THE TRUTH! 700k Why Are People Leaving California?
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- Опубліковано 3 січ 2025
- Many people are Leaving California. They are not just talking about moving out of California, they are actually bailing out! About 700,000 people moved out of the state within the last two years. Why is this happening? There is a dark side to California, where homeowners, are getting completely wiped out, and they are saying goodbye to their life savings.
Many of you have written me, and told me, your horror stories, about how, really bad, California has gotten. Homelessness, taxes, high housing costs, utility bills, traffic, crime, gangs, and politics. And you say… it’s getting worse.
So in this video, I am diving even deeper, and sharing your stories of what is really happening in California. As you know…with my other videos…. I want YOU to avoid the pitfalls that are costly, and THIS is why I make these videos.
California now has the largest percentage of the nation’s homeless population, It is one of the highest-taxed states in the US and has low ranks in education.
I’m going to show you:
Why most Californians are not happy with the state?
Why can’t California stop people from leaving?
And where is the future of California going?
#california #exodus #californiainsider
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I've lived in Bakersfield CA for over 30 years. In that time I have watched our water bill go from $25 every other month to over $500 per month. My SoCalGas bill more than quadrupled this last year even though I used less gas. Our County, Kern County, has become one of the most corrupt. I actually had an Environmental Health Inspector at my business who blatantly tried to extort me for a bribe. Unbeknownst to him, we have security cameras with audio that I was able to use as evidence. It still took over two years for them to even look into the matter. And our Sheriff dept has gone downhill and are understaffed. Multiple "old-timers" have left the dept in droves because they could no longer stomach the abuses they saw. Many left the state for fear of retaliation for reporting these abuses. My wife and I are moving out of California within the next year. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Sounds like you just need to move to a different county!!! Try Orange County or San Diego County, even LA County is better. I know they are more expensive, but beats whatever coruption is going on in Kern County!!!
Liberalism mentality of anything is permissable is what got us here. Democrats own this state and tolerate the most evil of stuff. I live in So-Cal and been in CA for 55 years..
🙏🙏🙏
Lesson: privatizing utilities raises prices.
I also live in Bakersfield . My water bill runs from $30 in the winter to $65 in the summer.
Yes,I live in California and you are right about most of it. We own a business and are tired of paying through the nose for everything. We are planning on moving soon, there are so many things to consider. We are waiting for our kids to finish college...🤞🏻🤞🏻
Thanks for watching and sharing your story, unfortunately we are hearing your story more and more. I have a few other videos here on this channel that could be interesting to you:
1) Alternative Places BEFORE Buying, Relocating or Retiring - ua-cam.com/video/VRTjNfGeybY/v-deo.html
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No, about 40K a year each. Does that answer your question?
@@ShadyD365 Nothing is free in this world. Thanks for watching and commenting
Gavin Nuisance will do to America, what he has done to California! #GavinNuisance2024
@@JJ-cc7gx TexASS loves taking people's rights away. First Abbott came for women's reproductive rights, he's taken water breaks away from construction workers, property taxes increased 20% since 2017 and now Abbott added a $400 tax if you buy an E vehicle.
I live in Los Angeles near Hollywood. I am retired, my wife still works from home full-time. We bought our home in 95 as a foreclosure. It is now valued @ nearly 9 times what we paid for it. It is paid off, we have no debt. I don't have any idea where you got those electricity prices, but with the DWP as my electric provider, I'm paying $.19 and .25 per kW. tier 1 and tier 2. Even during the heat wave last year, I never went over tier 3 while running my AC for 8-10+ hours a day. I don't commute so I don't worry about gas for the cars. I shop for groceries and sure some things have gone up due to inflation, and yet my grocery bill doesn't seem to have gone up that much, in California, we don't pay sales tax on fresh food, unprepared food to cook at home. I am cost conscious and shop carefully to save money. Due to prop 13 my property taxes are low and stay low.
My homeowners insurance including earthquake and umbrella is lower than Florida homeowners getting hit with tripling of just homeowners coverage. California may have earthquakes but the last one to hit Los Angeles was Northridge in 1994. Little or no damage had affected the home I bought in 95. When was the last hurricane to hit Florida, or yeah, last year with Ian, then 2018 with Michael and 2017 with Irma. The last big fire we had in Los Angeles was the Baldwin Hills fire in 1985 that burned 69 homes. Wildfires can hit every state in the west now. Texas in 2022 had the most wildfires ever, 12,400 fires with 650,000 acres.
There are 22 states that have smaller populations than just the city of Los Angeles. If you include LA county, then only seven states have larger populations. So of course there's going to be a bigger homeless problem, drug problems, perception of crime, astronomical home prices. The state still has one of the lowest gun death rates in the country at 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people -- about 37% lower than the national average'. If California loses 3 million people, it would only be the population we had back in 2006- 36 million, and people were still complaining about traffic, high housing costs and crime.
The people moving out and buying homes in other 'low cost states' sold their California homes and cashed in on the equity that few other states can match. Anyone selling a California home that they have had for over a decade, made bank. A 2+2 As Is fixer down the street just sold for $1.225 Million, down from $1.249 million asking, 3 1/2 weeks to closing. Such a bargain! All of those leaving, just means more homes on the market, more rentals, more job openings and higher pay for those still here. Please, stay in Florida, and Texas...we have horrible weather in Southern California, you will hate it. No humidity in summer and no snow in winter, no scared militia types carrying AR-15s and pistols strapped to their bodies over their tactical vests inside a CVS, no book banning, first ever Pride Nite at Disneyland, just terrible, so many liberal Democrats! The horror!
