Top 10 Most Overlooked Mountain Towns In The US.
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- Top 10 Overlooked Mountain Towns and their home and real estate prices.
🏔️ Are you tired of the same old touristy mountain destinations? Ready to uncover some hidden gems in the heart of nature? Look no further! In this exciting video, we're taking you on a journey through the top 10 best-overlooked mountain towns that deserve a spot on your travel bucket list. From charming alpine villages to remote mountain getaways, these lesser-known destinations promise breathtaking scenery, authentic experiences, and a break from crowded tourist traps.
🌲 Join us as we explore these picturesque mountain towns that have been flying under the radar for far too long. Whether you're a nature lover, an adventure seeker, or simply looking for a peaceful retreat, we've got something for everyone on this list.
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Mr. Briggs. I'm so glad you featured Bisbee. It's one of my favorite places in Arizona. When I was stationed at Ft. Huachuca in the 80s, My Army buddies and I used to make frequent runs to Bisbee because at that time, Bisbee was the only place in Cochise county where one could get espresso.
Bisbee is fun for short visits, but the place is crumbling and run down as hell these days. It needs some major architectural renovations to preserve the fascinating history
Bisbee Coffee Co.makes a heavenly Mexican Coffee too! I love Bisbee. So creative and funky. I almost bought a home there, but landed in the mountains of California instead. I wanted to be by a lake or some body of water.
I've had that Mexican coffee...you're not lying :)@@JillBrewerVideos
Bisbee is cool. Flagstaff resident here.
@@frankb821 Bisbee was kinda run down in the 80s, too. But despite that, I still found Bisbee to be very cool. Maybe people like you and I should snatch up some of the cheap houses and renovate Bisbee.
If anyone ever seriously convinces you to move to Montana, before you do, ABSOLUTELY be sure to spend a week there in the middle of January. And not that one week in the middle of the winter when it's sunny. Montana winters can eat your soul.
If you can afford to move to Montana now, you can afford a second home where it is warmer.
@@joniboulware1436 That's what's ruining Montana. People who have to come here and drive up real estate prices and lock people off of the land. Just come visit and don't try to own the place.
I lived in MT for 4 years, winters are tame compared to Minnesota. They can get bad but not THAT bad.
@@MTKARusty You didn't say what city and which winter. Winters can be incredibly different. I'd put winters in the '60s in Bozeman up against most anyplace. Upslope snow storms with accumulations up to three or four feet at a time and -40°, and our schools didn't believe in snow days. But yeah, it's a dry cold...
We’re good on out of staters coming here. Ruin your own states. We don’t want you here
I love that Ruidoso is on this list! Living down in the valley in Cruces where we see triple digits on the regular during the summer, we head up to that area (Lincoln National Forest is over by Cloudcroft with lots of camping and hiking trails.) to cool off during the summer.
What's up neighbor. Weather is finally nice. I love Cloudcroft.
I was stationed at Holloman AFB and went to Ruidoso from time to time. I loved it, and Cloudcroft as well. I liked Las Cruces too. I love heat and it's plenty hot where I am (TX). I would consider moving to Las Cruces or Ruidoso, but I'm stuck where I am.
@@johnbob4545 howdy!
@@thullraven1 that IS sad. I know I would be sad if I were stuck in Texas.
@@johnbob4545 Also the temps this morning?! Sooo good! Been sleeping with the windows open at night to conserve energy. Was just a tad chilly this morning when I first woke up.
Well, I almost spit out my lunch when you said Prineville, OR! Partly because you once mentioned it in one of your previous videos in a not so flattering way. I have lived there most of my life and I really do love it. I understand that based on the topic you're covering most places can make lists in good and bad ways. Prineville certainly isn't perfect but I have come to know that I am a small town person and for me there are more good things about it than bad. Thanks for the mention.
