You are looking at Mississippi with a northern mind,most Mississippians are more concerned with quality of life instead of the " amenities " northerners find so important, by quality l mean the caring ,freindly,honest,hardworking,low crime,atmosphere found in small Mississippi towns,we may not be as sophisticated or wealthy as some,but we are absolutely rich in the things that matter to us
The UN sent a team to the southeastern states several years ago to assess living conditions. After all said & done, the UN report stated that MS was the only state in the USA that could pass for a third world country, economically, education, infant mortality, public health/sanitation issues, poverty. You can keep it.
Hattiesburg is the second biggest city in the state? 1) Jackson: 163,778 2) Gulfport: 71,660 3) Southaven: 55,026 4) Biloxi : 46,042 5) Hattiesburg: 46,010
Mississippi is better than a lot of states when it comes to things to do and outdoor opportunities. I would choose the Miss coast over several of the Midwestern states, and Louisiana and Arkansas.
im from Wiggins ms, i love Mississippi i dont care what other people say about Mississippi im current living in Texas and can't wait to get back to my roots lol
I’m living in Texas right now myself and trust me the first chance I get I’m moving back… I’m from Columbus Mississippi and I love everything about my state no cap
We also live in TX, but recently purchased land in Carriere, MS. Looking forward to retiring to a slower pace and cheapest cost of living in the country.
I live in North Gp right now,, been between here and Biloxi the last 15years. .... Moving home soon to Hattiesburg. Although I spent alot of my youth in Wisconsin, I LOVE MISSISSIPPI 🥰
I've lived in Mississippi all my life, the coast is the only spot where it's at but the water does NOT look clear like in this video. It's brown maybe dark blue on a hot summer day. Jackson is mainly the ghetto except for the main city, everything else is country af which could be good or bad depending on how your look at it. Forgot about Hattiesburg, it's an alright college town.
My dad grew up in Greenville (I did in Chicago) and we have a place in Oxford we go to very often as I have brothers at the university. I think Oxford is awesome, but it’s definitely a bubble from the rest of the state. I would love to see Mississippi be revived though as it’s clear it’s the poorest state.
Yes! The Coast is definitely the place to be in the entire state of Mississippi but yeah the water on the beach is NOT the place to be lol.. But we have some nice water parks and a few lakes but I wouldn't recommend that beach water. It's the Only down fall of the Coast.🙄
Olive Branch, Pass Christian/Long Beach, Madison, or a number of small towns dotted around the state. All depends on what you’re looking for; peace and quiet or action and fun. If you’re looking for both… probably somewhere on the coast.
I am seriously considering moving to Mississippi next year. I stayed in Yazoo city for about a year while building the federal prison. I loved it! Some of the most friendly people I've ever known. I felt at home and there wasn't but 1 thing I didn't like. The fact that you have to go to Jackson for just about everything.
@@jamesclemons632 What Confederate flags? I've never seen a Confederate flag in my life except in museums, maybe. I occasionally see a rebel flag on a pickup truck, but I can't find these Confederate flags people keep talking about being flown anywhere in the South. That's because they're not being flown anywhere. If I ever attach a CSA flag to my truck, most people won't know that it was a CSA flag, especially the first one.
Shhh…keep it a secret. Let these dorks trash MS all they want. The last thing you want is a bunch of folks finding out how great your nice, quiet, safe, affordable town is. They’ll come and ruin it.
@@hiphoppeepParts of Pearl are ok. I had a house while I was there, but I was kinda in the county. Ridgeland and Brandon are nice also. Flowood is nice too
@@hiphoppeep I live in pearl now, it’s really nice if I’m being honest. Brandon and Ridgeland is super nice to! But some apartments are run down so you get bugs here and there. But flowood is definitely the place you want to be. It’s full of palm trees
I live in clinton. Mississippi isn’t the best state by no stretch of the imagination, but its my home. Wish it could be better, but we can’t always have things the way we want.
Those towns listed are not suburbs. They are independent cities with their own government etc. I'm a former Mississippi resident who remembers when they all used to be relatively small towns. I still have cousins in Brandon, Starkville and rural areas. All have their pluses and minuses. Jackson is just a disaster area. Totally inept city council and Mayor. U.N. should just go f itself.
It was a nice video, but you totally left out the Western Gulf coast of Mississippi. Bay Saint Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport… We are all here, and we love the salt life!
@@bratty_31 And Why would u say No one Should live in Gulfport?? They have the nice Outlet mall there, That huge Shopping Center (Cross roads) The Water Park right off I-10 and Canal, that area of Gulfport called Orange Grove is nice, beautiful homes out there in that area also, then there's the Aquarium on hwy 90 near the beach, Then there's the fishing area near Jones Park!. Omg! Gulfport has so much to offer and why would u say that!. Other than the traffic can be a little hectic at times!. Gulfport is nice and yes it does has it's share of crime like any other lil metropolitan city or town. And by da way, Where do u live? Since u wanna down Gulfport!. U must be in paradise?? 🙄
Well, it depends on what you do for work. I drive a forklift so it would be impractical for me to try to live in Madison or the nice areas of the Coast because the houses are too high so for me, I got a little house with a few acres in the East Central part of the state near Meridian... Also a great area if you work in the medical field. It all comes down to coast of living. I could live in a nicer area but I would struggle more financially so that's my point.
