"The Census Bureau released new economic data Tuesday, including both official poverty rates for 2022 and what are called “supplemental” rates. The former, based on formula several decades old, involves only a few basic factors and applies them to all states, regardless of their economic and sociological differences. Economists consider the official rates to be misleading because of their simplistic factors, but they remain in the law because they are the basis for many federal and state programs." "The supplemental rates are calculated on three years of data and California has held the top spot for a number of years, almost entirely because of its extraordinarily high costs of housing, utilities, fuel and other consumer needs."
20 years ago your average food wasn't all bioengineered. The farmers markets are going to be where your cleanest food comes from. More and more people are looking for those options. Let's also keep in mind the narrator says he grew up in south LA. Hollyweird is full of bougie folks too.
@@scottkirkhomes1260 Do not come like an expert over "20 years of real estate blah blah.." and not be open to criticism on your bullshit take. Have a great day and I'm sure you were a great real estate agent.
Hey man, those shows never tell you about the nice old fixer upper houses you can find on a quiet back street that nobody ever goes down or houses on a country road only a few miles out of town. Those houses are your best bet if your good with a hammer and they usually have a bigger yard.
Correct! I bought my house from an older woman in my church. She was going to live with family and I offered before she listed. Got a great little (small) home well below market. It needed a bit of work (new ac/furnace, new carpeting/linoleum) but most people do that anyway when they buy an existing home. My small home 2 bedroom 1 bath on ½ acre... is outside of the town limits (in the county) but not more than 15 minutes from the center of town. My town is a college town and has 2 hospitals. So it's kind of the best of all worlds. Town, resources, younger influence, nature, space!
I live in Minnesota as well. I love ❤️ snowmobiling with the family and going on the trails in the forest with my Jeep Gladiator. I live about an hour away from Rochester.
Pro tip from an American architectural historian: When (yes, I mean when!) you get to where Laurence from Lost in the Pond is now, with citizenship and owning a house, I strongly recommend buying a house built between 1900 and 1950. That era produced some of our highest quality houses, and they still hold up great today. They also tend to have decent yards but still be close to amenities like shops and schools. While newer suburbs can look enticing, most new construction by large development companies since the 1970s is crap quality and prone to deterioration from moisture, and being at least a 15 minute drive away from literally everything SUCKS. Especially when the car breaks down or you can't drive for any other reason. But just the gasoline expense alone is draining. For what it's worth, Laurence's house appears to be 1920s-40s and I think he and his wife made a great choice. Also, many of the pictures in the video appear to be AI, including at 8:11. Look closely at the details and you'll see that they're all scrambled and jittery-looking in that AI way.
Farmers markets are indicative of a certain vibe. Lots of community organizing and fresh food. Often they have artisans and fresh cooked local food. If a place has a farmers market it likely has an art scene and independent restaurants rather than just a soulless string of Home Depot/Walmart/home goods/tj max shopping plazas. Everywhere I’ve lived with a good farmers market has been better in almost all respects than everywhere else.
@@lauriereinertsen it's ok for people wanting to come here for McDonald's. It's just another stereotype that's true. Americans have them for other places as well. And that's ok- not entirely, but still ok.
McDonalds is overpriced. Frozen meat patties, fries that never taste like potatoes, more like cardboard. The majority of adults eating at McD has dwindled in the past decade or so. McD is pathetic. We don't call them Gut Bombs for no reason.
There’s a lot of little towns that you can still get places they’re not going to be the four and 5000 square-foot houses but you can get a nice 2000 square-foot house in that price range. The main thing that’s going to maybe be an issue for you as you have to drive about an hour or two major things like a sporting event or if you want to go to a real mall.
Try southern alabama (baldwin county) especially away from our cities. U can buy an acre or so and build a house for $180,000. We built a home with workshop, carport 3 yrs ago on 1+ acres for $137,000 in the country😊
Hey lewis once you move here and have our vast different fast foods you probably wont eat McDonald's anymore i haven't had McDonald's in probably 10yrs or so there not that great on a scale of 1to 10 there more like a 2
I agree. McDonald's is crazy food! When you can set a French fry out on the counter, and 3 months later it still looks the same as the day you set it on the counter, makes you question why you put crap into your body.
I don’t live in overland park, but I used to live in olathe, which is right next door. I LOVED overland park, it has pretty much everything you could want to do in town, including the legendary KC BBQ. That whole area is (generally) fantastic, but I can guarantee you there isn’t a single mountain nearby
The prices raised almost twice as much. This is what I meant in a past post about we’re paying double even three time for the American Dream than when I was younger. That’s why so many college graduates are so pissed and I can’t blame them. In the 60’s & 70’s $30,000 got my parents and many other families a new beautiful 6 bedroom home, 5,000 sq ft, with a huge back yard. Those opportunities are dead and gone. And that was when the man could work one job and support his family. I was fortunate to buy 10 acres in the mountains about ten years ago, for $23,000. It was raw land, but it had a small cabin. Since then I installed electric and still working on fixing a well. Compared to the homes shown here, I live a much more modest life style; however, I’m still blessed with a roof over my head. All I pay are taxes, which have almost doubled in the past 10 years.
Wow my grandparents spent 17,000 in Sacramento àt the American river in the 50s it's almost a million dollars today. 23,000 is great for that big place.
Thank you, the $30,000 house is now over 1.5 m, because it’s near Redmond Washington and its tech industry. It’s not worth a mil, even though it’s been remodeled and still looks nice. Still miss the house though.
I lived in Provo, Utah while I went to BYU. I prefer Salt Lake City because it is more diverse but it is more expensive. Yes, it gets cold here in the winter. It can get below 0 degrees F. The average winter temperature is around 28 or 29 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers get above 100 though so we have quite a range. The skiing is great here. Utah is known as the home of "The Greatest Snow on Earth.” The Winter Olympics were held here in 2002 and will be held here again in 2034. If you drive south from SLC/Provo for about three hours you will see a huge difference in the weather. That is where the five red rock national parks are found in Utah. They still get cold in winter but not as cold as northern Utah.
We're looking to buy land for our little homestead somewhere in central Utah. I have severe fibromyalgia, so I can't handle the heat of southern Utah, nor the cold of northern Utah. It is making it difficult to decide where to look. Was thinking maybe Beaver or Cedar City? Any suggestions would be welcome. 😊
@gothic_oma those are both in areas of higher elevation. So they do get colder in the winter. Around the same temperatures as the SLC, Provo areas. Maybe around Mona, Green River would be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Ceder City might be almost to Saint George. The elevation is as high as the SLC valley. I'm pretty sure Beaver is up higher. It is in a mountainous area. Edit. Lived in Utah for 49 years now.