The trouble with prineville is summers are hot and winters are cold and if for some reason you have to go to the city your many hours away from Portland, and Bend probably ain't got everything you might need. It's not a bad town though. I like it west of the Cascades cause winters and summers are mild. I like Myrtle Creek or Canyonville between Roseburg and Grants Pass
I prefer far eastern Oregon like Baker City, it's like a smaller prineville and you are about the same distance away from Boise like Prineville and Portland. It's perfect
@@brianbarrett4192I love Myrtle Creek but Prineville for a mountain town doesn't get too cold or hot compared to Appalachia. It deserves to be #1
Anything about 30 minutes from portland that you recommend?
I enjoy most of your analyses, I don't always agree but I always enjoy your sense of humor - and I'm always glad when you don't list my town in Washington State's Top 10s or Best Ofs. 😁 Keep up the great content!
Briggs, I remember the, "Miracle on Ice," during the '80 Olympics. The '80 Olympics was also when one of my favorite athletes, Eric Heiden, (the man with the huge thighs) won 5 gold medals in speed skating. It was a good year for American competitors.
This was a great list by the way. I want to move to a nice, affordable mountain town sometime. This list offered some possibilities.
Funny thing is, "The Miracle on Ice" wasn't even the gold medal game. The gold medal win was against Finland.
Just left Maryville for my small mountain town in Wyoming. I get paid almost double what I made in Knoxville (I commuted for work) and my rent went from $1750 to $910. The cost of living went WAY up in Knoxville/Maryville area because everyone is flooding there. I picked a lesser known place in Wyoming and am so much happier. So suffice it to say, Maryville is a well known mountain town. Definitely not overlooked.
May I ask what region of Wyoming?
"Everyone is flooding there" says everyone in every part of the country. LMAO. Maybe its just inflation. Hope you enjoy those deadly wyoming winters and the wind chill.
I’m in Sheridan and love it here
I passed through the heart of Maryville coming out of Gatlinburg back to Louisiana. I absolutely LOVED that lil city. What is day to day life like there?
@@daltonl8751 SW Wyoming
Covington smell like rotten broccoli all the time cause of the paper mill. The smell never goes away
You could do a list like this just on New England. I live in New Hampshire and there are some fine towns up around the White Mountains. Lincoln, Conway and Littleton are the first that come to mind. Bethlehem, Franconia, Woodstock are others. Fryeburg, Maine, has a famous festival every year.
don't give up the secrets.
Add some western MA.
@@flippahsyou’ll be alright, it’s hard to move to those places because it’s not like there is a huge job market to attract people
@@S3aCa1mRa1n for sure.
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I agree with Ruidoso. I used to spend some time traveling through NM. And Ruidoso really impressed me
Unfortunately, it's mostly burnt up as of summer 2024. Depressing.😢
I agree I used to alter my route for west coast loads so I could stop there.Wanted to weep at fire and flood damage a few weeks ago.
Lots of fires. This year it was fires, then massive floods. Fortunately, the areas most damaged were second homes and not local residences.
You gotta be careful with the old mining towns as, they usually have polluted air, soil and water. The coal mining towns in particular may have superfund sites (toxic waste pits) that can leech into the ground water or blow in the wind if they’re uncovered or if the covering is damaged by weather events. Research very carefully before moving.
Hm whenever I say this people call me communist
Indeed. Anaconda, MT is a good example of that. You can see the tailings mountain from space.
@@Randomjackass135 Funny. Don't you know that communists are the best stewards of the environment. LOL
Bisbee as well. Lead!!!!
I'm glad you mentioned Bisbee. It's far away from me all the way up here in flagstaff but I've ben there once it's a super cool place. Flag is a really cool mountain town too. Althovuh it's expensive. I actually grew up in knoxville TN too and you mentioned Maryville. Which is right outside of there. I adore Maryville TN a lot.
OMG I used to live in Julian California as a kiddo! Cutest little town! So much hiking and "shiny rocks" discovering. My Mom used to work at the T-shirt shop. I miss it so much.
We used to have lunch at the RONG BRANCH, and I love the bird shop.
My family stayed at an air bnb there for a week. Loved it so much, thought I would move there, but haven’t yet. People are friendly & so rustic and charming too.
Do you mean tourmaline & gold? The shiny rocks, I mean.
