10 Reasons NOBODY Wants To Move To Arkansas.
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- Arkansas is a beautiful state with a lot to offer, but it's not for everyone. In this video, we'll explore some of the reasons why people might not want to move to Arkansas before you call a realtor and start looking for real estate.
Of course, there are also many reasons why people would want to move to Arkansas. The state is home to a variety of natural resources, including forests, mountains, and rivers. It also has a low cost of living and a strong sense of community. Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to move to Arkansas is a personal one.
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I’m relocating to Arkansas from Trinidad soon and let me tell you…most of what you mentioned here is microscopic compared to life in my country. You guys have no idea how blessed you are.
You’re a person of color. Particularly a male of color. Study the laws here brother. I have 2 boys and want to leave this country in 7 years.
We are the scattered in Deuteronomy
Shalom and take care
Why Arkansas of all places?
@@jjorjojo Arkansas is cheaper than most states and honestly other than crime in some places not that bad if you choose good neighborhoods to live in
It’s beautiful here.. don’t let this video fool you.
@@onthe-gotarot7929 you got that right brother...
As an Arkansan I like this list because maybe it will help keep people out.
Yes we don't want them here 😅😅😅
I agree with you, I feel lost these days in Texas, nothing like it once was 😰
Yeah,,,,soooo much wrong on this video,,,but I'm not saying a word😅all the crime is in the progressive cities, surprise, Surprise
Sorry guys people are comminng regardless lol get over it
@@BLOCKBOI3RD I think your safe
I moved from Virginia to Arkansas last year. I have lived in many states in the past, including North Idaho, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, West Virginia, and Virginia. I love western Arkansas. It has great people, great fishing and outstanding mountain bike trails. Best move I’ve ever made.
100% agree. Moved from 5 acres in northern Virginia to 40 acres in north central Arkansas 2 years ago. Weather is not much different from Virginia, but the cost of living is much more reasonable.
i agree with ya! Moved to north central AR in 2017 from CA.. wish i would have done it 20 years ago
@@buckdaman8493 it is VERY diverse here. Not only do they have Largemouth, but they have smallmouth, stripers, trout, blues, flatheads, channel, red-ear, bluegill and much more.
@@timothybageant7429 LOL
@@buckdaman8493 North and northwest AR are very white, while east AR, the delta area isn't.
I was raised in the Northeast and had my medical training in the the northern Midwest. I chose to move to Arkansas for several reasons that have stood well over time. To begin with, there is no such thing as a physician who isn’t busy - the demand for your expertise is immense and you have a great medical community to work alongside. Your patients are genuinely appreciative of what you do for them - you are a well respected member of the community. People are down to earth and unpretentious. Your cost of living is below average - actually attracting many retirees for that reason. Relatives visiting from out of state are astounded by the relative low cost of real estate. You enjoy the change of seasons with many outdoor activities. I won’t defend the public education typically available, but education begins at home and as a parent you set the standards. Both my children have engineering degrees and amazing careers ahead of them. Life is what you make of it and making the most of a diamond in the rough is highly rewarding. Look beyond convention wisdom.
Pay us a visit!
Okie here that loves your state!
Both myself & my wife had Dr. Michael Ford M.D. as our primary physician for our 5 year stay in Little Rock; I would rate him " the " best " in my 67 yrs. at that time . He belongs to the St. Vincent Medical System. Great M.D. & person !
Well will you defend the state wide poverty or the backwards religious nuts that make all the laws or the crazy gun nut culture how about the shit infrastructure or the wide spread racism and homophobia
Well said, doc
Yeah well this creator is from ....hold your breath! PORTLAND OREGON.....like he has bragging rights?? ha ha....and many of his statistics would be more honest if they were measured by the 'per capita' ruler.
Please keep making these videos telling people not to move to Arkansas. I live in Benton County in Northwest Arkansas and I've watched my area which was so unknown basically and had low crime and traffic that moved smoothly turn day by day turn into a gentrified urban area with too much traffic and not enough infrastructure to handle it. Also it's not uncommon to hear of murder and other "big city" crime where it's becoming normal.
We lived there from 1988 - 2004 and it wasn't nearly as populated as it is now. We loved our time living in Fayetteville, and would still be there, if the job hadn't required a move.
It's a poor state, that is the sole source of the health, crime and education issues mentioned. For the upper middle class and one percenters living here with great education and stable families there is zero impact of any of that on their lives. I've got billionaire friends living here in rural Arkansas. They have great kids and are not plagued by the problems that plague the poor. Arkansas gets the bad wrap because of the same problems that occur with the same frequency in the poorer demographics population the world over. We just have more, but those problems don't affect others in a statistically significant manner. Our Walmarts and Targets aren't closing like the ones in Seattle, Portland and Chicago.
@@cuz129 also I want to say my brother has benefitted from the prosperity the economy here has brought. He has more money than he knows what to do with but never offers to help. And I don't ask anyone to help me. I like everyone else pays 10¢ on each dollar I spend which goes to fund the government. I'm not complaining Steve so please don't think that. I've just learned some of life's lessons the hard way and it has built an inner strength and character I didn't know I had in me. I'm happy for my successful friends. I just know I came into the World with nothing and will leave it with nothing. I'm just glad I never had children of my own who've had to suffer because of my misfortune.
I grew up in Fayetteville. Class of '74. I have never really moved back there. But I have always kept property at the lake. My children however did not grow up there but the day they left home guess where they went to? Of course it didn't hurt that grandpa and grandma set them up. They couldn't set me up but they sure did set up those grandchildren.
@@marnycoggins4535 I guess that's just what Grandparents do huh?
