affordable small to mid size country places with an acre that's actually affordable.
@@jillwiegand4257an acre is hardly the country. Just a garden basically.
Literally anywhere in Mississippi
I’m from iowa and have detasseled corn near whiting iowa, where the first children of the corn was filmed. I was not murdered by the cult kids. Sioux Falls is a cool city and growing rapidly.
We've been to Sioux Falls, surprisingly nice there.
My friend’s kid is a top athlete for BYU. I totally agree, the things they do with and for their athletes are phenomenal. The training is exceptional, which is why my friends non-Mormon kid chose to go there & compete.
I’m from Lincoln and go back several times a year. The city’s transformation over the last 25 years is unbelievable. Friendly, cheap, midwest cosmopolitan and diversifying rapidly. If you can handle driving 22 miles per hour on every road in town, then it might be for you. The good news is that it will still take under 30 minutes to get anywhere at that speed. And psst, Omaha just 50 miles away is even better.
Brutal winters and summers.vwithvwundsnand humidity. I have temperate weather oceans mountains forests blue state
red state full of racist and backwater thinking i bet
Overland Park is not 'boring' in that it has all of the things most modern boomtowns have now, like loads of parks, wooded hiking trails, restaurants everywhere, decent shopping, and lots of sports fields for the kids to play soccer and baseball on. Kansas itself lacks some big geographic feature like a big river, lake, mountain or something else that gets people excited. That is I think why it is 'boring.' The KS suburbs of KC are booming though, in part because they are very nice places to live.
No it’s just boring
Thanks, started a fight with my wife because she commented on how pretty the mountains in Lincoln, NE are and I wasn’t looking at the screen. I emphatically stated that there are no mountains in Lincoln, NE and now I’m sleeping in the basement. Also, Trinidad, CO had improved greatly in the last few years. Lot’s of new younger energy in town.
Nice Children of the Corn ref! I was on yearbook staff my Senior year in high school 1987… very rural Southside VA. Lots of agricultural. We decided on the overall theme for the book “That’s Entertainment!” We titled the Future Farmers of America club page “Children of the Corn!” 🤣
Used live in Lincoln Nebraska. Good town. Love Sioux Falls
I only drove through Lincoln, Nebraska once in 2015. I was immediately impressed by how cozy, clean and taken care the town felt.
Lincoln and Omaha are growing into each other. Won't be long until the metro areas converge.
Major city
@@TJDawgs72buddy there is still a good 20-30 miles of nothing between them
I also would like to add a couple of overlooked cities that are great places. Lawrence KS, Ft Collins CO, St George UT, Dover DE, Portland ME, Burlington VT, Flagstaff AZ, and many others. I was in management in the travel industry for 30 years and I had to travel a lot. So I have seen way more of the US than most people.
I don’t think that Portland, Maine is overlooked. It is beautiful and very expensive when it comes to housing prices. Same as Portsmouth, NH.
St George is not overlooked at all, it’s one of the fastest growing places in the country. And it’s becoming a suburban hell hole
ye it isn't the fastest growing anymore but it is still growing. and suburban hellscape is totally right. sadly nobody would allow any tall buildings to be built here even though it would make it so the fields that they love so much would stay.
I wish YOU would do a video sharing your experiences.
St. George is great. Easily one of the best places if you like warm sunny weather
I'm biased but I think Michigan in general is underrated, we got problems here for sure, but it isn't terrible, we have outdoor activities and it's relatively affordable. After all Ann Arbor is one of the most expensive cities in the state, and compared to a lot of areas it's still "affordable"
As someone from Chicago, I think the west coast of Michigan is as good as it gets in the Midwest.
Lived there back in mid 90s. Very beautiful, especially north MI. Detroit area was dirty and crazy. On Halloween they arson some 500 homes!
Winter too cold, summer too much humidity.
I live out west; but I'm a professional Santa Claus. I was the Santa for a major sporting goods store in Saginaw a few years ago. I really liked Michigan, especially when you get away from the urban area.
the up is the only area i would consider but u have to like cold , snow and have a job waiting
I lived in Ann Arbor. It is not even vaguely affordable. But a city that is nearby but really overlooked is Ypsilanti. I also spent a lot of time in Lansing. Ick.
