Same here. If you like hoodies, I can mail you a hoodie of my TH-cam channel for free. It has Michigan map on the front and the U.S map on the back. The U.S map has all 48 lower states. States I've been to (32) are highlighted with a different color. You can choose the colors you like on the hoodie.
@@thatmichiganguy you got a subscriber from me just by making that offer to someone! You don't see folks like you very often on TH-cam! I'll see you around on your channel!
I've ended using PayPal for the purchasing of pins. You can still participate in the map by visiting my Patreon page and following the steps there. If you would like to purchase a pin, please provide the following information: 1. where you are originally from 2. where you currently live 3. where you would live if you could live anywhere you want The pin will be placed at the spot where you'd like to live, but if you do not provide the other info I won't be able to assign a residence category (A-E) for you. For future videos where I show updates of this map, I'll shade in the lakes, bays, sounds, etc. to make the pins along the shorelines more visible. I may also add the state/province abbreviations for each one for easier viewing. Thank you very much for supporting the channel!
When I went to PayPal and tried to get a pin, it said, "Donations to this recipient aren't supported in this country." I don't know if it's a setting that can be changed or something PayPal just won't allow, but I'd imagine some other international viewers may also run into the same problem.
I would love to buy a pin, but are having problems with Paypal. But just for your info this is my answers to your three questions. 1. Originally from the island of Amager southeast of Copenhagen, Denmark. Currently I live in Brøndby, a suburb of Copenhagen, and I want to move to western North Carolina, most likely about half way between the towns of Lenoir and Wilkeboro as I have a lot of friends in that area. An alternative to Paypal could be a Facebook Funraiser.
You reminded me to get my pin. Never thought I'd find a channel with someone excited by welcome signs and license plates like myself. I love it! Keep doing awesome things Kyle!
Hey Kyle! I work as an airline pilot, and your channel is my favorite on TH-cam. I visit many of the cities you talk about and gain a much greater appreciation for them from your videos! I can't wait to see your channel explode even more than it has!
this is awesome! well done, Kyle. even though you fund-raised the results took some effort, no doubt. this channel is great and I love nerd-ing out on geography stuff with other like-minded folks.
Best idea for a map ever, the search for my own Nirvana, wow so many lovely places so many places to be happy in, nevermind if you aren’t in the perfect place, somewhere will be home.
I'm originally from Twin Falls, Idaho, still live here, and want to stay here. Not a huge city, but not a super tiny town either. Great scenic areas close by, lots of recreation, and a decent climate
Hello fellow Idahoan. I like it here very much for recreation. But not so much climate and politics. Where you live is much warmer than here in Idaho Falls
Yea that lone pin in Detroit is mine (not trolling lol). The media and Detroit's reputation tends to drive people away, but it is similar to most major American cities. It is a city that you have to give it a chance. There is a nice Riverwalk (apparent ranked #1 in the US), nice plaza in the middle of Downtown (also apparent ranked top 10 in the US), Windsor Ontario skyline across the river, great historic Art Deco skyscrapers, nice urban beaches (one in middle of Downtown and on Riverwalk) and actual beaches on an island (pretty close to Downtown), 4 pro sports teams within a block of each other in Downtown, Downtown shopping (from local to stores like Nike, H&M, Lululemon, etc with potentially an Apple Store in the future since Apple Academy is locating in Detroit), casinos, Greektown, Mexicantown, Corktown (oldest neighborhood), Eastern Market (farmers market which also has tons of murals in the area similar to Wynwood in Miami), the Belt (hip alleyway with tons of mural in Downtown), iconic People Mover (monorail), Qline (Streetcar), lots of museums, nice dedicated bike paths, boat tours and cruises, large events, conventions, and parades. This is just within the city not including the metro-area.
Chicagoan here. I really enjoyed Detroit when I visited a few months ago, except for the fact that I was really hyped to ride the peoplemover and it was closed for Covid.
Always thought it was funny that on East Jefferson parallel to Lake St. Clair there's a part of town that's a little shabby and literally as soon as you drive past the police station towards Grosse Pointe the area suddenly becomes affluent. not even an exaggeration, it's instant.
There are only a few basic reasons people live where they do. 1) a desire to live in a specific climate/geological area 2) a desire to live near a loved one 3) a desire to live wherever they have to live to find employment that will enable them to live at the socioeconomic level they want or 4) there are things where they are that prevent them from relocating - family obligations, lack of enough financial flexibility to gather the resources to move, legal obligations. Fascinating subject. Thanks for the video.
I am amazed that there is another person out there who wants to live in Marathon TX, which is truly in the middle of nowhere. However, it is a quaint little place, surrounded by a lot of natural beauty, including my favorite place on the planet, Big Bend National Park. Kyle, you must visit there sometime. --- Roger Holland, Plano TX
I'm from the other side of Texas and earlier this year I got to go over there in marathon, alpine, and the Davis mountains. It's absolutely beautiful over there and I couldn't believe we had these landscapes in texas. I dont know if I would be able to live there indefinitely because it's sooooo far from anywhere else but I will visit any chance I get
Is Plano near Marathon? I've heard of Plano because many of the soft drinks are bottled there? Many people want to escape the stress of the big city. But they also want all the ammenties of that city. So those people who move to the middle of nowhere might be surprised by the lack of commercial ammenties. Yes there's Amazon, etc. But there probably won't be your speciality cheese shop or something like that. I lived in a town in the middle of nowhere. Everyone wanted to move away.
@@janejones7638 no they are about 8 hours apart Plano is a Dallas suburb. Its basically Dallas. Yea thats where the big frito lay company and all that is
@@janejones7638 Plano is 20 miles north of Dallas, and 9 hours from Marathon. I spend the night there on my way to and from BBNP each year, and the place seems magical, in a way. There is a lot to do in the neighboring areas (BBNP, Alpine, Marfa). Living there has been a fantasy of mine, just to get away from the rat race. But you're probably right, I might get bored within a year or two - the wife says the same thing. : )
This was really interesting, and I'm glad I bought a pin! Massachusetts is such a great place to live. I love it here. I've lived all over the country thanks to college/grad school/being a military kid, but my roots are in Massachusetts and I'm glad to be home. Worcester gets a bad reputation but it's up and coming.
This is really fascinating to me. I've been lucky enough to live in 4 different states, visit all 50, and visit 55 countries. I currently live in Denver and it's no surprise how many people want to move here. I70 gets more and more congested every year and there's no room to expand it. I went to college in Minneapolis and I absolutely loved it there. I'm looking to build a house on a lake near Brainerd, MN in the next several years. Minnesota is definitely my favorite state in the country. I was surprised to see Duluth had a relatively large amount of responses! If I could have a place to live in Denver as well as Minnesota, that would be ideal but housing here seems almost unattainable at this point. Outside of the US I found a few places to be super livable. I enjoyed my time studying abroad in Lyon, France and still have friends over there. Norway is incredible and it's no surprise several people chose that. I'm actually learning some Norwegian now and I'd like to go back. I enjoyed how laid back and cheap both Malta and Cyprus were. If I liked the beach more I'd certainly consider those. Singapore is terrific - it feels like the city of the future - but the humidity and heat are oppressive and the government is a bit overbearing. In Australia I could've seen myself living in Perth or Melbourne. Nice climates and a very vibrant culture - although Perth is the most isolated city of its size in the world which would make it difficult to travel for short times.
@Andrew Verkovod I made several extremely lucky trades in crypto and stocks. But I usually try to travel as cheaply as I can. Hostels and low cost airlines mean travel a lot of places is very affordable.
I also have been to almost all of the states and have lived in 4 of them. Also have been to 15 countries. Minnesota is the place I also want to live and I do. A few years ago my boss said I can work from home and live any where I want. I moved to northeastern Minnesota. My boss also did.
I was born and raised and continue to live in San Diego (county). I love seeing the US (and would love to see beyond it) but I truly love San Diego and can’t imagine living anywhere else; it’s not that I don’t love other places. I discovered your channel because I’m planning a cross-country road trip with my wife and daughter.
Okay but once you move to Seattle you have to obey Seattle rules. Jeans and a tee are acceptable just about everywhere. You let people into traffic and, if someone lets you in, you always give the wave. You must tell everyone it rains all the time even when the sky is blue. Coffee is actually a religion. Beer and wine are also religions but coffee is something that rules your life. Thanks for this. My husband and I have traveled around the country several times. I love so many cities but I’m always excited to come home to the green trees. Mountains and blue skies.
You are correct about Seattle having a criminal fashion scene. When I visited friends there, people (especially Black men) would ask me where I got my clothes, shoes, etc and would be very disappointed when I said Vancouver or San Francisco. I do not drink coffee. I love Vancouver, but I have no desire ever to visit Seattle again, and I'm sure everyone in Seattle is happy about that. My friends who lived there have moved away - mainly from boredom.
