Your videos are bite-sized, convenient, straight-to-the point, and pretty nice to watch. I can see you carving out your niche even within a pretty niche community, can't wait to see you get more subscribers.
Chicago, Philly and Pittsburgh are the top 3 affordable walkable cities according to the data. I want to highlight cities that are more under the radar for now. Stay tuned!
FYI Des Peres is pronounced "Da-pear." Not that I can blame you, that's just the tip of the iceberg of things STL pronounces weirdly. Also highly recommend checking out Lafayette Square, some of the best architecture in the city with a beautiful Victorian park
Great video! Consider underrated upstate NY cities like Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. Also, Southeast PA is full of smaller shockingly dense and walkable cities like Lancaster, York, and Reading.
Interesting videos that are well done. I love living in urban areas for all of the reasons you cover and it's interesting to see what various cities in the US have to offer. I just wish they could figure out how to improve the quality of public education. I think that keeps a lot of families from choosing to live "in the city". One thing that would be helpful as you talk about affordability and what houses cost would be to talk about the price/sq. ft. That will help people understand how the cost of houses/apartments of different types and sizes, in different neighborhoods, and in different cities compare with one another. Saying "you can get a 3BR/2BA house for $XYZ" isn't as helpful as I have no idea how big that house is. If that price only gets you a 1,000 sq. ft house in one neighborhood or city but a $2,500 sq. ft. house in another, you can easily see which option is the more "affordable" one or where you get a better bang for your buck.
Love the content as someone looking to where they would love to move. Btw, where were you getting your median income for the videos? I saw the Milwaukee one had it but not here. Interested bc I have a hard time finding a good source besides the US Census 2020 that Google gives, dividing the household income by 2 on the 2021 US Census when looking up the city, or using the HUD. Thank you for any help you can provide. I hope you have a great day.
I use household median income since it isn’t affected by extremely low or high numbers. I just Google for the answer and try to find the most up to date data which is almost always the 2020 census. Thank you for watching. I have many many more affordable walkable cities to feature.
We sold our car the last year we lived in St Louis because we were in the central west end and we honestly didn't need it. We loved that neighborhood and it felt very safe always. Getting to the airport was even eat with the metro.
The Edwin isn't being built in the Central West End. Completely different neighborhood, not within walking distance of CWE. The Edwin is going in at Steelcote Square, which is in the southern terminus of Midtown. It is 2.5 miles or a 50 minute walk from the center of CWE.
Hi. Life-long 50 year STL city resident and 18 year daily bike commuter (Holly Hills to near the AB Brewery) and avid transit user. Liked the video, the very out of date Metro pictures not withstanding :), but any mention of STL walkability/bikability has to include a mention of the current scourge of traffic violence on our streets. It is absolutely out of control with pedestrian/cyclist injuries and deaths. The mayor recently apportioned $40M from ARPA funds to help with traffic calming. To invoke a Missouri cliche, "Show Me", so far it's a lot of talk.
Haha I was a bit limited on current metro link photos. I purposefully don’t really mention crime or accidents because that affects all cities. I don’t want each video to end up harping on the all too common problems.
@@cities4ppl Understood, and I wanted to specifically not frame it as "crime" as that's often code for something else. I travel monthly to CLE (another affordable and transit-rich city, if it's not on your radar), and don't see nearly the daily traffic near misses I see here.
@@cities4ppl City affordability is likely why St. Louis now has the highest Bosnian immigration in the country following the Yugoslavian war. The new soccer team is the big excitement here now. Many thanks to the owners of Enterprise car rental for building the new stadium in Downtown West. I live in the region and really enjoy Grants Trail but only go in and out of the city for events. I like your positive view of the city and hope the best for the city. The city took a hit when Stan Kroenke moved the Rams to the much larger L.A. market and did not want to build the new football stadium the region was prepared to build downtown. I know you do not want to mention crime but that is the big focus here right now. Youth crime car jacking, stolen cars, drive by shooting, broken car windows, a lenient prisoner release program, and outrageous driving at excessive speeds are the big issue in the city. I liked your video but still feel this disclaimer needs to be added so I have posted my comment here to do so. The region is great and there is so much potential for the city. I recomment the free Zoo in the extraordinary Forest park just voted best park in America and went to high school next to Tower Grove park playing many years of softball there. See the nearby Botanical Grden. Visit Union Staion just enhanced with a Giant ferris wheel and aquarium but it is the architecture of the old train station across from the AMTRAK station that will amaze you and see the enhanced Arch grounds. Go Cardinals! Go Blues!
It does seem important to consider though, I live in a small city and can bike to food/entertainment/ museums/ doctors/dentist and while our infra is lacking, we have VERY few ped/cycle deaths. Partly I think because drivers are less aggressive here. The main hesitation I have moving to a larger city is that it would put me in MORE contact with and danger from automobiles. I'm looking to have less of that not more :-)
I'm curious, I've heard the exact opposite about St. Louis. That the crime rate is ridiculously high. Especially violent crimes. I've heard that you pretty much take your life in your own hands walking around the city.
