today we're looking at some great small towns most of youve never heard of did you know one
of the most Googled subjects this time of year is relocation or moving May and June are the
biggest months for moving in the United States so people start prepping now so they're ready
for June usually is what it is more and more those searches include small towns and small
town real estate thanks to remote working more Americans could work from home no longer are the
days where you have to live in the city to be close to your job this means small towns
and working in your underwear or sweats is very popular this video is in no particular order and
we're looking at small towns that aren't really popular but are still great places to live at
the end of the video we have a question where you can answer in the comment section that'll
help us in future videos got it get it good let's take a [Music] look number 10 strawsburg Virginia
if you're looking for a Charming small town with a solid amount of history and plenty of things
to do look no further than strawberg Virginia nestled in the shannona valley strawberg is a
Hidden Gem that offers visitors a unique blend of Old World charm and modern amenities this is
one of those towns where everyone goes to on the weekend you know it's just a cute place to live
but the town's history dates way back to the 18th century and its well-preserved architecture and
historic sites are a testament to its Rich past if you just go down Main Street you can admire
all these beautiful old brick buildings you can visit the strawberg museum and they'll let you
know know all about this place but strawsburg is much more than a pretty face the town offers
a whole bunch of activities for visitors of any age I mean doesn't matter who you are the outdoor
types can explore the nearby shannona National Park while people who like to eat there's pretty
good offering of restaurants and cafes want to do a little retail therapy that's pretty
good here too now that's for the visitor type stuff this is a great place to live low crime
rate housing isn't terribly expensive they have an annual wine festival and strawsburg October Fest
which yes I consider those outdoor activities whenever I look up one of these small towns I
like to look at what's going on there I check out the news through Google and see what's happening
around the town and when a majority of the things that they have in the news about the town are
obituaries that's a really good thing that means nothing terrible is going on nothing horrible the
last time they had anything major going on there was July of 20123 when a fire erupted
after an explosion at the TC energy pipeline in strawsburg Virginia other than that it's nothing
but obituaries and all the obituaries start with longtime resident so why should you move
to strawsburg Virginia number one it's a cute Town number two it's in a beautiful part of the
country and number three they have virtually no crime the crime rate in strawsburg Virginia is
60% lower than the national average and if you want to buy a home there according to Zillow
during the first quarter of 2024 the average home value was $321,000 that might seem like a
lot to some of you but when it's in a really nice place and a really nice Town that's a really good
[Music] price number nine Roslin New York Roslin is a small village on Long Island I have a friend
that's from Long Island and he said I should start calling it rosin just to drive the locals crazy
but it's actually rosin but this is a small little village tucked along Long Island's Northshore this
is a town that blends history charm and modern flare perfectly with nice little streets you
could just stroll along plenty of boutiques art galleries cozy cafes it's all there for you it's
one of those great places to visit on the weekend much like strawsburg but it's an even better place
to live the catch is can you afford living in Rosland Roslin is expensive my Army buddy that
lives on Long Island he said it's a great place to go visit you just have to have some money I
mean lunch is going to set you back 40 bucks and if you want to buy a house there it's going to
set you back a generation or two if you're lover you'll appreciate the abundance of parks and green
spaces in and around Roslin the scenic Hemstead Harbor is just a stone throw away offering plenty
of things to do on the water boating fishing or simply walking along the shore staring at the
water if you look at the news right now they have obituaries and the Girl Scouts got something going
on in Rosland Heights if you're trying to look for something negative in the news around Rosland you
got to go all the way back to January 11th when they were removing contaminated soil from Roslin
apartment building site and last summer they had four guys trying to break into a building that
were caught on security camera that's about it also Atlas New World beastro opened at the
Rosland Hotel I love news like that that is one of the first things you should do when you're looking
to move to another town small town or even a neighborhood look at the local news see what
kind of things are being reported on if you see homeless have broken into the KFC for the fourth
time in 3 months and the local police had to break up a black market jell shot ring maybe stay away
from that neighborhood the crime rate in Roslin is 85% lower than the national average if you want to
buy a home here buckle up I saw a few that are for about 700,000 650,000 that's about the cheapest
you'll find but the average home value in Rosland New York is 1.3 million that's first quarter
[Music] 2024 number eight Wall South Dakota this one is a suggestion from a longtime subscriber
to us El Manheim she said her husband was from South Dakota and they always used to stop here
before they'd go camping he said since he was a kid he always wanted to live here and he doesn't