@@mj-ls7qr8xp3n The weather is good mostly. The occasional tornado but generally they are small. We've never a major killer tornado. Hurricanes; only the 4s and 5s do damage here and it's pretty light damage because it's weak by the time it gets here. We don't flood because there are no major rivers here and it's hilly.
$169k for a house in Clinton 😂😂😂 let’s all take a moment of silence for that price that has been long gone for some years now. I’ve lived in Clinton my entire life, and a house for that price will not be in very good shape, and need major renovations. $250k + is the average now. Clinton is a great place to live though, quiet most of the time, schools are some of the best in the nation, etc. Jackson is starting to spill over though, which is a huge blow to the city.
I wish Jackson would be revived. I know several people from there that are very successful and they don’t have much nice to say about it. They usually refuge to Oxford on the weekends.
I was thinking the same thing as far as prices for housing. I was thinking what year is this? $980 for rent? It sure is a whole heck of a lot more than that now 🤦🏾♀️
A lot of Brandon sits on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The dumb thing around here is that there are two parts to Brandon. There's Flowood Brandon, and then there's Brandon Brandon. Flowood Brandon is what's on the Rez.
Exactly!!. And dis is why all of that crap he saying about the nicest cities to live in I don't believe it was in the right order. He couldn't even get the second largest city correct, so whats makes anyone believe anything he says in the video?
@@hoopty. I’ve lived in both and while both have their perks Tupelo is a really nice place. It’s growing every year, low crime, only thing is there aren’t many attractions there but that kinda adds to the charm to me.
You didn’t mention any Northern cities in Mississippi, as a resident of Booneville , Ms I love the small town feel here at the same time we have everything one needs to be comfortable, awesome public schools and jobs .
@@jamesclemons632 it’s a small town in Northeastern,Ms where people still respect one another, where our kids can still go outside and not worry about getting shot or hurt by gangs, it’s a place where your neighbors are good people and look out for each other, it’s a town where on Sundays we go to church and praise God , it’s a place where kids still get a quality education in public schools and the teachers put our kid’s first but most of all it’s where I call home .
@@bratty_31 "Nobody" lol. Everyone on my street moved to north Mississippi on purpose. Most of us moved out of Memphis in the early 1990's because of the gang activity there.
Don't go to Clinton ,Madison or Brandon....if you stay there you're going to end up doing most of your shopping and everything else in Jackson. There's alot of petty crime and murder there! Don't go there...trust me.
I have lived in Clinton for 9 years and can't think of 1 thing I would need to go to Jackson to shop for. If I can't get it in Clinton we will go to Madison or Flowood.
Bay St Louis is great too. Biloxi also has a lot to offer. There are a lot of empty lots along the Ms. Coast after Katrina. I'm trying to find one now for a bargain.
I don't live in Mississippi but I love visiting my sister there. You would think a southern state like that would have a high population and built up etc but the opposite is true. Good ole southern culture
If you want small town life with friendly people, there’s Poplarville, MS. It’s home to the Blueberry Festival and the Sweet Tea Festival. It’s an easy drive from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, MS, and New Orleans, LA. One of the best junior colleges in the south is located there as well, Pearl River Junior College.
Definitely Brandon......not sure if you are familiar with the area or not but the video footage of Brandon (39047)at the Reservoir is much closer to Flowood than Brandon (39042).
Come to Mississippi! We are known for having lower living costs. We have hot summers and severe weather, but the winters are mild and the landscape stays green year-round. If you come to the southern half of the state we also have a lot of great swimholes, creeks with nice white gravel bars along the sides. People make fun of our state for things but there are hidden treasures here if you will just give Mississippi a chance.
Ford plant, Nissan, gmc, Nike, fed ex, Valero, Hershey, Kellogg, post, Volvo, railroads, etc...plenty of jib, money and homes in northern, Mississippi. Some of the best schools
If you want to live in Mississippi and get the real experience don’t live in any of these towns. Stay an hour or more away and then visit them once a year so you can hate them all over again!
I live here and MISSISSIPPI as a whole it is terrible… Education is terrible, little to no jobs, no activities, etc. Health care is bottom tier. The criminal justice system is corrupt. Rankin county has a terrible jail house. Most places he named is racist and poverty stricken. No thank you.
As a native Mississippi resident I can positively say almost all of us don't want anyone moving here. Instead of moving to Mississippi use that energy, time, and money to make your state a better place to live in.
I see this a lot from conservative State residents. I am from Pennsylvania (all my life) and making it "better" is a constant fight against the idiots in Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. I want to eventually move somewhere that I don't have to work/fight to make it better.
Mississippi actually would benefit from outsiders moving in. There aren’t many opportunities there and just because you’re doing well your state is not and continues to be the poorest. You’d be a fool to chase away opportunities for your state. I live in the suburbs of New Orleans and half my coworkers drive from Mississippi because of no good paying jobs. People drive all the way from Jackson and Hattiesburg just to make a living so that means things need to change not stay the same 🤷🏾♂️
Biloxi has most of the Casinos and has a kind of new Orleans vibe on the houses. They’re close together and there’s a lot of industrial shrimp companies and docks in that area. Ocean springs is bougie, but has a nice small downtown restaurant and bar atmosphere. It’s more neighborhoods and beach areas but, less businesses. They’re right next door to each other though.