Let’s face it, a lot of these cities are affordable because they have more crime. However if you look at a violent crime map - it’s almost always concentrated in a couple specific neighborhoods.
High taxes, liberal spending and higher crime have to be considered in many of these "affordable" cities. It's easy to look the weather and judge viability of your wanted lifestyle.
@@cities4pplcongrats on your new channel. I understand your focus and it makes sense to focus on those positives. Having lived/ worked in Milwaukee and St Louis, ironically, I did feel the need to make a point beyond the walk scores and Google maps.
Also home to a very distinctive pizza style and fried raviolis. City Museum is an amazing space, too. It's a city with a lot of potential that would definitely benefit from more progressive land use and planning initiatives. The practices of redlining and segregation have evolved into strict NIMBY zoning laws that help maintain a sense of neighborhood division and disunity.
Fried Raviolis! You’re right but I purposefully avoid political/demographic data. Basically every city has a history of redlining and segregation that is certainly still felt today.
@@gumbyshrimp2606 About 64% of St Louis violent crime happens in a 7 sq mile area dubbed the Hayden Triangle in North St Louis. I'm more worried about sending my kid to school than crime in a city because that crime is usually localized and I can avoid that. School shootings happen everywhere. No place is completely safe anymore.
Your videos are bite-sized, convenient, straight-to-the point, and pretty nice to watch. I can see you carving out your niche even within a pretty niche community, can't wait to see you get more subscribers.
Thank you. That’s my plan, just getting started!
Yeah I am liking the format.
I hope you do Pittsburgh too! Not as cheap as it used to be, but definitely still manageable and has several interesting and walkable neighborhoods
Chicago, Philly and Pittsburgh are the top 3 affordable walkable cities according to the data. I want to highlight cities that are more under the radar for now. Stay tuned!
FYI Des Peres is pronounced "Da-pear." Not that I can blame you, that's just the tip of the iceberg of things STL pronounces weirdly. Also highly recommend checking out Lafayette Square, some of the best architecture in the city with a beautiful Victorian park
Ah! I plan to do a video about New Orleans and I’m a little nervous about mispronouncing anything and everything. Thanks for the tip.
Stumbled across your Milwaukie and decided to see if you had more. Very well done! Looking forward to more in this series!
I’m happy to hear that. Working on the third installment now!
Great video! Consider underrated upstate NY cities like Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. Also, Southeast PA is full of smaller shockingly dense and walkable cities like Lancaster, York, and Reading.
Thank you! They are all certainly on my radar. I’ll be headed to PA in a couple weeks
Excellent. I’m spending a day in STL in a few days, so might check some of these places out.
Do it! The city is small enough you could probably hit the best areas in 1 day. Hope the weather is decent.
Great video! I could see Louisville fitting pretty well into this series.
Might be onto something there…
Great video; thanks for covering the Lou so early in your channel life! :] Please let me know if you ever want more info on StL!
I appreciate that!
great video! you deserve more suscribers.
I appreciate that. Just gettin started!
Maplewood is an inner ring suburb with fantastic walkability as well
Interesting videos that are well done. I love living in urban areas for all of the reasons you cover and it's interesting to see what various cities in the US have to offer. I just wish they could figure out how to improve the quality of public education. I think that keeps a lot of families from choosing to live "in the city".
One thing that would be helpful as you talk about affordability and what houses cost would be to talk about the price/sq. ft. That will help people understand how the cost of houses/apartments of different types and sizes, in different neighborhoods, and in different cities compare with one another. Saying "you can get a 3BR/2BA house for $XYZ" isn't as helpful as I have no idea how big that house is. If that price only gets you a 1,000 sq. ft house in one neighborhood or city but a $2,500 sq. ft. house in another, you can easily see which option is the more "affordable" one or where you get a better bang for your buck.
That’s true! Sometimes I make too many assumptions and omit important information that be helpful. Thanks for your suggestion.
Love the content as someone looking to where they would love to move. Btw, where were you getting your median income for the videos? I saw the Milwaukee one had it but not here. Interested bc I have a hard time finding a good source besides the US Census 2020 that Google gives, dividing the household income by 2 on the 2021 US Census when looking up the city, or using the HUD. Thank you for any help you can provide. I hope you have a great day.
I use household median income since it isn’t affected by extremely low or high numbers. I just Google for the answer and try to find the most up to date data which is almost always the 2020 census. Thank you for watching. I have many many more affordable walkable cities to feature.
We sold our car the last year we lived in St Louis because we were in the central west end and we honestly didn't need it. We loved that neighborhood and it felt very safe always. Getting to the airport was even eat with the metro.
CWE is one of my favs neighborhoods that I’ve researched thus far.
The Edwin isn't being built in the Central West End. Completely different neighborhood, not within walking distance of CWE. The Edwin is going in at Steelcote Square, which is in the southern terminus of Midtown. It is 2.5 miles or a 50 minute walk from the center of CWE.