@@gothic_oma I have lived in Northern Utah for my whole life (70 years.) My sister lives in St. George for health reasons. The winters are pretty mild but the summers are hot there. She stays in air conditioned areas all summer and does well. She needs to have the milder winters. Cedar City has milder summers than St. George and slightly warmer winters than Salt Lake City. I think Beaver is about the same as Cedar City.
The entire point to looking for a Farmer's Market where you live in America is to help ensure your food is free of pesticides, and other junk they put into our foods. The likelihood of it being as fresh and free of chemicals as it can be, is VERY inviting to a family looking to remain free of these things in our foods. Simple really, if ya think about it. It's about what one's priorities are LONG term, I'd wager.
Like he said, farmer's markets are like Whole Foods, but cheaper. A good farmer's market is a sign of a good neighborhood but not too crazy expensive, usually. Your mileage may vary.
I love me a farmers market but in my state I have literally never visited a city that didn't have at least one. Its strange to think of places not having them and having to ask. 😂 I honestly wouldn't even think of it as criteria.
I lived in Cedar Rapids for a while in 2021. We rented a house while we shopped for this house that we live in now (a little over an hour south of CR). I REALLY liked it there. I wish we had bought a property closer to there, but PROPERTIES near the city are comparatively more expensive and we were hoping to live closer to Hub's family while still not *too* far from work. .... we should have been closer to Cedar Rapids. 🤣🤣 lots of great bigger city amenities, Iowa City is about 20 minutes south with the rest of your bigger city amenities, great community, lots of free fun stuff for kids, and an INCREDIBLE park. My son (now 4) still gets excited when I tell him we're going to Cedar Rapids because he wants to go to that park and the Wickiup Learning Center (a free museum for kids about the local native American culture).
Orlando is really nice. It’s affordable if you go outside the city core. The suburbs like Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Apopka, and Sanford are really nice and within easy driving distance from Orlando proper. The main drag around Church street is getting a revamp in January as it’s due for one. You have easy access to all the theme parks, the locations of great restaurants and stores, plus the fact that carrying a camera isn’t that odd as everyone does it. It’s really not that bad.
I live in Bentonville, Arkansas. It's a fast growing area and has been compared to Austin, Texas ten years ago. That neighborhood in the video looks like a lot of the neighborhoods here. Real estate prices have increased greatly in the last seven years I have been here. It's a great area for families and the most family friendly area I have ever lived in. Since this is also the world headquarters for Walmart it has a lot of amenities you wouldn't find in other towns of the same size. The Waltons (relatives of the Sam Walton who started Walmart) live here and they have invested millions of dollars in building up the area. They built the Crystal Bridges Art Museum, and are also building a medical school. The Waltons have also built miles of mountain biking trails and want to make Bentonville known as the mountain biking capital of the world.
Just so you know; this is a Midwesterner describing their favorite Midwestern Cities and Suburbs. I can attest there's plenty more places, even here in Pennsylvania, that are very much more affordable while having great infrastructure and community.
Ayyyy I live in bentonville! Perfect mix of the south and the city combined. Love it here! Bike and hiking trails for days. I lived in Colorado for 7 years and I prefer Arkansas hands down.
I moved to south west Tennessee 8 yrs ago.... my 3 bedroom 2 bath house on 6.5 acres cost me $76k... small town southern states are much lower priced than cities.... and YES LEWIS!! theres a McD's(yuk) (and others) 5 miles away 😂😂
South Dakota has a much longer winter, as does Michigan. They are both pretty far north and winters are long. If you like snow and cold, ice skating, Hockey... that would be a thought.
Im from utah ... Never lived in utah county ( provo area ) But I've been to that area a lot for the fishing for Utah Lake for the hot springs in Saratoga The beautiful views up and down the canyons Even though trails along the Jordan River are awesome to ride a bike or walk and it runs from Utah Lake all the way to the Great Salt Lake.
Yeah, apparently average winter temperature had nothing to do with this list. I would toss out this entire list because of that. I do live close to Plano, Texas; which is the exception. If you want to live in Dallas, you could find a better burb than Plano.
I’m in Kansas and remember vacationing in Florida and a resident there was so jealous that we have 4 seasons. So now when I curse the heat/humidity or the ice/snow, I remember that there’s someone out there wishing they were living my life!
@@sheilaflory2541 I grew up in Stilwell, Kansas myself. I live in Tempe, Arizona now. I DON'T miss the bitter cold winters or the humidity that Kansas has. If I start missing the 4 season I just go a couple hours up north to enjoy them.
Average in NYC is over a million, the other 99.5% of the state it's half of that or less. Average home price around me in NY is $155k, all of these are ridiculous to me.
My 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on Long Island was recently assessed at $730,000. There’s nothing special about my house. I do have a largish property, .75 acre, for the area. The price is due to lack of homes available for sale, an excellent school district, property size, and town I live in.
Vastly underestimated the housing prices in most of the country to say they're all 500k or lower. Shit, the average home in Idaho is pushing 700k at this point.
Farmers Markets are the best source of locally grown affordable food both meat/veggies. you definitely want that resource near you when moving. Iowa has great Farmers Markets, i cant complain.
Really? I grew up in Stilwell, Kansas and I always thought Lenexa cost more than OP. I haven't lived in Kansas for 30 years though so it could've changed by now. However I do try to get back to Stilwell at least once a year to visit my parents, brothers and their families.
Farmer's Markets don't only have food. They also have crafts as well as rebuilt/refurbished old wood (you know, the stuff that last decades) furniture. Instead of paying thousands for furniture, you pay hundreds. Even less if the furniture isn't refurbished, and you want to do it yourself. Think many garage sales all in one location. You know how people go nutty for them. Also the markets have auto parts as well as hardware items. All at great prices. This is why people are interested in them. Especially if you just purchased a new home in the area.
We don't call that a Farmers Market. That's a street venue. Our Farmers Markets are much more upscale. They offer certified organic fruits, vegetables, meat, and eggs. Throw in some organic honey, cheeses, specialty breads, cakes, cookies, with a few or more food trucks, art, and music, and you have a nice venue.
Utahs liquor stores are run by the state, so you must be in a state licensed store to purchase. Not a huge bother, but ID must be shown and the hours are generally 10am-11pm. Plan ahead
Farmers markets; In the US farmers markets allow you to buy really fresh produce, generally at the same price or somewhat less expensive than at the store. They usually have other treats like fresh honey... and really special vegetables or fruits that people enjoy. We love farmers markets!
Also, alot of millennials took business classes in college. And one of the biggest take aways of economics is how money moves. So keeping the flow of money local is important to alot of people.