I just went to ocean springs to buy a small house I looked at a small 1000 SQ ft house on a 75 by 100 it was rotted the floors were eaten by termites and the windows were rotten basically the house should be knocked down and the asking price was a rediculous $390,000
DO NOT DO IT!!!!! It’s nothing like this. We are ready to leave and move back to our home state. Snowbirds v Tourists don’t know which is worse. Real estate is NOTHING like this is describing. Very very little decent rental property. Schools are B A D. It’s in Hurricane ally and that 6 month season is not a fun time. We live on the coast snd unfriendly is an understatement unless you’re in a certain income range. Jobs are Limited.
Marks Mississippi small rural country town I love it friendly and great southern hospitality. My family roots came from the Mississippi Delta I love it .......It's home
I live in Meridian. It sucks. I've also lived in Newton. It sucks more. Jackson looks like a third world country. I would never want to live anywhere near Jackson, so Clinton, Madison and Brandon are out of the question. By the way, the Ross Bennett reservoir has a nickname..."Shit Creek" because raw sewage has been running into that reservoir for years. I'm looking into moving to Gulfport or Biloxi. Sure as hell can't be any worse than Meridian.
Every place is wrong speaking from somebody that just moved from Mississippi and was there 31 years. I now live in Colorado . Only place nice to live was Brandon and Madison. The others have crime galore and the average housing price he refers to in them places is the hood/ghetto in them places is why they are cheaper. Madison and Brandon are safe is the only thing accurate.
LITERALLY, Every place he just mentioned besides Ocean Springs, is the worst place to live in Mississippi. Born, raised and still live in Mississippi and also travel all over the state due to business, the best places to move to and live are not these....
I would have a difficult time living in a region that has such a low standard of living -- education, infant/maternal mortality, standards of public health, obesity, access to health care, racial inequality, economic opportunities, and a shameless lack of American justice. It's 2022, not 1862.
It's obvious you have preconceived notions, know very little about the State other than "statistics", and assume everyone in the state is uneducated and racist. That makes you worse than the ones you look down on. EVERY state has a bad side. I've lived all around the world and have seen a variety of customs. The UN didn't visit the state but went solely on Statistics that don't truly represent the State and its residents. The vast majority of the state "issues" arise from politicians NOT the people. You would do well to keep a more open mind and not judge based on preconceived notions and bigotry.
@@waltbeasley5878 The deplorable statistics speak for themselves. No one can deny it. I have had the experience of traveling through MS several times & have had some iffy experiences with the humanoids there. So call me a bigot. I'm sure I'll get over it.
The NRA ran Florida. The Stand Your Ground Law started there. George Zimmerman. Most people live in Gated Community or a private island. Criminals have more rights than victims in the state of Florida. Majority of Florida residents live most of their lives in other states.
I word of advice, which by the way, I base my opinion on a person by their actions and not where they are from or their ethnicity. There are decent, considerate and people of good moral character all over the world. Be very cautious with regards to who will be your neighbors. I lived next to Indian computer engineering students. Ever since they moved in I have been having issues with my Wifi and computer network being hacked. Besides that, they exceeded the occupancy limits, that is the number if people allowed to live in the apartment. Which causes excessive noise at all hours. Additionally they liked having phone conversations outside which usually tends to be in front of other tenants apartments which can cause a disturbance. They were asked not to disturb other tenements but they still kept doing it. When they used the laundry room they leave the clothes in the machines over night and sometimes even days, and do not clean up after themselves once they are done. Additionally, They are not very clean in general. Once an animal did poo near their front door and they never cleaned it up. This attracted flies in my home. It was a mess. Once they finally moved, everything was better. And the fly problem in my home went away. Unfortunately they have some kind of superiority complex where they think they are better than everyone and don't need to be considerate, or respect other people's privacy, and that superiority complex leads them to feel that they don't have to clean AKA pick up after themselves and that they should get everything for free or at a cheap price.
Smh.. So I guess it's all indians that are like dis is what ur basically saying? See dis is how typically another way racism is started, by giving heads up on a certain type of people or race of people there way of living and u should stay away in other words and All pyronoid watchful to those kind of people. ONLY IN MISSISSIPPI ONLY IN MISSISSIPPI SMH.. So Sad.
@@sdirvin1 That's how Racism start, judging a diff race from there own. And brain washing others thinking to believe that dis particular group or race is the problem, when actually there the ones who are actually the real problem and also creating the problem!. They are Just pathetic!.
I don't have to watch this video to tell everyone watching that no one should ever move to Mississippi. ive been here a miserable 22 years and all I can dream is to move out. The people are just horrible, political office takes all of the money instead of trying to fix infrastructure or poverty, crime is out of the ass as well as poverty, and there's almost nothing ever happening event wise. make the right choice. stay away from Mississippi.
@Dawson Bailey you are a grown ass man, move out its not that complicated. 22 years of crying about it sure didn't seem to get you anywhere. Crying about it to us isn't going to change anything either.
I moved to Mississippi (Gulfport) 3 years ago and I have never dreaded anything more than moving here. Ocean Springs is a suburb of Biloxi and casinos are the ONLY major industry. The cost of living is NOT below the national average. A run down 2br house will run you about $1100/m. Crime is high. Mississippi is the poorest state in the country. The acedemic level here is substandard. Unemployment is SUPER high. Im sure there are towns that are pretty nice to live in but where I have been....its nothing to write home about. Dont even get me started on the beaches. They are pretty much a trashcan and the water isnt any better. If you have a choice between here and somewhere else....pick the latter.