So glad you mentioned Bentonville Arkansas and NWA. I've been there 3 times, it's such a hidden gem compared to other states especially if you love the outdoors. Great restaurant scene and pretty diverse thanks to all the jobs in the area.
Love your videos, Briggs. Could you investigate the most walkable (and hopefully affordable) cities and towns? Thanks 🙂
Two of the video shots of Lincoln were Salt Lake City. One of them was Denver
Yep! The Wells Fargo building, new SLC library and the Salt Lake City office building at 400-500 South State are right in the first shots! Haha
You’d think the mountains would give it away
Thanks for the video, Briggs you remind me of the same about Jay Leno. One of the hardest working comedians in the business. I think you and one or two others come close to putting this kind of content out all the time thank you so much Happy holidays to you and your family.❤
I appreciate that
I remember hanging out in KC and getting some good food and beer but we got kinda bored and randomly found a museum out in Overland Park. Once we got to OP, it was crazy how nice and different it was, it's a VERY nice place to hang out with kids and surprisingly modern if that makes sense?
Thank you for your video
I live in Sioux Falls and met many great people and has a great young adult vibe! Also, no traffic and you are just a few hours from the badlands and blackhills! Great little city :) I’d move back.
I actually am familiar with one city on this list of places that may not sound as familiar to the general public. But if there’s one city I have heard of before, that’s Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
OKC should've at least got a honorable mention. One of the cleanest cities I've ever been in with very little traffic, very low cost of living. The City has come a long way over the past 15/20 years.
Tornadoes!!
Nope.
Place ranks near dead last in almost all metrics, it's also a hyper religious MAGA dumpsterfire.
I'm not even left leaning and I hated it.
@@l.k.7940 true, it's part of the territory, just like earthquakes are where I live in LA. But even if you live in the heart of tornado Alley, the chances of your house getting a direct hit by a tornado is miniscule. Hail causes more damage.
@@18andlikeit the problem is you never know when or where exactly a tornado could hit, and there are plenty of them every year in the Tornado Alley region.
@@18andlikeitlook at the three times Moore got wiped out and rebuilt
Overland park and Olathe are amazing places in Kansas. I used to live in Lansing which is 30 mins away or so.
what about manhattan ks any good?
@@CBPunisher1900 Manhattan's nice...most smaller college towns usually are. I mean unless their located in the deep south.
@@CBPunisher1900 I personally haven't been there, maybe it's a great place
Don't forget the tornadoes!!
Been to Bentonville, AR. Beautiful place to visit. And I live in AR as well; never regret moving here. It’s got its bad sides like any other state, but it’s peaceful and the economy here is improving.
What are some of the negatives
@ Bentonville is NWA, I’m sure there’s some crime there I wouldn’t rule it out. But if you drive to Little Rock there’s shootings, break ins. It’s cleaning up though.
I worked with a supplier from Rochester MN a few years ago. Town is nice, I remember two things: it’s cold there in February, and they aren’t good at fish tacos.
Rochester, Minnesota, might be a place for me to consider.
Rochester, my hometown. The Driftless area is really underrated for outdoor activities.
Pretty impressive that Virginia has an entire region instead of just one city. I've been hearing some good things about Virginia lately and it seems like a very attractive state to consider. Not saying I would move their as I love where I'm from in Santa Rosa ca, but as much as I love where I'm from, it gets really frustrating how expensive it seems to continue to get here every year.
I feel like Virginia and NC are the most underrated states right now
And I feel like Nashville is what people think Austin Texas is
South Dakota is very beautiful. Love visiting the Black Hills. Never been to Sioux Falls but have heard good things about it.
This place I wouldn't say is affordable but Grand Junction, CO is overlooked in my opinion. The surrounding area has a lot to offer if you're an active person but it's a great area for people who like wine, farmer's markets and slow pace environment.
Grand Junction’s nice, has great shopping for everyone living in Western CO. Very dry desert city though. It’s basically Utah without the mormons.
Born and raised in Newport News here! Wonderful and definitely overlooked :’)
Swell vid Briggs!
I’ve been giving Rochester a serious look, given the top notch health care in that city ( important for those of us getting closer to geezerdom).
I’m a Minnesota resident and I can confidently say that Rochester is an incredible city and one that always has things to do. It’s clean, affordable, friendly, and the perfect weather. Really hot summer and chilly winters. All of the large metro areas in Minnesota are amazing and Rochester is no exception! Definitely consider it
@@gabrielphinney9736 I'm heading to Minnesota this spring for a look around. Thanks for the information and the positive feedback!