Might I add to this the vibes of the farmers market. I used to sell my products at a farmers market 4 yrs ago. I loved the vibe and the overall atmosphere. Also it can be a family outing for the day.
Hey dude we are looking at a property up in the upper peninsula of Michigan. It’s 403 acres with a lodge a small house and a huge indoor parking area. It’s listed at $256,000 .
3:32 You can't directly compare prices between the US and UK. The average wage in the US is higher than in the UK. This also means that the cost of living is higher. Therefore the cost of housing is higher in the US. But as a percentage of income, it is pretty equal.
Yes these prices are on the cheaper side def!!! Depends on the state, but something you also have to consider is that you’re comparing it UK prices, but standard US houses have a lot more square footage so it’s probably even cheap for you if you consider the size differences!
Like how you said the houses in Plano were massive. That size for 500K is very affordable. You could find smaller, cheaper options, that’s just for the standard size in the area
I lived in Roeland Park, KS for 8 years, which is next door to Overland Park. I taught in an inner-city school in Kansas City, KS all through my 20's which was just a short jaunt down the 18th St expressway. It was a great life. My rent for my 1 bedroom apt. was $535 the entire time I lived there! Never felt unsafe in the city or suburbs. I'm back in north central Iowa now because I met my husband who grew up in the same area. It's safe and rural here, but BORING and you must drive and drive to get everywhere.
I lived in Rochester Minnisoeta one time and it had an ice storm on Holloween night (October 31st) and we didn't see the ground again until June. Snow, ice, snow, ice lol But it was beautiful.
I grew up in Rochester Minnesota and currently live 50 miles away. It’s a great place to raise a family and you can’t beat the health care. If cold winters bother you better look elsewhere.
Utah gets cold but not too bad. It is very dry here so not bone chillingly cold. Also snow happens but they are great about plowing it quickly. I grew up in New York City and I think the winters there were much colder and damper. The mountains here are absolutely beautiful especially when snow covered and the views here are breathtaking.
I’m from Waterloo, Iowa - Iowa’s cost of living is very inexpensive compared to other places… unless you want to buy land. It’s farm country, so land goes for a premium (which is why I now live in southern Missouri - well, that, and the winters are way nicer down here) - but, in the cities, housing is fairly affordable. Iowa is generally a great place to raise a family. The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area is great - especially for college football! Go Hawkeyes! Generally a very wholesome place - but, I suppose that’s not everyone’s preferred vibe.
Hello... I live in KC and first I'll say BBQ!!! LOL it's beautiful here! Lol! my mom lives over the boarder in overland park KS, which is all located together really. But KC, I live in a subburb very close to everything but my back property is huge and backs up to woods. We have 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 living rooms, a bar in our downstairs living room (chiefs bar!😅) you can't beat 190,000! Especially when it's the house next door to your best friends of 25 years!! 😁You can get everything here and our downtown power and light district is one of the best places to party after the chiefs game! 😂😂 Don't come at me bro's!! Anyway, I love it. We moved to Florida for 7 years and it was beautiful, but not home. Back in KC, baby!! ❤
I live in fla but my dad (otr) semi driver for 30+ yrs. He said it's so cold in the Midwest, very large open areas. That means high cold winds! 😂 Probably,be warm to a brit though 👍😂🤷
At a lot of farmers markets, the produce is picked that morning, so it’s extremely fresh food, and usually less expensive than the grocery store. One thing to remember, he’s only mentioning home values. Some places have property taxes that are so expensive, you need to take that into consideration.
I grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Haven't been back in decades, but we always had plenty of shopping and restaurants, the people were great, and the schools were good. The only thing I didn't like about the Midwest were the Winters.
My dad's family are Native and live on reservations still, the Dakotas are the best place. I remember being there when i was a kid but it felt like a different world... Camping in the mountains by the stream is the best. Everyone should experience this. I think if I had to leave KC, it would be for the Dakota's or maybe Tennessee 😉
Yes, Utah gets cold. But the cold brings the snow which opens the ski resorts and a huge chunk of the Utah economy is the ski industry. (There are 7 major ski resorts within 45 minutes of the Salt Lake Airport.)
My uncle rotated corn and soybeans in Indiana in an area where you could drive for 50 miles and see nothing but these two crops. Children of the corn is a fantastic movie. you should watch it. seriously. 👻
L3WG, when (not if, WHEN) you move to the US, you need to move to the South. As much as you love FOOD, no place else is reasonable for you-especially since the stuff you drool over most is Southern! There are plenty of not-too-sweaty, not-scary-weather places down here, with low crime and great home prices! Just stay a bit inland and you’ll be golden. And bring your Mum. 😄
The bad part of living in Bentonville Arkansas was the ice storms, they were really bad. The whole city would shut down for days at a time and the electricity would be hit or miss. I hated living there.
Plano Texas is quite a chill place to live. My aunt lives down there and I spent a few weeks out there last year. The house there also cost slightly less than my Seattle area home and was WAAAAY nicer despite being cheaper.
I had an aunt who lived in Newport News, Virginia. We'd visit about every other summer. She was near a river where we would catch blue crabs and catfish, and cook them for dinner. A "sit on the front porch snapping beans" kind of place. But it's been a few decades since I've been there, so it might have developed a lot since.
I grew up in Provo. We moved there when I was 10 in 1978. My mom paid 50k for a 1500 sq ft 4 bedroom 2 bath house with a sizable lot. We sold it when she passed in 2005 for 160k. On zillow the house now shows for around 450k. I wish we had kept it.
I grew up right next to Overland Park. It's where my old high school is. That part of Kansas (Johnson County) might be the single best area of the country to raise a family, if that's your number one goal in life. The food's also really good thanks to the history of KC as a crossroads/melting pot.
I can’t afford the average home price, but my parents made a grip of money by owning homes. I just don’t see myself having the same opportunity my parents had. Btw, a lot of these Midwest cities are great, but the winters are very cold. You could expect below zero temperatures on a regular basis through the winter.
Those houses near Virginia Beach that were huge? Those are most likely broken up into pseudo apartments to rent to the summer beach crowd. With possibly a few bed and breakfasts thrown in.
I live in the Suburbs of Provo, UT. It can get very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer, but it's an awesome place to live. The state just requires that liquor be purchased at designated liquor stors or bars. You can't get it at the grocery store.
Bars are required to have electronic measuring devices to make sure they don't give you more than 1.5 ounces at a time. Wouldn't want to upset the Mormons.
I love areas of the United States that will never be mentioned on these lists. I live in the Texas Panhandle and my favorite places to live are in the Great plains states. I love the buttes, mesas, and grasslands. The incomes from factories and plants around here are awesome and the homes are cheap. My parents bought a three bedroom two bathrooms and two car garage for only 80k. They fixed it up a little and now it's worth more.