I live in Southern California since 1980. I own my home. Your response was so complete I just had to let you know you were 100% on point. Maybe this state is not for everyone, for those of us that will stay This is home.
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I could have not said it better. I live at the beach by Pacific Palisades for the last 40 years .Sure Los Angeles has changed a lot but it is the best place I’ve ever been. Property tax is 1% of the purchase value and capped at no more than 2% a year max thanks to proposition 13
My electrical bill is $40 a month and my gas bill is $15 ,$40 in winter if i run the heater for few hours a day 3 month out of the year
You always hear how many people are leaving the state, but if you look at the statistics a lot of higher income people are moving in.
We have a very large latino immigrant population. I was driving in LA today and construction is booming everywhere so many apartment buildings are coming up.
One time I went to ski at big bear in the morning and I went sunbathing at the beach in the afternoon. It’s only 2 1/2 hours from the beach.
But to be honest, if I had to do it again today, it would not be possible. It would be too expensive. 25 years ago was much easier and I can understand why people have to leave because the cost-of-living is too expensive with the housing.
@@frenchustube Thanks for watching and sharing
You’re wonderful to share all this info. God bless you sir. You deserve a million subs
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your comment. I’m glad you’re enjoying these videos here on this channel. See you in the next video.
I grew up in Southern CA during the 1960's and 1970's. It was a wonderful state back then. My parents bought a house in Mission Viejo, 2000 square feet for $13,000 in 1971. I felt safe and loved the community. They stayed in that home until they both passed on. When my brother and I sold their home in 2017 it sold for $640,000. I am now living in Wyoming. We bought a 4400 square foot home on nearly five acres for less than $170.00 a square foot. If you can stand the weather, it's a wonderful place to live.
Thanks for watching! Did you see the other video I did about that? Why Are People Leaving California? - ua-cam.com/video/ekHJwv3afqs/v-deo.html
There is no comparison between Wyoming and Mission viejo weather or standard of living. Just think if you would have held out until 2019, you would have gotten over 1m for the same home. In California, you dont sell your home. You keep barrowing against it and use it like a piggy bank.
Thank you for doing these videos Jerry. I live in Canada, and can remember being a kid and Hollywood and California itself, was so exciting! I could only dream back then in the 60's & 70's, to ever live there, but I did visit 15 years ago, and saw none of the homelessness and decay that is there now. I don't know how people can afford to live there anymore, unless you are exceedingly wealthy, or homeless. There doesn't seem to be much in the middle anymore.
You are welcome, Thanks for watching and sharing
It is better to be homeless in California that anywhere in Canada or in New England for that matter. It has some on the mildness climates. Never too Cold near the coast nit too hot. It was made for being homeless. I wonder what percentage hale from other states.
@@tombeegeeeye5765 Thanks for watching
It’s that bad everywhere in the US and gonna get worse .
"unless you are exceedingly wealthy, or homeless."
That has been the goal all along...elimination of the middle class. Cali is prime testing ground for the new fascist order.
We moved to the Bay Area late 2015 because of a job and because we wanted to move there. Our house was $1.3M & property taxes were $20K/year, plus very high state income taxes on top of that. My down payment was $400K & mortgage+taxes were $6,000/month.
Living there is extremely difficult and it was the most stressful period in my life (I’ve worked for 30 years).
California taxes and controls every aspect of your life, but you get little in return.
Home prices rose dramatically while we were there, especially during Covid. We left 2022 and couldn’t be happier. California sucks.
what is your income per year? we are considreeing to move there. thank you for your suggestions.
@thirdone3 Income where, The Bay Area? We don't live there anymore, and there's no way I would be able to buy anything there on the income we had when we left last year. There are too many variables and the prices range greatly depending on where you're talking about. The East Bay is the cheapest. Just get on Redfin or Zillow and look at house prices all over the area.
$300K/year income is middle class now.
If you really want to live there, I suggest renting when you get there, save as much $ as you can while you figure out where you can afford. House prices are falling, and if the economy crashes, they'll fall much more. Save as much as you can now and buy at the bottom in a couple of years.
But it's become dystopian in many ways. The crime has gone off the charts.
So sad. I lived in Southern California back in the early 80s and it was fabulous. Now it’s so bad that all my friends have left, and I don’t blame them one bit.
Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in California. Thanks for watching.
Gavin Nuisance will do to America, what he has done to California! #GavinNuisance2024
@@JJ-cc7gx Voting for him is like voting yourself to be homeless.
@@crand20033 lol I know right?
I grew up in California I’m now 66 from the Tijuana border to Malibu. I surfed a lot of those beaches u r right California is costing way to much for the average person we left over ten yrs ago blessing for those who r still there
California has completely lost the American dream...
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I have lived in Southern California for over 50 years. I have never heard of anyone’s house being flooded. Sounds like a Northern California thing AND a way for insurance companies to make more money.
Also, earlier this year, I tried to switch insurance for my home to find a better rate. I was told insurance companies were going to stop writing home insurance policies in CA due to the “wild fires”. I said, Your penalizing the entire state for something that only happens in a small portion of the state.
100% truth! Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to NOW own a home in California. Thanks for watching.
