Hey everyone, sorry for the delay, but we should be getting back to regular uploads now :) Hope you're all staying safe and enjoy my Top 10 BEST Medium Cities to Live in America! *1,000 LIKES for a Top 10 Small Cities list? And what is YOUR Favorite mid-sized city?*
Lynn Taylor 17 people??? Jk lol I know what you mean. I agree though. His definition of small city is different from what I think too. Also from a world POV, his definition of large city is interesting. Cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, and New Delhi dwarf every city we have here so imo they shouldn’t be in the same category.
Yeah. Maybe it's because I'm a sports nut, but in my book I wouldn't consider any city with multiple pro teams as "mid-sized town" and I live in a pretty big place...Phoenix. Just my opinion. I know he has his own method(s).
I grew up in Pittsburgh. It was a wonderful place to be a kid and young adult. We had three professional teams, museums, a playhouse and a symphony. We had world class universities (notice how many actors attended Carnegie Mellon). We have plenty of hospitals and a beautiful skyline. What people don’t know about Pittsburgh is that there are plenty of hill... I mean more than San Francisco. I lived in Boston for twenty years and loved that city for all it has to offer. The two cities can not really be compared.
Jay P yes sir thank you I was completely unaware of the unemployment rate rising in the recent weeks. I made this comment because the Orlando rate was mentioned in the video and with the current lack of tourism which Orlando is heavily dependent on I believe that it is much more affected than similar cities
If you are between 18 and 34 the only thing to enjoy in Nashville is Broadway. I went to college in Tennessee and have been to Nashville multiple times. It gets old quick. It's over populated and filled with too much of the same. It's definitely fun for certain occasions like New Years but I wouldn't say theres a whole lot going on.
Pittsburgh, PA is an underrated city. It's actually an example of a rust belt city that successfully adjusted to the times. And despite it being in Pennsylvania, the people are actually very friendly.
Despite it being in PA? It’s basically the only rust belt state that doesn’t have a decreasing population. Allentown/Bethlehem and Easton is booming too
Glad you're enjoying the videos! And that's awesome, hope you enjoy America! I definitely wanna visit your country one day, I've always been fascinated by all the well preserved history
Youssef ashraf Interesting choices. I’m shocked that you said Ohio, but Columbus is a really cool city. Florida has very warm weather year-round and lots of beautiful beaches.
@@jamiesoncollie6867 so is every city and towns controlled by the democrats....I don't feel sorry for their citizens they deserve it for being so stupid and voting Democrats who in turn...raise taxes and rent spiral out of control.
RISING GOP don’t get me started on how republicans are stupid. Anyways cities education system is proven better than rural communities and we hold the majority of the population.
I dunno I just moved from Portland a couple months ago and miss it. I like that the citizens are willing to stand up for their rights and the rights of others.
@@rickydavis1051 exactly. People act like Portland protests are so bad that the city is quickly turning into a Cascadian clone of Detroit, when in reality it only even got anywhere near that when Donald sent troops here like a fucking dumbass.
Pittsburgh is honestly one of the most underrated cities in America. I hear so much more about all of these other cities and I literally live 30 minutes away from Pittsburgh. 😂
Pittsburgh was trashed on for many years because it fell into the pits similar to Detroit-- another rust belt city. However, it has REALLY pulled it together over the years. People actually want to go there again.
Tbh I would switch San Antonio and Austin. Austin has horrible traffic and honestly it’s a short drive from San Antonio so if you want to do something in Austin and you live in San Antonio it’s a short drive.
"The rest of Tennessee is struggling??" No, Knoxville and Chattanooga are both growing nearly as fast as Nashville and are in the foothills of the great Smoky Mountains!
Orlando and San Antonio were probably my two favorites from this list but I must say that between to the two cities San Antonio is better to live in for many reasons, and that’s combing from someone who loves Florida, but also I’m a Virginia native/resident
Blax CiGaM yea I would still choose sam Antonio or somewhere on the coast in Florida Orlando is very inland and people don’t like having to drive an hour too the beach plus they have like the worst traffic and very expensive. I feel like San Antonio is better to raise a family
Matthew Rasero have you only lived in Orlando and st pete. The big problem I have with Orlando is it’s always busy with traffic and tourists I think a spot on the coast is much more quiet
Most of the urban areas in the US really started growing in the early 20th century onward when automobiles were introduced. Combination of urban planners then thinking they were at the forefront of designing a new, better type of city unlike the older cities but also corruption with automobile and oil companies pressuring politicians to build in ways that push people to buy cars. It's unfortunate so many cities were built like this in the US and it is nearly impossible to undo it unless our government was run like China and forced the changes. I kind of wish that were the case when it comes to cities. Or build out all new ones in areas where there's currently nothing, plenty of prime spots still on the west coast coastline but none of those states have the money to build out whole cities themselves, they can barely adapt the ones they have to population changes.
For Pittsburgh, you didn’t even point out the MANY universities we have, how large Port Authority Transit is, Major League Baseball, Football, Hockey, and Soccer, Kennywood, the thousands of bridges, Boy Scout camps, as well as Frick Park. We are also getting high tourism and great food options. It’s really great for us Pittsburghers.
Love your videos! Can you do one on cheap rent for seniors? Doesn't have to be just warm places either. But everyone says what houses cost and we don't want to own. My folks used to go to a place that was secured and it had motor homes travel trailers and full size mobile homes. Something like that would be ok.
You need to come up with more categories!! I lived in a small town in upstate NY and loved it. 2500 people. A small city is 50,000 tops. Your medium and large city categories are really huge and gigantic.
Austin is a really chill place, lived here for the past 11 years and probably a couple more until after college. The increasing house prices shouldn't deter you from here, as there are very affordable houses if you venture to North Austin, where I live. Downtown is a really nice place, and through the train, I can get to downtown in about 25 minutes. All in all, Austin imo, is one of the best cities to live in.
Las Vegas and Orlando are great if you like touristy cities with a lot to do. As long as you don't mind being too poor to actually do anything because of the low wages. Lol. Only half joking. Charlotte is like Atlanta without the fun, glamour, or cool factor. I like to tease Charlotte but it's a fine city and probably the best place on this list. Austin is okay if you're actually in the tech industry. Portland is too expensive...and weird. I would say Pittsburgh is the most appealing if I could live up north. All are good cities. Nice list. 👍🏿
I live in Vegas. It's good for tourism and gambling but shit for pretty much everything else. Rent is increasing but so is unemployment, wages stagnating, no diversity for economic growth. Only thing that was sustaining Vegas has been the out of state people buying houses to rent off to others for profit
He definetly got #1 right. I'm from NYC and went to Austin a couple months ago for the first time. Weather is awesome, vibe is great, great food, jobs, no state income tax. It checks off all the boxes. And they say "Keep Austin Weird" that's not for Portland, OR.
I grew up in Atlanta and I think Charlotte is a little different than Atlanta but also a little similar. Charlotte has it going on more than Atlanta in my opinion. Hopefully I will be relocating there soon.
To be fair, driving in San Antonio is usually a pleasant experience. Also, you left out Austin's crippling traffic issue. It's among the worst in the country. I love Austin, but I HATE driving there.
I lived in Houston for almost five years and it has some of the worst traffic you'll find (e.g. where I-10 meets the 610 Loop on the west side is the most congested interchange in the state). See: www.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Two-Houston-freeway-segments-top-list-of-13327848.php Anyways, if you made me choose, I'd easily take San Antonio over Austin because the former has more character and a lower cost of living. Plus, if you really want to go to Austin (for live music or some other activity), it's a relatively short drive away.