Yes I do see that now. Not quite the CWE. Thanks for the clarification.
Too cold for me, I was born and raised in So Cal.
I will take a unsafe painted bike gutter and traffic over cold.
There are always trade offs!
Hi. Life-long 50 year STL city resident and 18 year daily bike commuter (Holly Hills to near the AB Brewery) and avid transit user. Liked the video, the very out of date Metro pictures not withstanding :), but any mention of STL walkability/bikability has to include a mention of the current scourge of traffic violence on our streets. It is absolutely out of control with pedestrian/cyclist injuries and deaths. The mayor recently apportioned $40M from ARPA funds to help with traffic calming. To invoke a Missouri cliche, "Show Me", so far it's a lot of talk.
Haha I was a bit limited on current metro link photos. I purposefully don’t really mention crime or accidents because that affects all cities. I don’t want each video to end up harping on the all too common problems.
@@cities4ppl Understood, and I wanted to specifically not frame it as "crime" as that's often code for something else. I travel monthly to CLE (another affordable and transit-rich city, if it's not on your radar), and don't see nearly the daily traffic near misses I see here.
@@cities4ppl City affordability is likely why St. Louis now has the highest Bosnian immigration in the country following the Yugoslavian war. The new soccer team is the big excitement here now. Many thanks to the owners of Enterprise car rental for building the new stadium in Downtown West. I live in the region and really enjoy Grants Trail but only go in and out of the city for events. I like your positive view of the city and hope the best for the city. The city took a hit when Stan Kroenke moved the Rams to the much larger L.A. market and did not want to build the new football stadium the region was prepared to build downtown. I know you do not want to mention crime but that is the big focus here right now. Youth crime car jacking, stolen cars, drive by shooting, broken car windows, a lenient prisoner release program, and outrageous driving at excessive speeds are the big issue in the city. I liked your video but still feel this disclaimer needs to be added so I have posted my comment here to do so. The region is great and there is so much potential for the city. I recomment the free Zoo in the extraordinary Forest park just voted best park in America and went to high school next to Tower Grove park playing many years of softball there. See the nearby Botanical Grden. Visit Union Staion just enhanced with a Giant ferris wheel and aquarium but it is the architecture of the old train station across from the AMTRAK station that will amaze you and see the enhanced Arch grounds. Go Cardinals! Go Blues!
It does seem important to consider though, I live in a small city and can bike to food/entertainment/ museums/ doctors/dentist and while our infra is lacking, we have VERY few ped/cycle deaths. Partly I think because drivers are less aggressive here. The main hesitation I have moving to a larger city is that it would put me in MORE contact with and danger from automobiles. I'm looking to have less of that not more :-)
@@een_schildpad you’re right. This topic is worth a visit in another video. It prohibits so many cities from living up to their full potential.
I'm starting to see a trend about underrated Midwest cities.
The data speaks for itself.
I'm curious, I've heard the exact opposite about St. Louis. That the crime rate is ridiculously high. Especially violent crimes. I've heard that you pretty much take your life in your own hands walking around the city.
Let’s face it, a lot of these cities are affordable because they have more crime. However if you look at a violent crime map - it’s almost always concentrated in a couple specific neighborhoods.
High taxes, liberal spending and higher crime have to be considered in many of these "affordable" cities.
It's easy to look the weather and judge viability of your wanted lifestyle.
No city is perfect. I don’t want to end up focusing on all the negatives that every city inevitably faces.
@@cities4pplcongrats on your new channel. I understand your focus and it makes sense to focus on those positives. Having lived/ worked in Milwaukee and St Louis, ironically, I did feel the need to make a point beyond the walk scores and Google maps.
Also home to a very distinctive pizza style and fried raviolis. City Museum is an amazing space, too. It's a city with a lot of potential that would definitely benefit from more progressive land use and planning initiatives. The practices of redlining and segregation have evolved into strict NIMBY zoning laws that help maintain a sense of neighborhood division and disunity.
Fried Raviolis! You’re right but I purposefully avoid political/demographic data. Basically every city has a history of redlining and segregation that is certainly still felt today.
I have lived in St. Louis for at least 25 years and it is not walkable.
The entire city is not, no American city is. But if you lived in the 3 neighborhoods I outlined then a walkable lifestyle is semi realistic.
lmao stlouis is walkable!?!? where!?!? as a stl.louis south side resident, helllla nawww
Clearly didn’t watch as I explained the entire city isn’t walkable.
More like the gateway to get shot
When we are consumed by fear, we stop thinking.
@@cities4ppl when you get mugged and killed, you also stop thinking
@@gumbyshrimp2606 About 64% of St Louis violent crime happens in a 7 sq mile area dubbed the Hayden Triangle in North St Louis. I'm more worried about sending my kid to school than crime in a city because that crime is usually localized and I can avoid that. School shootings happen everywhere. No place is completely safe anymore.