I live here in Arkansas and traveled to other states. I love it here. There are bad areas but thats every state. Our whole state is beautiful with great sites and people. Proud to be a Arkansan👍
Horrible place. Stay out.
@thepitpatrol nah, no its not but nice try though
@bl8800 well I had to try.
@@thepitpatrolnorthwest Arkansas is cheap and better, I personally say Roger Arkansas is the best with cheap everything from rent to food and gas, we have gas that costs like 95 or 60 cents!
@@Jounrananiroj it is a great place to live for sure.
I really like your video on Arkansas. We don’t want a bunch of people moving here. We love our state and want to keep it rural, conservative and free. Thank you!!
Good for you, I’m in Texas and the recent growth has changed everything I loved about my State. It’s no longer Texas..it’s lost its special uniqueness and is now a traffic clogged overbuilt unfriendly madhouse..like anywhere else, just acres of housing areas covering the once open ranch land. Progress isn’t always good.
Amen brother!
Haha….well we found out about your beautiful state. Don’t worry tho. We tell everyone back home in Cali that is sux.
@@keashablew7728 Thanks!! Been to your state recently too. Can’t say much except it was great to get home!
If you don't like that, we may as well cut off all the federal aid that is being sent to keep you afloat.
I moved to Arkansas from Tennessee, from a small town almost exactly the same. I loved my hometown in TN but I have to admit I like it here. Although I came from the same size town, crime, I feel is a lot less here, housing is reasonably inexpensive, and I have one of the cleanest lakes in the country less than five minutes from my house. Not that I want a lot of people moving in here but just thought I would add my perspective.
The weather in NWA (Northwest Arkansas) is significantly different from the weather in the Mississippi Delta area of Arkansas - NOT swampy in NWA. Crime is not bad in NWA and Education is good in NWA. Bentonville is considerably better than the National average for Crime and Education - yes - better!! I moved here from California - not moving back. Bentonville - and NWA - is a far better place to live than Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago or any other of the Shithole Metropolis's that should be Bulldozed. Hoping that people watch this video and stay away!!
Yeah I felt Briggs should’ve done a better job of distinguishing NWA from the rest. Clearly he hasn’t researched enough and also looks like he hasn’t even been there!
@@skyeshwin facts I hope this video scares them away from here 😂😂
Sssshhhhhhhhhh, hopefully nobody sees your comment and moves to NWA.
NWA is awful, stay away, don't even visit or drive through . 😅😂
(I honestly can't imagine living anywhere else)
Any high school wrestling?
@@lprice5583yes sir
We moved to Arkansas where my wife's family is from and it's 1000x better than where we were in Canada beforehand. We're in rural North central Arkansas and it's beautiful and the people are incredibly friendly and reasonable.
This person is lying. Stay out.
@@thepitpatrol lol
@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 I'm trying to help all of us lol.
@@thepitpatrol there's definitely a certain type of person we don't want here.
We have traveled all over the country and lived in several states including, New Jersey, Virginia, California, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. During our travels we looked all over the country and out of every state we picked Arkansas to retire in. We can travel north, south, east and west conveniently with our RV from here, We've been here permanently for a year and a half but visited often before that. We just absolutely love it here. The cost of living here is awesome. The people are awesome as well. I was a little concerned about medical care here but found it's 100 % better here than in Georgia where we spent most of the last 40 years. The doctors here actually spend time with you and listen to what you're telling them. The summers are humid but so was Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Actually he whole east coast is humid. That's what air conditioning is for. We love having 4 seasons and we can also travel whenever we want to. We love nature and wildlife and we live on 7 wooded acres and have very low taxes. We're very close to 2 huge lakes, the Buffalo National River and the White River. We're a little over an hour from Branson, Missouri. We have barely any traffic in this rural area unless we go to Mountain Home or Harrison. We have absolutely no stress living here and lots of friends already. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else. We know we picked the best place for us to retire.
I’m really in love with Mountain View. My life goal is to be a cave tour guide at Blanchard Springs.
I’m a single mom, my son is 17 now. I want to move out of Alaska. I’ve done my research and AR seems like a great state. I do have to find a job, so I’m still looking into several cities in AR.
I recently moved from Philadelphia to Texas and let me tell you Arkansas was the most beautiful state I traveled on my way down other than Tennessee. It was so nice I questioned why I moved to Texas.
Amen !
It is indeed, very beautiful. Tbh, Texas is ugly af and property taxes are insane here.
@@alohawg yea I’m getting tf outta here as soon as I can. I moved to Dallas last August and it has been a nightmare
@@tootrill5622 im a Dallas native all my 42 years. it has changed a whole lot. if not for my cheap rent i would have moved a while ago.
That’s exactly why we bought in Arkansas instead of Texas.
North West Arkansas especially Bentonville/Rogers area is really different it feels like a completely different state. People are moving here like crazy because of all the corporate jobs and its growing. Also the per capita income in the area is one of the highest in the nation.
I just came back from Bentonville last weekend and I’ve been there multiple times since last year… as you rightly said, there are actual estates huge beautiful homes and residential condos in the northwest corridor… great place to live in I’d say! Plus the living costs are cheap compared to rest of the country.
@@skyeshwin How bad are the property taxes? That's what scared me away from retiring in Texas.
@@elultimo102 low, but you want to stay out of Benton or Washington county to keep it low as possible.
@@skyeshwin Great place to live if you're a white collar worker or college student from Texas. Not so much for people who are just trying to get by.
@@elultimo102 I have no idea… i dont live in AR but anyone who sees this might have an idea about the property taxes
My wife and I moved to Arkansas from Texas several years ago. I enjoy Briggs' videos but this left me feeling that averages can paint a very distorted picture. The poverty, health care, crime, education, and teen pregnancy problems he mentioned simply haven't been a part of our experience. We're a 90 minute flight from DFW airport which gets you absolutely anywhere. I agree the summer heat and humidity is miserable but the winters are typically mild and the fall is absolutely glorious. There are places here I would recommend people to consider moving to, and there's certainly places I'd discourage people from moving to.