@@larsedik If you are bored in Western Washington that likely means you don't like music or hiking or parks or fishing or boating or water skiing or snow skiing or drinking craft beer. or pickleball. In that case you should definitely move to Iowa.
An unnamed rule is to go hiking every other weekend, poo poo & others. I helped build and maintain some trails with WTA, good volunteer organization. You hit the nail on the head with how well we obey traffic laws. Anyone that moves to Seattle will quickly realize you get driven off the road if you're in the left lane cause youre not going over 70. It's like theres that built up energy from San Diego or Boston where they come in like rocket ships on the freeways.
I was raised in Cajun country, southwest Louisiana but left and moved to rural northern Michigan. I left and moved to Houston TX for a few years. It just wasn't for me or my family. I have returned to northern Michigan. I call it The Shire because that's what it is to me. A quiet place of natural beauty and wonderful, salt of the earth people. I have found my place. This was a great idea for a video, Kyle. Fantastic content, as always.
It's wonderful to see someone from another state come to Northern Michigan. My mom lives in Northern Michigan and she met a neighbor who was pretty well traveled and used to live in Colorado. He grew up in Michigan and after some years he decided to come back to his home state, and he absolutely loves where he ended up
Since sending the pin, I’ve successfully moved to my dream location! Of course, that happened to be Seattle like everyone else, but it’s like that for a reason.
Hurrah! Welcome to the PNW! As a lifelong resident, my best advice is to get a few comfy coats, you'll need them! But I hope you settle in well, it really is a wonderful part of the country
Props again for the guayabera, compay. ("Compay" [comb-PIE, as an approximate English pronunciation] is Spanish Caribbean slang for "buddy", a term common in Cuba.)
Very interesting. This explains why Seattle where we live never crashed in 2020 even after all the bad publicity it got. Washington State really is the most beautiful and it has a great economy so it makes sense that people want to move to Seattle the most
Thank you Geography King - I am a nerd about a lot things - geography is definitely one of them. Given the skewed sample here of people who actually like geography, perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that the desire to relocate to San Diego was so strong. As a life long resident of San Diego, on balance, it's probably one of the nicest places to live in North America. I realize visiting/traveling to various places is not the same as living there. I think we could all agree that there are days when each place can claim their own slice of perfection. It's my belief that San Diego gets more than it's fair share of those slices. As some of the comments here have pointed out: Near/Long-Term Negatives: real estate bubbles (poor new family affordability); climate change (fresh water/rising sea levels/fires); high taxes and cost-of-living (high paying job required); growing density issues (no comparison to LA where you are expected/required to run red lights/stress levels are really high). Positives: beaches/surf are year round attractions [I regret being unable to insert sunset photo here]; weather (almost always sunny and 70F); Outdoors 365 days a year (albeit one needs to travel for skiing/fishing) and it only rains occasionally. In sum, when I come to visit your city, please understand that I promise not to move there, and I will tip well when dining in your restaurants. I'll be the one with the bumper sticker "just passing through"!
So surprised to see the responses for Duluth and the the lower peninsula's north coast! Don't get me wrong, life on the Great Lakes can't be beat... when it's *summer!*
I'm only speaking for myself here, because I didn't actually respond to the poll, but I'm from Minnesota and I stay here in part BECAUSE of the cold. I love it.
@@rankenfile Tell that to America's car-centered transportation and my car that can't get out of its own driveway bc it got plowed in by the morning plow run
Born in SC, raised in a small town of 1600 in FL, and currently live in Philly. I was also surprised that PA wasn't on the list as often because Philly and Pittsburgh are affordable cities with a lot to offer. Being raised in a small town made me get into geography and travel. I think everyone should travel at some point because it opens up your perspective so much. There are many people from my hometown who are content staying there. But I couldn't imagine living there again lolol. It's interesting how so much of America is rural though, crazy to think about.
I literally love West Virginia. It’s one of the most underrated states. It’s absolutely breathtaking. When I first drove through I was in shock because I had no idea how beautiful it was. It’s actually a nice kept secret because it keeps the population low and the housing cheap. Great place to remote work.
I agree with you. It's a beautiful state. I have a feeling that its going to see an influx of newbies over the next 20 years (unless the American economy collapses). I think they're reeling from the loss of the coal industry, but, recreation could be their trump card if they focus on it.
Happy to say that I live exactly where in the world I want to live. It's a place most people who visit my state hardly know exists unless they stumble upon it and I personally wouldn't have it any other way. The people who come here for various reasons usually try to find a way to live here but it's not the easiest place to make a living.
I liked this very much. I missed the the video where you asked people where they wanted to live. The results are fascinating and some are surprising. I live in an area many people choose to live, yet I'm always searching for other options.
It was most interesting to see represented on maps where your viewers want to live. The locations of the pins were quite diverse and a few choices were somewhat surprising. As I bought a pin, here's the answers to your questions: 1). Born in NE Texas, but raised and came of age in Harrisburg, PA, which I consider my hometown. 2). For the past 20 years, Gaithersburg Maryland has been home. I'm quite fond of living here. It's close to DC and within reasonable driving distance of Baltimore, Philly, NYC and the DE beaches, along with Pittsburgh and of course, the NC Outer Banks. It's also a "Character Counts!" City, values I fully support and appreciate. I chose to live here partly for this reason specifically. It's overall a good place to call home, IMHO and affordable when compared to housing costs in other cities in the County or DC/MD/NOVA Metro. 3). While Toronto, Ontario and Dublin, Ireland are sorely tempting, everyone we know and care about are mostly in the Mid-Atlantic region. Having built so much of our lives here, but also being anxious about rising sea levels (a genuine concern for much of the eastern part of our state), it's hard to pick one place... But put the pin somewhere around Parkton MD, in Baltimore County. Because ultimately, central Maryland's become our adopted home. Give us a nice house in a quiet neighborhood with some trees and that's about all we'd need. :)
I'm studying in the UK right now and moving to the US after college and I would say don't underestimate how gloomy the weather is in this part of the world (including Ireland). It is significantly cloudier and rainier than the US, much less sunlight.
I’m a huge outdoor enthusiast! I’ve hiked 11 out of the 15 14ers in California. I spend a considerable amount of time in the Sierra Nevadas, and tbh that Mountain Range is the only reason why I love California. But yes! I too would love to move the PNW. Would love to climb all the Strato Volcanos up there
Great content! I moved from Boise 4 years ago to the Santa Fe area. We lived in Boise for 30 years, but my heart was in NM. Lived in ABQ a long time ago. There's something so special about this state. I'm an artist and do very well here. And the food is divine, as are the architecture and sunsets. What city in Ecuador did your dad live? I lived in Quito for 6 months
That's really cool that you've been able to find a good place to for your art to be appreciated. I love the food as well. For the pin, my dad chose his spot in Ecuador at Montanita along the coast.
If I had to choose another place outside of my province, I would move to Montreal or Halifax. I don't know much about the US, but I do like San Francisco and Portland OR. The New England area has always interested me, I need to visit it one day.
Anyone can love the mountains. It takes a soul to love the prairie. -Willa Cather 2 months between Lemmon, South Dakota, and Tioga, North Dakota, waiting on weather to finish cutting wheat, hauled the equipment to Hill City, Kansas, back to Belfield to get my pickup, and somewhere going back south in the sandhills I looked around and things just felt right, like I had always been here, and northwest Pennsylvania had been a lifetime ago. I couldn't let Nebraska only have one pin. I live a block off US6 in Cambridge, went to high school on US6 in Cambridge Springs.
Hey Kyle! You mentioned reading Stephen King and his references to Maine. We share a love for New Mexico and people think of Tony Hillerman who is also very good. One I would like to also mention is Michael Mc Garrity. His main character is former St Fe Sheriff Kevin Kerney. His books are filled with the geography of central and southern New Mexico. One read, and you'll be hooked. Great stories! You too, amigo!
As a Massachusetts native, I can say that it’s a common sentiment among people I know that this is the best state to live in. For vacation other places take the cake, but in terms of having a state to hang your hat in for the other 90% of the year it doesn’t get better than this.
Yeah , I spent the majority of my life in central MA. Then moved to Los Angeles for 5 years, and then spent the last year in San Antonio. and now I'm moving back to Massachusetts this week. I can't wait to finally settle back down amongst my fellow massholes. it's been too long. Truth is, no other place in the country feels like home.