First of all Ocean Springs is not a Suburb of Biloxi. Ocean Springs is a town of its own. Second of all I love the Coast, it has So much to offer without ur Negativity! And if dreaded so much like u say u do, THEN MOVE!! STOP COMPLAINING GET UP OFF UR ASS AND LEAVE!. AND DON'T COME BACK! JUST THAT SIMPLE!
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Would love to see Hawaii and alaska!!!
How about Arkansas?
Oops, you have one uploaded already
Petal MS has the best school in the state it's won that several years in a row now.
@@Andrew-bn6su i live in Petal and the school and athletic department are fantastic. Its also one of the safest places to live.
You need to do your homework better
You are looking at Mississippi with a northern mind,most Mississippians are more concerned with quality of life instead of the " amenities " northerners find so important, by quality l mean the caring ,freindly,honest,hardworking,low crime,atmosphere found in small Mississippi towns,we may not be as sophisticated or wealthy as some,but we are absolutely rich in the things that matter to us
Amen to that!
Exactly.
The northern mind will never understand the south.
Planinng to move to Missipi as a single mom of 3. Husband died and FL is expensive. Any recommendation of a town? Thank you :)
@@mariuspetric7971 smaller towns are best in my opinion, if you want good school close to fairly large towns people are flocking to webster Co. Ms
The closer you get to Memphis, the more crime and less Southern Hospitality it gets.
hospitality ln north Mississippi is wonderful
That's 100% Trump country. The whole Gulf Coast is.
Awesome!, no thugs, no libertards, low crime.
It feels weird seeing someone acknowledge Mississippi's existence
Lol
The UN sent a team to the southeastern states several years ago to assess living conditions. After all said & done, the UN report stated that MS was the only state in the USA that could pass for a third world country, economically, education, infant mortality, public health/sanitation issues, poverty. You can keep it.
@@tbrown965 you ever been here?
@@Suger5zero More times than I care to count
@@tbrown965 sorry 😆 but it's definitely not a 3rd world country. Not perfect but we have clean water, internet and even a Starbucks lol 😆
Hattiesburg is the second biggest city in the state?
1) Jackson: 163,778
2) Gulfport: 71,660
3) Southaven: 55,026
4) Biloxi : 46,042
5) Hattiesburg: 46,010
In that order
Correct
Yea, He definitely got that wrong! When I heard it, I played it back again to make sure did I hear it correctly!.😆😆😆
Desoto is the fastest growing country
Right! I live in Gulfport lol
Northeast Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi have great towns as well
Love Northeast Miss
Brandon, Clinton and Madison are not suburbs of Jackson. They are separate cities.
Clinton out of the both of them… is definitely a suburb of Jackson
Mississippi is better than a lot of states when it comes to things to do and outdoor opportunities. I would choose the Miss coast over several of the Midwestern states, and Louisiana and Arkansas.
Before doing a video like this, you should really invest more time into researching
im from Wiggins ms, i love Mississippi i dont care what other people say about Mississippi im current living in Texas and can't wait to get back to my roots lol
I’m living in Texas right now myself and trust me the first chance I get I’m moving back… I’m from Columbus Mississippi and I love everything about my state no cap
The reason why I want to visit Mississippi is because I love fried foods and bbq
We also live in TX, but recently purchased land in Carriere, MS. Looking forward to retiring to a slower pace and cheapest cost of living in the country.
Born & Raised In Gulfport. Love It !! I Live In St. Martin Now, Though. Love It Too !
I live in North Gp right now,, been between here and Biloxi the last 15years. .... Moving home soon to Hattiesburg. Although I spent alot of my youth in Wisconsin, I LOVE MISSISSIPPI 🥰
Right!!. There's No place in the State of Mississippi like the Coast!!!🥰💯
Yes! I live in Gulfport up in Orange Grove and I love it
I've lived in Mississippi all my life, the coast is the only spot where it's at but the water does NOT look clear like in this video. It's brown maybe dark blue on a hot summer day. Jackson is mainly the ghetto except for the main city, everything else is country af which could be good or bad depending on how your look at it.
Forgot about Hattiesburg, it's an alright college town.
Hattiesburg is okay in comparison to other college towns in Ms. Not saying much
My dad grew up in Greenville (I did in Chicago) and we have a place in Oxford we go to very often as I have brothers at the university. I think Oxford is awesome, but it’s definitely a bubble from the rest of the state. I would love to see Mississippi be revived though as it’s clear it’s the poorest state.
Yes! The Coast is definitely the place to be in the entire state of Mississippi but yeah the water on the beach is NOT the place to be lol.. But we have some nice water parks and a few lakes but I wouldn't recommend that beach water. It's the Only down fall of the Coast.🙄
Exactly this
Everything you said!
Olive Branch, Pass Christian/Long Beach, Madison, or a number of small towns dotted around the state. All depends on what you’re looking for; peace and quiet or action and fun. If you’re looking for both… probably somewhere on the coast.
Hello
I LOVE Natchez! Surprised it’s not listed!
I am seriously considering moving to Mississippi next year.
I stayed in Yazoo city for about a year while building the federal prison. I loved it!
Some of the most friendly people I've ever known. I felt at home and there wasn't but 1 thing I didn't like.
The fact that you have to go to Jackson for just about everything.
Come on back, we'd love to have you.
And plz look over the Confederate flags, most of us have gotten passed that🙄
Try not to live in District 2 (Yazoo City) because the political representation there is horrible.