@@TheDesertwalker fools gold for sure, tourmaline is not something I remember seeing. Lots of rocks with flecks of gold and tiny crystals in them. I once helped a widow there with her late husband's rock collection and it was amazing!! I was young and don't know much about it, but it was a little touch of magic to me!
Julian gets lots of crowds. Wildfires too.
As a fellow Oregonian thank you for this video. I was thinking of Sisters as a mountain small town. Love your videos. ( I live in Monmouth…6 generations from Salem)
Sisters yes, not Prineville!
Sisters' is OVERRATED and a tourist trap.
Should have listed that instead.
For Oregon I like Canyonville in the winter and Joseph in the summer.
@@mmmd3429 very cute but BIG time tourist trap
Very familiar with Ruidoso NM. Very nice town. If you like to ski this this your your town.
Thanks for the tip!
Aw, c'mon, Briggs!!! Not a single Colorado mountain town??? Check out Morrison, CO!!! Safest mountain town in the country!!! 😉
My wife grew up down the road from Ruidoso in Cloudcroft and I visited there for the first time last summer. Super hot dry desert all around down in Alamogordo and then you go up the mountain where it's cool and pleasant with the fresh scent of evergreen trees. Lovely in summer but my wife told me horror stories of rough winters in the mountains. You might have to exit your house from the second floor occasionally.
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It looks so amazing but the wildfire risk is severe. 😢😢
Your comprehensive yet compact research is amazing, Briggs. Thank you and God bless you.
My Aunt Alice lived in Prineville Or. she brought me for a teenage holiday in 1978. It has quadrupled in size since then. There is a beautiful reservoir that rivals Sedona. Thanks for the mention. It brought back memories…
Upstate NY in general has a lot of small towns with decent areas. I liked the Oneonta Binghamton area and so many others!!
That's the thing once you get out of the crazy of lower NY state it's a beautiful area to be in. Funny thing is if you cut out everything South of West Chester the whole state is more like Texas. That's how overwhelming The lower NYC metro area is on state politics.
If you're looking at Covington, consider Cliffton Forge or Bluefield.
Lake Placid is actualyl very interesting. It has a connection with Lake Saranac, which was one of the first tuberculosis treatment centers in the United States. It was the first sanatorium. I thought the name sounded familiar. Lake Saranac is also beautiful and pretty affordable, but yes, there is a ton of history of medicine in the area.
also, it is a proud Olympic town and hosted in 1980.
The politics in Saranac Lake have gone nuts. The board is always fighting with each other and or the mayor. The taxes are insane, and heating costs are ridiculous.
Otherwise, it’s awesome, lol. I’d rate it above Lake Placid.
Politics ruins everything 😢
Really nice place to visit in the summer but they told me when I was there, that the snow gets 5 feet deep in the winter in that town, plus the prices there are through the roof.
@@brianbarrett4192 Winter is actually enjoyable. Prices are high for homes, but there’s value because taxes and energy are very low. There’s really not that much snow in town unless you count the piles made by shovels that do a good job. It’s a great place for outdoorsy people who can afford to buy in yet will settle for modest wages.
Saranac Lake is less touristy, but has the issues listed above. Can also look at Tupper, Jay, and Wilmington which are cheaper, but you often have to drive for work or leisure to Placid, Saranac Lake, or even farther.
Been to Juilian many times in my youth. Great little mountain. One of my favorite little bakeries is on the way to Julian in the even smaller town of Santa Ysabel. The bakery is called "Dudleys Famous Bakery and Cafe". Their Jalapeno bread is incredible. Its a definite must-stop if you are heading to Julian.
My home town. Raised on Henry Silver Loop Rd
Oops! You made a typo in the banner for Prineville. It says Pineville. Otherwise, another great video sir! Love your videos!!!
Grew up in Newton, NJ near the Delaware Water Gap, went to college in Lock Haven, PA, first job at Kodak in upstate NY - now live in Oregon.
There are so many great (very inexpensive) mountain towns in PA and NY state, and yeah, even some near the Appalachian Trail in NJ. Taxes terrible in NJ though.
Many of the most affordable require a remote job though - or bring your money with you.