LOL 2 Masshole Motto's I made up 1. Mass Driver's Motto: Get Out of My Way ! 2. Highway Sign: Welcome to Mass ! If you want have a good time go to NH ! btw - Mass is THE place to find good paying jobs but you may have to live in nearby NH to afford an apt or house +-
Interesting project. Pin purchased, although I had a hard time deciding where I'd move to.... I agree the sample population may be skewed, but not a big deal since the conversations being spurred are most important (IMO). I am looking forward to playing with the data set.
I’m a senior senior citizen. Consider Astoria OR my home. Only 2 times in my life did I get to pick where I lived (not family or husband decision). I chose San Diego and I’d choose it again but I’m old now and live near my daughter and granddaughters (2) in South Orange County. It’s not San Diego though it’s only a Camp Pendleton away. Astoria is small wet and beautiful. It surprises people when I say I didn’t own an umbrella. Rain is soft and gentle. You can do outdoor activities 11-12 months of the year unlike in the Ark-La-Tex. Also there are no poisonous snakes or poison ivy/oak in Clatsop county. I spent over 30 years in Louisiana and 8 in Arkansas. No way would I ever moved back to the South‼️
I live in PNW, and yes, not many native to WA own an umbrella. I don't own one because the rain often comes with wind, enough wind that an umbrella is stupid. And if it is raining but not windy, most around here depend on appropriate raingear rather than an umbrella.
Born and grew up for almost 24 yrs, in southwest WY. Then lived in Portland, OR for 23 yrs, before moving to Syracuse, NY for 2 yrs. Been back around Portland, OR metro area ( including Vancouver, WA ) the last 3 yrs, and I *really* miss the northeast. Not around Syracuse, but somewhere in the New England area. I really miss the 4 seasons, and am *so* tired of having to deal with fire season every single summer here around Portland ( besides the skyrocketing crime. ) If I could afford it, I would probably live in Portsmouth, NH, but pretty much anywhere in the New England area, in general.
My pin is in New Buffalo Michigan, a beautiful harbor town in the South West corner of the State. I currently live in Chicago and would want to come back here often, but I don't have a car. Luckily, New Buffalo is serviced by two different Amtrak lines and is also not too far from the South Shore line in Michigan City Indiana. It's far enough from Chicago to have a small town quiet feel but it is still extremely easy to get back to Chicago if I want to. They also have the Stray Dog restaurant, which has fantastic food and a great view of the lake where you can actually see Chicago on the other side.
Interesting! I never knew there was any point in Michigan from which one could see over to Chicago directly. Doesn't the earth curve enough that you could only see the tops of the skyscrapers, though?
Thanks Kyle for video. I will help you out with a pin. My mom is in icu right now so I'm doing catch up. I'm from Louisiana as u probably know. I would like to live in Montana or wyoming. Hunting and fishing but I'd have to get my seasoning shipped to me. Take care!
From Washington, can confirm its pretty damn nice there. *Especially* the parts on the western side that aren't Seattle. Just make sure you don't have seasonal depression for the winter months (4 months of sunny and 75 degree days in the summer make up for it though). The Sunshine Coast of BC, the San Juans, and parts of the Puget lowlands are in a bit of a rain shadow though, if you like a little more sun.
This is the first time I have ever donated to a channel and had to do it 2 times due to my lack of reading the instructions. smh Love what you do on this channel, keep up the great work!!
I love that no one leaves Massachusetts. It's true - we all just want to stay here. The state has everything and we tend stick out in a bad way anywhere else we go 😊 I'll stay here with my fellow weirdos. Go Massachusetts!!!
@@ScarlettFire341 Total tax burden is 20. The tax thing is a big indoctrinated fake news thing. Look it up! A lot of midwest states are higher. I've lived in FL and the people were FAR worse there than in MA. I'm not a big fan of MA, but the crime is super low because incomes are high. After living in FL I prefer avoiding regular manhunts. People are active and there's a lot to do. Cost is really rough though.
Hey Kyle, 6:03 - you are spot on with this comment. Michigan is a peninsula state, which means that for many road trips south, especially from the Detroit area, one must take a fairly unhappy stretch of I-75 in Ohio to exit the state. A four to six hour road trip within the State of Michigan can usually put you in nicer spot in less time, and often on one of the Great Lakes or the smaller inland lakes. I have lived in Michigan for 25 years and I would like to relocate to Traverse City or the Leelanau peninsula. But it is not as if Michigan is all I know; I went to college in Atlanta and to high school near you, right up on the ridge in Chattanooga. And I have lived outside the US twice in my life; three years in Japan and then a bit later another three years in South Korea. And I love the Gulf of Mexico. From NOLA through the pan handle down to Naples, you can’t beat the Gulf for warm water and fantastic shrimp. But just as you observe, I want to move from one spot in Michigan and retire in another spot in Michigan.
Yo! People! people! Yo, I live in Denver been here 25 years now, all my adult life, here! It’s expensive, a lot more pollution than you probably realize, and the summers are getting palpably hotter every year while the winters get milder and no snow in those mountains means drought! More people more Drought and prices go up! Only rich folk enjoy living here because the increasing problems and pressures don’t touch them as much. If you make minimum wages it is not easy to scrape a living out of this place.
Though I didn't have a pin (first I heard about this), I am a person who moved this summer from the most people destination (Seattle area) to place I've wanted to live for awhile (Tucson). Santa Fe might still end up being a future destination city, but that's to be determined. Not surprised to see so much western US represented. It is beautiful and scenic. It's a shame about our droughts.
Just FYI guys for anybody considering moving to Seattle, WA: I have a close friend who moved out there 6 years ago because she thought she'd love it. But year after year of the continuous depressing weather, overcast, constant rain, & lack of sunlight has really, REALLY taken a toll on her mental health & has mentally drained her. She said she absolutely hates it there & is sick of it, & cannot WAIT to get out if she could.
It's hard to know how that will affect you until you live it. I was in the UK for a few months in the winter and the darkness and cold drizzle were awful.
True the winter gloom can be long but the summers are rain free and common for it to be cloud free for weeks at a time during the summer. I just travel a few times in the winter and it works.
I'm from Houston. Poor Houston! Love it here because it is where I'm from but truth is things like traffic, mosquitos, humidity, flooding, and overall flat geography are nothing to get excited about. Surprised the Woodlands didn't get at least one pin.
Just came back from Fairbanks Alaska. Would be a great, quaint town to live in. It is a nice blend of American comfort with Alaskan wilderness. Highly recommend it for people who want to travel far north!
Seeing my pin was so cool! I chose to live near Kennedy Space Center in Florida because I love rockets, and I hope the same can be said of the person who wants to live in South Padre Island Texas!
Love this channel, fascinating geographic tidbits. I've traveled all over Europe and North America. Spain is incredible, but the only place I would want to live permanently is San Diego, more specifically North San Diego County! As close to perfect, all things considered, as there is on the globe.
I recently retired at 60 and have lived in Maryland for 55 of those years. I am totally open minded about moving to a different area,...and have researched and visited many of the areas I have an interest in. The pandemic and working from home has turned the best ''affordable'' areas upside down,....and nothing seems to be affordable anymore. In the end, I may just decide that Maryland (for me) is paradise and why bother leaving everything,...and everyone I know.
The Tampa Bay area has everything you want with out all the craziness of South Florida. Especially if you have a family, its has beaches, only an hour from Disney and a great nightlife and restaurant scene.
i'm in lakewood ranch right now for the month from SF. what a perfect time of year right now. can't say i'd make the full move, but i now know that Tampa is truly an underrated place.
I’m the dude who picked Vik, Iceland (yes,I’ve been there, and yes, it plucked my magic twanger). However, realistically (I.e. legally) it’s a bit of a fantasy, so I’m not sure it counts. My medium-term choice would be the Poncha Springs area of CO, and my climate/zombie apocalypse leave-a-patch-of-fertile-ground-to-my-descendants for the long haul would be in the Finger Lakes region of NY. Can’t have everything, though.
I've known friends who visit Iceland because their kids married there-- Never been there myself, except for a 35minute stopover in Reykjavik airport,. I did go to college in the Finger Lakes region--choose Iceland.
I live in Albany and overall it's nice. The main positive is the fact it's a day trip drive to both the nature in the Adirondacks and to the busy life of NYC. The only issue is the state government is INSANELY corrupt
Interesting how many people would willingly chose to live in the most congested and expensive cost of living places in the US. Now, if this poll was hypothetical and money wasn't a factor, then sure, i can see why these places would be desirable. live in Atlanta and even that's started to get insane as of late, personally Id love to move the midwest myself like Arkansas, Oklahoma, maybe Montana if it wasn't so damn cold there lol.
They have high cost of living and are congested because they are desirable. Living in cities isn't for everyone, sure. But there are many things you can get from big cities that are difficult to get else where.