You do realize you're arguing statistics with " your experience " right??
@@deonwilliams434 You do realize he lives there and has a right to his own opinion right?!
@@deonwilliams434 Not really arguing anything, just saying a statistic doesn't guarantee a particular experience. When watching Briggs' videos it's easy to fall into the idea that this place is like this and if I go there this is what I'll experience. It's just not that simple at all.
Personal experience erodes objectivity and can reduce knowledge of a subject by closing down any willingness to find out more about it. This is also known as the anecdotal fallacy.
@@alancrawford8749 Exactly. The crime rate and poverty rate and pregnancy rate, are high in certain areas and not in others.
I stopped in Fayetteville, Arkansas last summer and it was a great place to visit. As I drove South and East toward Tennessee, the vibe declined considerably. I entered Tennessee through Memphis, and,, despite Memphis' reputation for being a pretty terrible place, I felt like someone turned on the lights as I left Arkansas and entered Tennessee. I swear the grass got greener and the trees grew taller in Tennessee.
Yeah same thing when you get out of northern Mississippi and get into Tennessee feels like your in Disney world 🌎 and Everything is do much better
The prettiest part of Arkansas is north and west of a line drawn southeast from Jonesboro to Texarkana. The drive along I-40 west from Little Rock to Fort Smith is much prettier than from Litttle Rock, eastward to West Memphis, unless you are into flat farm country. West TN isn't very attractive, either. TN in my opinion doesn't get attractive until you get nearly to Nashville and then east of there.
Arkansas gets progressively better the further north and west you go. It’s a well known fact the Mississippi River valley (on the east side) is one of the poorest parts of the country.
And that river valley includes significant portions of Mississippi and Louisiana as well. If all three states just cut the river valley out, they’d be ranked a good bit higher in every category you can think of.
You are so right
That’s because southeast Arkansas should be part of Mississippi! It’s nothing like most of Arkansas!
Maybe this is the case for most of Arkansas, but NW Arkansas is being overrun by rich folks from out of state. Little Rock is seeing some growth too but nothing like NWA.
I read about a famous actress just moved there
West Virginia wishes to be Arkansas one day.
👎
Why
Why
WV would still be poor. Maybe aim for a richer state.
I'm not quite sure I believe this video, I live here and the people flocking here from California and New York in Illinois are incredible. North of Little Rock the population is really growing
Tennessee here, seems like every other tag on the road is from those exact states. But what I can’t figure out is why is it this three? One could make the argument that these are highly populated high tax states, but the argument can quickly be shot down by the fact that theres more populated states that aren’t fleeing here. I don’t think politics have anything to do with it either because there are more highly populated blue states that aren’t fleeing here.
Every time i’m on the backroads in metro Nashville I always see California and Illinois tags stopping and looking at houses (and driving really poorly in the process)
@@User1player they are leaving their politics behind plain and simple. Really hilarious a guy from Portland Oregon is bashing Arkansas
@@jameswesterman9283 Yeah I’d agree it is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. I’ve been out your way a few times, and Arkansas seems to be a pretty well managed state with many beautiful areas.
@@jameswesterman9283 But as for the population, it actually might be declining. A lot of the population is elderly, and no one is moving to the small towns. The NW corner is really booming though.
I have a sneaking suspicion that a guy that lives in Portland is perhaps biased in his views and thinking. Just a hunch… 😊
Aren’t the smoking rates high in Arkansas? Please do a video on the states with the highest smoking rates. This could be a reason why there is a low life expectancy.
High obesity rate adds to that too.
Obesity - lots of that. Chicken farms and factories causes nodules on lungs though not cancerous. Health care is not good due to lack of staff and doctors.
Smoking what ??? Lmao..
As a arkansans born and raised in NWA (North west Arkansas) in Benton county, I think the only people smoking are the ones who are homeless, the ones who move from out of state, or maybe some who are just addicted to smoking. But to really answer the question of smoking, yes, there are SOME people smoking, now to diabetes, yes, I myself is fat. But we do have more gyms popping up in north west Arkansas! All kinds of gyms
@@shawnacothran3075 cigarettes. If you want to talk about meth take that up with Virginia
Good...I'm happy I was born and raised here. Went to Colorado for about 18 months and had to come home. I LOVE IT here!
The fact that it is a very conservative sounds great to me.
Honestly you will never know what it’s like living in Arkansas until u live here lot of heavenly places
Moved to Arkansas in 2018 and LOVE it here!
The stats do not tell the true story of Arkansas. The Natural State is just that. The people are fantastic!
Beautiful land , lakes, rivers, and mountain ranges. Life is at a slower pace and people are genuine.
Glad I moved here from California!
I just moved here from WASHINGTON state. Best move I ever made! Love it!
I've lived in Arkansas my whole life and let me tell you, don't come, do not come here, stay away !!!!
This is good ! I hope your comments keep folks from coming to Arkansas. Great state great people!
If was not for the tornados my mom and I would be living in Arkansas
If i were to move to the south, Arkansas would probably be it, beautiful mountainous country 😁 Prior to driving through it last year i just figured it was completely flat
Agree! I miss rural living and having 4 mild seasons. I lived in SW Arkansas for a short time and it was my favorite place of the 8 states I've lived in. Have visited most of the lower 48. It all depends on what your values are.
