100 Of The Worst Small Towns in The United States
Most people have had the dream of buying a home in a perfect small town. Norman Rockwell made it look so nice; people were happy, real estate was affordable, and crime was a guy who sold the town a miracle elixir that had no magic properties, and we now call it Jagermeister.
Can you imagine living in a small town that is more dangerous than Chicago and has more poverty than Gary, Indiana?
These small towns exist, and the only positive is the real estate is cheap.
In this video, we are looking at over 100 of the worst small towns in the United States.
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The United States has some great small rural towns that aren't on this list. In this video we will show you small rural towns you should ask a realtor or real estate agent about. These towns might be affordable, but that is where the nice things stop.
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Aw man, it's going to take me about 6 poops to get through this one...
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Good to hear you are regular.
@ronaldhall2489
2 ай бұрын
Sounds like just full of shit
@annychest718
2 ай бұрын
lol never before have I heard time measured by poops 😊
@wanderingjackwolf9510
2 ай бұрын
3 years and several months later, random person: "Was it 6?! I need to know. I ate too much Halloween candy and it took me 28. Should I call a doctor?!"
@sainfortable
2 ай бұрын
I’m a truck driver 5 months in, this is very informative.
Your plane could crash and you have to navigate the Amazon jungle in the most dense part of the jungle where no man has dared to navigate and all of a sudden you will see a big yellow sign and see a Dollar General Store before you run into a panther.
@KookyWitch67
Ай бұрын
Truth
Suggestion--keep town name on screen
I'm guessing why it's so popular is to see if 'our' home town made the lists.
@kratze1738
Ай бұрын
Having lived in or dealt with a number of Florida small towns, I was extremely curious to know if any of them made it (only 2 that I knew were dives showed up - they left out Bradenton).
I can say I appreciate the long content. It was super interesting and you don’t hear about small towns enough I think.
My Aunt and Uncle lived in Avenal for many years. We would stop to visit on our way to Oklahoma.😊
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Very cool!
I do look forward to your extended listings of best small towns. Havre de Grace in my state of Maryland is lovely. It sits at the mouth of the Susquehanna River at the northern tip of the Chesapeake. The Decoy Museum proves that there's more art in that craft than you'd think.
@LyonsM
2 ай бұрын
“Best small towns”?? Did you not read the subtitle?? It’s about the “worst” small towns. GEEZ!! Lmao
@pjflynn5978
Ай бұрын
I agree! Havre de Grace is gorgeous. All of the cities and towns along the Susquehanna are so pretty. Columbia PA, Millersburg, Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Bloomsburg, Lewisburg… and so many good small towns in Maryland in general too!
@pjflynn5978
Ай бұрын
@@LyonsMi hope you understand you sound unbelievably annoying and insufferable
Ok, Ok, I'll admit San Francisco and southern California is only half of what the rest of us see from your home state. I knew a couple from northern California and they seemed very normal. So, I stood corrected. I always appreciate your work Briggs and team.
@ronaldhall2489
2 ай бұрын
California where the fruits and nuts come from
@tsb7911
2 ай бұрын
@@ronaldhall2489 Fruit and nuts are good for you, and so is the food. Nice to see someone repeat a Norman Lear joke.
@seanmcdirmid
2 ай бұрын
@@ronaldhall2489 Can we stop making jokes about Californian mental health?
@annychest718
2 ай бұрын
🍕🍕🍕Cali although beautiful is infested by The Industry 🌞😎🥸🌟
@davidfessler1826
2 ай бұрын
@@ronaldhall2489 Let’s not forget Florida where all of the fruits and nuts roll down to.
I passed through Madison Florida when I was evacuating from South Florida during Hurricane Irma. It was 2:00 am so I didn't see much.
THAT was a lot of work, Briggs!!! I enjoyed it. Thank you!
i love how every now and then he throws some shade at his extended family 😂
Hey Briggs heres one for you Pritchard Al. you should check on that one its part of Mobile Al. Highway 41.