@Socialish Congested here has a deliberately negative connotation. I imagine he was talking about cities that sprawl and have a ton of traffic. If a city had a great transit system and as a result, not soul crushing traffic or long commute times, you might just call it "densely populated"
Maybe if money isn’t a problem I can see why someone might consider it but I live in the Seattle metro area and we’re seeing homes going for $1,000,000+ and we still have a pretty bad homeless problem…
i kinda understand the obsession on Seattle. I'm an Indonesian and currently living in the Capital and largest city and if i have the opportunity, my top city to move to is Tokyo, Japan but the second city is Seattle, WA. Seattle itself isn't really that popular here in Indonesia, i mean the usual NYC and LA always be the first, but it is growing in name around here. With big tech and a rising start-up, business, and future industries in the metro area, the best growing transit system in US, near one of the best cities in North America, Vancouver, and having a really temperate climate, with many growth potential, honestly i can see Seattle becoming the next San Fransisco or at least having the same footing as it by the end of the century.
If anyone watched this video and thought "I'm not sure where I'd like to live..." then that's your sign to get out and see this country, this world! If you find that your home is perfect, then blessings to you! But, go see something while you still can, go see it all. Fill up the tank, take the kids and go see everything!
Had I saw this earlier I would have put in a pin on the white mountain region of NH. World class pancakes (pollys and bentons) and beer (treehouse and hill farmstead) a short drive away. Also no where else compares in the fall. Peak fall is approximately October 5-12 i highly recommend visiting during that time as well as the Stowe area and green mountains in Vermont as well as Moxie falls, Baxter state park, and Acadia national park in Maine. A hidden gem in the us you might not hear about is the pittsburg NH area way up north. The town of Dixville notch has a population of 12 and is where the first votes are cast in the national election. A lot of the roads are offroad/ 4wd only. Its a beautiful and serene area with very few tourists. The most incredible breakfast Aprils maple is in Canaan VT 30 mins down the road
I think a lot of people would like to live where there is more scenic beauty, but of course, in most cases, there are few well-paying jobs there. With the switch to remote work that COVID forced, I wonder how many people will actually try moving to some of these spots if they can.
I often wonder about this point and how soon it will settle out--- I mean habit patterns broke in the Pandemic, and that's good (I guess)-- but when does trying out your dream either succeed or fail?
Massachusetts definitely has a population that stays almost all of their lives. Except for 3 years in Ft Myers as a baby, I'm born and raised here. It's hard to leave here. Lots going on for all seasons...
How come? They are both very romanticized, it doesn’t surprise me that people would want what they see in movies and media. Not to mention they are some of the more well known American cities. People mainly like it for the many “things” and activities you can do there, to live your life not to settle down, because, obviously, these wouldn’t be very good places to realistically and comfortably ‘settle down’
I believe by looking at the from/to pairs, you can have some statistics regarding what people are trying to escape from. My guesses would be running away from too: - crowded - boring - expensive - hot and/or humid - rainy (I did this by leaving Seattle)
So I think the Massachusetts thing demonstrates something important that you don't get in the Western US. For example, you have individual cities that don't particularly demonstrate the demographics or socio-economic state of their respective states like Santa Fe, NM or San Diego: even Portland & Seattle aren't particularly representative of the general population of their states. Then you get Mass. I've been spent maybe a two weeks out of the past 40 years in Massachusetts but you can tell it's a well run operation full of smart, if not the most openly friendly people.
20 Massachusettses fit into 1 California. If you break up California into 20 parts the right way, you will get the MA-like homogeneity and socio- economic parity across some of the individual parts. The beauty of California is in the topographical, climatological, geological, demographical diversity, unfortunately not the socio-economic disparity.
@@striker44 Well said, but I'd say California is untenable due mostly to the very socio economic issues it's created which will only become worse when the fire season is 9 months combined with 3 months of continuous brown outs. I've lived here forever. It's beautiful but we're all pretty screwed.
@@CommentLikeDescribe Agree with you. Despite the mismanaged state of the 5th largest economy in the world, to me the West represents freedom, every spirit of it - coming from someone who has traveled and lived in 3 continents. We here have the brains, money and muscle to bring the change, barring the deep political divide we are all in.
@@garrettstephens91 Totally agree, I spent 4 years in Houston; 4 years now living in Sacramento, and I work for a company out of Seattle so I spend some time there. All are shitholes. I will take your word for it on New Jersey.
I absolutely love living in a little town on the western coast of lower Michigan. I have small-town community, the beach, outdoor recreation, and all the seasons. If I was forced to leave Michigan, I'd move to Colorado.
Interesting results. I'm one of the 53 who's from somewhere else and wants to stay where they currently are. I've also lived in 8 of the listed 27 "most popular desired places to live," as well as several others shown on the U.S. map. I can confirm that the grass isn't necessarily greener elsewhere...unless you live in a desert ;-)
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I might not be the first one to say this, but a Geography King shirt would be the first TH-camr shirt I’d ever buy.
Amen brother
Same here.
If you like hoodies, I can mail you a hoodie of my TH-cam channel for free.
It has Michigan map on the front and the U.S map on the back. The U.S map has all 48 lower states. States I've been to (32) are highlighted with a different color. You can choose the colors you like on the hoodie.
I would buy one that's reads "you out!" -Geography King
You mean the shirt he wears yes to that too
@@thatmichiganguy you got a subscriber from me just by making that offer to someone! You don't see folks like you very often on TH-cam! I'll see you around on your channel!
I've ended using PayPal for the purchasing of pins. You can still participate in the map by visiting my Patreon page and following the steps there.
If you would like to purchase a pin, please provide the following information:
1. where you are originally from
2. where you currently live
3. where you would live if you could live anywhere you want
The pin will be placed at the spot where you'd like to live, but if you do not provide the other info I won't be able to assign a residence category (A-E) for you.
For future videos where I show updates of this map, I'll shade in the lakes, bays, sounds, etc. to make the pins along the shorelines more visible. I may also add the state/province abbreviations for each one for easier viewing.
Thank you very much for supporting the channel!
When I went to PayPal and tried to get a pin, it said, "Donations to this recipient aren't supported in this country." I don't know if it's a setting that can be changed or something PayPal just won't allow, but I'd imagine some other international viewers may also run into the same problem.
It would be cool if you add another method, I don't use paypal since they caused me a bunch of problems Poland a while ago.
Whoever voted for Pittsburgh, let’s go!! 412 baby
I would love to buy a pin, but are having problems with Paypal. But just for your info this is my answers to your three questions. 1. Originally from the island of Amager southeast of Copenhagen, Denmark. Currently I live in Brøndby, a suburb of Copenhagen, and I want to move to western North Carolina, most likely about half way between the towns of Lenoir and Wilkeboro as I have a lot of friends in that area.
An alternative to Paypal could be a Facebook Funraiser.
I purchased a pin via Paypal but I'm not sure how I send you my location information.
You reminded me to get my pin. Never thought I'd find a channel with someone excited by welcome signs and license plates like myself. I love it! Keep doing awesome things Kyle!
Hey Kyle! I work as an airline pilot, and your channel is my favorite on TH-cam. I visit many of the cities you talk about and gain a much greater appreciation for them from your videos! I can't wait to see your channel explode even more than it has!
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that a well traveled pilot enjoys the videos
what is it like flying over the curve
this is awesome! well done, Kyle. even though you fund-raised the results took some effort, no doubt. this channel is great and I love nerd-ing out on geography stuff with other like-minded folks.
Best idea for a map ever, the search for my own Nirvana, wow so many lovely places so many places to be happy in, nevermind if you aren’t in the perfect place, somewhere will be home.
Considering how many people said Seattle, I suppose you're not far off in saying that many people were searching for their own Nirvana.
You really did your research with this data, trying to find correlations and everything, very impressive!
I'm originally from Twin Falls, Idaho, still live here, and want to stay here. Not a huge city, but not a super tiny town either. Great scenic areas close by, lots of recreation, and a decent climate
Hello fellow Idahoan. I like it here very much for recreation. But not so much climate and politics. Where you live is much warmer than here in Idaho Falls
I said politics but meant drug laws
@@devinmathews7809 Respect
That's where I'd want to live some day! Save me a spot?
You guys also have built to spill.
Such a great idea! Very fun to see the results. Thanks for doing this! I look forward to seeing it grow with your channel.