Don't forget about Cloudcroft, NM!
I love Prineville 🥰! Retired here from San Diego. I call Prineville home now.
Prineville is home for me, too! Howdy, neighbor!
5 more little-known mountain towns that are equally great (in no particular order) are:
*Blue Ridge, Georgia* (super cute, surprisingly chic small town about 90 minutes north of Atlanta. Extremely lush green mountains all around with waterfalls and big freshwater lakes).
*Highlands, North Carolina* (the only knock on Highlands is its price as its expensive, but it is SUCH a beautiful, remote mountain town in a temperate rainforest, and very high end. And unlike Asheville, virtually no crime or homeless issues.)
*Sandpoint, Idaho* (wayyyyy up north on the Idaho panhandle, on a gorgeous lake. I'm constantly surprised by how few people back East know about this gem).
*Lewisburg, West Virginia* (yep...there's a nice town in West Virginia, believe it or not....and unlike a lot of the state, this part of WV has very little mining activity, and tons of protected rivers and national forests.)
*Pagosa Springs, Colorado* (I feel this town gets overlooked too much. A really cute town in he heart of the Rockies with hot springs and actually somewhat reasonable prices for Colorado).
Hope that helps!
Excellent choices. I've been thru all of them.
Yeah, I spent the night in Blue ridge Georgia and yeah Pagosa Springs, Silverton, Ouray, my Mom graduated from Durango, Colorado High School but be ready for some wicked winters with tons of snow. Same with Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Highlands NC is like a little Swiss village I believe at around 4,300 feet so all the wealthy folks from Florida go there to get out of the heat but it's quite expensive and quite a tourist place same with Cherokee, NC that's why I chose Franklin. Yeah Lewisburg, West Virginia is way out in the middle of nowhere almost so if a person likes a quiet place that is probably a good one.
@@brianbarrett4192 Depends where you're at in terms of "wicked winters". Most of Colorado once in the mountains has wicked winters. Highlands has moderate winters, not too bad. Blue Ridge, Georgia has quite mild winters. Typically just a few inches of snow and highs around 50 in January/February. It's a good town for people wanting a rustic hilly/mountainous surroundings but a real lightweight winter.
I LOVE blue ridge! totally agree. this is at the top of my list.
I've been to West Yellowstone, MT on vacation this week (10/7/21) two years ago--LOVED IT! We have friends who live in Prineville, OR (who moved from Nevada City, CA, which should definitely be on this list!)
Im really surprised that West Virginia hasn’t been mentioned in this video beings the whole state is covered in Mountains 🤔
I grew up in the San Bernardino mountains in SoCal, about an hour’s drive from Big Bear. You can see downtown LA and even Catalina Island from the local high school (Rim of the World) on a clear day!
Rockies are mountains, Appalachians are hills.
Rockies are just children compared to the Appalachians...
I can't say about the cascades
Appalachians are literally the oldest mountains in the world. Rockies should have some respect for their elders!
Funny!
I live in Alaska, and to us the Rocky “Mountains” are just hills too 😂
Understand that Bisbee, AZ is extremely liberal. It is the most liberal town in Arizona. There isn't much work there. It isn't a place to where any kind of business suit at all.
Sounds like a wonderful place for AZ.
Yes, it is, but it has changed over the past 20 years. It went from Copper to a hippie art colony and then it was gentrified and cleaned up a bit and is now more touristy - Some of the great old artsy establishments have been modernized or done away with - Because the town is hosting the stair climb attracting a touristy, monied crowd became important - They even have a bus they will take you on a tour - Bisbe is still wonderful but is now more yuppie than hippie.
Maybe thats the whole point.😂
Yes, you are probably right, but the old Bisbe was unique the new Bisbe is just another tourist destination with a bit of quirk to attract the curious. I still love it and visit often.
Wow, when I read the title I thought of real mountain towns, not quaint towns in hills. Immediately I thought of Crested Butte, CO, Telluride, CO, Sun Valley, ID, Taos, NM. Those are mountain towns. Mostly started as mining towns.