I love Arkansas. First moved here in 2004 from Western NY. I have a little goal for my retirement and that's to try to hit as many primitive or tent site camps as possible and as many trails. Live in the River Valley right now. Doesn't have the money North West Arkansas does but it's where I'm at now. I love driving Arkansas and just stopping when I see something interesting on the side or a view. Land is still relatively cheap too. The flat side is the East side. I do want to check out the Delta area as a road trip to see the swamps and Cypress. A whole different world from the Ozarks.
I'm originally from Central Arkansas, and had an opportunity to transfer out in 1988, best decision I ever made. I have told my children that I would disown them if they ever move there!! Unfortunately, I have had to spend time there with elderly parents, these past few years. If one really insists on taking a step backward, then go ahead, but best to stay in the northern or western areas. There are great areas for scenery etc. but it's not the only state with scenery, and it doesn't make up for the stupid factor.
Maybe in 1988 it was terrible but it may not be the same now! If you think I’m wrong, then checkout the northwest area
@Da Lama All of it is bad and terrible.
Same here. I’m moving back because of my elderly parents. Arkansas has gotten worse in the last decade
What do you think of Hot Springs? I stayed there on vacation and really enjoyed it.
@Da Lama You can find communities that aren't so bad, but Arkansas is like many other places, no shortage of meth heads and deadbeats. I just think the northern or western parts are better.
Everyone is moving to North West and North central Arkansas. It's very beautiful in the Ozarks, and it seems that everyone has figured that out, including myself. I moved here from Denver in June '22
You forgot Northeast Arkansas it’s booming there.
I live in Northeast Arkansas and it's best if the rest of the country continues to believe that Arkansas is a terrible place to live. Best for those of us living in Arkansas........... have a nice day
Amen brother!
What are you saying?
@@chillax593 So much of the country has a low opinion of Arkansas and probably wouldn't choose to live here. When traveling Arkansas you will see very small towns with populations low as 12. Yes 12 people. I don't know the statistics but a few hundred to a couple of thousand. Very small towns. It's not that we don't want other people living here but so many forget "when in Rome".
@@jimmypage3183 are there a lot of small towns in northeast Arkansas to make it unfavorable?
We just moved back to our home state of Arkansas from Memphis. Thank god! Do a video on life in Memphis. So glad to get out of that place.
I beg to differ! I live in Northwest Arkansas and there are single family homes and apartments going up like mushrooms! The cost of living is so high, many people had to move because the rent is skyrocketing! There is no "rural" to see, just the beautiful farms and forests are now huge subdivisions! Look up Fayetteville, Rogers and Bentonville.
There is no way in hell this guy knows what he's talkin about, he is just trying to get TH-cam content Arkansas has to be in the top-15 for state's growing
@@jameswesterman9283 exactly… he doesn’t do enough research! And I’m pretty sure they he hasn’t been there either!
Call it Cali-fornication...that's the disease that is infecting the NW sector. They will regret it later!
I guess its all a matter of where your from, here in the midwest the most common state jokes are about New York and California..
Exactly
I grew up going to the ozarks every summer and it is where I met my wife. I love to visit there and actually just returned home from there. Statistics aren’t everything, there’s some good folks there.
Born and Raised in Little Rock Arkansas. I tell all younger adults to move or don’t come. Older People who is ready to settle down Arkansas is great. Lots of land for cheap, great outdoors experiences such as fishing, hiking, etc. You will love it.
"The whole area has that swamp smell...?!" I've lived in Arkansas for almost 70 years, and I've never encountered a 'swamp smell.' Arkansas's Air Quality Index (AQI) Real-Time updated May 13. 2023 at 04:05 am was 35. An index below 50 is good. If people want to stay away because of our swampy smelling air, fine by me!
I have close family in Arkansas. They live in western Arkansas in and around the Ozarks. It’s beautiful, laid back and people mind their own business. Not a bad place at all. If you could discount Little Rock and Pine Bluff from the crime stats, Arkansas would be among the lowest crime rates in the nation. Wages are lower but so is the cost of living.
I had been considering northwest Arkansas as one of my candidates for relocation from Colorado (as well as eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, West Virginia and my neighboring states north of Colorado). But the more research I do, the more I am souring on Arkansas, even though I know the NW corner is a lot better than the rest of the state. These days, I am really focused on Wyoming and am planning a roadtrip next week to check out some interesting towns. Of course... I am still thinking about leaving the US and going to Portugal. Decisions, decisions.
U telling me u rather live in Arkansas then Portugal??? LoL wtf
I say Wyoming
🇵🇹 Portugal🥰😍Nice place, people are courteous and friendly, large number of people speak English,clean, affordable,many beautiful sceneries.
Read the Arkansas subreddit. Since Sarah the Hutt got elected governor, the sub is interesting reading. Because reading about tragedy is interesting.
Girl, northwest Arkansas is great but Portugal??? Go see the world my friend! Arkansas will always be there
I have spent a bit of time in Arkansas, and I would move there, especially considering the cost of land is better than many other states. Now Portland on the other hand (where I did live about 40 years ago) is one of those places I try to stay away from. Though I was there today. And what I saw confirmed that I will never move back.
I left California to live in Arkansas. I love it here and when people ask where I'm from, I'm so ashamed, I lie and say Nevada.
That's too funny. Sounds like you are the type of Californian that we want moving to this area!
Ya most of us like other people no problem but we get a knot in our stomachs when you say your from cal or the northeast
I am a native of Arkansas. I grew up in Little Rock, attended the university of Arkansas and returned to work in Little Rock in the early 90s. I agree with many of the comments made. Crime is awful in the central part of the state, as is education. However, he made no mention of northwest Arkansas. It regularly shows up in the top five places in the country to live. It is where Walmart, Tyson foods and JB Hunt are headquartered. It’s been dubbed as the next Austin, TX and is vying for the mountain bike capital of the country. If you are looking to relocate, northwest Arkansas should be on your list..