There are almost always nearby towns that are an easy commute with less expensive housing. Check out a neighborhood before deciding on one, sometimes they’re cheaper for undesirable reasons. But people I know typically move to a cheaper nice neighborhood and then commute to the more expensive city to get best of both.
Other than the East coast New York, Massachusetts or The West coast LA, San Francisco, Seattle... $200K to $300K will get you a very nice house. 3-5 bedrooms, 2-3 bathrooms, 2-4 car garage, nice sized yard/garden and a safe community. But it still depends on area and city.
I had to go search Newport News and he's not lying about the home prices. I filtered for older homes, two bathrooms, two or more bedrooms and I'm seeing prices in the $200k's
Hey there, I love your videos. What’s holding you up from moving over here to America? One important thing I think you should consider is the year round weather. Some like it hot some like it cold and some like it just right 😊.
Texas has good homes from $100,000 to $150,000 in the Southeast. As you get closer to the larger cities, they average $250,000 to $400,000. Plano, Texas is in one of the richest places in Texas - and is a suburb of the big Texas Financial Center.
Dogg:::when you come to America. You’ve gotta try Peruvian chicken “Pollo”. Just search up whats closets to wherever you’re at. Get a half or whole chicken, plantains, ceviche, carne asada & call it a day.
If it's a city with buildings around 10 stories or more, anything under $500k is a decent price. Drive 30 minutes to an hour away in a rural town and for $500k you can get a massive house with acres of land.
I live in Ogden Utah. We have the best farmers market in Utah. I didn't move here for the farmers market, I moved here for the cost of homes at the time. I love living here. We are right by the mountains. It's a larger city but it doesn't feel that way. I don't want to live in Salt Lake City again or in the Lehi to Provo area. There's too much traffic. The prices are still more affordable here than most of Utah. My home home has tripled in value over the last 15 yrs. The liquor laws aren't as bad as people make them out to be. You can buy beer at the grocery stores but you have to go to the liquor stores to buy wine and liquor. They stop selling beer at 1:00 am. There are other places with stricter liquor laws in the US.
My husband and I have lived in Virginia Beach, VA for 29 years. There are many pros to living in our area. Although we can have some really hot and humid weather during our summers, it isn't like that every day of the summer. On average, our summer temps are mid to high 80s. We receive snow occasionally. We may receive up to 6 inches, but it is often melted within a day or two. People are friendly and helpful. I appreciate the racial and ethnic diversity of our area of Hampton Roads (7 municipalities - Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News). We do have hurricanes visit from time to time, but they are rarely above a Cat II. Video presenter referenced the way we locals pronounce "Norfolk" - that would be "Nah-f*ck"
The point of farmer's markets is actually a null1. When listening a number of things that would make you want to live there. It's not the idea that there's a farmer's market. So you have a place to buy your veggies and fruits etc. What it ISIS a statement on the area itself. Meaning that areas that have multiple farmers markets tends to be an area that certain types of people enjoy the other things that have a farmer's markets hints at. Most notably, the type of rural area VS a city area. So it's not the fact that farmers markets are a place. You can go to, so you actually buy a home there. It's simply a statement on the type of people that live in that area.
U should react to movies/shows aswell bro. I think people would love to see that, ik I would... You should start with children of the corn since it's mentioned in the video and you've never seen it. There's multiple of them, there pretty good. Much love man, keep up the good work 💯
We have a farm in town that has a market. Im not sure if its a Farmer's Market he's referring to. They have the best corn in the area. I think many of the surrounding towns have farm stands or markets. Never thought about it.
I've been a real estate agent for 20 years and I don't think anyone has ever asked me about farmers markets LOL
"The Census Bureau released new economic data Tuesday, including both official poverty rates for 2022 and what are called “supplemental” rates.
The former, based on formula several decades old, involves only a few basic factors and applies them to all states, regardless of their economic and sociological differences.
Economists consider the official rates to be misleading because of their simplistic factors, but they remain in the law because they are the basis for many federal and state programs."
"The supplemental rates are calculated on three years of data and California has held the top spot for a number of years, almost entirely because of its extraordinarily high costs of housing, utilities, fuel and other consumer needs."
20 years ago your average food wasn't all bioengineered. The farmers markets are going to be where your cleanest food comes from. More and more people are looking for those options. Let's also keep in mind the narrator says he grew up in south LA. Hollyweird is full of bougie folks too.
The only people that care about farmers markets are hipster dbags.
@@scottkirkhomes1260 Do not come like an expert over "20 years of real estate blah blah.." and not be open to criticism on your bullshit take. Have a great day and I'm sure you were a great real estate agent.
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That's how I felt about your worthless and unsubstantiated comment. Who cares?
I live in Utah. My dad has been skiing and golfing on the same day. Every day I'm in awe of our mountains.
Hey man, those shows never tell you about the nice old fixer upper houses you can find on a quiet back street that nobody ever goes down or houses on a country road only a few miles out of town. Those houses are your best bet if your good with a hammer and they usually have a bigger yard.
We bought an old farmhouse (large; 5 bedrooms) with 42 acres for $83,000. Very rural, no Doordash or pizza delivery. But lots of peace and quiet.
@@lynnw7155that’s a steal! And “rural” is the best place to live! Nice find!
Correct!
I bought my house from an older woman in my church. She was going to live with family and I offered before she listed. Got a great little (small) home well below market. It needed a bit of work (new ac/furnace, new carpeting/linoleum) but most people do that anyway when they buy an existing home.
My small home 2 bedroom 1 bath on ½ acre... is outside of the town limits (in the county) but not more than 15 minutes from the center of town. My town is a college town and has 2 hospitals. So it's kind of the best of all worlds. Town, resources, younger influence, nature, space!
Simply saying Minnesota winters are "cold" is like dipping your hand in boiling water and describing it as "warm." Wild understatement! 😜
No lie there. It took me over 4 hours to change my tire in 50 below wind chill. It was only - 20F but that wind ...
I live in Minnesota as well. I love ❤️ snowmobiling with the family and going on the trails in the forest with my Jeep Gladiator. I live about an hour away from Rochester.
Yeah the places in Europe with the most similar climate to Minnesota is Russia and Ukraine, where invading armies have famously frozen to death.
$460,000 is expensive for me, real estate has gone way up in the last 7-8 years near me. What was 150k is now at least double the price
It's not the cold that's cold, it's the wind that's cold.