Median home prices is mathematical definition. $439k is not affordable for me either! What I have learned from poking around is that Briggs gives awesome advice, and a very accurate summation of things, as they actually are. Peace.
Happy belated Thanksgiving, Briggs!
The view is beautiful, and it's very cold! Thanks!
The part of SE Virginia you bring up is commonly referred to as the Hampton Roads metro... one of the largest metros in the nation without a pro sports team.
I currently live in a suburb of Minneapolis. I haven't spent much time in Rochester, MN, but I have always been interested in that region. The city is dominated by the Mayo Clinic, so it has a highly educated population. I believe that there is also a small cluster of tech companies there as well. (IBM apparently still has a presence there, but the workforce is reduced from its heyday.) If the traffic is reasonable, it is about a 90-minute drive from Minneapolis. The surrounding area isn't necessarily very interesting, but Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River are only about 40 miles away. I enjoy hiking in the Driftless Area which is just to the east of Rochester.
Duluth resident here and i totally agree. Rochester is so inoffensive in a great way. I love its proximity to the Twin Cities but it still feels completely separated by it. Also some very underrated hiking in Rochester.
@gabrielphinney9736 , my mother's side of the family is based around Superior, WI. I have some cousins who live in Duluth. Whenever I watch one of these videos, I keep thinking that Duluth and Superior deserve more interest than they get. The region has a special place in my heart. Both cities have suffered from decades of decline, but they feel like they should have a lot of potential.
Just moved to Ann Arbor, but have been there everyday for 2 years for work, absolutely no regrets
Hi all. Just for clarity I was born and raised in Kansas City (Mo) and Overland Park is actually a suburb. It just happens to be on the Kansas side of the state line. It’s a really fickle thing how they divided the city. Not sure whose bright idea that was. Anyway people that live there view Kansas City on either side of the state line as one city. We’re just used to it. Overland Park is probably the nicest suburb. I would avoid the east side all together. Just my 2 cents.
I like the idea of moving to Souix Falls 👍
4:05 you better watch how you talk about He Who Walks Behind The Rows. Lol
Plano. TX, one of the world’s top BBQ restaurants is near there. Hw do I know? My eldest granddaughter’s boyfriend’s parents own it. People fly in from everywhere just to eat there.
What's the name of the place?
Affordable: $431,000 to live in Kansas? You just lost me. Bye.
Lincoln, Nebraska sure looked like Salt Lake City there for a minute. ;-)
I choose vacation lodging based on proximity to farmers markets… would definitely have this in criteria for my next house. I live in a major metropolitan area but still 20-30 min from anything like this and those farmers markets are crowded. I love going to farmers markets in smaller towns. Better food and vibes.
Love the channel, Briggs!! I recently learned a term for that area of Virginia from CityNerd: “Hampton Roads”. A cool name for a cool area!
Finally Rochester, MN gets some love!! Love living here. Mayo is in the midst of a $5 Billion expansion not to mention all the other med-tech companies there.
I'd vote for Sacramento, CA - it's the most affordable major city in California. The average house price is $479,000 which is cheap for California and similar to a lot of places on this list. The Eastern suburbs in particular have low crime & great schools.
I lived in Sacramento for a year. 4 blocks from the Capitol. I loved it. Great public transportation. (I don't drive).
I enjoyed my time in Sacramento. They call it the city of trees. You need them to block that central valley summer. Tons of parks, miles of biking/ hiking trails. Sacramento and American Rivers for water recreation. Very spread out with 4 major freeways going in all directions. Some traffic but not like bigger CA cities like SF or LA
What do you think of Clovis? Hot summers but hey, affordable homes, great schools and farmers markets
@@Slkguy230 After 8PM the Carquinez Strait air conditioner kicks in and brings the cold Pacific air in.
Agreed it’s the capital and way overlooked it feels, central to a lot of great areas Cali has to offer
Southeast Virginia...we call it Tidewater.
It would be nice to find a place to retire with affordable housing (200,000) with mild winters and low crime. I'm 68 and live in Northern Illinois
Most of those places are cold AF in the winter I grew up in Omaha Nebraska the only thing to do there is drink and Lincoln is no different. There’s no way in hell I will ever be land locked again.