Virginia beach=a cool beach Las Vegas = very hot Orlando=hurricane Columbus=warm city Charlotte=rain San Antonio=100 degrees outside Nashville=tornadoes Pittsburgh=river city Portland=a rain forest Austin=big metropolitan area
Not everyone “loves” a warm climate, endless sun, and beaches. I don’t care for any of those. I like cold, snow, clouds, rain. I really wish many people would stop calling a snowy day, “terrible weather.” Like everything else climate and weather are subjective.
I don't think snowy days are "terrible" or "bad" weather but as long as the snow falls lightly and it's that light, airy, powdery type of snowfall. People complain about snow when it drops below a certain temperature and "black ice" starts to form and the wonderful snowflakes turn into hardened & dangerous piles of a potential car wreck. Snow is fine usually on the first day or maybe two days but when it lingers it becomes dangerous because it hardens & it's no longer a soft-pillowy substance. And then when ice comes along with it!? Forget about it....that's a nail in the coffin.
I was about to say in Orlando you need Tolls 😂 I live here, but I believe its the best in this entire list. You fail to mention how competitive and great it is to raise a family here with OCPS being an A rated school district and in the Top 10 in the nation: As well our Public Universities in Florida are ranked the 3rd best in the nation.. Can’t beat that with such a great place.
I was waiting for you to say Portland, OR. That’s where I’m from. I wonder if you’ll have my current city (Bend, OR) on your best small cities. It’s amazing and growing faster than anywhere in the U.S. Great video!
Bend will make the VERY small cities/big towns list. Love that place so much and honestly, if it were fully up to me, I'd move there in a heartbeat haha
Las Vegas is a great place to live! I’ve live here for 12 years and love it. Plenty of things to do 24/7 whether it’s partying on the strip, hiking the red rock terrain, or going skiing up on the mountain (yes Vegas has skiing/snowboarding one hour away on Mt. Charleston). It’s a great place for business as well. The raiders are coming to Vegas this year as well so a lot of people are choosing to move here. Only major downfall for families is the schools are horrible. Although you can find good schools in Summerlin or Henderson.
i lived here 23 years and it is horrible. weather sucks crime sucks. strip is a one weekend a year town, locals here dont actually ever go to the strip unless they have friends in town. Californians keep moving here and are bringing their laws and high cost of living with them. Henderson & summerlin is the only enjoyable liveable places near vegas but you still got shitty weather and nothing to do but spend ur money on gambling. cant wait to leave.
Pittsburgh should be #1. I know this specifically addresses living in the city, but the suburbs roughly 20-30 mins outside of the city are home to some of top rated schools in the country.
But some of the suburbs are very bad as well, the whole east side down the mon is riddled with poor communities. Examples: McKeesport, Braddock, Rankin, Duquesne, Homestead, and many more.
@@cringeofficial6221 true but places like Pine Richland, Fox Chapel, Mt Lebanon, Peters Township, Upper St Clair are great. West Allegheny and Moon are also very up and coming townships as more and more stuff is being built out there
As someone who has lived in Bethlehem and philly, Pittsburgh has the most beautiful skyline and it’s one of the most idiosyncratic places in our country. Nothing like it
I noticed in the section where you were referring to Charlotte, the clip that had the “Queen City” was actually Cincinnati (whose skyline was also shown right before the countdown) Cincinnati should’ve been included as well
Both are known as the Queen City, but 99% of this putrid video had the correct scenes, what do you think was Cincinnati? I've lived in and around CLT and recognised everything in the vid.
I’ve lived in PA my entire life only a day trip away, and have gone to Pittsburgh plenty of times, both casually to actually spend the day there, and driving through. Simply put, it really is a good city, and I’m pretty glad it made the list. I’m 20 so can’t speak for the bar/club quality or anything (though they’re supposedly incredible too), but some things I can tell to anyone interested from experience; - Pittsburgh has been doing much better with getting their economics to a point of judicial stability (since a large part of high crime is financial instability and lacking opportunity), and is about a decade into doing great with diversifying away from just metallurgy. Tech’s been in the area, and beyond Uber’s well-reported use of the city as an R&D bed for their self-driving efforts, Google has even made a facility there recently enough that brought up home values and tech prowess pretty considerably. There are still plenty of no-go areas, but for the most part, it’s pretty good. - The State sees lots of business from travelers in surrounding states, especially for clothes. That’s because our sales tax (6% state base, 7% Pittsburgh, 8% Philadelphia) exempts essentials. Basic clothing, healthy groceries (pretty much anything but something made by Coke, Pepsi or Frito-Lay, really), pharmaceuticals, and a few others are untaxed. Making it that if you’re a home cooker and go to the grocery store, buy $20 in vegetables and cooking liquids for example, you pay $20. Not $20.79 or the sort. It’s surprisingly convenient. - The Appalachians make for incredible hiking. They’re smooth and tall, but are everywhere, making it that unless you’re in a place with proper infrastructure, bikes can be impractical without strong legs and chains, and cars are prone to getting only about 80-90% of their expectable range when traveling due to all the on-and-off of the pedal, even on the Interstate. - Pennsylvania has been taking massive efforts (prior to the coronavirus at least) to legalize recreational marijuana for several years now, as medical has been doing so well, and I would not be surprised if immediately after coronavirus fades it takes spotlight again, which I highly support. - The State truly is *very* cloudy. We’ve got a mix between mountain weather (as it’s entirely Appalachian) and the humidity from the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie which coasts the NorthEast of the state. - The Susquehanna River runs through the state, and is among the oldest rivers in the world - which is tellable. It’s massive, and beside it are massive cliffs caused by the large hills of true Appalachian beauty that were carved by it. Whether you’re a nature lover or a historian it’s gorgeous, and carbon dating puts its youngest known points at 300,000,000 years old and oldest points at 340,000,000 years old. The only comparative river in the world is in Australia, which also tests out to 340m years at oldest deposits; I personally find it kind of cool that if there’s a place that dates to 350m years old, it’d officially be declared the oldest running river in the world, and my family members go fishing there every year or two since it’s only an hour away from our town. - Pennsylvania can get pretty humid at the height of Summer. But, the abundance of leafy hardwoods make that not too bad either because they’re great at keeping the sun off you when you find one. However, it doesn’t really rain all that much - literally just cumulative months of overcast annually. - If you’re conscious about energy, we’ve been doing great at expanding renewables. Being between the Great Lakes to the West and the Atlantic to the East, the mountains are great for wind, and even within sight of my town there’s 3 distinct wind farms built just within the past decade. I don’t give it much time until we’re entirely wind-powered. - There’s an entire arts district to Pittsburgh that’s very nice called the Cultural District. Has a website too that’s culturaldistrict.org, pretty useful at helping get a vibe of some of the things there. - A quick search on apartments.com shows that there’s tons of gorgeous, contemporary apartments of good one-two people size for usually the low thousand/mo point, with plenty of utilities included pretty often. - State has a very full 4 seasons with a pretty good balance of 3-3-3-3. Rich Autumns, crisp Springs, energizing Summers, and white Winters. There’s plenty of complaining among lifetimers, but seriously, I know tens of people who moved to the desert states for only a few months or years and cried when they got back having missed the sight of actual Earthly diversity so much. It’s lovable. Summers aren’t burning (except 2019’s heat wave) and Winters aren’t ones that’ll give your nose hypothermia through your mask or scarf if you so needlessly choose to have one, but they get to their comfortable extents of obviousness. - 3 hours away is Cherry Springs State Park. “Darkest Place East Of The Mississippi”. If you can see, whether independently or with contacts/glasses, you’ll love it. - The large cities of Philadelphia and NYC and even Cleveland with massive amounts of nightlife and other things to do compared to Pittsburgh (though is has plenty) are always a scenic day trip away. 6 hours to Manhattan, 5 to downtown Philadelphia, and 2 to Cleveland. In fact if you’re trying to start a business, most of the continental population (that being Canada included) is within 6 hours of the city. It’s actually a great mid-point to run operations due to expectable shipping costs, no matter of what type. There’s profound lifestyle diversity in the Appalachians. - Pennsylvanian farmers markets are incredible. Seriously. If there is a god, they made the region with agriculture in mind, because the stuff’s just good to the tongue, and the weather atop the soil makes it so simple to succeed I’ve literally seen 20th-story New Yorkers move to the region and harvest new gardens by the pound before they finished their renovations to the house. And fun fact too but PA’s apparently a major producer of good grapes for both wine and general eating, which I believe since I’ve been around entire miles of good vines my whole life. Same with Apple orchards. Hell, my old teacher somehow grows pineapples, nothing like Hawaiian ones but they’re still really good. Fruits, vegetables, meats of both marine and land.. we really do either have production of or quick access to a lot of good food. Italian restaurants here are tasty and abundant too. - Lots of good people. Lots of hostile dumbasses but lots of good people too. And PS, there’s a lot of concealed carriers here too, no matter where you’re at. - Pennsylvanians can be some incredibly pretty people. Not nearly as diverse as other places, especially outside of the cities, but atop being generally goodhearted, not too harsh on the eyes either. So if you actively do want to have a relationship, between the general character and the looks, I don’t even really need to tell you good luck. It’ll work out. Lots of others too, but that’s a good one or two points for all I have at the top of my mind. We’re not prissy and materialistic like the West Coast but PA just may be the state the phrase “American Can-Do Attitude” came from. Seriously. Everyone here who’s not depressed into self-loathing is either actively doing something or at least recognizing that they can. It’s beautiful. Not a bad place to be.