Pro tip from an American architectural historian: When (yes, I mean when!) you get to where Laurence from Lost in the Pond is now, with citizenship and owning a house, I strongly recommend buying a house built between 1900 and 1950. That era produced some of our highest quality houses, and they still hold up great today. They also tend to have decent yards but still be close to amenities like shops and schools. While newer suburbs can look enticing, most new construction by large development companies since the 1970s is crap quality and prone to deterioration from moisture, and being at least a 15 minute drive away from literally everything SUCKS. Especially when the car breaks down or you can't drive for any other reason. But just the gasoline expense alone is draining. For what it's worth, Laurence's house appears to be 1920s-40s and I think he and his wife made a great choice.
Also, many of the pictures in the video appear to be AI, including at 8:11. Look closely at the details and you'll see that they're all scrambled and jittery-looking in that AI way.
Farmers markets are indicative of a certain vibe. Lots of community organizing and fresh food. Often they have artisans and fresh cooked local food. If a place has a farmers market it likely has an art scene and independent restaurants rather than just a soulless string of Home Depot/Walmart/home goods/tj max shopping plazas. Everywhere I’ve lived with a good farmers market has been better in almost all respects than everywhere else.
I bought my house in Dearborn MI, 5 minutes from Detroit, for 150,000. I love it and I love Michigan.
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What year was that
You speak Arabic?
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@@jishani1 Not necessary, we all speak American.
All those prices are high for me. It's getting harder every day to afford home ownership or even rent in the US.
Once you get to the U.S. McDonalds will taste like garbage compared to our other foods
Facts!!
I’m so over how people want to come here for McDonalds.🙄
@@lauriereinertsen it's ok for people wanting to come here for McDonald's. It's just another stereotype that's true.
Americans have them for other places as well. And that's ok- not entirely, but still ok.
McDonalds is overpriced. Frozen meat patties, fries that never taste like potatoes, more like cardboard. The majority of adults eating at McD has dwindled in the past decade or so.
McD is pathetic. We don't call them Gut Bombs for no reason.
So true, I think McDonalds has horrible burgers.
Dang these are expensive. I’m looking for more like $180,000 to $200,000
Upgrade your pay 😂
There’s a lot of little towns that you can still get places they’re not going to be the four and 5000 square-foot houses but you can get a nice 2000 square-foot house in that price range. The main thing that’s going to maybe be an issue for you as you have to drive about an hour or two major things like a sporting event or if you want to go to a real mall.
The towns around these very well may be less expensive
Try southern alabama (baldwin county) especially away from our cities. U can buy an acre or so and build a house for $180,000. We built a home with workshop, carport 3 yrs ago on 1+ acres for $137,000 in the country😊
@@msnostilWe did 10 acres with a house and pond in Augusta Georgia
For $190,000
Hey lewis once you move here and have our vast different fast foods you probably wont eat McDonald's anymore i haven't had McDonald's in probably 10yrs or so there not that great on a scale of 1to 10 there more like a 2
I agree. McDonald's is crazy food! When you can set a French fry out on the counter, and 3 months later it still looks the same as the day you set it on the counter, makes you question why you put crap into your body.
I don’t live in overland park, but I used to live in olathe, which is right next door. I LOVED overland park, it has pretty much everything you could want to do in town, including the legendary KC BBQ. That whole area is (generally) fantastic, but I can guarantee you there isn’t a single mountain nearby
I grew up in Stilwell and I have a brother that currently lives in Olathe with his wife and kids. I went to JCCC and loved OP as well!
@@Brenda-f9ySmall world! I also graduated from JCCC and transferred to a 4 year university
Plenty one state over, here in CO, but that's approximately 600 miles 😂
The prices raised almost twice as much. This is what I meant in a past post about we’re paying double even three time for the American Dream than when I was younger. That’s why so many college graduates are so pissed and I can’t blame them.
In the 60’s & 70’s $30,000 got my parents and many other families a new beautiful 6 bedroom home, 5,000 sq ft, with a huge back yard. Those opportunities are dead and gone. And that was when the man could work one job and support his family.
I was fortunate to buy 10 acres in the mountains about ten years ago, for $23,000. It was raw land, but it had a small cabin. Since then I installed electric and still working on fixing a well.
Compared to the homes shown here, I live a much more modest life style; however, I’m still blessed with a roof over my head. All I pay are taxes, which have almost doubled in the past 10 years.
Wow my grandparents spent 17,000 in Sacramento àt the American river in the 50s it's almost a million dollars today. 23,000 is great for that big place.
Thank you, the $30,000 house is now over 1.5 m, because it’s near Redmond Washington and its tech industry. It’s not worth a mil, even though it’s been remodeled and still looks nice. Still miss the house though.
The cold would get me! I can’t do winter-winter😂 I’ll stay in California,it’s pricey but I love it here. I really enjoyed your content 🫶🏻
Yes farmers market because many Americans are turning away from prepacked premade foods. Many now want to support thier local farmers
I lived in Provo, Utah while I went to BYU. I prefer Salt Lake City because it is more diverse but it is more expensive. Yes, it gets cold here in the winter. It can get below 0 degrees F. The average winter temperature is around 28 or 29 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers get above 100 though so we have quite a range. The skiing is great here. Utah is known as the home of "The Greatest Snow on Earth.” The Winter Olympics were held here in 2002 and will be held here again in 2034. If you drive south from SLC/Provo for about three hours you will see a huge difference in the weather. That is where the five red rock national parks are found in Utah. They still get cold in winter but not as cold as northern Utah.
We're looking to buy land for our little homestead somewhere in central Utah. I have severe fibromyalgia, so I can't handle the heat of southern Utah, nor the cold of northern Utah. It is making it difficult to decide where to look. Was thinking maybe Beaver or Cedar City? Any suggestions would be welcome. 😊
@gothic_oma those are both in areas of higher elevation. So they do get colder in the winter. Around the same temperatures as the SLC, Provo areas. Maybe around Mona, Green River would be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Ceder City might be almost to Saint George. The elevation is as high as the SLC valley. I'm pretty sure Beaver is up higher. It is in a mountainous area.
Edit. Lived in Utah for 49 years now.
@@gothic_oma I have lived in Northern Utah for my whole life (70 years.) My sister lives in St. George for health reasons. The winters are pretty mild but the summers are hot there. She stays in air conditioned areas all summer and does well. She needs to have the milder winters. Cedar City has milder summers than St. George and slightly warmer winters than Salt Lake City. I think Beaver is about the same as Cedar City.
The entire point to looking for a Farmer's Market where you live in America is to help ensure your food is free of pesticides, and other junk they put into our foods. The likelihood of it being as fresh and free of chemicals as it can be, is VERY inviting to a family looking to remain free of these things in our foods. Simple really, if ya think about it. It's about what one's priorities are LONG term, I'd wager.