Ya that’s why the title is ‘OVERLOOKED mountain towns’. 🙄 Are you watching and reading with your eyes and ears closed? 🤷🏻♂️🙄
Haines, Alaska not here? Wipes the rest of these off the map. Take a look.
Wow, beautiful mountain towns.
My country , Bosnia and Hercegovina is full of mountain towns, check it out, most of the towns are right under the mountain and on the mountain.
Thank you for the great video brother.
Great list! Cumberland and Pineville look especially beautiful. Stargazing!
West Yellowstones bitter cold in winter-nothing happening.Out of staters ruining Bozeman
I live in the Roanoke area and your so right! ❤! Love this video! I live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains area and it’s stunning! I’m a former figure skater and I trained in Lake Placid for years! Beautiful 🤩!
I've heard great things about Roanoke. Very intrigued
Boone NC should have made the cut
Boone is overcommercialized and one the priciest areas in NC.
Keep in mind some people don't do well with altitude and over time it can really mess with them.
I was like, OK maybe I move to one of these someday. But then you got to my town and I realized, I already live in one of them;-) Julian is great we love it here.
I usually love your lists, if you grow up or live in the western US, you know that there are only 3 ranges worthy of being called mountains: Rockies, Sierra, and Cascade. Any range that tops out below 7000 ft should be classified as hills. Also some of your “mountain” towns are dry and flat as a pancake but have good mountains that are driving distance. Sorry this lis is a fail.
And now the entire population of locusts/Carpetbaggers will flock to these towns and ruin them just like they did to Asheville, NC
If Lake Placid Is overlooked, then the whole of the Adirondacks is overlooked. It is the jewel in the crown of the park.
Shhh. We don't need anymore attention drawn to the area!
@@staylor0902I feel this way about Maine.
Anyplace in the Adirondack Mountains. I lived in Keene and worked in the Lake Placid area. I have yet to find anywhere as beautiful.
"most people from Prineville make it a point to never go to Portland" Good one. Reminds me of a friend of mine who told me one of his life's ambitions was to never go to California.
LMAO I read this comment right as he was saying it 😂😂
That's dumb.
Haha! Twenty years ago I had a co-worker in PDX from Prineville. He talked about his hometown ALL the time. That and Les Schwab.😂💚
Was stationed in San Diego in the 90s. We decided to live in Ramona, which is closer to SD than Julian, since I was going to be out of town a lot. Went to Julian several times, at the time Julian was the artsy, fartsy place while Ramona was much less expensive, and at the time had only one traffic light.
I would take this video down because all of the outsiders from certain States I will not mention (for my peace and safety)are going to move up there and cause the land prices to go up
Glad Ruidoso got some love
Any of the small towns in Amador County in California. This is one of the most beautiful places in the United States.
Very little homeless lot of beauty Lotta grapes. Lot of wine. Lot of fun. Smiles...
Glad not to see Boone NC listed! It used to be sort of quaint and the area around it and the BRP are wonderfully scenic, but it's doubled in population (without adding one square inch of land) in the last 20 years and so has Appalachian State University. The traffic is ungawdly and don't let anyone tell you it's a university town either--it's a tourist town and that pretty much sez it all!
Jerome, Az. is also a good little town, there are also other nice little towns in Az.
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Cumberland MD is a great one. I pass there often when going to Virginia.
Covington VA is also great 😊
As someone who lives in Maryville, we won't be a small mountain town much longer.
Leavenworth, WA? Surprised that didn't make it.
Great video and love the information
Cumberland? Not that nice a place. I would have selected Frostburg if I wanted something in that area.
Agreed but it's beautiful to drive through.
Cumberland has plenty of trains...It's on a mainline from the Atlantic coast to the Midwest and there's even a daily Amtrak.
I must say I’m shocked that Highland N Carolina is not on your list. Highest town east of the Mississippi River ( that is not a planned ski resort). Absolutely stunning.
Thank you for not mentioning any of the towns in Colorado. Too many mountain communities have been destroyed by the huge influx of people moving here over the last 20 years.
Maybe some of them will move from here to the towns you mentioned in your video.