Yea that lone pin in Detroit is mine (not trolling lol). The media and Detroit's reputation tends to drive people away, but it is similar to most major American cities. It is a city that you have to give it a chance. There is a nice Riverwalk (apparent ranked #1 in the US), nice plaza in the middle of Downtown (also apparent ranked top 10 in the US), Windsor Ontario skyline across the river, great historic Art Deco skyscrapers, nice urban beaches (one in middle of Downtown and on Riverwalk) and actual beaches on an island (pretty close to Downtown), 4 pro sports teams within a block of each other in Downtown, Downtown shopping (from local to stores like Nike, H&M, Lululemon, etc with potentially an Apple Store in the future since Apple Academy is locating in Detroit), casinos, Greektown, Mexicantown, Corktown (oldest neighborhood), Eastern Market (farmers market which also has tons of murals in the area similar to Wynwood in Miami), the Belt (hip alleyway with tons of mural in Downtown), iconic People Mover (monorail), Qline (Streetcar), lots of museums, nice dedicated bike paths, boat tours and cruises, large events, conventions, and parades. This is just within the city not including the metro-area.
Detroit blows💀💀
Chicagoan here. I really enjoyed Detroit when I visited a few months ago, except for the fact that I was really hyped to ride the peoplemover and it was closed for Covid.
I thought it was Windsor
Represent the 313 🙌🙌
Always thought it was funny that on East Jefferson parallel to Lake St. Clair there's a part of town that's a little shabby and literally as soon as you drive past the police station towards Grosse Pointe the area suddenly becomes affluent. not even an exaggeration, it's instant.
I live near Durango Colorado. Lived all over the country but this is by far my favorite.
The Durango / Pagosa area was my pick :)
Been there on the Colorado restored railroads trip-- great RR trip run by some CO University.
@@larrygrimaldi1400 interesting never heard of it.
There are only a few basic reasons people live where they do. 1) a desire to live in a specific climate/geological area 2) a desire to live near a loved one 3) a desire to live wherever they have to live to find employment that will enable them to live at the socioeconomic level they want or 4) there are things where they are that prevent them from relocating - family obligations, lack of enough financial flexibility to gather the resources to move, legal obligations. Fascinating subject. Thanks for the video.
5) Desire to live in a community of like-minded people
I am amazed that there is another person out there who wants to live in Marathon TX, which is truly in the middle of nowhere. However, it is a quaint little place, surrounded by a lot of natural beauty, including my favorite place on the planet, Big Bend National Park. Kyle, you must visit there sometime. --- Roger Holland, Plano TX
I'm from the other side of Texas and earlier this year I got to go over there in marathon, alpine, and the Davis mountains. It's absolutely beautiful over there and I couldn't believe we had these landscapes in texas.
I dont know if I would be able to live there indefinitely because it's sooooo far from anywhere else but I will visit any chance I get
Is Plano near Marathon? I've heard of Plano because many of the soft drinks are bottled there? Many people want to escape the stress of the big city. But they also want all the ammenties of that city. So those people who move to the middle of nowhere might be surprised by the lack of commercial ammenties. Yes there's Amazon, etc. But there probably won't be your speciality cheese shop or something like that. I lived in a town in the middle of nowhere. Everyone wanted to move away.
@@janejones7638 no they are about 8 hours apart
Plano is a Dallas suburb. Its basically Dallas. Yea thats where the big frito lay company and all that is
@@nomaderic yessir Plano is basically Dallas, I live in Frisco which is a little further north but is still basically Dallas too
@@janejones7638 Plano is 20 miles north of Dallas, and 9 hours from Marathon. I spend the night there on my way to and from BBNP each year, and the place seems magical, in a way. There is a lot to do in the neighboring areas (BBNP, Alpine, Marfa). Living there has been a fantasy of mine, just to get away from the rat race. But you're probably right, I might get bored within a year or two - the wife says the same thing. : )
This was really interesting, and I'm glad I bought a pin! Massachusetts is such a great place to live. I love it here. I've lived all over the country thanks to college/grad school/being a military kid, but my roots are in Massachusetts and I'm glad to be home. Worcester gets a bad reputation but it's up and coming.
This is really fascinating to me. I've been lucky enough to live in 4 different states, visit all 50, and visit 55 countries. I currently live in Denver and it's no surprise how many people want to move here. I70 gets more and more congested every year and there's no room to expand it. I went to college in Minneapolis and I absolutely loved it there. I'm looking to build a house on a lake near Brainerd, MN in the next several years. Minnesota is definitely my favorite state in the country. I was surprised to see Duluth had a relatively large amount of responses! If I could have a place to live in Denver as well as Minnesota, that would be ideal but housing here seems almost unattainable at this point.
Outside of the US I found a few places to be super livable. I enjoyed my time studying abroad in Lyon, France and still have friends over there. Norway is incredible and it's no surprise several people chose that. I'm actually learning some Norwegian now and I'd like to go back. I enjoyed how laid back and cheap both Malta and Cyprus were. If I liked the beach more I'd certainly consider those. Singapore is terrific - it feels like the city of the future - but the humidity and heat are oppressive and the government is a bit overbearing. In Australia I could've seen myself living in Perth or Melbourne. Nice climates and a very vibrant culture - although Perth is the most isolated city of its size in the world which would make it difficult to travel for short times.
@Andrew Verkovod I made several extremely lucky trades in crypto and stocks. But I usually try to travel as cheaply as I can. Hostels and low cost airlines mean travel a lot of places is very affordable.
I also have been to almost all of the states and have lived in 4 of them. Also have been to 15 countries. Minnesota is the place I also want to live and I do. A few years ago my boss said I can work from home and live any where I want. I moved to northeastern Minnesota. My boss also did.
I was born and raised and continue to live in San Diego (county). I love seeing the US (and would love to see beyond it) but I truly love San Diego and can’t imagine living anywhere else; it’s not that I don’t love other places. I discovered your channel because I’m planning a cross-country road trip with my wife and daughter.
Okay but once you move to Seattle you have to obey Seattle rules. Jeans and a tee are acceptable just about everywhere. You let people into traffic and, if someone lets you in, you always give the wave. You must tell everyone it rains all the time even when the sky is blue. Coffee is actually a religion. Beer and wine are also religions but coffee is something that rules your life. Thanks for this. My husband and I have traveled around the country several times. I love so many cities but I’m always excited to come home to the green trees. Mountains and blue skies.
You are correct about Seattle having a criminal fashion scene. When I visited friends there, people (especially Black men) would ask me where I got my clothes, shoes, etc and would be very disappointed when I said Vancouver or San Francisco. I do not drink coffee. I love Vancouver, but I have no desire ever to visit Seattle again, and I'm sure everyone in Seattle is happy about that. My friends who lived there have moved away - mainly from boredom.
Ummm....
@@larsedik If you are bored in Western Washington that likely means you don't like music or hiking or parks or fishing or boating or water skiing or snow skiing or drinking craft beer. or pickleball. In that case you should definitely move to Iowa.
An unnamed rule is to go hiking every other weekend, poo poo & others. I helped build and maintain some trails with WTA, good volunteer organization. You hit the nail on the head with how well we obey traffic laws. Anyone that moves to Seattle will quickly realize you get driven off the road if you're in the left lane cause youre not going over 70. It's like theres that built up energy from San Diego or Boston where they come in like rocket ships on the freeways.
... and spontaneously for no reason, riot and loot downtown.
I was raised in Cajun country, southwest Louisiana but left and moved to rural northern Michigan. I left and moved to Houston TX for a few years. It just wasn't for me or my family. I have returned to northern Michigan. I call it The Shire because that's what it is to me. A quiet place of natural beauty and wonderful, salt of the earth people. I have found my place.
This was a great idea for a video, Kyle. Fantastic content, as always.
It's wonderful to see someone from another state come to Northern Michigan. My mom lives in Northern Michigan and she met a neighbor who was pretty well traveled and used to live in Colorado. He grew up in Michigan and after some years he decided to come back to his home state, and he absolutely loves where he ended up
Since sending the pin, I’ve successfully moved to my dream location! Of course, that happened to be Seattle like everyone else, but it’s like that for a reason.
Congratulations!
@@bryannuxoll7216 thanks! I appreciate it!
Hurrah! Welcome to the PNW! As a lifelong resident, my best advice is to get a few comfy coats, you'll need them! But I hope you settle in well, it really is a wonderful part of the country
Very clear and concise, straightforward and intriguing info. Well done!
this was such an interesting video to see! can't wait to see how it looks with a larger sample size
Great work ,you can tell you love what you do.I'm glad I discovered your channel.
Thanks!
Props again for the guayabera, compay. ("Compay" [comb-PIE, as an approximate English pronunciation] is Spanish Caribbean slang for "buddy", a term common in Cuba.)
I still need to contribute to this! Will be pretty interesting to see the results!
Very interesting. This explains why Seattle where we live never crashed in 2020 even after all the bad publicity it got. Washington State really is the most beautiful and it has a great economy so it makes sense that people want to move to Seattle the most
Loved the video and concept in this edition!!!