Yes those fires are mostly in the northern part of the state.
Yep they trying to avoid writing landlord policies now because during the pandemic and eviction moratorium, many tenants did not pay rent in addition the vandalized the rentals. We had $37,000.00 damage done to one of our units. They paid, but do not to offer landlord/tenant policies anymore. After May 2023
@@niyablake Thanks for watching.
@@fromthepeanutgallery1084 Thanks for watching and sharing your story
That tilting, crummy California house you showed is in my town, Palo Alto, Ca. I walked by it many times. A man was living in there and I had a feeling he inherited it and didn't want to lift a finger to fix. But finally, after some years of being propped up, someone bought it and fixed it up.
The high cost of living sounds bad but you get what you pay for. The opportunity here for jobs and businesses is insane. I see many videos talking about people leaving CA but days after days it just keeps getting more and more crowded here. What's up with that? People keep talking about moving out of CA to FL or TX just to find out unpleasant surprises waiting for them. Now they regret it and silently and secretly move back to CA unannounced. When they move out of CA, they announce it to the world. When they move back to CA, it's a total secrecy. That's why you always hear about CA exodus but never hear about the same people moving back to CA.
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Right? I wouldn’t mind if a few more left maybe housing prices will drop more. They are starting to..
@@slaznum1 Thanks for watching
SANCTUARY state thats why it seems more crowded...
@@bigbowszer Thanks for watching
I've lived in California for the last half a century and I don't recognize this place you are talking about. Yes the home prices are obscene, and the homelessness problem really blew up in the last few years, but the crime is only ticking up from lows we haven't seen since the 60s. SF is its own thing, the rest of the state is nothing like it. Taxes are not bad here, they're just honest about them and you see the real numbers up front unlike places like Texas that pretend to have low taxes, but then ramrod you with sneakily high property taxes and such. Also, natural disasters are localized events. All the flooding is in areas that are always prone to flooding but people chose to live there anyway. Same goes for the wildfires and mudslides which always hit people living on the hills and mountains. And if you move up there, you know the risks. It's no different than living on the south Florida coast and dealing with hurricanes.
And I know they keep saying so many people are leaving California, but where are all the vacant homes? You still can't find one to save your life. And prices aren't coming down either. So either capitalism is lying, or the people saying people are fleeing California are.
Speaking of lying, I noticed you have California Insider tagged in your description. That channel is nothing but a anti-California propaganda mill. Every story is a wild exaggeration of negative aspects of California. They pull the Fox News move of filming in skidrow and then acting like that is what the whole state is like. That would be like going to the backwoods shack of an inbred hillbilly and pretending that is what the whole state of South Carolina is like.
I was born and raised in California. I retired and left CA 6 years ago. I couldn't afford to live there on a pension. Add to that the dwindling quality of life with wildfires every year, rampant crime, electrical blackouts, homelessness, horrible traffic, poop and needles in the streets, increasing taxes, sanctuary cities, and much more. Moreover, as a lifelong Republican my vote hasn't counted there for decades. It is obvious for all to see that CA is quickly becoming the world's largest slum. The question is not why are people leaving. The real question is why stay.
Thanks for sharing your story about what’s really going on in California. Truly appreciate you doing so thank you for watching the south video. I’ll see you in the next one.
@@JerryPinkas You're welcome.
Jerry you need to do a similar video about New York State a lot of people moving south for some of the same reason mostly too expensive to live here I can’t wait to live to your area!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay tuned! I do have a future video coming about NY state. :)
my boss actually left right before the 2003 debacle. he asked me/us to go with him but we sadly stayed. he sold his house (when it was still worth something) and left...very little time. since then i have had a moderate stroke, so i can't do my job any longer and my days of jumping from ladder to ladder are over....i'm kinda stuck here for the moment. my new job is as the manager of a duplex house complex, but when this job ends, i can't afford to live here so in brief, i'll be selling most of my possesions off at crackhead prices and headed east...till the truck breaks. at least i'll be out of california.
My mortgage is 1400. My electric bill is 90 a month. The weather is perfect. I don’t have to worry about hurricanes and tornadoes. California has 39 million people so 700k isn’t hurting us. 👋
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What city
Come on. That’s obviously not common. Born and raised in SoCal and this is clearly not what most people pay. He’s speaking to the majority, not the outliers.
@@hammypie Thanks for watching
@@triciaknox7824 Thanks for watching
Yes, I was afraid of moving out because I had a business in Cali but finally moved out and I do NOT regret it at ALL.
Move to Houston and people here are so kind and friendly . Gas is $2.90 Don’t care about weather is not much of difference from Cali , Cali weather is changing a lot. Many big companies moving to Texas . LOVE TEXAS!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your story with others here on this channel and thanks for watching. I’ll see you in the next video.
my friends just got priced out.. they never got to buy and were always renters.. CA basically priced them out
Oh wow! Its happening. Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like wanting to own a home in California. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for taking the time to product this video. So true. I have shared it on Facebook and Twitter. I originated in California. Took one look after Military service, and decided to head for my wife's home state, Maine.
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and to comment here on this video, Aj, and share it for that matter! I truly appreciate your support. I’ll see you in the next video.
I lived in California for 30 years and never needed earthquake nor flood insurance. We never filed an insurance claim. Our property taxes and insurance remained pretty low, I'm assuming because of California pays both federal and state income taxes.