Nearly lifelong resident of Fayetteville here, I don't WANT us to be the next Austin damnit, but it's already happening. It seems the city only wants "young professionals" and Texan frat boys moving here, to hell with everyone else that actually staffs the bars and restaurants that those same people frequent. The same sort of people who will say to a poor person "just get a better job" but also just CANNOT live without going to an upscale brunch place every weekend.
Yeah. Fayetville is a wonderful, quaint little city, as well as erurka.
Horrible plan. Austin is disgusting. NW Arkansas shouldn't strive towards anything resembling Austin.
Calling NWA the next Austin is a complete joke!
Don't ever come to northwest Arkansas. Don't visit, don't even look at pictures of the area.
what I've seen of the other states. I'm damn glad they don't want to move to Arkansas.
My sister and her family relocated to the Fort Smith area and seem to love it there. They are on a few acres of land and have animals which her kids love. When we visited, it was definitely beautiful country, but the vibes in the south are just not for me. I would like to visit the Bentonville/Fayetteville area sometime to see how different it really is from the rest of the state.
I think you would like the Bentonville area. There’s more to do and it has a ton of stores etc. My sister and her husband relocated to outside of Mountain Home and while it is pretty it lacks stores etc. and is quite far from a larger city. Little Rock, in my opinion, is run down and scary.
@@NPC8087 Norfork or Bull Shoals side of Mountain town? Wait don't answer. Bull Shoals.
About 60% of the population in NWA isn't from Arkansas, much more cosmopolitan feel.
I moved here 5 years ago from Denver, No regrets
I've lived in Fort Smith and Fayetteville and Fayetteville is much nicer. The weather is cooler there and there's more to do up the hill in Fayetteville.
As a fellow Arkansas person I don’t mind people not coming here that means more farm land for us
Until gates buys it all that is or China
Moving there soon.
We don't like idiots from up north or California.
You should do “Why people won’t move to Illinois”, “Why people won’t move to Oregon” “Why people won’t move to New Jersey” and “ Why people won’t move to Minnesota” next ? 😉
I think he’s doing it for every state
Better dead then red I always said!
How about why is everyone moving to Ohio?
^^ Ohio … 🤣 There isn’t any one moving to Ohio 😂 Cleveland and Cincinnati are flyover crime ridden dumps. Maybe he should do “Why people won’t move to Ohio” might… be more on point.
yes!! please do one for Illinois next... I moved from Arkansas to Illinois due to my husbands job ... where i moved the school system sucks worse than Arkansas, Illinois if it wasn't for Chicago Illinois would be a Red state, wished i knew this before hand. For me the only good thing about Illinois is there more things to do and Illinois has actual seasons ( my favorite thing about this state).
Southern states that are doing well typically have at least one major city that is booming and counteracting the decline in the rural areas. Little Rock has a lot of problems and has throughout much of its history. As a result, it never became as large as other major cities in the South. If Little Rock were a 1 million population metro instead of the size that it is, it would make a huge difference in the state. Northwest Arkansas is booming by Arkansas standards, but not as much by national standards. Much of the boom in NW Arkansas has come at the expense of the rest of the state. Fort Smith is pretty sad these days.
The northwest part of the state is mostly California idiots that the rest of us wish would leave
Arkansas is the woffle house wal mart state it’s Mississippi that keeps Arkansas from
Being a crappy state. Arkansas has alot of Rednecks and crime west Memphis is the worst. Arkansas looks like a park resort.
@@GAURAV25855ify Mississippi and Arkansas share a similar culture, especially the river delta areas of both states. Little Rock and Jackson are similar in size, demographics, and economy, though Little Rock is a better city in terms of things to do. Memphis is complicated. It's a great city with a rich history and legacy, but it also has a lot of problems and some of the worst crime in the US. It's not growing as fast as other cities its size in the country. What is it about that region that makes it this way?
Northwest Arkansas is booming by anyone’s standards. You’d be hard pressed to find more than a handful of metros larger than NWA that are growing faster.
@@morganharris2413 it was my impression that it isn't growing as fast as it was in the 90s/00s. Looks like the growth is still going pretty strong so I stand corrected. Still, that's the only part of the state that's growing. LR is stagnant and the rest of the state is in decline.
I've watched a number of your videos. My experiences frequently contradict your conclusions. Statistics don't adequately describe reality. Arkansas is beautiful, has trees, abundant water, etc. But more than physical beauty, it has heart and soul. For the most part, people help each other, treat others with respect and consideration. Little Rock crime is mostly on the south side. Arkansas crime is mostly in the southeast. In contrast to, for example, San Francisco, where crime is everywhere and people treat each other like 💩. Crime rates are likely to appear higher in places that continue to prosecute crime. Arkansas is mostly politically conservative but LR is liberal. Many Arkansans are Christian, in acts as well as belief. After recent tornadoes all of LR immediately turned out to help. By comparison, after the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco doors slammed and locked immediately. But I agree with a number of comments here. If you're looking for a woke, party time, soft on crime culture, please go somewhere else. One of your recent videos included a comment that some people dislike Arkansas because Sarah Sanders is governor. Those people are right to go elsewhere. FYI, Sanders was President Trump's first press secretary and is daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. To date she has made good on all campaign promises. Within hours after tornadoes hit, she was out assessing damage, calling up the national guard, and requesting federal support. I'm glad every day that I no longer live on the west coast or in the southwest desert. I❤️ Arkansas.
@shanfinney5019 , all your points are reasons we moved here (NWA) from CO. I am a CA native. I grew up just south of the SF Bay, but lived all over the state. I will NEVER go back there. Hoping AR doesn't lose it's conservative values with the influx of people from liberal states.