1980-2000s: population crash, no jobs, all the kids, including me, moved out to other cities. But the olds stayed so most of the neighborhoods never fell into disrepair. You can get a nice 3-4BR house for 80-100K 5mi from the city (fun fact: Pittsburgh came out of 08 relatively unscathed because there was never any real estate market to begin with). Unlike say Portland its a old city and the infrastructure can handle an influx of people (also what helps is that it hasn't gone boomtown and there hasn't been a mass migration like Austin today or Seattle in the 90s). The county also has amazing huge parks throughout it.
Memphis and Shelby county has a population almost a third larger than Nashville's Davidson county. The metro area is larger because they have about 13 counties in their metro compared to Memphis' three counties in Tennessee and a couple in Arkansas and north Mississippi.
@@FromHeretoThere I do, as always - thank you! I think it is kind of mind boggling that a medium city is MORE than half the population of my nation. Hope you are doing well and staying safe.
Boy....Charlotte, NC is number one. The light rail and CATS public transportation is up and running to every major part of the city. There are more apartments and home being built than I can count, and there is a job for almost anything, not to mention the Catawba river access and national white water center, knights games, Charlotte football in the fall, Carowins, and more elite golf courses than Most people will ever play. Not to mention it’s only a 2.5 hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean, or from the Appalachian mountains. Thanks for Coming to my TED Talk.
Because of my job, I've lived in San Diego, L.A., Dallas, Charlotte, and now Austin. I have to agree with this guy about Austin. It IS the best city to live in the entire country. In the world quite possibly. 💘 Austin 💘 I'm NEVER leaving Austin!
I visit Pittsburgh on Google StreetView waaaay more often than I'd probably admit. It's so picturesque. I want my first real-life glimpse to come riding out of that interstate tunnel from the south where the skyline, rivers and bridges all smack you in the face at once.
Definitely planning on doing a VERY small cities list if the small cities video does good. That'll be metro populations under 500k, so most of them will be in that 100-300k range :) Thanks for watching!
My dad lived in Austin until my sister was born and moved to Seattle and he told me that Texas was a reliable place to live but also he said "not a great city to raise a family". But I say it’s a great city for a family.
Thank you for this educational video, I will not get virus infection by just watching UA-cam videos but I am getting very fat soon (eating & watching). LOL
Nice overview of the country. Even if someone is not looking to relocate, this is so interesting to know about the country. So much research goes into this.
San Antonio's definitely getting better with the public transit. It would probably still be better to have a car but traffic is getting worse and worse every year. And you're correct that it's not the most exciting city, we usually get passed up for the cool concerts and shows bUT we have yearly events that are unique to San Antonio plus Six Flags, the zoo, Seaworld, etc, so there's still lots to do.
@@Gtown488 I don't know if you're a sports fan but y'all are spoiled silly by them Spurs lol. They brought home 5 NBA titles for you guys.....and they've all come in the last two decades essentially!
I don't know if you're a sports fan but y'all are spoiled silly by them Spurs lol. They brought home 5 NBA titles for you guys.....and they've all come in the last two decades essentially!
San Antonian here... we mitigate the lack of excitement by going to Austin on the weekends every now and then (only about an hour away). Then we come back to reasonable home prices, manageable home-work-home commutes, and reasonable brunch wait times. We love Austin! We just don't want to live there!
great video! only one complaint though. For Virginia Beach, it’s more commonly referred to as the Hampton Roads Metro Area, and not only consists of Virginia Beach, but other similarly sized cities like Norfolk, Hampton, Chesapeake, and Newport News, so it’s not just VA Beach.
Thanks! And yeah I should have said that, I just went witb Virginia Beach since it's technically the biggest city in the area. Although I'd agree that even Norfolk feels like a bigger city itself haha
Love Austin and San Antonio! Glad to see them on this list. Kind of weird to think of them as medium cities though, but I guess that's the metrics we're using.
Your videos are entertaining and informative, great. The voice in the narrative would be much enjoyable if it accentuates properly. It accentuates most words within the sentence or phrase.
One thing you forgot to mention about Pittsburgh is that it has some world-class museums (especially the ones founded by Andrew Carnegie) that rival New York and Chicago.
I would say the quality is there, but the scale isn't Pittsburgh had many of the wealthiest Americans at one time to build these institutions, but because of geography, pittsburgh really couldn't expand easily like Chicago could.
Him talking about Portland: “It always stays in that sweet spot between 40 and 80 degrees.” Weather in Portland right now: Has been 20-30 degrees for weeks, I have not seen the sun in about 2 months
Great video! Would love to see "Best Small Cities" by your definition. I'm in Portland and love it. (Except for the state income tax ... and property taxes.)
@@FromHeretoThere - I've seriously considered a move to Boise because Portland has become so congested ... THAT is why I was hoping you'd do "Best Small Cities" ... coz I just know Boise would make the Top 10 ... and I wanted to get your take on it. What I love about Portland are all the trees AND the rain, neither of which Boise can match. But the cost of living is more palatable in Boise and the lower density. Although ... I've heard rumblings that Boise is becoming a mecca for Californians -- a blight upon their landscape I'm sorry to say. I'm still open to at least consider the options. Your videos are well presented, and I'm always interested in seeing what you have to say when they show up on my YT feed. 👍
You mentioned Pittsburgh is cloudy. Truth. Now it is rainy, too. The climate changes have made the weather here very gloomy. Although, the winters are milder.
Hey everyone, sorry for the delay, but we should be getting back to regular uploads now :) Hope you're all staying safe and enjoy my Top 10 BEST Medium Cities to Live in America!
*1,000 LIKES for a Top 10 Small Cities list? And what is YOUR Favorite mid-sized city?*
From Here to There good
Can you make it 500 likes?