I lived in Ventura county for the past 50 years, left last year. I miss the Southern California of 35 years ago. If the clock could be turned back, I will return in a heartbeat. It is sad to see how stupid actions by the government have ruined the state. I dream about a time when I can go back to the way it was back in the day, however, it’s over. It will never change back. On the bright side, I sold my home for a big profit right before the market started to crash in my area and bought something for cash somewhere else that is much better; and it is in a very beautiful area in the Midwest. It might be cold here in the winter, but the people are warm hearted, kind and it’s very pretty here.
I grew up here as well and moving next year. It was great growing up here but, now it's horrible.
Leaving California? California has left its citizens. That state has the highest everything except safety for a few.
That’s what many are saying, and it’s sad. Thanks for taking the time to watch this helpful video and thank you so much for sharing with others. See you in the next video.
I don't even like to vist California I couldn't even imagine living there...
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and to comment
As a kid in the 50s and 60s California was the place to go. Never made it there and now there is no way you could pay me to even visit. I have a granddaughter there and she can't get over all the homeless people. Unless you have a six figure income you will end up on the streets. I didn't realize all the flooding. I love the Midwest. This is where I am staying thank you.
Thanks for taking the time to watch this video and thank you so much for commenting
I live in CA, and previously lived in the Midwest and East coast. So I can offer some thoughts:
CA pros:
-Weather along the coast
-Surprisingly, income taxes are actually not that bad
-Low real estate taxes
-I like the diversity
-The system here generally functions
-Job opportunities are strong, especially high-paying tech jobs
CA Negatives:
-Housing prices are brutal anywhere near the coast
-Areas away from the coast have brutal heat and lots of drugs/crime
-Downtowns are homeless centers
-Increasing property crime and stupid law response, it’s become almost normal to be in a store and watch some thief suddenly run off with something
-Traffic in major cities, especially LA
You have to be rich or have high income to live in CA. Otherwise it’s better to move.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story
I live in CA too and agree with everything you said. I felt some of the claims are a bit exaggerated in the video so I was compelled to comment. I moved here to CA from the Midwest and I like it a lot for all the reasons oh mention, especially the landscape and weather. It actually feels somehow special to live here.
Unfortunately, the cost to buy a home here in CA is so prohibitive, I live in the Central Coast and I feel locked out of buying real estate despite having a high salary.
But it’s not so likely to move to somewhere like South Carolina if the industry I work in is so concentrated here in California.
@@kylerak2 I am glad that some people like to stay in California. We need more like you.
@@kylerak2 Thanks for watching and commenting
would agree.
California homeowners insurance has doubled… and some insurance companies have left the state and some are not issuing new policies.
I enjoy gentle cool ocean breeze in sunny San Diego,
I can forget the pain if I don't open wallet.
100% True! Thanks for watching! Maybe its time to move to a different beach? SC Beach Towns You Can Actually Afford To Live In -> ua-cam.com/video/n2kEXk646-8/v-deo.html
Myrtle Beach is becoming the new haven for California transplants. I know a few Californians that moved there. Great video by the way!
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying these helpful videos!
Jerry, you are the man! I'm not even an American, and I find your videos fascinating!
Thank you! I appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching.
Isn’t this similar to what you say about FL? Surprisingly higher costs even property taxes. Minus the heat? Maybe fewer homeless.
Both states have their individual problems, but face some of the same affordability issues for different reasons. California has a $24 Billion Budget Problem, Ongoing Deficits. Florida has high homeowner insurance, due to the high number home insurance claims and lawsuits. Both states have high costs for different reasons. Thanks for watching and commenting.
An interviewee on KUSI in San Diego also cited the "draconian gun laws," as another reason people are fleeing the state.
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We were born and raised in California 🌴 and our mortgage is $1413.00 and our electric is about $150 and the WEATHER in California 🌴 is beautiful NO HUMIDITY and NO ALLIGATOR’S and NO HURRICANE’S or TORNADOES and the state of California 🌴 is the BIGGEST IN ECONOMY AND POPULATION so if some leave BYE BYE there is no state that has this beautiful weather we have been to TEXAS HORRIBLE ITS HUMID AND HOT 🥵🤮 ARIZONA is UNBELIEVABLE IT WAS OVER 120 degrees that’s insane so as I was saying there is NO PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA 🌴
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My Sister and her husband live in El Monte(10mi from Dntn LA) They rent a tiny 600sqft studio apt for $1400. High 🚘 Insurance+Registration +high gas prices, Sales tax is 10%, High Income Tax, High Electric +Gas prices, High Food+Restaurant prices. Short term loans (borrow $300 cost$45/month)
Add it all together and by Mid Month their $6000/mon is now only a few hundred if you can imagine that!!! California is expensive….no matter how you slice it! New York or Miami or London or Tokyo is the Same
Your Florida video popped up in my feed... congrats on that success. I think this video is as good and potential for 1M views as well. Thats why i would make a similar thumbnail as the florida one. Just have your face and "Leaving California" as the bright text. Likely to boost its views. Good stuff 👏
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Not a balanced perspective. Yes property taxes are high but proposition 13 holds the rate of appreciation of 2% a year. So if you bought your house sometime ago, you pay very little. If you earn less than $150,000 your health insurance is subsidized. If you have solar panels on your house you pay zero for electricity. State income taxes are low, unless you earn huge amounts of income.
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EVERYTHING you said is TRUE!