I'm from the Howard/Salida area. I still have family there. You are not lying when you say so many of those sweet towns have been utterly ruined. Salida used to have such charm and quirkiness. It's still a beautiful town, but it does not have the same feel as when I was a kid. It's a shame.
Maryville TN (not Marysville) is hardly overlooked! Property values are up nearly 75% in the last 5 years.There is an an actual housing shortage. Amazon has a new distribution center and Smith & Wesson has moved it's entire operation here.
I know I had to laugh at Marysville. When I got here, I was corrected quickly of its pronunciation. They said: It’s pronounced: Meryl Ville.
I was stationed at Holloman AFB near Alamogordo, NM and went to Ruidoso from time to time. It's as nice as Jimmy says it is. I would consider moving there but I'm stuck where I am. Do not confuse it with nearby Ruidoso DOWNS which is another nearby town, but it sucks.
I probably wouldn't ever consider Prineville a place to live. I've been through dozens of time and I think I mostly just associate it with Les Schwab Tires. But there's a lot of gorgeous parts of Oregon easily accessible from there. Bisbee is my favorite on this list since it's a 2 hour drive from where I live. It is described as one of those places you better bring your own job and spouse if you move there. I absolutely love the Quarry Cafe as a hangout. Ruidoso was a surprise when I passed through 2 summers ago. I had no idea it was a thing.
title should have been "most overlooked small towns in the lower 48"
Yes, thank you for leaving Colorado alone. The state has been ruined by everyone moving the.
I don’t argue with your logic but there are still countless getaways that are special in Colorado.
A shame Weaverville, Ca or Mt Shasta, Ca weren't on the list. Weaverville has won awards for it's beautiful, quaint livability and Mt Shasta is an artsy mountain lover's dream.
I agree with you. You could probably add Dunsmuir and Weed in there too.
Fires?!
I grew up in Whisky Creek.
I graduated from Ruidoso! If you wanna go even more rural go to capitan, super beautiful and even more affordable
Hey Briggs. Always love your videos but have never commented before. Just wanted to know how you defined mountain towns as Cumberland is only 600ft elevation but maybe it is because its around mountains? And was wondering if you ever came across Cloudcroft NM or Pinetop AZ in your search for this video?
Cumberland is in the Potomac River Valley surrounded by mountains.
I love parts of California, Montana, and Arizona (haven't been to the other parts), and I say Prineville is awesome. I went there when I had a horrendous flu, but it was incredible, the nature, and it's a nice town besides the forests and mountains. Highly recommend as well.
Jim Thorpe, PA is really cool. A small, mountain town only half an hour from Allentown.
I used to live in Prineville. There are no mountains but there are a lot of meth addicts.
That is a problem everywhere in America. The same with fentanyl. Or for that matter, alcohol.
That’s because Oregon decriminalized crime.
@@briangarrow448 overall it’s true, but it is more prevalent in certain places than others.
I remember driving through Cumberland, that place looked really interesting and beautiful
1:50... I lived just down the road from Covington in historic Fincastle for about 18 years. Only moved because of divorce. The region is beautiful, but Covington has a huge paper mill that really fouls up the air quality. I don't recommend moving there. Botetourt County to the south is the crown jewel of the region. People are very friendly and nice.
We almost moved to Ruidoso, NM in 2017. It is a lovely place. The only reason we didn't buy there is because most of the homes are 2nd homes, vacation, for Texans. The New Mexican "vibe" isn't that strong there. Instead we moved to Las Cruces and live near the Organ Mountains.
Bisbee, AZ: Doug Stanhope's town!
Also, Maryville is pronounced "Murr-Vul" or "Murr-Vill". If you visit there and pronounce it how it's read (Mare-Ree-Vill) people will laugh about you.
You can also hear "Mare-Vul" from locals...(I'm from Townsend)
If Maryville is pronounced "Murr-Vul" I think the visitors are doing the laughing.
Then they need to make their "visit" short....@@JakeValentineStory
For Ruidoso, you forgot to mention the wildfires. Parts of the town has burned twice in the past ten years, as recent as last year.