I was wondering where you were at. Thank god that you’re still uploading videos. 😄
Austin
Thanks bro you always come through for me.
“Charlotte, North Carolina” *shows cincinnati*
No. That’s Charlotte’s skyline.
Super_B look again, there is a picture of Cincinnati when he says Charlotte.
Yeah he's right I lived in Cincinnati
@@SuperB1971 but the queen city picture at the very start is Cincy
Yep that was Cincinnati
His version of "small" is a lot bigger than mine.
Small 'city' and not small 'town'.
Same. I live in the city of Brookfield and I'm pretty sure the population size is 17 or 18,000 people.
I'd consider that small.
Brookfield Wisconsin?
Lynn Taylor 17 people??? Jk lol I know what you mean. I agree though. His definition of small city is different from what I think too. Also from a world POV, his definition of large city is interesting. Cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, and New Delhi dwarf every city we have here so imo they shouldn’t be in the same category.
Yeah. Maybe it's because I'm a sports nut, but in my book I wouldn't consider any city with multiple pro teams as "mid-sized town" and I live in a pretty big place...Phoenix. Just my opinion. I know he has his own method(s).
Honestly you need a car in almost every US city
Yup! Pretty much New York, Chicago, DC, and San Francisco are the only cities in this country where you can easily get by car less.
ACETYGRA Boston has the “T.” Philly if you live in Center City.
@@ACETYGRA The video guy was right about 1 more place you can get by without a car, as I live in Pittsburgh and don't drive.
@@ACETYGRA Seattle and Boston as well
That’s why I prefer Europe or more so london
Public transport takes you everywhere for cheap prices and won’t keep you waiting long
His voice sounds like the guy version of a valley girl
He did grow up in Los Angeles.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Like, totally fer shure!
U bet he does!
@@meadster308 I thought he was from Boston.
If a big city is 3 million people then my whole country (Uruguay) is barely a big city xd
es que son una provincia rebelde
@@manuelmoran7721 No lo niego, aguante la Liga Federal Artiguista!
This is his stats, actual big cities are different
@@pahonia6091 Yes, I know it's not literal census data. Party pooper.
Then Uruguay has no big cities
*Talks about Charlotte being the Queen City*
*Shows Cincinnati*
Only the Queen City sign. The rest is Charlotte
Well, he is...a queen.
I said the same thing! 😂😂😂
Charlotte as well as Cincinnati are known as the Queen City. I have visited Charlotte several times.
The beginning of this video was Cincinnati as well. 1:16-1:22 shows the True Queen City!
Okay, this guy’s voice IS so annoying
Radi Kowalski annoyinggggggg
bright side guys is worse
Says list with a lisp. Lol yeah he way annoying.
Agreed. So out of tune and he quite honestly sounds pretty fruity
The guy talks like the Kardashians
I grew up in Pittsburgh. It was a wonderful place to be a kid and young adult.
We had three professional teams, museums, a playhouse and a symphony. We had world class universities (notice how many actors attended Carnegie Mellon). We have plenty of hospitals and a beautiful skyline.
What people don’t know about Pittsburgh is that there are plenty of hill... I mean more than San Francisco.
I lived in Boston for twenty years and loved that city for all it has to offer. The two cities can not really be compared.
Wich one you prefer: Pittsburgh or Boston?
So you lived in San Fransisco,Boston,and Pittsburgh.Those are real major cities.
@@matheusteodoro5940 Pittsburgh of course
RIP to Orlando’s 3% unemployment rate
Yeeee it's probs upwards of 20% now :/
bro, you realize the entire nations unemployment rate is probably like 20% by now.
Jay P yes sir thank you I was completely unaware of the unemployment rate rising in the recent weeks. I made this comment because the Orlando rate was mentioned in the video and with the current lack of tourism which Orlando is heavily dependent on I believe that it is much more affected than similar cities
Unemployment here in Miami was 4.7 but it dropped to 4.1 😁
Jay P before the pandemic btw 😂
I live in Nashville and I’m telling you, it is such a fun city. You will never get bored here. There are rolling hills and great weather.
Love that city so much!
If you are between 18 and 34 the only thing to enjoy in Nashville is Broadway. I went to college in Tennessee and have been to Nashville multiple times. It gets old quick. It's over populated and filled with too much of the same. It's definitely fun for certain occasions like New Years but I wouldn't say theres a whole lot going on.
I was thinking of Nashville. He'd call it high crime.
Me to
It’s not medium
I honestly could not watch this anymore the voice of this man absolutely pierced my ears
Oh Hello yeah i initially thought it was briggs when i saw the title. has none of the humor or originality that briggs has
Voice coach needed.
Has a horrid and quite fruity voice
Is this dude gay? I had to pause 2 mins in his voice actually hurts my body
Sounds like a valley girl. "Like... totalllly."
Pittsburgh, PA is an underrated city. It's actually an example of a rust belt city that successfully adjusted to the times. And despite it being in Pennsylvania, the people are actually very friendly.
I bet its a Beautiful city to,specially at night with all the hills in it.
Despite being in Pennsylvania? 🤔
Despite it being in PA? It’s basically the only rust belt state that doesn’t have a decreasing population. Allentown/Bethlehem and Easton is booming too
@@trancebeliever the reputation of us Philadelphians unfortunately precedes us
I went to Pittsburgh a few years ago. It was so awesome! I loved the scenery and architecture!
My hometown! I miss it. 💔
I love Pittsburgh!
Honestly one of my favorite cities! Such an underappreciated place
I’ve been to Pittsburgh 4 times and I love the place. Entering the city from the airport via the Fort Pitt tunnel is an amazing experience
Same. I went in 2014. I hate Pittsburgh sports teams with a passion, but the city itself is awesome.
Idea:Top 10 best capital cities to live in
I've been working on that one for awhile! Will hopefully be out after the small cities one!
Cool!
#1 Austin
From Here to There do you only do America
Might branch out to other countries eventually, but America for now!
Me: From Pittsburgh
Also Me: Sees Pittsburgh in thumbnail
Also Me again: CLICK
Same
Haha yes
Same
Do you like it? Are people friendly?
Amen PittBrother
Small city of 1.5 million... bruh my entire state doesn’t even have that.
bro where do you live
West Virginia?
1.5 million Is a very big city. Only 6 cities in the US have that much. 1.5 million for a whole urban area isn't very big though.
Hah. I live in a country with the population 1.3 mil.
@@homiescrackden oh nvm then
I'm moving to USA from egypt soon and dude thank u so much for your help and professional info also for not being boring
Glad you're enjoying the videos! And that's awesome, hope you enjoy America! I definitely wanna visit your country one day, I've always been fascinated by all the well preserved history
@@FromHeretoThere happy u replied man and listen if u come to Egypt everything is on me ok ur not paying for anything alright
What city are you planning to move to?
@@nasifulhuda31 i don't know I haven't decide yet but I'm thinking between Ohio or Florida
Youssef ashraf Interesting choices. I’m shocked that you said Ohio, but Columbus is a really cool city. Florida has very warm weather year-round and lots of beautiful beaches.
Omnipresent homelessness in Portland might have been worth mentioning.
Feel like Portland is a little too big to be here but too small to be mentioned next to San Fran
@@jamiesoncollie6867 so is every city and towns controlled by the democrats....I don't feel sorry for their citizens they deserve it for being so stupid and voting Democrats who in turn...raise taxes and rent spiral out of control.
RISING GOP you had to bring politics into this
RISING GOP don’t get me started on how republicans are stupid. Anyways cities education system is proven better than rural communities and we hold the majority of the population.
Every city has their little Trump-Towns set up. Tents everywhere. Portland, Austin, Nashville. It's all the same.