really know why anyway about wall if you're road tripping through South Dakota chances are you've
heard Whispers of a place called wall it's not exactly a bustling metro area but it's
a little town that has a certain amount of charm that's hard to resist and if you're not in South
Dakota you've probably heard of wall drugs or Wall Drug this is the principal industry in town this
drugstore yeah and it's not just your typical drugstore it's kind of weird anyway it employs
onethird of the town the town of wall is known by locals as the geographical center of nowhere
the original owner Ted was a Nebraska native who opened up the tiny drugstore in wall in 1931 5
years later it was still a tiny drugstore Dorothy Ted's wife thought that the people driving past
must be thirsty and suggested that Ted put up a sign on the highway advertising free ice water
at wal drug sounds kind of dumb right Ted put up the sign anyway the story is he was putting up the
sign finishing it up cleaning up after putting up this sign on the side of the road by the time he
got back to the drugstore people were lined up for the ice water and that line hasn't stopped
yet over a million people will stop at Wall Drug every single year on a good summer day they'll
see over 20,000 visitors to a drugstore now it's not your typical drugstore they got a whole bunch
of stuff there it's been in Home and Garden Magazine and a few other things back in the 19
60s and70s hippies got into their t-shirts that said wall I'll be drugged and Wall Drug or bust
basically it's a drugstore that turned into a sideshow or Roadside Attraction type thing
there isn't much work in Wall South Dakota so you probably want to be retired or definitely working
from home if you want to move here it's not a bad place to live their crime rate is 3% below
the national average they don't have any traffic and the average home in wall goes for about 270
[Music] $7,000 number seven Thompson Station Tennessee Thompson Station is named after the
Train Station built there in the 1800s and it's been home to people since about the 1700s the town
boasts a thriving Community spirit with numerous events and festivals held throughout the year from
the annual Founders Day celebration to the summer concert series that's kind of a thing in Tennessee
doesn't matter small town or big city you're going to find some form of festival or something related
to music throughout this state everything from a guy making dance music with a computer to a
couple dudes with beards making music with a jug and an old school washboard like every small town
in Tennessee Thompson Station has plenty of parks and green spaces they also got the harp River just
a short drive away and that has fishing kaying or just walking around the Tennessee Countryside
whatever you want to do whether you're history buff or outdoor Enthusiast this is a great place
to call home if you are a history buff there was a Civil War battle fought here and it's now
like a preserved Park it's called preservation Park actually if you look at the news it's not
all obituaries they do have some things going on Thompson Station Middle boys basketball win State
title a missing teen was found safe and then a school bus had a crash and no students were
injured so that's a plus after that it's nothing but obituaries the real estate here is a little
expensive and that's because because they've had a lot of new homes go up and the new homes are a
little more expensive than I think they need to be here so of reminds me of what happened up the
hill from me we had some company come in and they built like eight homes where there used to be one
they were nice but they were looking for $750,000 a piece it's like the developer thought he was in
a get-rich quick scheme similar homes in this neighborhood at the time were going for about
$400,000 this guy wanted $ 750,000 get nobody bought them nobody bought these things for about
$8 months until they lowered it down to about 600,000 then they sold two of the eight when they
got them all the way down to about 525,000 this was like 2 years after they were built they all
got snatched up but in Thompson Station they have a bunch of homes that are over a million dollar
but if you poke around Zillow realistically you could find a home there for about 425,000 to about
650,000 that's a decent home but here the stats if you want to buy a home in Thompson Station the
typical home value here is $72,000 and their crime rate is 76% lower than the national average good
[Music] job number six swickley Pennsylvania swickley is a cozy little town about 12 miles
Northwest of Pittsburgh sitting right on the Ohio River it's known for being a quiet residential
area where a lot of the people who work in Pittsburgh come to live nobody wants to live
downtown so they come to this basically it's a suburb the town itself is pretty small it's got
a little less than 4,000 residents sort of known for the swickley bridge the valley surrounding Big
swickley Creek was surveyed in 1785 and sold to American Revolutionary War veterans after
the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 settlers began to trickle into the area on float boats
keelboats and steamboats and this started a pretty good industry for this area on the Ohio River in
1837 the Edgeworth female Seminary was moved from Pittsburgh to where wickley is now at the time
it was called sickly bottom this place has very little crime and all of the typical stats you'd
look at if you're thinking about moving to a place are outstanding and it's still affordable and even
the housing is reasonable I mean you don't usually find that sure this part of Pennsylvania doesn't
have the best weather during the winter but it's a beautiful place to live and it is Affordable we're
not doing this one in order but personally this is my favorite out of all of them the crime rate