I never heard of these towns in Florida and I live here. We have a great town. Englewood Florida. But home insurance is brutal. Tons of stuff to do. Lots of restaurants and stuff to do on the Gulf of Mexico. But I am thinking of leaving. The humidity and hurricanes are a big factor.
Wow ❤❤❤ Briggs 😮😮😮
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Good morning Wanda
Even some of the little crap hole towns in CA are way too expensive.
@nolan564
2 ай бұрын
And it's still California. High taxes, unconstitutional laws. Just shit all around! I used to love visiting, it's so beautifu with perfect weather. But the shit and needles on the streets is enough for me to stay away. California with Texas politics would be heaven.
@paland99
2 ай бұрын
@@nolan564 NO thankyou! Keep Texas out of here. We have the best state as it is. And we are more free than Texas, which ranks 49th in freedom.
@nolan564
2 ай бұрын
@paland99 🤡🤡 when you think you've heard it all.
@tfries1607
2 ай бұрын
@@paland99 i live in cali. cali is a shit hole of crime and homeless
@ricardoconqueso
Ай бұрын
@@nolan564 It is actually true. The CATO Institute (right wing think tank) ranked Texas dead last in personal freedom index. Its sad considering all the grandstanding they do about freedom. High taxes too.
I went to a wedding at a vineyard near Geyserville. Beautiful area.
Love the beaver gear!!!
❤️ YOOOO! Nice video!!! I’m a Small Struggling Travel Channel and you really inspire me to make better content 😌 Thank you!
I would love to see more, especially Louisiana and Texas. Great stuff!🦋
Trona, CA probably deserves a spot on this list. Thank you for this EPIC documentary! 😲
If the town is ag and/or prison based, there will be crime.
I'm 45 from Pennsylvania I grew up in Philadelphia,but now I live in Johnstown Pa all I know about this town is the floods before I moved out here would appreciate a video about this town if you have time and are familiar, great videos I'm a subsciber have a good one .
Briggs, i see what you mean about some of the comments on here. They can be absolutely ridiculous, lol😂. Love your channel and the information you give. I've learned a lot here. Keep doing what you're doing ❤👍🏻
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Thank you.
Please give some deep information about Indiana(Indianapolis). Waiting for long time thank you appreciate your work
OMG Endless Summer Poster! 80"s in SD (IB) . Thankful for the memories.
luv all your videos!
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
Ай бұрын
Thank you
I wish there was a list of them below.
Briggs you are so funny. And informative. I still do not know where to go when I sell my house in Florida. 😅
@KookyWitch67
Ай бұрын
Pennsylvania is beautiful as long as you stay in the middle Erie New Castle and Pittsburgh be careful where you buy. Lancaster and York closer to the Amish is a smidge safer
Whatever happened to the idea of taking pride in the appearance of one's community? It seems that both big cities and small towns have surrendered to apathy about caring for their surroundings.
I passed through Madison Florida while evacuating South Florida during Hurricane Irma. It was 2am so I didn't see much
Man, I've never put Briggs on for background chatter but here we go!
I was raised is a small mountain town in Colorado and loved it. I don’t like cities, high cost real estate and a lot of people. The more people, the more crime. My husband was a carpenter so buying a foreclosure real real cheap hit the jackpot . He made the property a gem. Look for foreclosures when buying. With Hoas .
Spot-on dooood, You got Alabama accurate !!!
Your stats are way off regarding the average cost of a home in West Wendover, NV that you stated is $350,000 as it's only $100,000 according to Zillow. In fact, I believe in another one of your videos you mentioned that you can buy a decent home there for under $100,000.
I have relatives in some parts of Connecticut. Where is the Cape Fear Hospital? The people in Old Town Idaho can shop in the Safeway in Wsshington State. That is a plus for them to be living near to the stateline near to Washington State.
I see you’re a Beavers fan !
Thanks!
@user-ds2cg1cg1m
2 ай бұрын
Da nada.