Portland, Oregon: “all the negatives are honestly worth it”. This didn’t age well
@proud American sounds pretty cool to me
I dunno I just moved from Portland a couple months ago and miss it. I like that the citizens are willing to stand up for their rights and the rights of others.
Darth Moe standing up for rights and burning the city/killing people are completely different.
@proud American Yeah, thanks to Donald turning peaceful protests into riots by sending in federal agents (and even that's not anarchy).
@@rickydavis1051 exactly. People act like Portland protests are so bad that the city is quickly turning into a Cascadian clone of Detroit, when in reality it only even got anywhere near that when Donald sent troops here like a fucking dumbass.
As a San Antonian I can say that weather is wacky here and it hits triple digits in the summer like other places too. Also remember the Alamo
Sweater on Monday, tank top on Friday: the story of December in SATX
Lucky you get to see the next solar eclipse in 2024
Can always spot the fresh transplants always look like they're dying their first couple summers
@@nathanlazarin4908 then in the winter when it is "cold" locals have on parkas, gloves, and toboggans in 50 degree weather lol
As someone from San Antonio, I am watching this while it’s 37F lol
Amazing video for us to learn & enjoy during this coronavirus pandemics, thanks for making it.
Hope you enjoyed! :)
Every one is watching youtube videos now, very glad that I can learn from this video without travelling there.
me too, no virus infection by just watching UA-cam videos but we will get very fat soon.
You forgot to add that Austin's traffic situation is an absolute nightmare especially during rush hour
Pittsburgh is honestly one of the most underrated cities in America. I hear so much more about all of these other cities and I literally live 30 minutes away from Pittsburgh. 😂
I hate that city
Person Noobs Why?
Pittsburgh was trashed on for many years because it fell into the pits similar to Detroit-- another rust belt city. However, it has REALLY pulled it together over the years. People actually want to go there again.
I went to Pittsburgh around 2 years ago and it's a Nice City specially downtown area.
Used to live in Pittsburgh. I enjoyed it for the most part. Fun downtown area, lots of good companies there, awesome universities, great sports scene.
I live in the Pittsburgh area and I do like it alot, we do have bad areas, mostly in the mon valley, but the nice places really do shine through.
Love Pittsburgh!
The mon valley is atrocious at best.
Best city ever!
Don’t be hatin in the mon valley, we aren’t all bad
Been in Columbus for about 2 years now and it’s a pretty sweet place to live in
Columbus is my hometown with a beautiful skyline especially the LeVeque tower
Tbh I would switch San Antonio and Austin. Austin has horrible traffic and honestly it’s a short drive from San Antonio so if you want to do something in Austin and you live in San Antonio it’s a short drive.
I'm sorry, I don't know if it's just me but the "valley girl" accent is like nails on a chalkboard.
"The rest of Tennessee is struggling??" No, Knoxville and Chattanooga are both growing nearly as fast as Nashville and are in the foothills of the great Smoky Mountains!
Murfreesboro too
@@lindseybouldin8906 Murfreesboro is unbelievable!! I consider that part of the Nashville Metro though.
Chatanooga seems like an amazing small city for what I can see on Google Maps.
Nashville is so good that it’s going to suck in a few years due to overpopulation and housing expenses.😒
It's just Memphis that's struggling lol
10. Virginia Beach
9. Las Vegas
8. Orlando
7. Columbus
6. Charlotte
5. San Antonio
4. Nashville
3. Pittsburgh
2. Portland
1. Austin
Pittsburgh's skyline with the green hills and gold bridges and big rivers around is one good looking downtown.
It’s great. I used to live there, live in Charlotte now
Yet it’s the most stupid and ugly team in the nfl
@@jaroj1112 with SIX Super Bowls won!
I live In Pittsburgh, it’s amazing here :)
@@jaroj1112 how can an NFL team be ugly? Or stupid? Lol
Orlando and San Antonio were probably my two favorites from this list but I must say that between to the two cities San Antonio is better to live in for many reasons, and that’s combing from someone who loves Florida, but also I’m a Virginia native/resident
I like San Antonio but Orlando feels more diverse, the way an American city should feel.
Blax CiGaM yea I would still choose sam Antonio or somewhere on the coast in Florida Orlando is very inland and people don’t like having to drive an hour too the beach plus they have like the worst traffic and very expensive. I feel like San Antonio is better to raise a family
@@pdb2k154 1000 times this. Orlando's traffic is the worst I have ever experienced. I would put it worse than NYC or LA
@@Blaxican102 dallas or san antonio
I live in NYC but I love Pittsburgh, amazing city def want to move there one day
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@@jaroj1112 Steelers are good
Pittsburgh is awesome. One of my favorite cities in the country.
I'm not positive that St. Petersburg meets the metro population threshold but I would say it's nicer than Orlando. Loved the Cleveland shade btw
Matthew Rasero have you only lived in Orlando and st pete. The big problem I have with Orlando is it’s always busy with traffic and tourists I think a spot on the coast is much more quiet
@@pdb2k154 that's only south orlando....north orlando has very little tourists.
I think its because St. Petersburg is lumped in with Tampa’s metro, which makes Tampa a BIG city.
"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS NEED A CAR?!!" I know, right! Been asking this question all my life 😂😂
Haha growing up in the northeast, it's so weird to me that this is a requirement in literally EVERY city west of the mississippi lol
Because west of the Mississippi cities are very big. Size wise. And public transportation sucks.
@@K.B.Williams well without car you dont wast the much duhhh
Shae'ron Nikole because the US blows chunjs
Most of the urban areas in the US really started growing in the early 20th century onward when automobiles were introduced. Combination of urban planners then thinking they were at the forefront of designing a new, better type of city unlike the older cities but also corruption with automobile and oil companies pressuring politicians to build in ways that push people to buy cars. It's unfortunate so many cities were built like this in the US and it is nearly impossible to undo it unless our government was run like China and forced the changes. I kind of wish that were the case when it comes to cities. Or build out all new ones in areas where there's currently nothing, plenty of prime spots still on the west coast coastline but none of those states have the money to build out whole cities themselves, they can barely adapt the ones they have to population changes.
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Can clarify, Pittsburgh is unbeatable.
For Pittsburgh, you didn’t even point out the MANY universities we have, how large Port Authority Transit is, Major League Baseball, Football, Hockey, and Soccer, Kennywood, the thousands of bridges, Boy Scout camps, as well as Frick Park. We are also getting high tourism and great food options. It’s really great for us Pittsburghers.
Is It really always cloudy and very cold in winter? European here looking for the best State to move to...
Love your videos! Can you do one on cheap rent for seniors? Doesn't have to be just warm places either. But everyone says what houses cost and we don't want to own. My folks used to go to a place that was secured and it had motor homes travel trailers and full size mobile homes. Something like that would be ok.
Definitely gonna do one on the cheapest cities you'd actually want to live in. Hope that helps!
You need to come up with more categories!! I lived in a small town in upstate NY and loved it. 2500 people. A small city is 50,000 tops. Your medium and large city categories are really huge and gigantic.
More of a town but nice brother
Really insightful video on medium cities! It's great for anyone considering a move or curious about the best places to live in 2020
Austin is a really chill place, lived here for the past 11 years and probably a couple more until after college. The increasing house prices shouldn't deter you from here, as there are very affordable houses if you venture to North Austin, where I live. Downtown is a really nice place, and through the train, I can get to downtown in about 25 minutes. All in all, Austin imo, is one of the best cities to live in.
100% agree. And yeah, if you want to live in Austin, go for Northwest Austin or even North Austin or the suburbs
Las Vegas and Orlando are great if you like touristy cities with a lot to do. As long as you don't mind being too poor to actually do anything because of the low wages. Lol. Only half joking.