You should take a look at Senatobia MS. Small town but growing now and it’s beautiful and peaceful
@@jamesclemons632 What Confederate flags? I've never seen a Confederate flag in my life except in museums, maybe. I occasionally see a rebel flag on a pickup truck, but I can't find these Confederate flags people keep talking about being flown anywhere in the South. That's because they're not being flown anywhere. If I ever attach a CSA flag to my truck, most people won't know that it was a CSA flag, especially the first one.
Desoto county! You have peace, make good money, casinos, great fishing, not to far from Huntsville, st. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, Chicago. I luv it
I used to camp in DeSoto natl forest as a teen. Love.
Shhh…keep it a secret. Let these dorks trash MS all they want. The last thing you want is a bunch of folks finding out how great your nice, quiet, safe, affordable town is. They’ll come and ruin it.
@@mj-ls7qr8xp3n aint even close
As a person who is moving to Pearl Mississippi in 3 weeks, you are making me so excited.
Hope that you farewell.. lived there b4
Pearl is nice. I used to live there
How is pearl. Some apartments im looking at are in pearl. And im considering brandon and ridgeland as well
@@hiphoppeepParts of Pearl are ok. I had a house while I was there, but I was kinda in the county. Ridgeland and Brandon are nice also. Flowood is nice too
@@hiphoppeep I live in pearl now, it’s really nice if I’m being honest. Brandon and Ridgeland is super nice to! But some apartments are run down so you get bugs here and there. But flowood is definitely the place you want to be. It’s full of palm trees
D’Iberville should’ve been on here
Why are the only cities surveyed in southern Mississippi?
Cause North Mississippi is boring and to Rural. 🐷🐮🦌🐔🐓 Country life lol..
@@jamesclemons632 I like boring and rural.
Natchez should have been on the list. Beautiful, historic, nice restaurants plus the river is right there!
So if I want to move to rural Mississippi I should look to northern Mississippi?
@@GlassCityE Why not?
I live in clinton. Mississippi isn’t the best state by no stretch of the imagination, but its my home. Wish it could be better, but we can’t always have things the way we want.
I noticed that two of the cities are Suburbs of Jackson! No wonder Jackson's going down the drain!
I go around Jackson
Those towns listed are not suburbs. They are independent cities with their own government etc. I'm a former Mississippi resident who remembers when they all used to be relatively small towns. I still have cousins in Brandon, Starkville and rural areas. All have their pluses and minuses. Jackson is just a disaster area. Totally inept city council and Mayor. U.N. should just go f itself.
Apparently, you’ve never been to Oxford!! It would have definitely made your list!!!!!!!
I am moving, but i think that rent of house is high in oxford :/ .
True, I'm from Oxford and wouldn't live anywhere else! Yes rent is high here.
I'm from Tupelo and its growing but I liked it better when it was smaller and quieter.
From Starkville and I love coming to Tupelo to do a lil mall shopping, Sam’s and Five Guys Love Tupelo folk!
Ocean Springs is not a cheap place to live. Average rent for a 3 br/2 ba house is over $1200. Everything else is accurate
It was a nice video, but you totally left out the Western Gulf coast of Mississippi. Bay Saint Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport… We are all here, and we love the salt life!
Nobody should live in Gulfport but Bay St Louis is beautiful
@@bratty_31 And Don't forget about Ocean Springs! Very Nice and Charming little town!😊 lol..
@@bratty_31 And Why would u say No one Should live in Gulfport?? They have the nice Outlet mall there, That huge Shopping Center (Cross roads) The Water Park right off I-10 and Canal, that area of Gulfport called Orange Grove is nice, beautiful homes out there in that area also, then there's the Aquarium on hwy 90 near the beach, Then there's the fishing area near Jones Park!. Omg! Gulfport has so much to offer and why would u say that!. Other than the traffic can be a little hectic at times!. Gulfport is nice and yes it does has it's share of crime like any other lil metropolitan city or town. And by da way, Where do u live? Since u wanna down Gulfport!. U must be in paradise?? 🙄
Well, it depends on what you do for work. I drive a forklift so it would be impractical for me to try to live in Madison or the nice areas of the Coast because the houses are too high so for me, I got a little house with a few acres in the East Central part of the state near Meridian... Also a great area if you work in the medical field.
It all comes down to coast of living. I could live in a nicer area but I would struggle more financially so that's my point.
The weather? Far enough from coast to have less hurricane damage?
@@mj-ls7qr8xp3n The weather is good mostly. The occasional tornado but generally they are small. We've never a major killer tornado.
Hurricanes; only the 4s and 5s do damage here and it's pretty light damage because it's weak by the time it gets here. We don't flood because there are no major rivers here and it's hilly.
$169k for a house in Clinton 😂😂😂 let’s all take a moment of silence for that price that has been long gone for some years now. I’ve lived in Clinton my entire life, and a house for that price will not be in very good shape, and need major renovations. $250k + is the average now. Clinton is a great place to live though, quiet most of the time, schools are some of the best in the nation, etc. Jackson is starting to spill over though, which is a huge blow to the city.
I wish Jackson would be revived. I know several people from there that are very successful and they don’t have much nice to say about it. They usually refuge to Oxford on the weekends.
I was thinking the same thing as far as prices for housing. I was thinking what year is this? $980 for rent? It sure is a whole heck of a lot more than that now 🤦🏾♀️
You show pictures of Brandon with plenty of water around, Brandon is about 150 from the Mississippi gulf coast.