Don't forget she blew 20000 on a "podium" that turned out to be fake and actually it was all a lie so she could send her friends to Paris on a trip
Arkansas has tremendous geological stuff like all kinds of presious stones and diamonds, too.
Another great video, btw!👍
Crater of diamonds.. so fun!!
Bauxite too.
I’d live in Arkansas before ever visiting Portland Oregon
My older brother moved to Arkansas over a decade ago. Why my city boy brother would want to live the country life, I can't say.
Visit him. Arkansas is a beautiful state.
OMG, there is no way Arkansas is losing 5% of the population, we are more like growing 7 to 8%
This dude down have any idea he just stereotypes most states he does except his beloved Commiefornia
@@rackss1661 or $hiity Portland Oregon!
probably some cities are growing but not at the rate of people leaving the entire state.
@@niles1492no, the place has gained about 150,000 people the last couple of years
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Arkansas has a very dramatic gradient of lifestyle. The west is beautiful and a good place to be with lots of opportunities in places. The further east you get the state essentially turns into Mississippi.
Same from north to south. Northwest is nicest. Southeast is a shithole tbh
Fun fact:
Northwest Arkansas metro has just under 20% of the states population and doesn’t even get a mention in this video.
That’s akin to talking about Ohio for 10 minutes and never mentioning Columbus. Or Pennsylvania without mentioning Pittsburgh. Or Iowa without mentioning Des Moines.
Shows me how little the average American (based on the answers in the survey) knows about the area.
my biggest concern would be the high rate of destructive tornados.I could deal with most of the other stuff.
Not that big of a deal in reality.
not as bad as Mississippi or Kentucky
Eh they are not that big of a deal.
Not a big deal at all in NW Arkansas. Once you get down to the I-40 Corridor where it gets a lot more flat there is a higher rate but in 30 years here, no tornado's that amounted to anything. They go north and south of this area.
I went to the UofA in Fayetteville, and it was amazing!! The Razorbacks are a big deal there. Northwest Arkansas is beautiful, and I loved going to the Ozarks, lakes, and rivers. I haven’t travelled to Little Rock or other parts though. If given a chance, I’d move back to Fayetteville. Cheers!!
That used to be the case. Even Fayetteville is under the jurisdiction of the Governor. She is making the state uninhabitable quickly. I would not want my daughter sleeping one night anywhere in that state.
@@hankhillsnrrwurethra You are delusional. She was just recently elected genius. You must be a liberal.
Born and raised In Arkansas. I enjoy that people are turned off from our state😏
NWA is literally a different world than the rest of Arkansas
It's interesting that I recently saw a video about 10 places of moderately
sized cities that are recommended
for retirement for various reasons
such as lower costs of living expenses.
Two come to mind, Little Rock, and
Jackson, MS, which startled me after
watching your recommendations here
on you tube. The reviewer I referred to
should watch your channel for the real facts.
Like many states Arkansas is good and bad. I spent about 5 years there, predominately in Jonesboro (NE), but also some in rural North Central. And most of my perspective otherwise is from the Midwest. So for me the weather was a big plus. Sure, it does snow, but usually its melted by mid day. Ice storms seemed to be more of a problem in my experience. And the excessive heat and humidity in the summer. Oh, and weather wise also seemed like a lot of tornados, and just erratic swings in weather. There was one small town I would drive by often that was hit bad right before I moved down. And then that same town was hit again during the five years I was there. There was a lot of bugs down there, probably another negative not really discussed here. Jonesboro had trucks that would drive around spraying some cloud of something to kill mosquitos, which helped. But get outside the city, and it was excessive. I really didn't think crime was that bad, but I think Little Rock and Pine Bluff just sort of drag the whole state down. And admittedly, there was some small towns that felt weirdly unsafe. I felt like this sort of different than the midwest, in that most midwest towns, the smaller they are the less crime. But I think rural poverty was a bit more prevalent there, and crystal meth was a big problem. Anyway, I really haven't spent much time there the past 20+ years. But I always sort of figured I may end up back there in retirement. Or at least the winters. It does have tons of beautiful country there. And the people are generally pretty nice. Although less so, if you are a Yankee. There was a weird level of confederate pride there. Just seemed odd to me so many generations later.
I had relatives in Arkansas. Yes, keep going, I need to hold it.
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Love my state. People think we're "slow" and for the most part, no not true. Both my girls have degrees and everyone isn't poor or uneducated. I don't come from a rural area so I don't know about all that. Arkansas is one of the most beautiful states and if you want to be in touch with nature, it's your state. Kayaking, tubing, trails, hiking, lakes, mountains, it's truly beautiful and a lot of fun. Do we feed people to our pigs? Of course not!! Are we friendly? Pretty much. But feel free to stay where you are if you have a negative attitude. Crime? Unfortunately and it's not just Little Rock and Pine Bluff but that's a lot of gang related crime. I love my State and love the Razorbacks!
I love Arkansas. Sometimes I have vacationed in other places, but I know where to go back to!
Yooooooooo Briggs, I’m a native Chicagoan. Is there ANYPLACE that you consider a DECENT place to live? (That is, ASIDE from where YOU chose to live?!?)😊
Yeah, that always bugs me when he says ChIcAgOa Is nOt ThAt BaD.
I live in SE Oklahoma just over the Arkansas line. I highly recommend everyone to keep going till you reach Florida. Have no idea if it’s better but most of us would just as soon you kept going.
Arkansan here, I live in Fayetteville/NWA. Most of these don't apply to our area of the state. Little Rock and Pine Bluff really skew the bad numbers for the state as a whole. NWA might as well be its own separate state.