Thank you Geography King - I am a nerd about a lot things - geography is definitely one of them. Given the skewed sample here of people who actually like geography, perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that the desire to relocate to San Diego was so strong. As a life long resident of San Diego, on balance, it's probably one of the nicest places to live in North America. I realize visiting/traveling to various places is not the same as living there. I think we could all agree that there are days when each place can claim their own slice of perfection. It's my belief that San Diego gets more than it's fair share of those slices. As some of the comments here have pointed out: Near/Long-Term Negatives: real estate bubbles (poor new family affordability); climate change (fresh water/rising sea levels/fires); high taxes and cost-of-living (high paying job required); growing density issues (no comparison to LA where you are expected/required to run red lights/stress levels are really high). Positives: beaches/surf are year round attractions [I regret being unable to insert sunset photo here]; weather (almost always sunny and 70F); Outdoors 365 days a year (albeit one needs to travel for skiing/fishing) and it only rains occasionally. In sum, when I come to visit your city, please understand that I promise not to move there, and I will tip well when dining in your restaurants. I'll be the one with the bumper sticker "just passing through"!
Great analysis, Kyle, as ever and thanks for the mention of us UK folks who contributed to this even if we don't want to live here!
So surprised to see the responses for Duluth and the the lower peninsula's north coast! Don't get me wrong, life on the Great Lakes can't be beat... when it's *summer!*
I'm only speaking for myself here, because I didn't actually respond to the poll, but I'm from Minnesota and I stay here in part BECAUSE of the cold. I love it.
LOL - There is no poor weather, just poor clothing choices. Merino wool for the win!
@C Burgess Aren't you cheery
@@rankenfile Tell that to America's car-centered transportation and my car that can't get out of its own driveway bc it got plowed in by the morning plow run
Born in SC, raised in a small town of 1600 in FL, and currently live in Philly. I was also surprised that PA wasn't on the list as often because Philly and Pittsburgh are affordable cities with a lot to offer. Being raised in a small town made me get into geography and travel. I think everyone should travel at some point because it opens up your perspective so much. There are many people from my hometown who are content staying there. But I couldn't imagine living there again lolol. It's interesting how so much of America is rural though, crazy to think about.
Keep in mind, Philly is an absolute crime ridden shit hole, as is pittsburgh. Must be a democrat thing...
This is a really cool idea, I really liked this video!
I literally love West Virginia. It’s one of the most underrated states. It’s absolutely breathtaking. When I first drove through I was in shock because I had no idea how beautiful it was. It’s actually a nice kept secret because it keeps the population low and the housing cheap. Great place to remote work.
I agree with you. It's a beautiful state. I have a feeling that its going to see an influx of newbies over the next 20 years (unless the American economy collapses). I think they're reeling from the loss of the coal industry, but, recreation could be their trump card if they focus on it.
Happy to say that I live exactly where in the world I want to live. It's a place most people who visit my state hardly know exists unless they stumble upon it and I personally wouldn't have it any other way. The people who come here for various reasons usually try to find a way to live here but it's not the easiest place to make a living.
That's where I live too!
I liked this very much. I missed the the video where you asked people where they wanted to live. The results are fascinating and some are surprising. I live in an area many people choose to live, yet I'm always searching for other options.
It was most interesting to see represented on maps where your viewers want to live. The locations of the pins were quite diverse and a few choices were somewhat surprising.
As I bought a pin, here's the answers to your questions:
1). Born in NE Texas, but raised and came of age in Harrisburg, PA, which I consider my hometown.
2). For the past 20 years, Gaithersburg Maryland has been home. I'm quite fond of living here. It's close to DC and within reasonable driving distance of Baltimore, Philly, NYC and the DE beaches, along with Pittsburgh and of course, the NC Outer Banks.
It's also a "Character Counts!" City, values I fully support and appreciate. I chose to live here partly for this reason specifically. It's overall a good place to call home, IMHO and affordable when compared to housing costs in other cities in the County or DC/MD/NOVA Metro.
3). While Toronto, Ontario and Dublin, Ireland are sorely tempting, everyone we know and care about are mostly in the Mid-Atlantic region. Having built so much of our lives here, but also being anxious about rising sea levels (a genuine concern for much of the eastern part of our state), it's hard to pick one place...
But put the pin somewhere around Parkton MD, in Baltimore County. Because ultimately, central Maryland's become our adopted home. Give us a nice house in a quiet neighborhood with some trees and that's about all we'd need. :)
I'm studying in the UK right now and moving to the US after college and I would say don't underestimate how gloomy the weather is in this part of the world (including Ireland). It is significantly cloudier and rainier than the US, much less sunlight.
Eeeek, you talked about my pin! Great job Kyle, this is an awesome idea!
I’m a huge outdoor enthusiast! I’ve hiked 11 out of the 15 14ers in California. I spend a considerable amount of time in the Sierra Nevadas, and tbh that Mountain Range is the only reason why I love California. But yes! I too would love to move the PNW. Would love to climb all the Strato Volcanos up there
Little Queen is an amazing Heart album. Nice touch.
Great content! I moved from Boise 4 years ago to the Santa Fe area. We lived in Boise for 30 years, but my heart was in NM. Lived in ABQ a long time ago. There's something so special about this state. I'm an artist and do very well here. And the food is divine, as are the architecture and sunsets. What city in Ecuador did your dad live? I lived in Quito for 6 months
That's really cool that you've been able to find a good place to for your art to be appreciated. I love the food as well.
For the pin, my dad chose his spot in Ecuador at Montanita along the coast.
I live in Seattle but I was born in San Diego and go back very often. I guess I have a connection to the top 2 most desired places to live 😁
If I had to choose another place outside of my province, I would move to Montreal or Halifax. I don't know much about the US, but I do like San Francisco and Portland OR. The New England area has always interested me, I need to visit it one day.
Anyone can love the mountains. It takes a soul to love the prairie.
-Willa Cather
2 months between Lemmon, South Dakota, and Tioga, North Dakota, waiting on weather to finish cutting wheat, hauled the equipment to Hill City, Kansas, back to Belfield to get my pickup, and somewhere going back south in the sandhills I looked around and things just felt right, like I had always been here, and northwest Pennsylvania had been a lifetime ago.
I couldn't let Nebraska only have one pin. I live a block off US6 in Cambridge, went to high school on US6 in Cambridge Springs.
Hey Kyle! You mentioned reading Stephen King and his references to Maine. We share a love for New Mexico and people think of Tony Hillerman who is also very good. One I would like to also mention is Michael Mc Garrity. His main character is former St Fe Sheriff Kevin Kerney. His books are filled with the geography of central and southern New Mexico. One read, and you'll be hooked. Great stories! You too, amigo!
I have read all of Tony Hillerman, and now his daughter is continuing the series.
Rep💛HR,OR! Awesome video haha always love watching the content. I gotta get out and explore more of the US
As a Massachusetts native, I can say that it’s a common sentiment among people I know that this is the best state to live in. For vacation other places take the cake, but in terms of having a state to hang your hat in for the other 90% of the year it doesn’t get better than this.
Yeah , I spent the majority of my life in central MA. Then moved to Los Angeles for 5 years, and then spent the last year in San Antonio. and now I'm moving back to Massachusetts this week. I can't wait to finally settle back down amongst my fellow massholes. it's been too long. Truth is, no other place in the country feels like home.
LOL 2 Masshole Motto's I made up
1. Mass Driver's Motto: Get Out of My Way !
2. Highway Sign: Welcome to Mass ! If you want have a good time go to NH !
btw - Mass is THE place to find good paying jobs but you may have to live in nearby NH to afford an apt or house +-
It’s #4 on my list, after Michigan (where I live), Colorado, and Vermont.
Interesting project. Pin purchased, although I had a hard time deciding where I'd move to.... I agree the sample population may be skewed, but not a big deal since the conversations being spurred are most important (IMO). I am looking forward to playing with the data set.
I’m a senior senior citizen. Consider Astoria OR my home. Only 2 times in my life did I get to pick where I lived (not family or husband decision). I chose San Diego and I’d choose it again but I’m old now and live near my daughter and granddaughters (2) in South Orange County. It’s not San Diego though it’s only a Camp Pendleton away.
Astoria is small wet and beautiful. It surprises people when I say I didn’t own an umbrella. Rain is soft and gentle. You can do outdoor activities 11-12 months of the year unlike in the Ark-La-Tex. Also there are no poisonous snakes or poison ivy/oak in Clatsop county. I spent over 30 years in Louisiana and 8 in Arkansas. No way would I ever moved back to the South‼️
I live in PNW, and yes, not many native to WA own an umbrella. I don't own one because the rain often comes with wind, enough wind that an umbrella is stupid. And if it is raining but not windy, most around here depend on appropriate raingear rather than an umbrella.