A lot of Brandon sits on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The dumb thing around here is that there are two parts to Brandon. There's Flowood Brandon, and then there's Brandon Brandon. Flowood Brandon is what's on the Rez.
Any, "Best Places to Live in Mississippi" list that doesn't include Oxford loses credibility.
Don’t come here.
why?
Hattiesburg is NOT the 2nd largest city in the state.
Yes it is
Gulfport is the 2nd largest city.
Exactly!!. And dis is why all of that crap he saying about the nicest cities to live in I don't believe it was in the right order. He couldn't even get the second largest city correct, so whats makes anyone believe anything he says in the video?
Shhhh don't tell anyone!! We like our hidden gem hidden!
Tupelo and Oxford should for sure be on the list
Hell no. Tupelo is not a good idea, oxford is better.
@@hoopty. I’ve lived in both and while both have their perks Tupelo is a really nice place. It’s growing every year, low crime, only thing is there aren’t many attractions there but that kinda adds to the charm to me.
Agree
Tupelo is great
Not enough jobs in either place.
You didn’t mention any Northern cities in Mississippi, as a resident of Booneville , Ms I love the small town feel here at the same time we have everything one needs to be comfortable, awesome public schools and jobs .
Booneville, Ms. What is that 😂😂😂
@@jamesclemons632 it’s a small town in Northeastern,Ms where people still respect one another, where our kids can still go outside and not worry about getting shot or hurt by gangs, it’s a place where your neighbors are good people and look out for each other, it’s a town where on Sundays we go to church and praise God , it’s a place where kids still get a quality education in public schools and the teachers put our kid’s first but most of all it’s where I call home .
Nobody moves to north Mississippi on purpose 🫢😂😬
@@bratty_31 "Nobody" lol. Everyone on my street moved to north Mississippi on purpose. Most of us moved out of Memphis in the early 1990's because of the gang activity there.
Cause there's nothing's worth mentioning in North Mississippi. What do u guys do in that part of the state???
Don't go to Clinton ,Madison or Brandon....if you stay there you're going to end up doing most of your shopping and everything else in Jackson. There's alot of petty crime and murder there! Don't go there...trust me.
I have lived in Clinton for 9 years and can't think of 1 thing I would need to go to Jackson to shop for. If I can't get it in Clinton we will go to Madison or Flowood.
Lived in Clinton my whole life and Clinton has nothing
Bay St Louis is great too. Biloxi also has a lot to offer. There are a lot of empty lots along the Ms. Coast after Katrina. I'm trying to find one now for a bargain.
I don't live in Mississippi but I love visiting my sister there. You would think a southern state like that would have a high population and built up etc but the opposite is true. Good ole southern culture
Fried food. Delicious
If you want small town life with friendly people, there’s Poplarville, MS. It’s home to the Blueberry Festival and the Sweet Tea Festival. It’s an easy drive from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, MS, and New Orleans, LA. One of the best junior colleges in the south is located there as well, Pearl River Junior College.
Baby I went to Pearl River Community College in Poplarville but they are not nice and friends there they are very racist and mean
@@shannonmagee6195not true
@@shannonmagee6195anyone who has actually attended PRCC knows that’s not true.
No mention of Biloxi or Pass Christian or Saucier. Shhhh…..our secret
Been thinking about moving to Mississippi. Been debating between Brandon and Petal. Thanks for this video.
I would recommend Brandon.
Whatever you do don’t move to Jackson.
You can go around for a few minutes and you already see how bad it is
Definitely Brandon......not sure if you are familiar with the area or not but the video footage of Brandon (39047)at the Reservoir is much closer to Flowood than Brandon (39042).
Look into coming to Gulfport or Biloxi...its nice down here.
Poplarville I. Southi state education. Pearl. River collage great place
We close on a little house in Long Beach January 15, 2024. Looking forward to the small town and its people, places and things.
Pearlington, Waveland, Nicholson, Long Beach.... definitely need a part two
I would replace Clinton with Starkville or Oxford.
In oregon with a family of five.. we are looking at over 500k just for a simple , comfortable home...
Outrageous.
We need a change...
Come to Mississippi! We are known for having lower living costs. We have hot summers and severe weather, but the winters are mild and the landscape stays green year-round. If you come to the southern half of the state we also have a lot of great swimholes, creeks with nice white gravel bars along the sides. People make fun of our state for things but there are hidden treasures here if you will just give Mississippi a chance.
Not dissing Mississippi, but you might like to Alabama more because it has larger cities. North Alabama is especially nice.
You didn't mention Ecru,Pontotoc Oxford, Tupelo or Baitsville these are great cities for the average person to find work.
WHO AND WHAT??? Where does those towns exist???
Ford plant, Nissan, gmc, Nike, fed ex, Valero, Hershey, Kellogg, post, Volvo, railroads, etc...plenty of jib, money and homes in northern, Mississippi. Some of the best schools
It's Batesville
Hattiesburg has nosedived since this video. Crime is rampant. Corruption is rampant. I lived there for 2 years and had enough.
Yep, I exited it quick!
If you want to live in Mississippi and get the real experience don’t live in any of these towns. Stay an hour or more away and then visit them once a year so you can hate them all over again!
I live here and MISSISSIPPI as a whole it is terrible… Education is terrible, little to no jobs, no activities, etc. Health care is bottom tier. The criminal justice system is corrupt. Rankin county has a terrible jail house. Most places he named is racist and poverty stricken. No thank you.