Thank you for sharing your story about what’s really happening in California! Thanks for taking the time to watch and to comment
Nearly 40 million people still live in California. Some may find this surprising, but most want to live in California and have no interest in moving to another state.
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Tried living in California for 2 years after being in Alaska for 10. Left because it was just too expensive and I ended up paying the IRS for back taxes for the first time . That was enough for me to say bye
I am almost 62, born and raised in California. I have never lived in another state. I am looking to get out of California as soon as my parents pass. I just don’t know what state to go to. I enjoy being outside and I believe California has the best climate, however, California is ruined. Too many people, too much traffic, too much crime. I just subscribed to your channel. I will watch some of your other videos. Thanks.
Thanks for watching! Did you see the other video I did about that? Alternative Places BEFORE Buying, Relocating or Retiring to FL - ua-cam.com/video/VRTjNfGeybY/v-deo.html
DONT LEAVE. Calif the best state. The rest SUCK, you will regret it. 100% humidity, bugs the size of tablespoons, friends disappearing because they eaten up by alligators. Not to mention red necks, low I.Q's and inbreeding. No thanks.
Tighten the belt and stay. Go vacation a bit somewhere else. We did, was okay for a bit; but after a while, we came right back, tail between our legs. NEVER AGAIN. Only California, that's all.
@@fromthepeanutgallery1084 Thanks for watching and commenting
what about the "annexation" with mexico- again?...
@@GNMi79 Read between the lines. It's inferred: Too many people, traffic, crime. All markers of bad areas. Move to a better neighborhood by cutting corners (aka tighten belt) I'd rather live in Santa Monica on top ramen, than Compton on steak. We drive our paid for 5 year old car, while friends have a new car every two years and pay that instead of living in a nice area. Kabish?
electricity bills in CA are going to based on household income. it's only a matter of time before other utility providers follow suit.
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing your story about what it's like to live in California. Thanks for watching.
THat's PGE . I'm in a non PGE area
@@niyablake Thanks for watching and sharing your story
@@niyablake are you saying SCE is not going to do that?
@@bigbowszer it's pge I've sen pushing this
I think because Ca has cameras and media everywhere it is easy to amplify the problems and exploit them for profit( these videos) but the truth is that if the poor states were not sucking the tax money out of our state we would be better able to solve more problems.
The graph in the beginning of the taxes in California is a bit inaccurate in my opinion from what we experienced in California (moved out in 2020) compared to the only state I can use as an example, ignorant to other areas of the country, Arizona.
The 1/2 acre property with the 1964 1550 sqft home we sold for $535K, purchased two years earlier for $415K had property tax of $6500/year compared to the 40 acre, 1600sqft manufactured home with 2400sqft shop had property tax at $700/yearly. (I do not know the actual "rate" of each. Percent rate, etc.) So I would only assume the very small percentage shown might very well be inaccurate(?) show of comparison.
The "Select sales (excise) tax may also be as well. I do know that, in some counties here the sales tax is up to 10% on the South East area of Arizona compared to some of the areas of California at 7.25% for a lower area but don't recall seeing it at 10% though may be incorrect fro areas I hadn't experienced with LA around 8.5(ish)
Fuel prices in Cali were brutal for me as a small service contractor and my small fleet of service vehicles. At the time of moving to Arizona I was paying as low as $.99/gal for Regular Unleaded at some locations here compared to 3X-4X in Cali.
Vehicle insurance was a bit less for the Southern California area compared to Arizona but a few $100/yearly. Probably due to Monsoon Season or wild animals on so many roads in Arizona areas. (Only an assumption)
Selling our 1/2 acre in a nice area in the Inland Empire for the $535,000 during the Covid experiences, much lower than it's valued now, $800,000 and rising compared to the $120,000 for the 40 acre property is a typical "selling the California shack and buying the Arizona mansion" cliche but Arizona will never have all that California has. i could go snow skiing and surf in the same day while living in the inland Empire we were located. We could visit the desert or the mountain or the beaches or even the cities. There is everything to do with what ever kind of land you would like to live/visit in California, unlike other areas of the country. The biggest problem in California is the corrupt government.
The power supplier, So Cal; Edison. The rate there was at around $.42/KWH compared to $>10 KWH here.
California is a wonderful place to live and I do miss it a bit other than what it takes to survive due to the financial price there. I could never afford the houses I had owned there. to ever think about the concept of moving back again.
Didn't mean to write a book. My apologies.
More people need to move out. Free ways are terrible
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close the border...
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I just moved from Illinois to Wisconsin right next to a lake went from paying 12K a year property taxes to 1900 smaller house but way nicer area safer more friendly Etc
I moved from San Diego to Hilton Head Island a couple of years ago. It was the best decision I ever made.
Was raised in OC . When I turned 60 we left. It is bullcrap place to live. Moved to Midwest. Better quality of life now. And a hell of a lot cheaper.
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Thanks to Gavin and Bass!!
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I was born here and have lived here my whole life. The biggest problem is the State Government has sold its citizens down the river, sadly as it may seem. Many people living here are not here legally.
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Wait till you look at the prices in Ontario Canada
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Or Vancouver BC!
While I think the video raises good points and we can't really deny most of them, this has to be taken in context.