To the people wanting to move to San Diego, you aren't wrong.
The only thing I dislike about San Diego is that autumn isn't really a season here. It's basically summer all year round.
@@termitesc.aardwolf3644 Oooff, yeah, that would be tough to take! 🙄😉🤣✌🏼
The city is looking quite rough though to be honest. Homelessness and trash everywhere
@@termitesc.aardwolf3644 San Diego gets really chilly like in the 40s 50s🥶
@@termitesc.aardwolf3644 isn't that why people want to move to San Diego in the first place? 😭
Born and grew up for almost 24 yrs, in southwest WY. Then lived in Portland, OR for 23 yrs, before moving to Syracuse, NY for 2 yrs. Been back around Portland, OR metro area ( including Vancouver, WA ) the last 3 yrs, and I *really* miss the northeast. Not around Syracuse, but somewhere in the New England area. I really miss the 4 seasons, and am *so* tired of having to deal with fire season every single summer here around Portland ( besides the skyrocketing crime. ) If I could afford it, I would probably live in Portsmouth, NH, but pretty much anywhere in the New England area, in general.
Newburyport Mass !
Great job. Very fascinating. I am really glad I joined this group
My pin is in New Buffalo Michigan, a beautiful harbor town in the South West corner of the State. I currently live in Chicago and would want to come back here often, but I don't have a car. Luckily, New Buffalo is serviced by two different Amtrak lines and is also not too far from the South Shore line in Michigan City Indiana. It's far enough from Chicago to have a small town quiet feel but it is still extremely easy to get back to Chicago if I want to. They also have the Stray Dog restaurant, which has fantastic food and a great view of the lake where you can actually see Chicago on the other side.
is it too expensive to live there?
This Chicagoland resident is intrigued 🤔
I've never been to the lower peninsula of Michigan yet!
Oh yeah. Redemak burger!
Lake life best life
Interesting! I never knew there was any point in Michigan from which one could see over to Chicago directly. Doesn't the earth curve enough that you could only see the tops of the skyscrapers, though?
Thanks Kyle for video. I will help you out with a pin. My mom is in icu right now so I'm doing catch up. I'm from Louisiana as u probably know. I would like to live in Montana or wyoming. Hunting and fishing but I'd have to get my seasoning shipped to me. Take care!
From Washington, can confirm its pretty damn nice there. *Especially* the parts on the western side that aren't Seattle. Just make sure you don't have seasonal depression for the winter months (4 months of sunny and 75 degree days in the summer make up for it though). The Sunshine Coast of BC, the San Juans, and parts of the Puget lowlands are in a bit of a rain shadow though, if you like a little more sun.
I just want to live where I'm free from tyranny and high taxes.
@@jennyanimal9046 I mean the taxes are pretty reasonable and its pretty peaceful there so... there ya go I guess
@@jennyanimal9046 And your definition of tyranny would be...?
Hope u do more geographic profiles of the states. Thanks 4 all the vidz, safe travels
Great idea Kyle. Love ❤
This is the first time I have ever donated to a channel and had to do it 2 times due to my lack of reading the instructions. smh Love what you do on this channel, keep up the great work!!
I love that no one leaves Massachusetts. It's true - we all just want to stay here. The state has everything and we tend stick out in a bad way anywhere else we go 😊 I'll stay here with my fellow weirdos. Go Massachusetts!!!
Taxachusetts Jabbachusettas MassHoles, ya we got it ALL !
There is also other evidence of a diaspora out of Mass. by noticing the presence of fans of Boston sports teams in the stadiums of other US cities.
@@ScarlettFire341 Total tax burden is 20. The tax thing is a big indoctrinated fake news thing. Look it up! A lot of midwest states are higher. I've lived in FL and the people were FAR worse there than in MA. I'm not a big fan of MA, but the crime is super low because incomes are high. After living in FL I prefer avoiding regular manhunts. People are active and there's a lot to do. Cost is really rough though.
Nice video man. I’m loving the geo stuff. I lived in Bristol for a good while. Chattanooga is a swell place to dwell
Hey Kyle, 6:03 - you are spot on with this comment. Michigan is a peninsula state, which means that for many road trips south, especially from the Detroit area, one must take a fairly unhappy stretch of I-75 in Ohio to exit the state. A four to six hour road trip within the State of Michigan can usually put you in nicer spot in less time, and often on one of the Great Lakes or the smaller inland lakes. I have lived in Michigan for 25 years and I would like to relocate to Traverse City or the Leelanau peninsula. But it is not as if Michigan is all I know; I went to college in Atlanta and to high school near you, right up on the ridge in Chattanooga. And I have lived outside the US twice in my life; three years in Japan and then a bit later another three years in South Korea. And I love the Gulf of Mexico. From NOLA through the pan handle down to Naples, you can’t beat the Gulf for warm water and fantastic shrimp. But just as you observe, I want to move from one spot in Michigan and retire in another spot in Michigan.
Yo! People! people! Yo, I live in Denver been here 25 years now, all my adult life, here! It’s expensive, a lot more pollution than you probably realize, and the summers are getting palpably hotter every year while the winters get milder and no snow in those mountains means drought! More people more Drought and prices go up! Only rich folk enjoy living here because the increasing problems and pressures don’t touch them as much. If you make minimum wages it is not easy to scrape a living out of this place.
Though I didn't have a pin (first I heard about this), I am a person who moved this summer from the most people destination (Seattle area) to place I've wanted to live for awhile (Tucson). Santa Fe might still end up being a future destination city, but that's to be determined. Not surprised to see so much western US represented. It is beautiful and scenic. It's a shame about our droughts.
As a native Houstonian, I'm not surprised. Anyone who wants to live in Houston more than anywhere else needs to get their head checked
Just FYI guys for anybody considering moving to Seattle, WA: I have a close friend who moved out there 6 years ago because she thought she'd love it. But year after year of the continuous depressing weather, overcast, constant rain, & lack of sunlight has really, REALLY taken a toll on her mental health & has mentally drained her. She said she absolutely hates it there & is sick of it, & cannot WAIT to get out if she could.
It's hard to know how that will affect you until you live it. I was in the UK for a few months in the winter and the darkness and cold drizzle were awful.
True the winter gloom can be long but the summers are rain free and common for it to be cloud free for weeks at a time during the summer. I just travel a few times in the winter and it works.
I'm from Houston. Poor Houston! Love it here because it is where I'm from but truth is things like traffic, mosquitos, humidity, flooding, and overall flat geography are nothing to get excited about. Surprised the Woodlands didn't get at least one pin.
I have friends in Sugarland, they are so sweet-natured and basically good honest people.
traffic, mosquitos, humidity, flooding, and overall flat geography LOL x 2
2:08 It's interesting that the top 2 places to live are a place that is always cloudy and a place that is always sunny.
Man, Kyle, if you drew that by hand, that's almost spot on! Keep up the great content!
The map is hand drawn but I certainly didnt draw it! I have no art skills. But it is a nice map.
Awesome to see a good number of people wanting to join me in Portland, OR
I just drove through Portland on my way to Seattle and was shocked at all the graffiti and homeless tents along Highway 5. What's up with that?
@@missypooh1109 That's only recent---- 10 years ago, Portland was a great city!
Just came back from Fairbanks Alaska. Would be a great, quaint town to live in. It is a nice blend of American comfort with Alaskan wilderness. Highly recommend it for people who want to travel far north!
I took that Alaskan trip, reminded me of Maine--- there's no jobs there either.
Seeing my pin was so cool! I chose to live near Kennedy Space Center in Florida because I love rockets, and I hope the same can be said of the person who wants to live in South Padre Island Texas!
I have been to Cocoa Beach many times,have family there.Nice.
Love this channel, fascinating geographic tidbits.
I've traveled all over Europe and North America. Spain is incredible, but the only place I would want to live permanently is San Diego, more specifically North San Diego County! As close to perfect, all things considered, as there is on the globe.
I recently retired at 60 and have lived in Maryland for 55 of those years. I am totally open minded about moving to a different area,...and have researched and visited many of the areas I have an interest in. The pandemic and working from home has turned the best ''affordable'' areas upside down,....and nothing seems to be affordable anymore. In the end, I may just decide that Maryland (for me) is paradise and why bother leaving everything,...and everyone I know.
@tony tony If we’re fortunate enough to have good friends, it’s extra difficult to justify moving … even to a dream location.
You only live once Tony.
Friends and family often end up mattering more than dream locations!
Love this video!!