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
Just want you to know I really enjoy all of your videos. I love your voice , and stop typing…as far as speaking about the negative, it’s understandable. But the reason I enjoy those because it helps me to know where I don’t want to go. My husband and I are retired,on a fixed income. He is turning 75 this year, and he has poor health. I also want you to know you are doing great, don’t lose hope, you are really good at this. The reason I love your voice is because it is so clear, up beat, and you just have the perfect sounding voice. I apologize because I don’t always leave a comment. I’ll do better. My home state is Virginia, and I miss being home. My husband doesn’t want to move back to the east coast because of the humidity. I’m not crazy about that either but it’s worth it if I could go home. I didn’t tell you how old I am…but I am 67. Thanks for all the information. Stay safe, and remember to be kind. Kindness matters👍
I went to Cardinal Newman High School,... back in the day. lol
You had me laughing about Huron, California with being willing to roll the dice on the air and water quality.
Ruth is a bar/store/post office, a trailer court, and a Trinity County Road Department Office/Garage. (My Dad's side of my family is from up there)... and a lake.
Either we all want to feel superior to the people that live there, or we (well me) want to defend our own under dog favorites (The North Country of NY)
Are there ANY good places to live in Mississippi? I liked Tupelo, years ago.
No desert center ever lol. Cabazon is next to Beaumont and banning high desert occasional snow in the winter though not a lot.
@timthompson8297
2 ай бұрын
High deserts are okay, which happens to be where I live.
@lechatbotte.
2 ай бұрын
@@timthompson8297 I used to live in the low desert
@timthompson8297
2 ай бұрын
@@lechatbotte. what state?
@lechatbotte.
2 ай бұрын
@@timthompson8297 Cali
Really depends on criteria and weighting which vary by person
Great video I love it
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
Briggs just so you know. I lived on vanbenberg and casmilla is where all the asbestos gos to some what die! So I was told! Steve
Well now, let's find out. Different time in on this post.
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
Trying to change things up a little. My metric sort of say I should upload between 8 and 11 am. I may not sure if that is accurate.
Well, I live in Caldwell so I'm familiar with Star, Middleton, Greenleaf, Homedale, Hidden Springs. It's frustrating because you aren't showing pictures of those actual towns as you talk about them. Also, because a lot of these little towns are pretty close to Caldwell, Nampa and Boise, many people work in those larger towns. Marsing is really a very nice little town, lots of wineries and the Snake River goes right through there. Not sure how old this video is, but Star and Middleton are really growing and have a lot of Californians who have moved there. Bright side is, maybe with this video, less people will want to move here.
@sheilaconley8445
2 ай бұрын
My brother has lived in Meridian, Star, Middleton, Caldwell and now Cascade. My mom is in Caldwell. These are nice little towns. I’m,I’ve in SC - where the family is originally from. When I go visit it’s a very different scenery for me.
@heatherfulmore3412
2 ай бұрын
I didn't get to see much of each toqn.
@conmckfly
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for standing up for the area around Caldwell.
Bieber, CA should definitely be on this list
Google "Holloway , Ohio". It's way down in the hollar. Very small town .
You should do a video of how terrible Niagara Falls NY. I lived there for 6 years and it was miserable. I can give you all the information you need.
oh lord....watch for the landscape shots....amazing country. wonder about people's stories....strange location pick,but private?
Desert center had a greyhound bus station there at one time and they shot a TV show there called Air Wolf and well they blew up part of the old Bus Station there. The reason I now this is because I used switch out trailers out there in Desert Center when I used to haul Sea Containers out of Longbeach CA , research that a bit more if you can or would 👍👍😁..
Briggs, always enjoy your well-presented and researched broadcast. Honestly, I only like to view your broadcasts that are from 30 minutes or less. These hour-plus episodes are just difficult sit through timewise; even though they are top notch as usual. If you can keep them shorter, that Would be great. You always maintain the highest standard.
@WorldAccordingToBriggs
2 ай бұрын
I appreciate you watching. I get it, 2 hours is a bit much but it doesn’t have to be watched in one sitting. So, far I am only doing remixes that are over an hour. Those can always be stopped and started. The travel ones I am currently working on will be about 30 minutes.