I love the cold. Plus warmer areas are overcrowded.
I currently live in Cedar Rapids. It’s definitely on the rise with lots of new construction. Lots of affordable housing. It used to be bad but they have definitely cleaned up the city
In 1931 South Dakota recorded temps at -51 F. They did not cancel school. They warmed some chili and got on with it.
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Yeah, folks should not move there if they are not of hardy stock.
I went to UM, and then my first teaching job was in A2. I couldn’t afford it. Not even if I started selling off body parts. If you can do it, Saline is a more affordable spot right down the road.
Rochester, Minnesota sounds good to me.
Children of the Corn was filmed on location in Iowa, *NOT* Sioux Falls, South Dakota . You can find photos of 1984 to now , most places haven't changed at all.
Bentonville is surprisingly a fantastic place to live. It’ll change your impression of Arkansas
overland park is a generic suburb for generic people. The entire place is like an outdoor shopping mall.
Add Greenville, SC; Carmel, IN; and Bloomington, IN
Children of the corn😂 love it Briggs. Best movie ever
Overland is one of the most expensive places to live in the USA. AND KANSAS!!!??? Nah dude!
I was wondering if you’d ever get to Southeast Virginia (the largest metropolitan area in Virginia). I moved to Newport News from upstate NY in 2018 for health reasons (childhood frostbite aftereffects forced me to find a hot climate, and severe chronic dry eye a humid one). This is a very good place to live - with caveats. (1) there is the Peninsula and there is Southside. They are connected by bridges and tunnels, or a very long drive to get around Hampton Roads. You never know when there’s going to be a disabled or wrecked vehicle in a tunnel, which can delay your trip by hours. (2) The heat and humidity can be a bit much for some - I’ve worked in my yard in 113 deg heat index. (3) there are hurricanes, but because of geography i think they mostly hit Norfolk, Hampton, and Poquoson. (3) Sea level rise is a real concern. (4) though crime may not be bad in many areas, it’s bad in some - shootings of family members, neighbors, etc. There have been store break-ins in Virginia Beach.
I lived in that area but now live on the other side of the state. I have noticed a lot of crime in that area lately.
@ yes. It depends on where you live here.
@@SuzanMiller-ou5kqnobody has money there
get out of that area
I lived in Virginia Beach for 20 years. Each year the traffic got worse. Also the only place I lived where they would raise the draw bridge for a sailboat during rush hour.
This is such a helpful video! I’m curious-how were these places chosen? Are they based on affordability, job opportunities, or quality of life? Also, how does the weather factor into the rankings? I'd love to hear more about what makes these spots stand out!
Great content! Thank you
Played a gig in Sioux Falls in 2023. Gig ended at 10:00 and we couldn’t find an open restaurant!
Vermont is a great place to live
I live in Utah. Born and raised Mormon. Left the church but still hold Mormons in very high esteem. The theories they put forward are all 100% correct. Mormons are built different. Either the most fit people you meet, or they put five sticks of butter in their salads and weight 500 lbs.
I lived in Lincoln for 45 years and loved it. Then I stupidly decided to move back east. It has everything that a midsized city should have except that public transportation is abysmal. It always has been and I don't see that ever changing in the near or far future. A plus is that Omaha is 50 miles away, KC is 225, Denver is 500, Minneapolis is 435, Chicago, 500. While if you live in the Northeast or the Atlantic coast these seem like long distances, once you get out by or past the Mississippi River you'll find it's no big deal.
I feel pretty lucky living in California's secret affordable area. I live just 40 min north of Sacramento. Ended up moving to the Yuba City/Marysville Area. Nice 3 bed homes under $350,000 and new constructed homes around $425,000. It's affordable, close to Sacramento but much cheaper and still have all the conveniences of a large city. Homes in my area are 2 bedroom homes and still under $300,000. Expand your options and you can live anywhere even in California 😉
"Expand your options and you can live anywhere in California". But who would want to?
@@coloradomountainman8659 California is the most beautiful state we have , its the politics that have ruined it
But you have to live under tyrannical rule and high taxes. That's a deal breaker.
CA state income tax is crazy
Two bedroom houses under $300 k 🤣🤣
I lived in Overland Park for 25 years. It's a great place to raise a family. The schools, especially in the Blue Valley SD, are world class. OP voters will even raise taxes to support their schools and properly fund the police. When a proposal to restrict reproductive rights was on the ballot, 70% of OP voters rejected it. The only drawback, as Forbes said years ago, is that the person who designed OP must have also invented the office cubicle.