Charlotte is like Atlanta without the fun, glamour, or cool factor. I like to tease Charlotte but it's a fine city and probably the best place on this list. Austin is okay if you're actually in the tech industry. Portland is too expensive...and weird. I would say Pittsburgh is the most appealing if I could live up north. All are good cities. Nice list. 👍🏿
I live in Vegas. It's good for tourism and gambling but shit for pretty much everything else. Rent is increasing but so is unemployment, wages stagnating, no diversity for economic growth. Only thing that was sustaining Vegas has been the out of state people buying houses to rent off to others for profit
He definetly got #1 right. I'm from NYC and went to Austin a couple months ago for the first time. Weather is awesome, vibe is great, great food, jobs, no state income tax. It checks off all the boxes. And they say "Keep Austin Weird" that's not for Portland, OR.
No state income tax is great tho
I grew up in Atlanta and I think Charlotte is a little different than Atlanta but also a little similar. Charlotte has it going on more than Atlanta in my opinion. Hopefully I will be relocating there soon.
I live in Portland and I’ve always thought it was cheap. But I’m from Seattle, so there’s that. 😁
To be fair, driving in San Antonio is usually a pleasant experience. Also, you left out Austin's crippling traffic issue. It's among the worst in the country. I love Austin, but I HATE driving there.
The road planning and infrastructure in Austin is awful to say the least!
Driving in Austin is fine.
Alex Hamilton I've been to both and San Antonio beats Austin by a mile. Way better city in my opinion.
It seems like I-35 and Mopac have been under construction since I was born
I lived in Houston for almost five years and it has some of the worst traffic you'll find (e.g. where I-10 meets the 610 Loop on the west side is the most congested interchange in the state). See: www.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Two-Houston-freeway-segments-top-list-of-13327848.php
Anyways, if you made me choose, I'd easily take San Antonio over Austin because the former has more character and a lower cost of living. Plus, if you really want to go to Austin (for live music or some other activity), it's a relatively short drive away.
Virginia beach=a cool beach
Las Vegas = very hot
Orlando=hurricane
Columbus=warm city
Charlotte=rain
San Antonio=100 degrees outside
Nashville=tornadoes
Pittsburgh=river city
Portland=a rain forest
Austin=big metropolitan area
Pittsburgh is a major city not medium sized
Best city to live in: MOVES IN
COVID 19: IM GOING TO END THIS MANS WHOLE LIFE
Not everyone “loves” a warm climate, endless sun, and beaches. I don’t care for any of those. I like cold, snow, clouds, rain. I really wish many people would stop calling a snowy day, “terrible weather.” Like everything else climate and weather are subjective.
Jane K me too! I love the cold!
Same
Come to Canada man
@@treydewald6439 which city?
I don't think snowy days are "terrible" or "bad" weather but as long as the snow falls lightly and it's that light, airy, powdery type of snowfall. People complain about snow when it drops below a certain temperature and "black ice" starts to form and the wonderful snowflakes turn into hardened & dangerous piles of a potential car wreck. Snow is fine usually on the first day or maybe two days but when it lingers it becomes dangerous because it hardens & it's no longer a soft-pillowy substance. And then when ice comes along with it!? Forget about it....that's a nail in the coffin.
During this lock down coronavirus pandemic, your excellent video will be a cure for depression
every one is watching youtube videos now, very glad that I can learn from this video without travelling there.
Anita Clark his voice makes me wanna KMS
@@australianpatriot I like his voice - unique
Thanks for the laugh!!
I was about to say in Orlando you need Tolls 😂 I live here, but I believe its the best in this entire list. You fail to mention how competitive and great it is to raise a family here with OCPS being an A rated school district and in the Top 10 in the nation: As well our Public Universities in Florida are ranked the 3rd best in the nation.. Can’t beat that with such a great place.
I was waiting for you to say Portland, OR. That’s where I’m from. I wonder if you’ll have my current city (Bend, OR) on your best small cities. It’s amazing and growing faster than anywhere in the U.S. Great video!
Bend will make the VERY small cities/big towns list. Love that place so much and honestly, if it were fully up to me, I'd move there in a heartbeat haha
Las Vegas is a great place to live! I’ve live here for 12 years and love it. Plenty of things to do 24/7 whether it’s partying on the strip, hiking the red rock terrain, or going skiing up on the mountain (yes Vegas has skiing/snowboarding one hour away on Mt. Charleston). It’s a great place for business as well. The raiders are coming to Vegas this year as well so a lot of people are choosing to move here. Only major downfall for families is the schools are horrible. Although you can find good schools in Summerlin or Henderson.
i lived here 23 years and it is horrible. weather sucks crime sucks. strip is a one weekend a year town, locals here dont actually ever go to the strip unless they have friends in town. Californians keep moving here and are bringing their laws and high cost of living with them. Henderson & summerlin is the only enjoyable liveable places near vegas but you still got shitty weather and nothing to do but spend ur money on gambling. cant wait to leave.
Always enjoy your video, make more
Thanks, will do!
me too, a lot work to produce one
From Here to There I love your videos too
Suburban sprawl and lack of a downtown should never be mentioned on a list of cities that are meant to be good.
Pittsburgh should be #1. I know this specifically addresses living in the city, but the suburbs roughly 20-30 mins outside of the city are home to some of top rated schools in the country.
But some of the suburbs are very bad as well, the whole east side down the mon is riddled with poor communities. Examples: McKeesport, Braddock, Rankin, Duquesne, Homestead, and many more.
@@cringeofficial6221 true but places like Pine Richland, Fox Chapel, Mt Lebanon, Peters Township, Upper St Clair are great. West Allegheny and Moon are also very up and coming townships as more and more stuff is being built out there
As someone who has lived in Bethlehem and philly, Pittsburgh has the most beautiful skyline and it’s one of the most idiosyncratic places in our country. Nothing like it
love your videos man❤
Thanks so much :) Hope you enjoy this new one!
I noticed in the section where you were referring to Charlotte, the clip that had the “Queen City” was actually Cincinnati (whose skyline was also shown right before the countdown) Cincinnati should’ve been included as well
Both are known as the Queen City, but 99% of this putrid video had the correct scenes, what do you think was Cincinnati? I've lived in and around CLT and recognised everything in the vid.
Yup that is Cincinnati at 1:17 of the video
@@bubbaclemson5566 Cincinnati is my hometown. 1:16-1:22 is Cincinnati
@@bubbaclemson5566 7:24-7:28 is Cincinnati as well
Cincinnati isn't booming like Charlotte or even Columbus, Ohio.
I’ve lived in PA my entire life only a day trip away, and have gone to Pittsburgh plenty of times, both casually to actually spend the day there, and driving through.
Simply put, it really is a good city, and I’m pretty glad it made the list. I’m 20 so can’t speak for the bar/club quality or anything (though they’re supposedly incredible too), but some things I can tell to anyone interested from experience;
- Pittsburgh has been doing much better with getting their economics to a point of judicial stability (since a large part of high crime is financial instability and lacking opportunity), and is about a decade into doing great with diversifying away from just metallurgy. Tech’s been in the area, and beyond Uber’s well-reported use of the city as an R&D bed for their self-driving efforts, Google has even made a facility there recently enough that brought up home values and tech prowess pretty considerably. There are still plenty of no-go areas, but for the most part, it’s pretty good.