@peggypasson8794
2 ай бұрын
I love the long ones
@eclairtreo
13 күн бұрын
I love the longer ones. You can get a lot of work done, and have that calming voice in the background to keep you company.
That website for the animal shelter is 404'd for me. Sucks. Wanted to get in contact.
I don't like wildfires.
I spent my childhood in one of these bad small towns. And they all kind of have a common theme. It's like an exclusive club. Everyone expects you to already have your life together. And conform to whatever collective bias they have.
Albama, petrol beach, Arly, petetry, ,pine Hill,Baker HRockford, why such high crime rate?,pennington, Ackron.
Surprised Trona isn’t on here. The desert town has houses on Zillow right now that I could’ve bought with *cash*-which in CA means a dump in a location whose ambiance would prompt me to have 988 on speed dial. The HS football team has a field made of dirt because grass is too hard to grow there!
A HALF marathon?? Is that for the one-legged men who lost the ass-kicking contests??
I didn’t think nobody could get lower than Union springs AL
Did u do wisconsin
Lol, I thought you were in your 30's. You have a very young, energetic voice.
How can towns with a small population have such high crime rates?
@lucystrider728
2 ай бұрын
In a small town one jerk can impact everybody else
Desert center lookin like real life gta
I never found Louisiana... I was so looking forward to seeing my town on this list :( lol
Makes me feel better being from the UK
“If you were ever stationed at Fort Bragg, you know exactly what I’m talking about.” Yes Sir, FayetteNAM is simply the Devil’s Anus with respects to the state of North Carolina.
Herron? I lived in Coma Ca. Just south of Daly City just south of San Francisco.
@angelaarmie5789
Ай бұрын
Colma? With all the cemeteries?
If Ishpetucky or K.I. aren't on Michigan's list I'll be bummed out
…wait, what is with the reverse Endless Summer poster? Also, I stayed in Avenal when I went to the Benitoite Mining Company……it was creepy AF!!! Sadly, I’ll have to return to this town because I want to go to the mine again (at least now I have a service dog that kinda scares people!! Golden retrievers have DEEP barks & everyone mistakes his greeting as a threat 😢)
35:53 Shout out to Dichael Riggs! 😂
what is the Narrator's name. I like this guy's stuff.
That's right, You guessed right about Alabama!!!
So I take it you don't want to live in Mississippi
@annabella8557
29 күн бұрын
Or Alabama
@ronaldhall2489
29 күн бұрын
@@annabella8557 we don't want yall
@annabella8557
26 күн бұрын
@@ronaldhall2489 what? Why be so rude ? If you are including me in your "y'all", I was simply adding my opinion. I assumed YOU were referring to the guy who made the video. I was adding my opinion that it appears he wouldn't want to live in Mississippi and I agreed with YOU and added it appears he didn't care much for Alabama either. But whatever, with that attitude, I'll just stay in my own southern state and mark it off my list of places to visit.
@ronaldhall2489
26 күн бұрын
@annabella8557 1 am sorry must have misunderstood you. Yea he dumps on us all the time I am sorry please forgive me
I know in New York state they do NOT count the prisoners for the population of the town, but they do include all the crimes that happen in prison. So relatively safe towns that have a prison or two look like they have very high rates of violent crime when 90% occur inside the prisons.
@giantgeoff
2 ай бұрын
Actually they do the little town I have my Summer home in was noted with distinction as having the most diverse community in the North Country. If you do not include the residents of the State Correctional Facility, it isn't.
@TheItalianTrash
2 ай бұрын
@@giantgeoff Yes and no. According to a 2010 New York State law prisoners are counted as living in their last known home addresses. But, according to the national census they are still listed where they are incarcerated. So we're both correct.
It's a long video, but I'll get through it just to see rather or not my original hometown/birth place made it onto this list. If it did no surprise. If it doesn't, honestly no surprise. We got an HGTV show for a while and a movie with Matthew McConaughey so there's that I guess Good job Laurel, MS. You're didn't even make the list.