For example, prices are shown for Palo Alto properties. That's a very expensive place, full of rich people. The Apple CEO can be your neighbor. Combined with hardly any real state development and old money, it severely distorts the picture. It's like showing those 50M dollar apartments in Manhattan as a representation of the entire housing market.
out, a lot of it has to do with housing prices.
Good news is that many cities across CA have lost zoning powers. A lot of construction is happening, some are even mixed use neighborhoods. Hopefully that will help house prices - but it will take time.
That's not to say houses are cheap, far from it. Any place highly desirable will be expensive and this is no exception. No wonder CA is so heavily populated, demand is sky high. If housing was more accessible there would be a flood of people moving in. Which brings me to...
Salaries. Sure, if you are not in tech or other high paid professions, you are screwed. And that trickles down across the entire market - whoever manages to remain in business has to charge more to remain solvent, and so services are expensive.
If you *are* in tech, California is hard to beat. Last I checked my total como was higher than large company CEOs in other states and I'm not even in a FAANG. A huge chunk is taken out of paychecks, but it still doesn't pay to move elsewhere for a ridiculous pay cut. Executives make an absolutely insane amount of money.
That does create a massive income disparity and it is one of the causes of the crime increase. Combined with lack of housing you get homeless.
Property taxes? Texas is almost double.
Infrastructure needs some love, but highways are still better than many states and even D.C. I was actually checking water quality last night and California generally has outstanding water supplies. Not all places taste amazing due to mineral content, but it's great. Lot of effort made in tackling air quality too.
Power is indeed an issue - because regulators have been sleep at the wheel. California is infested by PG&E in the north and Edison in the south, plus whatever atrocity handles San Diego. Those are predatory companies and PG&E has been responsible for several wildfires.
On the other hand, there are utilities like Silicon Valley Power(providing power to Santa Clara), with *much* cheaper rates(comparable or under the nation average) while providing 100% renewable power for residential customers. It can be done, but requires politicians and cities to get off their butts.
Fuel is expensive but it's not just because of formulation. It's expensive to get fuel to CA, mostly done with ships. A pipeline would do wonders, but would probably have to cross sierras and several national parks and forests.
As for earthquakes, maybe one day another big one will hit. Most of them are non events and people barely feel them. I felt two in the last 7 years. Most happen deep underground, often in the middle of nowhere.
Similarly, I don't really know who is getting their homes flooded. "storms", when they even happen, are pretty tame. Drainage is generally good. Maybe if you are close to a river or whatever, that might account for the 2% that do carry flood insurance.
Bottom line, It's not perfect, but it's not all gloom and doom either. Some people unfortunately are getting priced out and the state should do more about that. But people should do their part - if there's one thing that screws up CA, it's NIMBYism
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I live in Maryland why not as bad as California. The Government in Maryland knows how to raise taxes and spend your money here just as well. I would have loved to live in California but with the crime and Housing you are right, it is now just a dream and nothing more!
Many have dream of living in a warm climate year round. I am fortunate to live in Myrtle Beach SC, without the California, or Florida high costs. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.
Unless you are in the ghetto the crime is not high. I saw more crime in Huntsville,al them in SF
I still love Cali, but I left for the PNW in 1988 when I realized my kids would go to the same schools I did in the OC. They were already having gang problems and I graduated in 1974.
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I grew up in Los Angeles, CA. There are nice neighborhoods that I would like to live in (such as: Altadena and La Crescenta), but I would need a minimum of $200,000 for a DOWN PAYMENT on a house that's probably 100 years old and has rusty pipes. The cost of houses is overrated. The time when I should've financed a house is long gone because I've spent most of my life trying to earn enough money to SURVIVE. My biggest fear right now is the rent being too damn high.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and to share with what’s going on in some communities in California. Thank you so much for commenting.
My life got better immediately after I left California grew up in the Bay Area couldn’t wait to leave the state is nutts plain and simple!!!
You need to do a video on Texas. San Antonio Express did a cost comparison and Texas is more expensive.
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I was born and raised in California. I remember when California wasnt a communist state. Five years ago i moved to Arizona and i love it. I left because of politics.
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Where in California are you buying a bottle of water for 7 dollars???
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I live in So Cal for over 40 years. I think some of these are a bit skewed. I don't think it's that expensive to live here if you know how to save momey. The homelessness is only in certain metro areas. Also, flood areas are not all over the state, again, only certain areas. Maybe none of these issues affect me. I l drive a hybrid and I only fuel up once a month. I also don't live in a flood area. My insrance hasn't gone up much at all. We have great medical care here. and if you work in the healthcare industry or service industry, there are plenty of jobs here. My utility bill for gas and electric is maybe $50 a month combined.
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Do you generate your own electricity via solar? The connect fees would be more than that.
@@digiclectic807 No, I don't use solar. I'm in a concrete condo. And I don't usually run the A/C or Heater. Electric just isn't expensive for me and although gas did triple for a few months awhile ago, it's back to normal about $20-25 a month. The problem is when people buy big ass homes they have to power for a family of 4+, which is not the case for me.
Nobody goes there, it's too crowded.
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Each of us has to weigh their given situation. If one has owned their home for over 25 years and bought it cheap and the home is paid for, one can live a simple life with what one needs without spending for the extras one does not need to have. Unless the place you live at has become a hell-hole, one is inviting other problems by moving to another imperfect location.
Actually, my cost of living dropped by 50% just by leaving the state. Instead of fighting traffic and crowds, I can drive 10 minutes to a local lake with a sand beach and it doesn't cost me anything to go there. I can go hiking/biking in multiple locations for free.