- The State sees lots of business from travelers in surrounding states, especially for clothes. That’s because our sales tax (6% state base, 7% Pittsburgh, 8% Philadelphia) exempts essentials. Basic clothing, healthy groceries (pretty much anything but something made by Coke, Pepsi or Frito-Lay, really), pharmaceuticals, and a few others are untaxed. Making it that if you’re a home cooker and go to the grocery store, buy $20 in vegetables and cooking liquids for example, you pay $20. Not $20.79 or the sort. It’s surprisingly convenient.
- The Appalachians make for incredible hiking. They’re smooth and tall, but are everywhere, making it that unless you’re in a place with proper infrastructure, bikes can be impractical without strong legs and chains, and cars are prone to getting only about 80-90% of their expectable range when traveling due to all the on-and-off of the pedal, even on the Interstate.
- Pennsylvania has been taking massive efforts (prior to the coronavirus at least) to legalize recreational marijuana for several years now, as medical has been doing so well, and I would not be surprised if immediately after coronavirus fades it takes spotlight again, which I highly support.
- The State truly is *very* cloudy. We’ve got a mix between mountain weather (as it’s entirely Appalachian) and the humidity from the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie which coasts the NorthEast of the state.
- The Susquehanna River runs through the state, and is among the oldest rivers in the world - which is tellable. It’s massive, and beside it are massive cliffs caused by the large hills of true Appalachian beauty that were carved by it. Whether you’re a nature lover or a historian it’s gorgeous, and carbon dating puts its youngest known points at 300,000,000 years old and oldest points at 340,000,000 years old. The only comparative river in the world is in Australia, which also tests out to 340m years at oldest deposits; I personally find it kind of cool that if there’s a place that dates to 350m years old, it’d officially be declared the oldest running river in the world, and my family members go fishing there every year or two since it’s only an hour away from our town.
- Pennsylvania can get pretty humid at the height of Summer. But, the abundance of leafy hardwoods make that not too bad either because they’re great at keeping the sun off you when you find one. However, it doesn’t really rain all that much - literally just cumulative months of overcast annually.
- If you’re conscious about energy, we’ve been doing great at expanding renewables. Being between the Great Lakes to the West and the Atlantic to the East, the mountains are great for wind, and even within sight of my town there’s 3 distinct wind farms built just within the past decade. I don’t give it much time until we’re entirely wind-powered.
- There’s an entire arts district to Pittsburgh that’s very nice called the Cultural District. Has a website too that’s culturaldistrict.org, pretty useful at helping get a vibe of some of the things there.
- A quick search on apartments.com shows that there’s tons of gorgeous, contemporary apartments of good one-two people size for usually the low thousand/mo point, with plenty of utilities included pretty often.
- State has a very full 4 seasons with a pretty good balance of 3-3-3-3. Rich Autumns, crisp Springs, energizing Summers, and white Winters. There’s plenty of complaining among lifetimers, but seriously, I know tens of people who moved to the desert states for only a few months or years and cried when they got back having missed the sight of actual Earthly diversity so much. It’s lovable. Summers aren’t burning (except 2019’s heat wave) and Winters aren’t ones that’ll give your nose hypothermia through your mask or scarf if you so needlessly choose to have one, but they get to their comfortable extents of obviousness.
- 3 hours away is Cherry Springs State Park. “Darkest Place East Of The Mississippi”. If you can see, whether independently or with contacts/glasses, you’ll love it.
- The large cities of Philadelphia and NYC and even Cleveland with massive amounts of nightlife and other things to do compared to Pittsburgh (though is has plenty) are always a scenic day trip away. 6 hours to Manhattan, 5 to downtown Philadelphia, and 2 to Cleveland. In fact if you’re trying to start a business, most of the continental population (that being Canada included) is within 6 hours of the city. It’s actually a great mid-point to run operations due to expectable shipping costs, no matter of what type. There’s profound lifestyle diversity in the Appalachians.
- Pennsylvanian farmers markets are incredible. Seriously. If there is a god, they made the region with agriculture in mind, because the stuff’s just good to the tongue, and the weather atop the soil makes it so simple to succeed I’ve literally seen 20th-story New Yorkers move to the region and harvest new gardens by the pound before they finished their renovations to the house. And fun fact too but PA’s apparently a major producer of good grapes for both wine and general eating, which I believe since I’ve been around entire miles of good vines my whole life. Same with Apple orchards. Hell, my old teacher somehow grows pineapples, nothing like Hawaiian ones but they’re still really good. Fruits, vegetables, meats of both marine and land.. we really do either have production of or quick access to a lot of good food. Italian restaurants here are tasty and abundant too.
- Lots of good people. Lots of hostile dumbasses but lots of good people too. And PS, there’s a lot of concealed carriers here too, no matter where you’re at.
- Pennsylvanians can be some incredibly pretty people. Not nearly as diverse as other places, especially outside of the cities, but atop being generally goodhearted, not too harsh on the eyes either. So if you actively do want to have a relationship, between the general character and the looks, I don’t even really need to tell you good luck. It’ll work out.
Lots of others too, but that’s a good one or two points for all I have at the top of my mind. We’re not prissy and materialistic like the West Coast but PA just may be the state the phrase “American Can-Do Attitude” came from. Seriously. Everyone here who’s not depressed into self-loathing is either actively doing something or at least recognizing that they can. It’s beautiful.
Not a bad place to be.
1980-2000s: population crash, no jobs, all the kids, including me, moved out to other cities. But the olds stayed so most of the neighborhoods never fell into disrepair. You can get a nice 3-4BR house for 80-100K 5mi from the city (fun fact: Pittsburgh came out of 08 relatively unscathed because there was never any real estate market to begin with). Unlike say Portland its a old city and the infrastructure can handle an influx of people (also what helps is that it hasn't gone boomtown and there hasn't been a mass migration like Austin today or Seattle in the 90s).
The county also has amazing huge parks throughout it.
It’s never that serious
Go to south side for the bars. Great time.
I’m glad to be from Pittsburgh
@@ld4190 passion
My city Memphis, that’s cold 🥶!
Memphis and Shelby county has a population almost a third larger than Nashville's Davidson county. The metro area is larger because they have about 13 counties in their metro compared to Memphis' three counties in Tennessee and a couple in Arkansas and north Mississippi.
You don't know cold until you've been in below freezing weather. I'm from Arkansas and one of our towns had below freezing weather back in February
I’d gladly move to Vegas if I could figure out how to make a living there
I’m still having that issue lol I been here for 2 years
If you love HOT temperatures most of the year, you'll love it there. If not, Vegas isn't for you.
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Ray Rambo online sports gambling?
Tourism...
2020: Papers, please.
Yeah a bit of a grim time we're in :/ Hope you enjoy the video :)
@@FromHeretoThere I do, as always - thank you! I think it is kind of mind boggling that a medium city is MORE than half the population of my nation. Hope you are doing well and staying safe.
Dang, what country are you in haha?
Skeetz Grimseeker are you ezic? The Order awaits.
that comment that reads like a meme
Hold my beer
that beach though
a movie brought me here
Who's watching in '20?
/end UA-cam cliches
When you thought you lived in a medium city but your city doesn’t even have enough people to qualify as a small city.
Boy....Charlotte, NC is number one. The light rail and CATS public transportation is up and running to every major part of the city. There are more apartments and home being built than I can count, and there is a job for almost anything, not to mention the Catawba river access and national white water center, knights games, Charlotte football in the fall, Carowins, and more elite golf courses than Most people will ever play. Not to mention it’s only a 2.5 hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean, or from the Appalachian mountains. Thanks for Coming to my TED Talk.
I live in Charlotte and consider it the worst city in America. Quite literally. Painstakingly boring and soulless
I’m just happy to see Orlando one here, genuinely thought I4 would be enough to warrant us not making the list
Plus the Florida man I visited vacation in Orlando and some wacko Florida man killed his boss in Orlando and wrapped him in an American flag
I live in San Antonio and I love it ♥️♥️♥️
It really is a great city!