Like he said, farmer's markets are like Whole Foods, but cheaper. A good farmer's market is a sign of a good neighborhood but not too crazy expensive, usually. Your mileage may vary.
I love me a farmers market but in my state I have literally never visited a city that didn't have at least one. Its strange to think of places not having them and having to ask. 😂 I honestly wouldn't even think of it as criteria.
I lived in Cedar Rapids for a while in 2021. We rented a house while we shopped for this house that we live in now (a little over an hour south of CR). I REALLY liked it there. I wish we had bought a property closer to there, but PROPERTIES near the city are comparatively more expensive and we were hoping to live closer to Hub's family while still not *too* far from work.
.... we should have been closer to Cedar Rapids. 🤣🤣 lots of great bigger city amenities, Iowa City is about 20 minutes south with the rest of your bigger city amenities, great community, lots of free fun stuff for kids, and an INCREDIBLE park. My son (now 4) still gets excited when I tell him we're going to Cedar Rapids because he wants to go to that park and the Wickiup Learning Center (a free museum for kids about the local native American culture).
lol. I get asked about farmers markets all the time. Luckily we have a couple near by. ❤️ a lot of people love getting organic fruits and veggies.
LMAO. "If I lived in the US, I would actually GO OUTSIDE."
Orlando is really nice. It’s affordable if you go outside the city core. The suburbs like Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Apopka, and Sanford are really nice and within easy driving distance from Orlando proper. The main drag around Church street is getting a revamp in January as it’s due for one. You have easy access to all the theme parks, the locations of great restaurants and stores, plus the fact that carrying a camera isn’t that odd as everyone does it. It’s really not that bad.
I live in Bentonville, Arkansas. It's a fast growing area and has been compared to Austin, Texas ten years ago. That neighborhood in the video looks like a lot of the neighborhoods here. Real estate prices have increased greatly in the last seven years I have been here. It's a great area for families and the most family friendly area I have ever lived in. Since this is also the world headquarters for Walmart it has a lot of amenities you wouldn't find in other towns of the same size. The Waltons (relatives of the Sam Walton who started Walmart) live here and they have invested millions of dollars in building up the area. They built the Crystal Bridges Art Museum, and are also building a medical school. The Waltons have also built miles of mountain biking trails and want to make Bentonville known as the mountain biking capital of the world.
9:25 know those prices are not cheap for us in America, Bentonville is probably the most expensive place in all of Arkansas.
Plano is a great area...I live right next to it. The amount and variety of restaurants, both fast food and sit down, would blow your mind 😂
Just so you know; this is a Midwesterner describing their favorite Midwestern Cities and Suburbs. I can attest there's plenty more places, even here in Pennsylvania, that are very much more affordable while having great infrastructure and community.
Not true. The guy that does these videos is from California and Oregon.
We used to live in Shawnee, KS next to Overland Park. Was a great place to live.
Wisconsin homes are pretty good value for money. Winter is only 3 months of the year. Beautiful state and lovely Autumn!
Ayyyy I live in bentonville! Perfect mix of the south and the city combined. Love it here! Bike and hiking trails for days. I lived in Colorado for 7 years and I prefer Arkansas hands down.
I live in Colorado now. I also lived in both Arkansas and Utah I think both Utah and Arkansas are both prettier then Colorado
I moved to south west Tennessee 8 yrs ago.... my 3 bedroom 2 bath house on 6.5 acres cost me $76k... small town southern states are much lower priced than cities.... and YES LEWIS!! theres a McD's(yuk) (and others) 5 miles away 😂😂
South Dakota has a much longer winter, as does Michigan. They are both pretty far north and winters are long. If you like snow and cold, ice skating, Hockey... that would be a thought.
Midland Michigan is very underrated as well, would prefer it over Ann Arbor.
Im from utah ... Never lived in utah county ( provo area ) But I've been to that area a lot for the fishing for Utah Lake for the hot springs in Saratoga The beautiful views up and down the canyons Even though trails along the Jordan River are awesome to ride a bike or walk and it runs from Utah Lake all the way to the Great Salt Lake.
All of these cities are very cold in the winter time. But I'm in the south where it's typically 50° in the winter and 90 to 100° in the summer!!
Yeah, apparently average winter temperature had nothing to do with this list. I would toss out this entire list because of that. I do live close to Plano, Texas; which is the exception. If you want to live in Dallas, you could find a better burb than Plano.
I’m in Kansas and remember vacationing in Florida and a resident there was so jealous that we have 4 seasons. So now when I curse the heat/humidity or the ice/snow, I remember that there’s someone out there wishing they were living my life!
And very humid in the summer !
Midwest is best always has been
@@sheilaflory2541 I grew up in Stilwell, Kansas myself. I live in Tempe, Arizona now. I DON'T miss the bitter cold winters or the humidity that Kansas has. If I start missing the 4 season I just go a couple hours up north to enjoy them.
Average in NYC is over a million, the other 99.5% of the state it's half of that or less.
Average home price around me in NY is $155k, all of these are ridiculous to me.
In Georgia it's probably 90k with a acre.
my house in new york is only around 860k? so its deffintently not over a million
Bought a 4 bedroom house. Ingrown pool 2 stall garage, 26 acres land in rural New York state for ,$110,000
My 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on Long Island was recently assessed at $730,000.
There’s nothing special about my house. I do have a largish property, .75 acre, for the area. The price is due to lack of homes available for sale, an excellent school district, property size, and town I live in.
Vastly underestimated the housing prices in most of the country to say they're all 500k or lower. Shit, the average home in Idaho is pushing 700k at this point.
St. Augustine is my personal favorite
Farmers Markets are the best source of locally grown affordable food both meat/veggies. you definitely want that resource near you when moving. Iowa has great Farmers Markets, i cant complain.
I’m in Overland Park, actually Lenexa which is the next town over, cost way more. We love our farmers market.
Really? I grew up in Stilwell, Kansas and I always thought Lenexa cost more than OP. I haven't lived in Kansas for 30 years though so it could've changed by now. However I do try to get back to Stilwell at least once a year to visit my parents, brothers and their families.
Farmer's Markets don't only have food. They also have crafts as well as rebuilt/refurbished old wood (you know, the stuff that last decades) furniture. Instead of paying thousands for furniture, you pay hundreds. Even less if the furniture isn't refurbished, and you want to do it yourself. Think many garage sales all in one location. You know how people go nutty for them.
Also the markets have auto parts as well as hardware items. All at great prices. This is why people are interested in them. Especially if you just purchased a new home in the area.