Shhhh…let everybody think it’s horrible here
NWA doesn’t need any more crazies
@steeleb100 lol true. I'm going to visit my hometown in South Arkansas in a couple weeks and I'm mentally trying to get ready for basically walking into a dystopia in comparison to NWA.
You clearly don't know LR. Little Rock is not Pine Bluff. Most of LR is fine, even huge chunks of the "inner city" are gentrifying. Of course, there are areas with high crime but that tends to be relegated to specific areas (mainly Southwest LR and along the 12th street and Asher corridors) as with most American cities...and LR is the only real city in the state. Fwiw, I currently live in both New England and in LR part of the year. North of 630 and out Chenal are as nice as any middle and upper middle class areas in the country...and those are large parts of the city.
Arkansas topography is very diverse, and very beautiful.
Thanks, hoping this will keep people from moving here as my area (Ozarks) is being flooded with TX. and blue staters.
Thanks to the commenters pointing out that the NW is very different. Sick of people generalizing about whole states or whatever.
Arkansas is in my top 5 of possible states to move to, but only the NW part.
Moving to Bentonville in June from the Central Valley to be closer to kids and grandkids. I’m know it’s going to be tough on us in the summer but everything else is a plus for us.
I live in Memphis and my sister lives in Little Rock. The drive on I-40 between them is one of the worst drives in America. No scenery at all and it's maybe 60% semi-truck traffic. It's a bottleneck in the interstate system where traffic headed east from CA and TX comes together to cross the MS river at Memphis. Trucks take up both lanes and stack up a dozen or so in a row, so it's slow and dangerous.
Name one interstate (other then I-70 through Colorado) which is scenic and not boring- answer is none! Also why do you want to look for nature if you’re driving in a damn interstate! 😂🤣 You are clueless and have no idea about the concept of very existence of interstates, which is to quickly transport you from one state to other as soon as possible. Scenery doesn’t come into the picture!!
One of my sisters spent her teens and 20s in AR.
Then moved to Alaska, and she's still there.
I've been trying to convince her to move to Washington where there are a lot more opportunities and some of her family.
Ah yes, I love Alaska. I don't blame her for staying there if she is doing well.
Politics and infrastructure aside, Arkansas is a very beautiful state
Far far better then any liberal run hellhole.
Politics is what keeps a lot of people in Arkansas, I live in Arkansas but have never voted so I’m not a republican but I would never move to a liberal state so of course a real republican would definitely never move to a liberal state. I rather live around idiots then have to be around democrats all day long 😂
I loved Arkansas when I visited many years ago. I liked the people, thought the state was beautiful, and I felt more relaxed there than I do here in CA
I moved here from AZ for medical school this year and I have no regrets so far
I live in Northwest AR and it is completely different from the rest of the state. I've been living there for the last 20 years. Everywhere else in AR has problems. I did not experience people dying premature deaths, low education, tons of teen pregnancies, or poor transportation problems ever. I am sure that the small rural towns do experience those things. It's quite diverse in NWA. Tons of corporate jobs, good (expensive) housing, educated people. My wife is from Boise and we apparently have bigger and more hospitals than out there. I haven't had issues going to major cities in the US through XNA airport. It isn't big, but it'll take you to pretty much every major city in the US via direct flight. It gets hot, but not as hot as the mid 90 average summer temps that the majority of the state experiences. It's typically 3 to 5 degrees cooler in the Northwest corner. It actually doesn't feel that southern in this corner. There are pride parades here as well as pro life rallies. It is very diverse in terms of political views in the Northwest corner. It is one of the best places to live. Not really fair to treat it as an equal to the rest of the state.
I was going to say the same thing. North West Arkansas reminds me of the Pacific North West regarding landscape. Walmart has Brought. a lot of money into that area. I have family that lives, and its definitely a very appealing area.
Agreed, I like going to the Bentonville area! (Just came back from there for a weekend day trip)
@@edwina7895 Comparing NWA to Pacific Northwest would be a bit of a reach, I would say it’s similar to Kansas City
Northwest Arkansas is a best kept secret! I love it there! I'm from Texas and I would buy a summer home there if I had that kind of money
You still answer to Sarah the Hutt. That is a serious problem.
Wouldn't mind AR. Still better than IL.
Arkansas "too rural"? Maybe, but I sure don't see that as a negative! The main bummer about my part of Arkansas (the N.E. part, the Delta), is that it's so dang hot. The heat index can stray upwards of 120 easily, with the tropical humidity. I don't care for that, and the big mosquitos it brings, but Arkansas ain't bad. Except for around Fayetteville. Too many Lefty/hippie types over there for my liking.
"Too Rural?" Has he ever heard of "Why no one moves to Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire?" Are those states too populated, or have booming metropolises?
He could throw in other states with large cities, such as Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, North and South Dakota. as well.
I kind of understand the travel problem. My son-in-law who works remotely, but has to fly to a corporate hub every month. You want a major airport near by to get connections. He actually has a direct flight back and forth. My wife and I consider close major airport when thinking of relocating.
Considering the size of the area, Bentonville has a pretty nice airport with plenty of direct flights. NYC, Chicago, LA, Miami, New Orleans, DC, Minneapolis, Nashville, Vegas, you name it. Coast to coast. About 25-30 cities with direct flights. Only area of the country it seems to be lacking in direct flights to is the PNW
XNA is a major airport. Briggs blew it on this one.
Im scottish but i kinda want to move here, do the people of arkinsas accept me
That is hard to say, because some areas are full of out-of-staters who might not be as friendly as the locals. Also, while many native Arkansans have Scots ancestors, accents could make initial conversations baffling for both sides. Establishing working and/or personal relationships with several people who have deep roots in Arkansas would help. Have lots of conversations with them before going there.