You should disable the "mirror" setting on your camera. This way people can see you as if you were standing in front of them.
@thebipolarpsychonaut4984
2 ай бұрын
Respectfully that is. I enjoy your channel and was only making a suggestion.✌️
I don't like negativity, I just want to know where to avoid living haha!
Rewatching the video. Re: Ruth, California. No images! As you said. Jumped onto Bing, to see if that changed after your video came out. You know, someone acting as the Chamber of Commerce things a few pictures are in order and snaps a few on their lunch break. Nope. Or if they did, they haven’t figured out how to upload them. Beautiful pictures of Ruth Lake, a couple of buildings at Ruth Mine but nothing in the town of Ruth. Who posted the pictures of the lake and the mine? The Encyclopedia of Forlorn Places. Didn’t know there was such a thing. Might check out what they mine(d?) there. Not sure it would be worth the gas. It looks awfully dry for Northern California. Looking at some land near the Oregon line but not sure if I want to consider it. I always picture NAPA Valley as representative of NoCal. Then my nephew grew up there and I saw him for the first time in 20some years. Dumber than a sled with a split runner! He waxed, philosophically about Race Relations with the Native Americans and how good they had it. I spent several minutes chewing the inside of my cheek and didn’t say anything. I could not think of one thing I could say that did not agree but kept family relations healthy. I swear I didn’t say a word, but his mommy said ‘you haven’t changed a bit’!’ A statement about as astute as her favorite child’s lecture. After she broke the ice, I had a free pass to move to another table and lose their phone number. What a mess! I will browse through the Forlorn Encyclopedia but I am currently enjoying your humor. It can wait. Thanks, Briggs for another great video. Half a mil to live in toxic waste? No thank you!!! What happens with the cows there? Are they selling the milk or the meat? Hopefully, since they have to be there, they are well tended pets. Fingers crossed!!!
SPA has a special meaning in the West Texas desert so I'm told.
I love my littlel village on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Why not do a show on larger towns? Like towns of 3,000 to 6,000. They should have all modcons available and a Palmyra store for shopping. In these little towns, more villages, you only show gaa stations and highways. I'd like to see more houses and schools up close.
Hilarious what you said about Casmelia. It’s home to the best steakhouse in the world. And it’s not just my opinion.
what's the ring flag under the California flag ?
Florida Alabama line my home. SWEET HOME
Duke's of Hazzardville
Where are the divisions since this video is divided into states
If you ever update the North Carolina listing, consider Chadbourn, one of the saddest towns you'll drive through in the state.
It's like the career of "worst opera singer" ever, Florence Foster Jenkins. She couldn't carry a note in a handbasket...but she sold out Carnegie Hall! Every cent went to support the troops during World War II. If you want to cut down on caffeinated coffee, listening to one of her recordings will leave you with the same tingling.
Occum, CT.
How far in is NJ
Briggs, you keep giving us wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to many long videos. What is up with that ???????????????????????????????????
@jillwiegand4257
2 ай бұрын
No way I can do this video in one sitting!
I lived in Byhalia Mississippi for 5 years. I moved there in the middle of my seventh grade year. The school system was so far behind. I felt like they were on a 5th grade level compared to the school that I came from in Northwest Tennessee. I lived in this place till I was 18. I can. Tell you from a first and experience that the school system is complete trash there were a few good teachers when I was there, Bless their hearts. They couldn't teach though because they were trying to keep all the p.o.c. kids from fighting each other. My parents finally removed me from the school when I was in 10th grade. I was ruthlessly picked on by most of the students and it didn't matter the race and it was because I was disabled and I wasn't gonna put up with their bs. Got my second job in that toand the people as far as the adults in that town were trash as well because of how they treated everybody. I can honestly say looking back. I know, maybe 3 good people from that town and they all left.
Oskaloosa, Iowa: HORRIBLE!
Gyserville, 55% above 40%
..nice shirt... wrong team...
Never heard of huron
I have never felt so grateful to live in England.