We don't call that a Farmers Market. That's a street venue. Our Farmers Markets are much more upscale. They offer certified organic fruits, vegetables, meat, and eggs. Throw in some organic honey, cheeses, specialty breads, cakes, cookies, with a few or more food trucks, art, and music, and you have a nice venue.
My sister lived in Overland Park for a few years then moved to Lees Summit. Very nice areas.
Utahs liquor stores are run by the state, so you must be in a state licensed store to purchase. Not a huge bother, but ID must be shown and the hours are generally 10am-11pm. Plan ahead
Utah is a beautiful state, been there twice
Farmers markets;
In the US farmers markets allow you to buy really fresh produce, generally at the same price or somewhat less expensive than at the store. They usually have other treats like fresh honey... and really special vegetables or fruits that people enjoy.
We love farmers markets!
Also, alot of millennials took business classes in college. And one of the biggest take aways of economics is how money moves. So keeping the flow of money local is important to alot of people.
Might I add to this the vibes of the farmers market. I used to sell my products at a farmers market 4 yrs ago. I loved the vibe and the overall atmosphere. Also it can be a family outing for the day.
Hey dude we are looking at a property up in the upper peninsula of Michigan. It’s 403 acres with a lodge a small house and a huge indoor parking area. It’s listed at $256,000 .
3:32 You can't directly compare prices between the US and UK. The average wage in the US is higher than in the UK. This also means that the cost of living is higher. Therefore the cost of housing is higher in the US. But as a percentage of income, it is pretty equal.
My parents purchased a home back in the 60s for like $40,000. It was sold a couple years ago for 1.3 million!!
My parents bought land and built a brick ranch house on 2½ acres outside of Houston in the mid 60s for $20k.
Last time it sold for over $300k!!!
Yes these prices are on the cheaper side def!!! Depends on the state, but something you also have to consider is that you’re comparing it UK prices, but standard US houses have a lot more square footage so it’s probably even cheap for you if you consider the size differences!
Like how you said the houses in Plano were massive. That size for 500K is very affordable. You could find smaller, cheaper options, that’s just for the standard size in the area
I lived in Roeland Park, KS for 8 years, which is next door to Overland Park. I taught in an inner-city school in Kansas City, KS all through my 20's which was just a short jaunt down the 18th St expressway. It was a great life. My rent for my 1 bedroom apt. was $535 the entire time I lived there! Never felt unsafe in the city or suburbs. I'm back in north central Iowa now because I met my husband who grew up in the same area. It's safe and rural here, but BORING and you must drive and drive to get everywhere.
A great farmers market is a great find
I lived in Rochester Minnisoeta one time and it had an ice storm on Holloween night (October 31st) and we didn't see the ground again until June. Snow, ice, snow, ice lol But it was beautiful.
I grew up in Rochester Minnesota and currently live 50 miles away. It’s a great place to raise a family and you can’t beat the health care. If cold winters bother you better look elsewhere.
Utah gets cold but not too bad. It is very dry here so not bone chillingly cold. Also snow happens but they are great about plowing it quickly. I grew up in New York City and I think the winters there were much colder and damper. The mountains here are absolutely beautiful especially when snow covered and the views here are breathtaking.
I’m from Waterloo, Iowa - Iowa’s cost of living is very inexpensive compared to other places… unless you want to buy land. It’s farm country, so land goes for a premium (which is why I now live in southern Missouri - well, that, and the winters are way nicer down here) - but, in the cities, housing is fairly affordable. Iowa is generally a great place to raise a family. The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area is great - especially for college football! Go Hawkeyes! Generally a very wholesome place - but, I suppose that’s not everyone’s preferred vibe.
Hello... I live in KC and first I'll say BBQ!!! LOL it's beautiful here! Lol! my mom lives over the boarder in overland park KS, which is all located together really. But KC, I live in a subburb very close to everything but my back property is huge and backs up to woods. We have 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 living rooms, a bar in our downstairs living room (chiefs bar!😅) you can't beat 190,000! Especially when it's the house next door to your best friends of 25 years!! 😁You can get everything here and our downtown power and light district is one of the best places to party after the chiefs game! 😂😂 Don't come at me bro's!! Anyway, I love it. We moved to Florida for 7 years and it was beautiful, but not home. Back in KC, baby!! ❤
Please stop telling everybody the beauty of it so we can keep it to ourselves 🤣
@mikethomas8767 😂😂 my bad!
I live in fla but my dad (otr) semi driver for 30+ yrs. He said it's so cold in the Midwest, very large open areas. That means high cold winds! 😂 Probably,be warm to a brit though 👍😂🤷
At a lot of farmers markets, the produce is picked that morning, so it’s extremely fresh food, and usually less expensive than the grocery store.
One thing to remember, he’s only mentioning home values. Some places have property taxes that are so expensive, you need to take that into consideration.
I grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. Haven't been back in decades, but we always had plenty of shopping and restaurants, the people were great, and the schools were good. The only thing I didn't like about the Midwest were the Winters.
My dad's family are Native and live on reservations still, the Dakotas are the best place. I remember being there when i was a kid but it felt like a different world... Camping in the mountains by the stream is the best. Everyone should experience this. I think if I had to leave KC, it would be for the Dakota's or maybe Tennessee 😉
Yes, Utah gets cold. But the cold brings the snow which opens the ski resorts and a huge chunk of the Utah economy is the ski industry. (There are 7 major ski resorts within 45 minutes of the Salt Lake Airport.)
Farmer's Markets are the best.
My uncle rotated corn and soybeans in Indiana in an area where you could drive for 50 miles and see nothing but these two crops. Children of the corn is a fantastic movie. you should watch it. seriously. 👻
I'm from Illinois and for a time I lived in the KCMO metro area and yeah like he said Overland Park KS is a great place to live
L3WG, when (not if, WHEN) you move to the US, you need to move to the South. As much as you love FOOD, no place else is reasonable for you-especially since the stuff you drool over most is Southern!
There are plenty of not-too-sweaty, not-scary-weather places down here, with low crime and great home prices! Just stay a bit inland and you’ll be golden.
And bring your Mum. 😄
The Athens or Greenville-Spartanburg areas would be perfect for Lewis.
The bad part of living in Bentonville Arkansas was the ice storms, they were really bad. The whole city would shut down for days at a time and the electricity would be hit or miss. I hated living there.
Don’t forget the tornadoes too!
Plano Texas is quite a chill place to live. My aunt lives down there and I spent a few weeks out there last year. The house there also cost slightly less than my Seattle area home and was WAAAAY nicer despite being cheaper.
I had an aunt who lived in Newport News, Virginia. We'd visit about every other summer. She was near a river where we would catch blue crabs and catfish, and cook them for dinner. A "sit on the front porch snapping beans" kind of place. But it's been a few decades since I've been there, so it might have developed a lot since.