If you like the small town and country life stuff, you'll like it here in Arkansas. If not, you'll hate Arkansas.
Random fact about Illinois even thought this vids about arkansas: Skokie is the 2nd least talked with more than 100 people about village in illinois just above morton grove and was once named the “Biggest Village”
Arkansas has the 14th highest net migration INTO the state from 2020-2022. From 2010 to 2019 northwest Arkansas was the 13th fastest growing metro area in the nation. This video is so inaccurate. Yes, the Delta region is dying, but NW is booming...and Central Arkansas is still growing steadily because of the suburban cities around LR.
I like NWA 🙂.
Did you do any research? XNA airport in NWA is a major hub because Wal Mart corporate headquarters,also only the southern part of the state is a swamp, the northern is the Ozark mountains and Full of beautiful state parks.
I live in Little Rock, AR and I’m well traveled, anytime I leave I’m glad to come home, hers 10 reasons why
10. Best Streets minimum potholes
9. No Traffic
8. Short Commutes everything and everywhere is literally a 15 min drive
7. Real Estate you can buy a 4Br 3 Bath house here for $250k
6. Our healthcare is fine idk what you talking about I’m a 47 year old black man and get all my health needs taken care of in a timely fashion without a bunch of bank breaking bills
5. It’s beautiful by it not being a super big state we are able to keep up our parks and city night life living
4. Crime yes but most of the crime is in certain areas avoid those areas and you will be fine
3. The food, Arkansas is still a melting pot, just about everyone from every culture has family here or that came thru here so we have a little of everything!
2. The weather for the most part is mild we have early spring storms and a tornado here and there but it’s never too extreme, it might snow but you can literally play in the snow in shorts and t shirts lol
1. Southern Hospitality we walk down the street and speak to each other still it’s very friendly for the most part yeah there are racist still but they are everywhere most wear Maga hats but for the most part it’s kool and laid back!
Y’all better give AR it’s credit I mean we did have a President from here that got it on in the oval with a lady!!! Yeah we all player like that!!! If you visit hit me up I got you!!! Peace ✌🏾
As someone who has lived in Springfield MO in the last 2 yrs, I’ve visited Arkansas multiple times during this time! The northwest corridor (Bentonville- Rogers-Springdale-Fayetteville) is a decent good urbanized area kinda similar to Kansas City. The favorite part of visiting AR is the fact it has so many nature spots to see hike and do all sorts of things! In case you’re interested, checkout these spots - Magazine mountain, Hot spring baths (reservation recommended), glory hole falls, eureka springs, hawsbill crag/whitaker point, buffalo national river, mammoth springs state park, and much more… Yes AR has a lot of issues and I still see those confederate flags whenever I go there and there is rampant poverty and decay especially in the south, central and east but in my opinion is an underrated state to experience natural scenery! I would not recommend to live there (unless it’s in the NW) but visiting there would be a treat for nature lovers!
Springfield, MO has a horrible reputation regarding crime, worse than most of AR.
@@rebeccalindley153 sadly I’d have to agree especially with the northern portion of Springfield… ☹️
@@skyeshwin I've never been to Springfield MO, but the location makes it seem like a good place to live. However, the high crime rate would be a drawback.
@@rebeccalindley153 actually crime is not much of an issue if u live in the south or southwest… However if u want to buy a home, I’d suggest nixa where real estate is pretty booming
@@skyeshwin Thanks for the info.
Keep driving, I can hold it! 😂
I'm planning to move to NW Arkansas, so keep up the good work.
NE Arkansas better
Thank you Briggs, can we get more videos about the Great State of Tennessee?
I've been to Arkansas at least five times! Flying over on my way to Dallas or San Diego! 😂
They have the Duggars too.
Ohh Duggars, my bad I thought you said something else. But yeah there here too.
Number 2 on the list "travel time" is funny. I think it only takes 5-6 hours max to get from one side of the state to the other in any direction, border to border.
To be fair we dont get alot of snow cause its usually not humid enough in the winter, its usually ice if anything at all, but most days below freezing its just cold +.
also when it comes to schooling thats the state on average, in more developed areas we have pretty damn good schools, in central arkansas I was able to take college classes for credit while I was still in highschool, and was given a free mandatory ACT my junior year which helped with college admission
Unless your In the Northwest corner of the state than yes You would be safe from the rest of the state as far as crime and all that but the rest of the state including Little Rock and Line Bluff No thank you and they were recently just devastated by a hurricane reguardless I wouldn't move to Arkansas
It wasn't a hurricane (that's mostly coastal states) it was a tornado. Thank you for staying away.
Rural areas and warm weather.
Sounds like a plus 👍
I visited Hot Springs in 2019. I thought it was a pretty nice place and contemplated buying a home there. I procrastinated too long and prices went up too much for me to bother. Well that and I had my property in Albuquerque since 2016 and finally called it home in 2021. The only hesitation I would have moving to Arkansas are tornados. Almost all the issues mentioned really don’t apply to me just like New Mexico and both have polar opposite politics.
Hot Springs has a huge drug/crime problem
NM has the exact same problems as AR, corruption, violent crime and addiction and horrible schools, etc.
There are 2 Arkansas’s, the Northwest part of the state, and everything else. NWA, Northwest Arkansas, is great, everything else I’ll leave it to others to describe.
NWA is awesome! My ex girlfriend and still current friend grew up in Hot Springs and I'm from Texas and she lived in Texas a number of years we made many trips to Hot Springs and I absolutely love it there! Arkansas gets a bad rap but it's really a cool and beautiful state!
No shit, it’s the south
Better than whatever shithole you're from.
You’re probably from Califucknia or some broke Midwestern state