When I turn 65 my Social Security will not be taxed by my new home state and my property taxes will be capped.
The weather is not much different then being in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. So far, I can't find a negative of being in my new state.
California wages are still higher than they are in most other parts of the country. True costs are much higher here than in most of the nation.
Don’t buy a house in Texas. I hear the property taxes went so high, long-time homeowners’ are losing their homes. American greed…
It’s happening too where I live Washington state.
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#1 reason: San Andreas fault line is on the precipice of the Big One! Thus there won't be a California!
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I have been waiting on “the big one” for over 50 years.
@@ladweeb1798 Good luck! I wasn't trying to sarcastic. I was just reporting the recent news on the matter. peace!
HaHaHaHa!!!! When the Huge One Hits the rest of Murika will fall in the sea leaving California an island!!!
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This a country issue. People who don’t work hard for their money don’t care how they spend it. A lot of work getting done and people getting paid but the work is not always very good and the people milk the clock to get paid more costing everyone more. We just need more 👹
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HIGH crime, HIGH Taxes, HIGH everything...Nobody could pay me enough to live in California. I was there for some period of time and it SUCKED.
One of the odd things in Los Angeles California is you can get cheap clothes, facials, spas, nails, massages etc yet it may be illegals and this makes it hard on legal small business people.
Many small business owners have told me they just couldn't make a living considering all the high costs and restrictions. Thanks for sharing your story and the truth about what is really happening in California.
Like street vendors (food carts/stands) setting up in front brick and mortar restaurants.
Half a million people have left and you can't tell the difference. Companies are moving back and so are people. Honestly we need more people to leave. It's way too crowded.
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IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER!
People from California moved in next to me. During elections, they put up signs for their favored candidates. Alas.
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Like any expensive place in the world, take it leave it. Anybody staying in any place is always voluntary. CA could be better but too jaded to hope otherwise. Have too much financial and relationship investments to move and too old to start all over in a new place.
Jerry, can you do a video and update us on Asheville North Carolina? I hear from various sources that crime is rampant and the city has many problems. How would Asheville compare to Myrtle Beach? Thanks.
Stay Tuned! I have a video coming in the future. Thanks for watching and commenting
I had a 4 hour commute for 8 years to find a house that was affordable. I left with my family.
Good for you! That would be a horrible mess to be in traffic for hours every day for eight years. Thanks for taking the time to share your story and thank you so much for watching this helpful video.
If that California soo bad then, why housing prices are too Hight?
California is Heaven. Everything are Free (if under $900)
Criminals have more Rights than Victims! You will be in jail for stopping
Shoplifters! 🙏🙏🙏
I still think al lot of baby boomers are selling their 700,000+ ranch houses and moving to Arizona and pocketing hundreds of thousands for retirement.
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Newsome did that
Why would anyone want to live in California when one can buy a house in South Carolina through Pinkas and live in a constant state of bliss?
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And the poor fools who plan to stick around to the bitter end in California don’t realize how much more expensive it’s going to get.
Last one out turn the lights out on your way out. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. See you in the next video.
In May 2023, California economy became 4 biggest in the world. It takes Texas, Florida and Georgia to equal California economy.
best place to own a business.
Companies headquarters may move, but they keep the business running in the state. only 15% of California's live in area that are wooded/forest the last earthquake that had anyone killed was 1994. Look it up where the average cost to insurance a home is below the nation average. This guy is envious of California. I've been to North Carolina and am sorry, but not enough opportunity in a state this guy is pushing you toward.
Left CA 3 years ago, went to Spring Branch, TX, and LOVE it here. #1 reason, cost of living. #2 is the politics - WAY too liberal. #3 was crime, and it was rising as the state became more liberal.
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Yeah, dude, I have a ton of friends who moved to Texas and are now crying that they can’t afford to move back.
You forgot to mention Texas’s insane property taxes, because they don’t have Prop 13. You’re also forgetting that wages there are 40% lower and that there’s much lower housing appreciation. So if you move you have zero chances of ever moving back. You’re pretty much stuck in that purgatory forever.
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@@TohaBgood2 Too bad for your friends. I'm living high on the hog here now with just an associate's degree in chemical production. I got a job with an oil company that pays $42.25 an hour with lots of OT. Rent is cheap too, $850 a month and no property taxes. Your friends are obviously not looking at the right places for a job.
TX has major issues: The whole state stinks of the oil and gas from too much fracking. The average IQ is about 85. Triple digit heat waves (like now) and not enough electricity for air-conditioning, so they have to use those smelly swamp thingy's.
It's so dry your wife will prune up in no-time or a guy will pay more for his wife's moisturizer than a mortgage in CA. If you drive a Tesla they hate on you. (You need a 10 gallon hat, a pickup, a sheep in the back with hay bales, and a gun rack/with a rifle) just to fit in. Too much brown. Everywhere you see brown. TX suX.
You mention that the housing cost in California is $1,000 to $1,500 a square foot. Wouldn’t it be great if the housing cost per square foot increased to $100,000 a square foot for every single house in the state. Then let’s see who could afford to buy houses here. What we are going for guys is the price per square foot of housing in California to go up one hundred times. That would be neat and I hope it happens. Also raise the state income tax to 90% no matter what your income. I would like to see that too.