Lincoln is the home of Autocross National. Fun racing.
I grew up in Provo. We moved there when I was 10 in 1978. My mom paid 50k for a 1500 sq ft 4 bedroom 2 bath house with a sizable lot. We sold it when she passed in 2005 for 160k. On zillow the house now shows for around 450k. I wish we had kept it.
I grew up right next to Overland Park. It's where my old high school is. That part of Kansas (Johnson County) might be the single best area of the country to raise a family, if that's your number one goal in life. The food's also really good thanks to the history of KC as a crossroads/melting pot.
If you live near mountains, you can often see snow on the mountaintops, even if it's warm in the city.
I can’t afford the average home price, but my parents made a grip of money by owning homes. I just don’t see myself having the same opportunity my parents had. Btw, a lot of these Midwest cities are great, but the winters are very cold. You could expect below zero temperatures on a regular basis through the winter.
I LOVE farmer's markers. The fruits and vegetables are so fresh!
Those houses near Virginia Beach that were huge? Those are most likely broken up into pseudo apartments to rent to the summer beach crowd. With possibly a few bed and breakfasts thrown in.
I am from the Provo area, love it here! The whole valley is great!
OMG...I saw the movie Children of the Corn and it spooked the hell out of me. Scary!!
I've lived in Newport News, VA. IT is gorgeous and there is plenty of things to do.
I live in the Suburbs of Provo, UT. It can get very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer, but it's an awesome place to live. The state just requires that liquor be purchased at designated liquor stors or bars. You can't get it at the grocery store.
Bars are required to have electronic measuring devices to make sure they don't give you more than 1.5 ounces at a time. Wouldn't want to upset the Mormons.
I love areas of the United States that will never be mentioned on these lists. I live in the Texas Panhandle and my favorite places to live are in the Great plains states. I love the buttes, mesas, and grasslands. The incomes from factories and plants around here are awesome and the homes are cheap. My parents bought a three bedroom two bathrooms and two car garage for only 80k. They fixed it up a little and now it's worth more.
We have lived in Lincoln, NE for 24 years now. Great place to live. World's number 1 zoo is 50 miles away in Omaha.
There are almost always nearby towns that are an easy commute with less expensive housing. Check out a neighborhood before deciding on one, sometimes they’re cheaper for undesirable reasons. But people I know typically move to a cheaper nice neighborhood and then commute to the more expensive city to get best of both.
Other than the East coast New York, Massachusetts or The West coast LA, San Francisco, Seattle... $200K to $300K will get you a very nice house. 3-5 bedrooms, 2-3 bathrooms, 2-4 car garage, nice sized yard/garden and a safe community. But it still depends on area and city.
I had to go search Newport News and he's not lying about the home prices. I filtered for older homes, two bathrooms, two or more bedrooms and I'm seeing prices in the $200k's
My oldest boy lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!
Hey there, I love your videos.
What’s holding you up from moving over here to America?
One important thing I think you should consider is the year round weather.
Some like it hot some like it cold and some like it just right 😊.
What's holding him up from moving to America? Family? Significant other? Immigration law? You know just a few minor things.
His gf
They just bought a house in UK & moving in a couple of months
Texas has good homes from $100,000 to $150,000 in the Southeast. As you get closer to the larger cities, they average $250,000 to $400,000. Plano, Texas is in one of the richest places in Texas - and is a suburb of the big Texas Financial Center.
Dogg:::when you come to America. You’ve gotta try Peruvian chicken “Pollo”. Just search up whats closets to wherever you’re at. Get a half or whole chicken, plantains, ceviche, carne asada & call it a day.
If it's a city with buildings around 10 stories or more, anything under $500k is a decent price. Drive 30 minutes to an hour away in a rural town and for $500k you can get a massive house with acres of land.
I live in Ogden Utah. We have the best farmers market in Utah. I didn't move here for the farmers market, I moved here for the cost of homes at the time. I love living here. We are right by the mountains. It's a larger city but it doesn't feel that way. I don't want to live in Salt Lake City again or in the Lehi to Provo area. There's too much traffic. The prices are still more affordable here than most of Utah. My home home has tripled in value over the last 15 yrs.
The liquor laws aren't as bad as people make them out to be. You can buy beer at the grocery stores but you have to go to the liquor stores to buy wine and liquor. They stop selling beer at 1:00 am. There are other places with stricter liquor laws in the US.
I live in Iowa and highly recommend it. We do have some pretty rough winters though.
My husband and I have lived in Virginia Beach, VA for 29 years. There are many pros to living in our area. Although we can have some really hot and humid weather during our summers, it isn't like that every day of the summer. On average, our summer temps are mid to high 80s. We receive snow occasionally. We may receive up to 6 inches, but it is often melted within a day or two. People are friendly and helpful. I appreciate the racial and ethnic diversity of our area of Hampton Roads (7 municipalities - Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News). We do have hurricanes visit from time to time, but they are rarely above a Cat II. Video presenter referenced the way we locals pronounce "Norfolk" - that would be "Nah-f*ck"
The point of farmer's markets is actually a null1. When listening a number of things that would make you want to live there. It's not the idea that there's a farmer's market. So you have a place to buy your veggies and fruits etc. What it ISIS a statement on the area itself. Meaning that areas that have multiple farmers markets tends to be an area that certain types of people enjoy the other things that have a farmer's markets hints at. Most notably, the type of rural area VS a city area. So it's not the fact that farmers markets are a place. You can go to, so you actually buy a home there. It's simply a statement on the type of people that live in that area.
North Florida didn’t make the cut but anywhere North of Orlando and along the panhandle. It’s rural and agricultural.
Ayy I love watching According to Briggs!
Provo is beautiful. Played some disc golf there last December.
I live in Nebraska specifically Lincoln and agree. University Women’s Volleyball are great for following if you like sports.
I'm from North KCK😬... Overland Park is great as long as you're on the low end of the melanin scale. But in all fairness, that's Kansas in general😂
I’m black and I have no problems I actually get lots of love from the white ppl over here from Overland Park all the way to springhill ks
U should react to movies/shows aswell bro. I think people would love to see that, ik I would... You should start with children of the corn since it's mentioned in the video and you've never seen it. There's multiple of them, there pretty good. Much love man, keep up the good work 💯
We have a farm in town that has a market. Im not sure if its a Farmer's Market he's referring to. They have the best corn in the area. I think many of the surrounding towns have farm stands or markets. Never thought about it.
Just checked the median house price in my hometown, Grand Rapids, Michigan... $310,000
Great place to live, until winter, lol.