Because of my job, I've lived in San Diego, L.A., Dallas, Charlotte, and now Austin. I have to agree with this guy about Austin. It IS the best city to live in the entire country. In the world quite possibly. 💘 Austin 💘 I'm NEVER leaving Austin!
why is it better than San Diego?
I visit Pittsburgh on Google StreetView waaaay more often than I'd probably admit. It's so picturesque. I want my first real-life glimpse to come riding out of that interstate tunnel from the south where the skyline, rivers and bridges all smack you in the face at once.
Such a beautiful city!
Morris, coming out of the Fort Pitt tunnel is a freaking awesome feeling. Cool for anyone to see, special to all who live there. Never gets old!!
i remember when u only had two videos lol
Haha hope you've enjoyed them all!
America has bad public transport
Like only new York has transport
@@Swiss-kn6th Well that was a very ignorant thing to say. Lol
Awesome videos! Would love to see a video on best cities with 100K or less :)
Definitely planning on doing a VERY small cities list if the small cities video does good. That'll be metro populations under 500k, so most of them will be in that 100-300k range :) Thanks for watching!
My dad lived in Austin until my sister was born and moved to Seattle and he told me that Texas was a reliable place to live but also he said "not a great city to raise a family". But I say it’s a great city for a family.
how he speaks, "anotherr warm ciittyyyy in Amuricaaaaaa!"😂😂🤣🤣
Was seriously annoying . I aint gonna hate buy my main must have some experience in butt plugs.
Thank you for this educational video, I will not get virus infection by just watching UA-cam videos but I am getting very fat soon (eating & watching). LOL
very safe to learn by not going anywhere
As someone that has been in Austin for over 4 years, this city is pretty awful, unless you are college age.
preach
Nice overview of the country. Even if someone is not looking to relocate, this is so interesting to know about the country. So much research goes into this.
As someone who lives in Pittsburgh the winters are NOT harsh here
If you have to shovel snow out of your driveway more than once....you have a harsh winter.
Mitch Powell ok well I dont
I've been for Christmas to Pittsburgh and there was no snow. I've been in October and it felt like summer so I agree that the weather is pretty good.
San Antonio's definitely getting better with the public transit. It would probably still be better to have a car but traffic is getting worse and worse every year. And you're correct that it's not the most exciting city, we usually get passed up for the cool concerts and shows bUT we have yearly events that are unique to San Antonio plus Six Flags, the zoo, Seaworld, etc, so there's still lots to do.
We also got the Pearl Brewery and South town which are cool places too
@@Gtown488 I don't know if you're a sports fan but y'all are spoiled silly by them Spurs lol. They brought home 5 NBA titles for you guys.....and they've all come in the last two decades essentially!
I don't know if you're a sports fan but y'all are spoiled silly by them Spurs lol. They brought home 5 NBA titles for you guys.....and they've all come in the last two decades essentially!
Best videos man!!! Make small and extra small cities 😂🤟
is Boston extra small city?
Joy Clark Boston is on his largest cities list
Thank you for your hard work for producing this video which brings us hope, joy, truth, wisdom & enlightment
agree
San Antonian here... we mitigate the lack of excitement by going to Austin on the weekends every now and then (only about an hour away). Then we come back to reasonable home prices, manageable home-work-home commutes, and reasonable brunch wait times. We love Austin! We just don't want to live there!
Your channel is very addictive, love it!!
Love your vids dude! Please make one about small cities! Take a look at Louisville, Kentucky I live there and I love it!!
Lorenzo Afable I’ve been to Louisville and I’m from New Jersey. It’s a pretty cool town indeed.
Definitely think Louisville will be making the top 10 small cities :)
From Here to There :)))
Louisville is almost big
great video! only one complaint though. For Virginia Beach, it’s more commonly referred to as the Hampton Roads Metro Area, and not only consists of Virginia Beach, but other similarly sized cities like Norfolk, Hampton, Chesapeake, and Newport News, so it’s not just VA Beach.
Thanks! And yeah I should have said that, I just went witb Virginia Beach since it's technically the biggest city in the area. Although I'd agree that even Norfolk feels like a bigger city itself haha
I'm from Portland and im crying rn bc I miss it so much (I moved) but im definitely going back when I get older
Go Blazers. Rip City!
Charlotte has a MLS team now
How is the health care in NC?
@@hellkitty1206 The medical district outside of Charlotte is rated pretty good.
@@dustinhiggins710 Thanks.
no one cares
@@franklinclinton1874 you cared to comment. Keep the negativity to yourself
Love Austin and San Antonio! Glad to see them on this list. Kind of weird to think of them as medium cities though, but I guess that's the metrics we're using.
Well, there is Houston and Dallas... Just sayin.
Pittsburgh is a top ten urban exploration city and any one that enjoys stuff like that should a long weekend there just walking around
i love charlotte! allowed me to grow my business and build the life i need. and i got a few cars. lol
Haha yeah, it's honestly one of my favorite cities! Was super surprised at how much there is to do and how cool the uptown area was
Humidity
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I am from Manila, NC humidity is laughable
Been waiting for this since the large cities video came out
Hope you enjoyed!
@@FromHeretoThere where is KANSAS CITY u showed it in the beginning but never put it on the list at least top 6
Your videos are entertaining and informative, great.
The voice in the narrative would be much enjoyable if it accentuates properly. It accentuates most words within the sentence or phrase.
Charlotte...best kept secret in america..clean ,well ran and folks are still very nice ..downtown is awesome or uptown as they call it
scott mason I’m live in Charlotte it’s great but in my opinion it’s overshadowed by Raleigh. But they are both great cities.
One thing you forgot to mention about Pittsburgh is that it has some world-class museums (especially the ones founded by Andrew Carnegie) that rival New York and Chicago.
I don't know if I'd put them on that level, but there definitey are a ton of great museums!
I would say the quality is there, but the scale isn't Pittsburgh had many of the wealthiest Americans at one time to build these institutions, but because of geography, pittsburgh really couldn't expand easily like Chicago could.
I think a lot of cities in the south where you'd need a car are that way because they developed greatly when the car was introduced.
Saying something or place is hours away from your home means your neighborhood likely sucks.
Him talking about Portland: “It always stays in that sweet spot between 40 and 80 degrees.”
Weather in Portland right now: Has been 20-30 degrees for weeks, I have not seen the sun in about 2 months
I live in Austin metro area and it’s really nice
Great video! Would love to see "Best Small Cities" by your definition. I'm in Portland and love it. (Except for the state income tax ... and property taxes.)
Glad you enjoyed, I love your city!
@@FromHeretoThere - I've seriously considered a move to Boise because Portland has become so congested ... THAT is why I was hoping you'd do "Best Small Cities" ... coz I just know Boise would make the Top 10 ... and I wanted to get your take on it. What I love about Portland are all the trees AND the rain, neither of which Boise can match. But the cost of living is more palatable in Boise and the lower density. Although ... I've heard rumblings that Boise is becoming a mecca for Californians -- a blight upon their landscape I'm sorry to say. I'm still open to at least consider the options. Your videos are well presented, and I'm always interested in seeing what you have to say when they show up on my YT feed. 👍
Can take make a “most diverse cities” list !!
You mentioned Pittsburgh is cloudy. Truth. Now it is rainy, too. The climate changes have made the weather here very gloomy. Although, the winters are milder.
I think NYC and DC are the only cities in America where you wouldn't need a car if you don't happen to live in walking distance of your job.
Great vids, very informative
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying them :)