I like your videos. I have a minor critique of this one. Why didn't you include the elevations? Other than that, great job.
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These towns look really nice!! I've heard of only 2-3 of them. Thanks for this video, Briggs!!
Agree on West Yellowstone. I remember just a few years ago when a great place was 300K. The last few years, things have skyrocketed. So have the property taxes...
I have an idea for you for 50 videos!
50 cheapest places to buy land in every state.
Great video. Have you looked at Whitefish Montana?
Psssssssssssssss, we're full!!
Some great hidden gems to aspire to visit but I really think you should have put probably my personal favorite Springdale, UT on the list.
Absolutely perfect outdoors next to Zion NP and one of the most peaceful places I have ever visited.
I would really love to live there if I could.
Springdale is beautiful but it's getting so expensive in Southern Utah! It costs half a million just to live in Hurricane now, and even Hildale is crazy.
Price is still affordable and is kinda close to a lot of amazing places
Ha... I lived in Ruidoso for a year. Cool little down. Watch out for those Texan tourists! Eat at the Village Buttery for great soups and sandwiches!
Texas tourist is what keeps that place alive. I will agree though, Village Buttery is excellent.
@@jeremysharp7079it’s a small town sport to bite the hand that feeds you 😅
I was traveling through the E TN area (I live in the PNW) and was pronouncing it precisely as Maryville. I was nicely corrected by a couple of locals and told it’s Murrville.
Murrville is close, but if you live around there, it's Murvul...
@@jameswise6058That’s it! “ville” becomes “vul”!!
Sounds like the way everyone pronounces Louisville now. I don't because Lou il vul makes no sense to me 😂😂😂
@@FixIt1975Seems like an unfortunate national trend to garble words and reduce them all to one syllable if possible.
@@deirdre108 I think we're regressing as a society. Smart phones and Google are making us dumb. I didn't have any of this growing up. Are you old enough to remember the days of dragging the land line phone with the mile long cord into your bedroom?
I never thought I’d hear Covington, VA in a video like this. Nice!
Great video Briggs these small towns are my Jam!!
My parents lived in the outer area of Alamogordo NM, and we always went up to Ruidoso when I visited. My mother moved back north after my father passed away. I don't love desert heat but we talk that if I was ever to go back to the Southwest I'd only go to Ruidoso. Marvelous place.
Ruidoso or Cloudcroft?
I love your content but I just looked in my small town area in the median home price is 293000 because they built a lot of million-dollar homes by the lake. That being said, those places like here and everywhere that say the medium home prices a certain price and what you're calling may be livable at $200,000 is a little silly because you can still get plenty homes here in my area for $150,000 and it's very livable maybe just needs updating but not like the roof falling in or nothing. I think it's just a difference of what livable is to some people to me livable has no damage or anyting might just need updating but when other people say it it sounds like the roof falling in the floor needs replaced know you can get a really decent home under $200,000 in probably most of any of those places besides probably West Yellowstone
I'm saving this for later when I can really enjoy it, but boy oh boy it will break my heart that I can't afford a beautiful mountain life.
I know the Marysville area. It would be my personal favorite. However, it is in Tennessee so that's a no go for me.
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@@annjames1837Just made my point!😅
If I was going to spend $600K or more, I would look at some other higher elevation towns in Arizona. Much better climates than most towns on this list. Williams, Prescott, etc.
You’re mispronouncing Ruidoso
Roo eee dawsò
Americans really screw up words like this.
If you end up going to maryville, tn just stay away from happy valley and portions of 6 mile. Dont forget about calderwood highway aka the dragon if you want some fun driving experiences. And tons of meth up in those mountains.
If you're looking at Lake Placid, Saranac Lake is nibe miles away. Houses are slightly cheaper and the scenery is also great. An even cheaper town is Tupper Lake, thirty miles away.
Funny I watched this video just to see if ruidoso was gonna be in it and it was the first one lol love my intuition keep it up briggs
Interesting video, Thanks!
I'm a bit surprised that one of so many Colorado mountain towns to choose from were not on this list.