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Everything you say about California (where I live rn) is CORRECT.
All good points but in reality everywhere has changed in recent years and not for the better. But you really have inflated your case here Jerry! Gas while in a few areas went up during the last "gas crisis" that was invoked by the big oil companies its not $7.95 a gallon every day....and sandwiches aren't $11.00...maybe in Beverly Hills...grocery cost are up nationwide that many are now recognizing as corporate gouging left over from the supply stream issues by the pandemic. Look at corporate profits among grocery suppliers...and that's not just CA.
But what about Florida in high cost areas like West Palm Peach or high end Miami? And what has happened to insurance costs in Florida? Lots of homeowners can't get insurance any longer due to the yearly hurricanes. "Well unless you put a $35,000 roof on we won't insure you any longer". Since 2017 no less than six property and casualty companies in Florida have liquidated with more in process. And as to Florida's homeless issue, it has the third highest homeless population and growing in the nation with a much smaller overall population than CA.
There are lots of issues across the US but I think the CA bashing is getting a bit inflated. I have several friends living in the Bay Area where I grew up and they still love it. Many of the issues you outline here are systemic not just statewide. And maybe just like the stock market corrects this maybe what California needs...let those folks move to Florida and Texas etc...let prices correct on the west coast and lets see what happens where those folks are moving too. I can guarantee they won't find the wages they make in CA the same in Florida or Texas...so if you make half what you are making in the Bay Area and pay half for a house in Texas or Florida have you really gained anything? Its still relative to wage. If you can't get your house insured in Florida because of storms, is it any different than insurance companies are doing in CA with fire or earthquake issues?
I moved to Southern Oregon from the Bay Area 25 years ago for a job opportunity and find it great here because of lifestyle etc. but as mentioned still have friends and visit often in Northern CA. and there isn't as much gloom and despair as you present here in your video.
I do enjoy most you videos but this one seemed a bit slanted.
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California is worth every penny. I live in paradise
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Wouldn’t it be great if California homeowner insurance went up one thousand percent. The insurance companies can charge anything they want so why don’t they increase it one thousand percent.
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At some point, one either pays for the extortion insurance, drops their insurance, or moves to another imperfect place in the country where the Democrats will soon find and infest.
The thing is for every person that leaves…that many come😬
I left California and went to Alabama. Moved back because of better job opportunities. Very places in California is going to charge that for a 1,200 sqft
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@@JerryPinkas few warning there are cities that don't do traffic enforcement(red light runners)if you like working on cars or like modified cars don;t move to Southern Ca.
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don't have to be bilingual in bama either...
@@keyfield8967 - well, it helps to speak southern!
We left Orange County, California last summer after living there 39 years. Best decision we’ve ever made.
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If you think California is expensive try living in Canada and Toronto Ontario specifically California look cheap by comparison
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I’m a US citizen and I know exactly what you’re talking about because I lived very briefly in Vancouver, BC and that city is stupidly expensive!
Housing in Commifornia is exorbitant due to over regulation. The average price tag for all the red tape regulations are around $50,000 just to get to the point to start construction. The cost of the unimproved land is high. The minimum wage is highest in the country. Then on top of all that they charge a " lumbar fee" which is a hidden tax to cover the mismanagement of the state budget. 😢
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Unless you bought in years ago, real estate here is a pipe dream for most. I've been here my entire life and upon retiring I'll be among those leaving for all those reasons mentioned. I firgure my living expenses will go down at least A third if I move out of state. And electricity is over .53 cents a kw certain times of day. It averages around .41 and Edison is asking for further increases. Gasoline is still pushing 5.00 and over. It will only go higher as the mandates for electric cars kick in and the loonies increase gas taxes to punish motorist not driving Evs. Furthermore the quality of life, though an intangible, is fast deteriorating as poverty rises and overcrowding and over development continues. This place has become an over regulated expensive mess. By the way, no more gas furnaces or water heaters in a few years. Millions of home owners must then upgrade their electric services to comply. Other than pleasant weather, there are few compelling reasons to remain.
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Don’t blame anyone, people voted for higher prices, higher crime rates, higher fees, higher costs of housing, higher inflation and finally it overwhelmed them, forcing them to leave the state of CA.
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Too bad that it is only 700K leaving. I would be happier if it was 1400K leaving. Please Please Please!!!
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they will be replaced by illegals.
As California resident I can say many statements are not really true. First, California public schools are very good because there is no bullying. I have 2 kids came from Elementary to High schools and no single episode known if there was any bullying (applying to anyone not only them). So they can go to school and feel safe there focusing on study. The elementary school had rating 5 on greatschools when my son entered and rating 8 when graduated because kids were doing great with tests in his school years. Second, wildfires happen but air quality issues are exaggerated. Bay Area I remember may be a week or two for past years when we had ashes in the air. Also, electricity prices are high but California is blessed with Sun so you can go Solar... Quite a big topic, but I pay $0 for electricity and hope to return my investment in 8 years, 2 passed, 6 to go.
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Because Cali is a pit.
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Don’t forget the mudslides…
100% truth... another good point! Thanks for watching and sharing.
its a chit hole
I LIVE IN san diego. YES, california is a sxxt hole country.
Amen!
Move to Pahrump, Nevada or north of Dallas, Texas!
Pardam, Nevada… Excellent place to drive the Corvette on the race track right? Thanks for sharing your story with others and I’ll see you in the next video.