Oxford shouldve been
I'm a Hattiesburgian. Ocean Springs is the only other place in MS I would want to live.
This is just the pretty parts of MS😭
Helpful! I'm looking for a new home, new State, New city.........
As a native Mississippi resident I can positively say almost all of us don't want anyone moving here. Instead of moving to Mississippi use that energy, time, and money to make your state a better place to live in.
I see this a lot from conservative State residents. I am from Pennsylvania (all my life) and making it "better" is a constant fight against the idiots in Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. I want to eventually move somewhere that I don't have to work/fight to make it better.
Trust and believe no one is interested in moving to MS so breath
Mississippi actually would benefit from outsiders moving in. There aren’t many opportunities there and just because you’re doing well your state is not and continues to be the poorest. You’d be a fool to chase away opportunities for your state. I live in the suburbs of New Orleans and half my coworkers drive from Mississippi because of no good paying jobs. People drive all the way from Jackson and Hattiesburg just to make a living so that means things need to change not stay the same 🤷🏾♂️
@@edlee2336 great read brother... thanks.
You must be smoking that stuff if you want to move to Mississippi. Eew😠
When I was touring rentals in Biloxi the leasing agents mentioned OceanSprings quite a bit. What is the major difference?
Biloxi has most of the Casinos and has a kind of new Orleans vibe on the houses. They’re close together and there’s a lot of industrial shrimp companies and docks in that area. Ocean springs is bougie, but has a nice small downtown restaurant and bar atmosphere. It’s more neighborhoods and beach areas but, less businesses. They’re right next door to each other though.
I live in Mississippi, don't move to Mississippi.
I live in Mississippi too, it's horrible here
Somewhere in the country. Towns want a fee for everything.
The only that I ever hear about MS. Is negativity.
You watch to much television.
I just went to ocean springs to buy a small house I looked at a small 1000 SQ ft house on a 75 by 100 it was rotted the floors were eaten by termites and the windows were rotten basically the house should be knocked down and the asking price was a rediculous $390,000
That's more than twice what he said 🤣
@@timtam9673 can you imagine if it was 2500 SQ and a half acre of property it would be at least a 750,000 to a million
I know, its gotten ridiculous. I wish the casinos would all leave. I liked it much better before they mucked up the water and destroyed the coast.
@@mccaffreybeverley450 yall wanted the devil, and he came
DO NOT DO IT!!!!! It’s nothing like this. We are ready to leave and move back to our home state.
Snowbirds v Tourists don’t know which is worse.
Real estate is NOTHING like this is describing. Very very little decent rental property.
Schools are B A D.
It’s in Hurricane ally and that 6 month season is not a fun time.
We live on the coast snd unfriendly is an understatement unless you’re in a certain income range.
Jobs are Limited.
No shade to any of these cities but I definitely heard a lot of wrong stats
Honestly just don’t move here.
Lived in pascagoula for a while, very friendly place. Would love to go back. Respect from the U.K
Marks Mississippi small rural country town I love it friendly and great southern hospitality. My family roots came from the Mississippi Delta I love it .......It's home
yesirrrr im 17 from lambert an marks grew up in jackson tho but no its infested with drug heads walkn around like zombies in lambert
@@z0v0ty36 U ain't lying lol 😆 hangout front the stores
I live in Meridian. It sucks. I've also lived in Newton. It sucks more. Jackson looks like a third world country. I would never want to live anywhere near Jackson, so Clinton, Madison and Brandon are out of the question. By the way, the Ross Bennett reservoir has a nickname..."Shit Creek" because raw sewage has been running into that reservoir for years. I'm looking into moving to Gulfport or Biloxi. Sure as hell can't be any worse than Meridian.
Every place is wrong speaking from somebody that just moved from Mississippi and was there 31 years. I now live in Colorado . Only place nice to live was Brandon and Madison. The others have crime galore and the average housing price he refers to in them places is the hood/ghetto in them places is why they are cheaper. Madison and Brandon are safe is the only thing accurate.
What about beautiful Natchez???
What about it 😆😆😆
I agree!! I LOVE Natchez! So much history, nice restaurants and the river is right there! It’s a gem for sure.
Bare trees and wet ground all over Mssissippi. Yes, that REALLY makes me want to live there. Lol
In Mississippi you best live Coastal or in Jackson, the rest is cows and no jobs untill someone croaks to make a job opening….
😆😆😆😆 Thank god I'm from Coast 😂😂😂
Where can I buy farm land to grow cotton?
LITERALLY, Every place he just mentioned besides Ocean Springs, is the worst place to live in Mississippi. Born, raised and still live in Mississippi and also travel all over the state due to business, the best places to move to and live are not these....
I'm 600 miles from gulfport my new home. We ben driving for days from fresno ca
Lived in MS for 17 years. Left in the Spring of 2023. No Way Jose. Will never go back.
How is Corinth? I like it quiet. A nice golf course or two and friendly people
Just glad my town is not on here lol or near Jackson.
Ocean Springs is Da Nice City on da Coast. White Ppl area. Real chilled and friendly. Noooo violence
Anywhere they have moonshine if it wasn't so damn hot and humid down there I'd bring my 66 galaxie with the 427 and start running shine
How's about the love for sale in Mississippi?
I would have a difficult time living in a region that has such a low standard of living -- education, infant/maternal mortality, standards of public health, obesity, access to health care, racial inequality, economic opportunities, and a shameless lack of American justice. It's 2022, not 1862.