The Tampa Bay area has everything you want with out all the craziness of South Florida. Especially if you have a family, its has beaches, only an hour from Disney and a great nightlife and restaurant scene.
i'm in lakewood ranch right now for the month from SF. what a perfect time of year right now. can't say i'd make the full move, but i now know that Tampa is truly an underrated place.
@@jackc4092 lakewood ranch is more sarasota
Fredericksburg, Texas resident here!
Shoutout to the one person who chose around Klamath Falls, I never saw the poll but I'm eyeing Medford myself.
I love the bent paddle in the back ground. You gotta go to the BWCA main the maps of the canoe area would really get you going.
I’m the dude who picked Vik, Iceland (yes,I’ve been there, and yes, it plucked my magic twanger). However, realistically (I.e. legally) it’s a bit of a fantasy, so I’m not sure it counts. My medium-term choice would be the Poncha Springs area of CO, and my climate/zombie apocalypse leave-a-patch-of-fertile-ground-to-my-descendants for the long haul would be in the Finger Lakes region of NY. Can’t have everything, though.
I LOVED it in Vik! 😅👌
Iceland is pretty bad ass...loved my visit there
I've known friends who visit Iceland because their kids married there-- Never been there myself, except for a 35minute stopover in Reykjavik airport,. I did go to college in the Finger Lakes region--choose Iceland.
Hey i just started studying urban geography and planology (is that an enlgish word) at uni. Love your channel keep up the good work
I live in Albany and overall it's nice. The main positive is the fact it's a day trip drive to both the nature in the Adirondacks and to the busy life of NYC. The only issue is the state government is INSANELY corrupt
I am starting to think that of all government, but do not have a suggestion to improve it.
Very cool! Looking forward to seeing the excel sheet with the raw data!
The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America...
The Beautiful Berkshires 💚
Cape Cod called "the Cape"
Hey I'm in Dalton near you! As soon as I have the money to spend, I'll be on your map!
Interesting how many people would willingly chose to live in the most congested and expensive cost of living places in the US. Now, if this poll was hypothetical and money wasn't a factor, then sure, i can see why these places would be desirable.
live in Atlanta and even that's started to get insane as of late, personally Id love to move the midwest myself like Arkansas, Oklahoma, maybe Montana if it wasn't so damn cold there lol.
They have high cost of living and are congested because they are desirable. Living in cities isn't for everyone, sure. But there are many things you can get from big cities that are difficult to get else where.
@Socialish Congested here has a deliberately negative connotation. I imagine he was talking about cities that sprawl and have a ton of traffic. If a city had a great transit system and as a result, not soul crushing traffic or long commute times, you might just call it "densely populated"
Incomes there are very high. Big, rich cities are densely populated for a reason
The amenities there are things you can't find in other places
Maybe if money isn’t a problem I can see why someone might consider it but I live in the Seattle metro area and we’re seeing homes going for $1,000,000+ and we still have a pretty bad homeless problem…
Because it’s not boring
i kinda understand the obsession on Seattle. I'm an Indonesian and currently living in the Capital and largest city and if i have the opportunity, my top city to move to is Tokyo, Japan but the second city is Seattle, WA. Seattle itself isn't really that popular here in Indonesia, i mean the usual NYC and LA always be the first, but it is growing in name around here. With big tech and a rising start-up, business, and future industries in the metro area, the best growing transit system in US, near one of the best cities in North America, Vancouver, and having a really temperate climate, with many growth potential, honestly i can see Seattle becoming the next San Fransisco or at least having the same footing as it by the end of the century.
If anyone watched this video and thought "I'm not sure where I'd like to live..." then that's your sign to get out and see this country, this world! If you find that your home is perfect, then blessings to you! But, go see something while you still can, go see it all. Fill up the tank, take the kids and go see everything!
Had I saw this earlier I would have put in a pin on the white mountain region of NH. World class pancakes (pollys and bentons) and beer (treehouse and hill farmstead) a short drive away. Also no where else compares in the fall.
Peak fall is approximately October 5-12 i highly recommend visiting during that time as well as the Stowe area and green mountains in Vermont as well as Moxie falls, Baxter state park, and Acadia national park in Maine.
A hidden gem in the us you might not hear about is the pittsburg NH area way up north. The town of Dixville notch has a population of 12 and is where the first votes are cast in the national election. A lot of the roads are offroad/ 4wd only. Its a beautiful and serene area with very few tourists. The most incredible breakfast Aprils maple is in Canaan VT 30 mins down the road
I think a lot of people would like to live where there is more scenic beauty, but of course, in most cases, there are few well-paying jobs there. With the switch to remote work that COVID forced, I wonder how many people will actually try moving to some of these spots if they can.
I often wonder about this point and how soon it will settle out--- I mean habit patterns broke in the Pandemic, and that's good (I guess)-- but when does trying out your dream either succeed or fail?
Massachusetts definitely has a population that stays almost all of their lives. Except for 3 years in Ft Myers as a baby, I'm born and raised here. It's hard to leave here. Lots going on for all seasons...
@Gerald ya us Massholes are one of a kind
San Diego makes sense, but I’m shocked anyone wants to live in L.A. or San Francisco.
How come? They are both very romanticized, it doesn’t surprise me that people would want what they see in movies and media. Not to mention they are some of the more well known American cities. People mainly like it for the many “things” and activities you can do there, to live your life not to settle down, because, obviously, these wouldn’t be very good places to realistically and comfortably ‘settle down’
I liked my four-acre mountain-view in East San Diego County for 25 years....But, unfortunately, it's still in California , and only getting worse.
Because of the homeless problem in LA. I would never want to live there I would be so depressed
I believe by looking at the from/to pairs, you can have some statistics regarding what people are trying to escape from. My guesses would be running away from too:
- crowded
- boring
- expensive
- hot and/or humid
- rainy (I did this by leaving Seattle)
Awesome! Saw my sole pin in Oklahoma 😂
It's lonely out there
What made you pick Oklahoma?
Were you the person wanting to work at the weather center?
@@Catlily5 yep!
@@douglasbubbletrousers4763 weather service is stationed out there
Love this channel!
Thank you!
So I think the Massachusetts thing demonstrates something important that you don't get in the Western US. For example, you have individual cities that don't particularly demonstrate the demographics or socio-economic state of their respective states like Santa Fe, NM or San Diego: even Portland & Seattle aren't particularly representative of the general population of their states. Then you get Mass. I've been spent maybe a two weeks out of the past 40 years in Massachusetts but you can tell it's a well run operation full of smart, if not the most openly friendly people.
20 Massachusettses fit into 1 California. If you break up California into 20 parts the right way, you will get the MA-like homogeneity and socio- economic parity across some of the individual parts. The beauty of California is in the topographical, climatological, geological, demographical diversity, unfortunately not the socio-economic disparity.
I used to live in NE and I will never return. You can have the Hub--give me friendly folks and less congestion any day.
@@striker44 Well said, but I'd say California is untenable due mostly to the very socio economic issues it's created which will only become worse when the fire season is 9 months combined with 3 months of continuous brown outs. I've lived here forever. It's beautiful but we're all pretty screwed.
@@CommentLikeDescribe Agree with you. Despite the mismanaged state of the 5th largest economy in the world, to me the West represents freedom, every spirit of it - coming from someone who has traveled and lived in 3 continents. We here have the brains, money and muscle to bring the change, barring the deep political divide we are all in.
Darn! I bought a pin but missed the text box! Oh well, I'm glad I donated anyway, keep it up!
Well 0 for Houston shouldn't at all be a surprise
Yeah, Houston is a shithole just like 80% of California, all of New Jersey, and Seattle.
@@garrettstephens91 can't disagree on any of those points.
@@garrettstephens91 Totally agree, I spent 4 years in Houston; 4 years now living in Sacramento, and I work for a company out of Seattle so I spend some time there. All are shitholes. I will take your word for it on New Jersey.
This was a fun project to participate in!
This says more about people's happiness than the actual geographic locations. Some people just will never be happy no matter where they are
I absolutely love living in a little town on the western coast of lower Michigan. I have small-town community, the beach, outdoor recreation, and all the seasons. If I was forced to leave Michigan, I'd move to Colorado.
I live in Frankfort. If I had to leave, it would either be Colorado or Vermont.
👍🏼 Puerto Peñasco, Sonora?!? 🦐🏖️🎣🦈 🦐 Let's go, Rocky Point! 😎✌🏼
Interesting results. I'm one of the 53 who's from somewhere else and wants to stay where they currently are. I've also lived in 8 of the listed 27 "most popular desired places to live," as well as several others shown on the U.S. map. I can confirm that the grass isn't necessarily greener elsewhere...unless you live in a desert ;-)
Mostly yellow grass in the desert 😛