@@MarkV007 Yes, they do. There are a lot of faith-based schools too. They are all good.
Always Briggy, always a great and apropos Geographical video.
Plano TX is a very unfriendly place. I lived there and everyone comes home through an alley behind the houses and they go right into their garage. Privacy fences everywhere. You never see your neighbors. Not friendly when you do see them.
NW Arkansas is a very scenic and nice place. I have a relative that lives there.
These are just a few ive experienced first hand.
Pros and cons to each place ❤
Yea Texas in general people are like that unless you go to west Texas and west Texas sucks
I think it’s largely because of people transplanting from other states for job opportunities that aren’t happy in Texas
Regardless I wanna get out of Houston and go to NC or VA or somewhere.
@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit truth. Lot's of transplants buy these big ol houses with game rooms and theater rooms and pools and basically become homebodies because there is perceivably not much to do in those high dollar "corporate suburbs" (Collin Count in Dallas area, Cypress/Woodlands/Fulshear in Houston), Williamson County in Austin) besides go out to eat and shop. Most that I know find it too hot to get out and do anything outdoors and the best nature (NM and Colorado) are at minimum 9 hours drive form any major Texas city.
@@gregorriusadolphus2729 yea man I was in Mississippi and Alabama this past weekend for a POW wow
Mississippi the people are nicer
And Alabama especially the people are noticeably nicer
The suburbs are a cancer on society I wanna live somewhere where I can ski, hike and surf in the same state things were better when everyone lived on land not a cramped cookie cutter suburban house and didn’t binge watch Netflix all day or game all day
Plano had a beast of an Academic Decathlon team, when I was in HS. I can only assume their educational system is excellent
Briggs oh Briggs your income levels and affordable is NOT what most people can afford !!! Do it cheaper my friend . OR adopt this Grandma
Those are compared to the average American. Obviously affordable is relative. I don't think I need to explain that.
Overland Park made this list? I am in Texas now, but went to high school in OP. 😍
The days of the $100K-$200K are long gone. Or if you find a house for that price, you probably wouldn't want to live there. It is what it is. Briggs, also check out Denton.
Cheaper would need a time machine
You should look into a shack out in the sticks for a decent price, or go check out the ghetto 🤣
Im moving to virginia beach in december from nyc and its so nice.
GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC GREAT VIDEO TODAY. OUT OF THIS BUNCH IT WILL BE PROVO SPENT A FEW DAYS THERE ON A MOTORCYCLE TRIP LOOKED LIKE A VERY NICE PLACE.🇺🇸🍺🍺
The only reason people in the ks suburbs jave any city amenities is because of KCMO. They'd be like all other ks towns without Missouri being next door.
$431,000 for a home in Overland Park is 'affordable'? What planet is this guy from?
That is cheap. Try about 900K for average.
431k is like less than 2.5k a month. Pretty affordable
I would move to Overland Park.
Thanks..AGAIN!
I appreciate you
OMG, Overland Park should be taken off this list. I returned from teaching overseas, thinking I could buy a house there, and it was so boring, ugly winter and dreadful people. The biggest mistake I've ever made, anywhere would have been better. Don't send people on expensive wild goose chases. Make America Great Again First!
Wait
How long did you live there?
NO
When did Lincoln, Nebraska get mountains?
Thank you for missing my town again
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The Space Coast of Florida... heaven. Much safer from Hurricanes than lots of areas, tons of jobs with SpaceX and Blue Origin, close to ocean, cheap, Disney and Orlando close... I'm loving it.
My step-dad is from sioux Falls, and I almost grew up there, but my mom went, "Too country can't do it." So he us moved to Saint paul.
Interesting how heavily weighted this is to the Midwest and heartland in general. Only East is SE Va. only West is Provo. Maybe now that the coasts are becoming overpriced things will move back toward the center.
Some decent places here but I would never move to a red state.
For that we thank you
@@abelsm11😂😂😂😂
Yet another non-judgmental lefty passing blind judgment against an entire state. Good one, Che.
is low crime a turnoff for you?
Thank you. Most blue states/ cities have out of control crime rates any way, so if that’s your cup of tea, drink it.