It's obvious you have preconceived notions, know very little about the State other than "statistics", and assume everyone in the state is uneducated and racist. That makes you worse than the ones you look down on. EVERY state has a bad side. I've lived all around the world and have seen a variety of customs. The UN didn't visit the state but went solely on Statistics that don't truly represent the State and its residents. The vast majority of the state "issues" arise from politicians NOT the people. You would do well to keep a more open mind and not judge based on preconceived notions and bigotry.
@@waltbeasley5878 The deplorable statistics speak for themselves. No one can deny it. I have had the experience of traveling through MS several times & have had some iffy experiences with the humanoids there. So call me a bigot. I'm sure I'll get over it.
Say what you want about the South, but no one ever retires and moves up North. 💐
The NRA ran Florida. The Stand Your Ground Law started there. George Zimmerman. Most people live in Gated Community or a private island. Criminals have more rights than victims in the state of Florida. Majority of Florida residents live most of their lives in other states.
Flowood any day !!
heading there for school in a couple of weeks😅
which college?
@@larryrobinson3775 co-lin community college
@@kaitlinwojo5229 thats a great college
@@larryrobinson3775 good to know, thank you!
Hope you love it, sweetie
Literally none of the pics are from the cities
None of the 5 best places to live in Mississippi are actually in the state of Mississippi.
I word of advice, which by the way, I base my opinion on a person by their actions and not where they are from or their ethnicity. There are decent, considerate and people of good moral character all over the world. Be very cautious with regards to who will be your neighbors. I lived next to Indian computer engineering students. Ever since they moved in I have been having issues with my Wifi and computer network being hacked. Besides that, they exceeded the occupancy limits, that is the number if people allowed to live in the apartment. Which causes excessive noise at all hours. Additionally they liked having phone conversations outside which usually tends to be in front of other tenants apartments which can cause a disturbance. They were asked not to disturb other tenements but they still kept doing it. When they used the laundry room they leave the clothes in the machines over night and sometimes even days, and do not clean up after themselves once they are done. Additionally, They are not very clean in general. Once an animal did poo near their front door and they never cleaned it up. This attracted flies in my home. It was a mess. Once they finally moved, everything was better. And the fly problem in my home went away. Unfortunately they have some kind of superiority complex where they think they are better than everyone and don't need to be considerate, or respect other people's privacy, and that superiority complex leads them to feel that they don't have to clean AKA pick up after themselves and that they should get everything for free or at a cheap price.
Smh.. So I guess it's all indians that are like dis is what ur basically saying? See dis is how typically another way racism is started, by giving heads up on a certain type of people or race of people there way of living and u should stay away in other words and All pyronoid watchful to those kind of people. ONLY IN MISSISSIPPI ONLY IN MISSISSIPPI SMH.. So Sad.
What does that have to do with living in Mississippi? Call your landlord, police if they’ve actually done something wrong or move?
@@sdirvin1 That's how Racism start, judging a diff race from there own. And brain washing others thinking to believe that dis particular group or race is the problem, when actually there the ones who are actually the real problem and also creating the problem!. They are Just pathetic!.
I wish that I could give you some really good n positive even uplifting advise..oh wait a second.. I'm planning on eventually moving out of the US
Oh ok
Good for you! That’s the dream!
Lol, I'm retiring and moving to Mexico
I don't have to watch this video to tell everyone watching that no one should ever move to Mississippi. ive been here a miserable 22 years and all I can dream is to move out. The people are just horrible, political office takes all of the money instead of trying to fix infrastructure or poverty, crime is out of the ass as well as poverty, and there's almost nothing ever happening event wise. make the right choice. stay away from Mississippi.
Agreed… lived in MS for years.. I only visit because unfortunately I still have some family there. MS never will be for Black folks. Stay away.!
@Dawson Bailey you are a grown ass man, move out its not that complicated.
22 years of crying about it sure didn't seem to get you anywhere.
Crying about it to us isn't going to change anything either.
I live in Woodville Ms.not bad if you're retired
Second place I like is Madison Mississippi where my Great Grandpa was born Madison Mississippi Madison County
😆😆😆 Ok?
I grew up in Belmont and Golden anyone heard
Thinking of moving to Lucedale!
Hattiesburg is NOT the 2nd biggest city in Mississippi not even close to it
No trying to get out
Ironically he’s leaving our racism
Down town is great if your loaded with money
I moved to Mississippi (Gulfport) 3 years ago and I have never dreaded anything more than moving here. Ocean Springs is a suburb of Biloxi and casinos are the ONLY major industry. The cost of living is NOT below the national average. A run down 2br house will run you about $1100/m. Crime is high. Mississippi is the poorest state in the country. The acedemic level here is substandard. Unemployment is SUPER high. Im sure there are towns that are pretty nice to live in but where I have been....its nothing to write home about. Dont even get me started on the beaches. They are pretty much a trashcan and the water isnt any better. If you have a choice between here and somewhere else....pick the latter.
First of all Ocean Springs is not a Suburb of Biloxi. Ocean Springs is a town of its own. Second of all I love the Coast, it has So much to offer without ur Negativity! And if dreaded so much like u say u do, THEN MOVE!! STOP COMPLAINING GET UP OFF UR ASS AND LEAVE!. AND DON'T COME BACK! JUST THAT SIMPLE!
Love My State...And Liveing in the Sipp🤘🤘🤘
Bullcrap,
Add Columbus MS.
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Why?