in swickley is 86% below the national average and the average home value is about 469,000
[Music] number five Davenport Florida nestled between the cities of Lakeland Florida and
Orlando Davenport is a Hidden Gem that starting to make a name for itself they have a lot of
new construction so I'm not sure how much longer this will be considered a town but right now it
is a Charming town that has a surprising number of lakes actually it shouldn't be surprising to
anyone that's ever lived in Florida there's a lake or a pond everywhere Davenport's a perfect example
that it doesn't have to be on the coast to be growing in Florida back in 2010 Davenport only had
about 3,000 residents but things have definitely changed the population skyrocketed to over 10,000
in 2020 and right now they're sitting at about 13,000 most singl story homes have massive
backyards perfect for barbecues gardening or just soaking up some of that Florida Sunshine if you
want to move to Daven Port Florida and you want to buy a house real estate there the average home
value is about 370,000 and they don't have much crime it's actually 70% lower than the national
[Music] average number four afon Wyoming sitting in the picturesque Star Valley Afton Wyoming is
the kind of place where you can wear cowboy boots to the grocery store without raising an eyebrow
saw this girl in a YouTube video she said she liked living in Wyoming because she could wear
a cute dress and cowboy boots and nobody thinks she's a stripper Aton is a town where the air is
crisp the views are breathtaking and the pace of life as well a little bit slower than a herd of
turtles crossing the highway if you're looking for a wild nightlife and a stripper and cowboy
boots aton's not the place for you this is a very quiet place to live nice and relaxing Afton isn't
for everyone if you're addicted to your smartphone you might find yourself experiencing withdrawal
symptoms it's gotten better but years ago when I was talking about Afton on another video some guy
was I don't know he's doing a thing on Afton and he said that the uh cell service was spotty at
best and Wi-Fi was often considered a luxury but not a guarantee I'm I'm sure it's way better by
now especially with SpaceX and all that stuff starlink but Afton is still a great place to
unplug unwind and reconnect with nature afton's the perfect Escape for people like that you could
spend your days exploring the Great Outdoors breathing in fresh Mountain Air and marveling at
stars they're actually there you got to get away from the city lights and you'll realize how many
freaking stars there are in the sky It's amazing And if you have night vision goggles put those on
and look up someday used to do that in the Army all the time it so nice we could actually see
the satellites going over afteron has hardly any crime it's another place where it's only
obituaries if you want to live there you can look forward to having a crime rate that's 69% lower
than the national average and if you want to buy a home you're looking at about $454 $4,000 and just
about every home's going to come with plenty of land you're not going to be on top of each other
I mean unless you want to be on top of each other you know I'm not going to shame anyone for their
[Music] King number three Corbin Kentucky yes Kentucky makes a list I'm going to mark that on
my calendar cuz they never make lists especially when it has anything to do with positivity but
Corbin is tucked away in the heart of Southeastern Kentucky this is is a town that's got some quirky
charm sure it's known as the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken but there's so much
more to this quirky little town than just its greasy history and yes the Colonel Sanders Cafe
is still there I actually knew a girl from Corbin christe she was living in California when I knew
her actually we're walking across the street heading to the beach and she starts screaming
at the guy that drives the street sweeper I guess he odor some money or something it was weird she's
throwing things at the street sweeper he's trying to get away but that thing only does like 8 mph
with a Tailwind anyway Corbin is where Southern Hospitality meets appalachin Spirit you'll find
friendly folks rocking on their porches waving as you drive by and always ready to strike up a
conversation people in Kentucky in my experience are always willing to chat if you're looking for
outdoor adventure Corbin has plenty of that to offer the Cumberland fall State Resort Park is
just a short drive away where you can find the Cumberland Falls and you're also right there by
Daniel Boone National Forest yes he was a real guy not a Disney character if you want to move
to Corbin it's a pretty good idea especially if you want to buy some real estate the average home
value in Corbin Kentucky is $167,000 their crime rate is 2% lower than the national
[Music] average number two Quincy California Quincy California is
not like the rest of California it's tucked away in the mountains not too far from aren
Nevada it's located in what is known as the American Valley at an elevation of 3,432 Ft it
is halfway between Oroville and Reno Nevada it's a cute little mountain town Quincy actually started
off as a Gold Rush Town it was associated with the former Elizabeth Town that was there starting in
1852 Elizabeth Town slowly faded away and Quincy remained they named it after John Quincy Adams
the sixth President of the United States if you look at the news there there's like six obituaries
before they finally get to a light 3.4 earthquake in their local news then it goes right back to
obituaries I brought up obituaries are really nice to see in the news that's because you're
not seeing anything horrible obituaries yeah someone died but come on it's not really the end
of life it's kind of part of life world atlas has Quincy as the seventh most picturesque small town
in California's Sierra Nevadas and it's a pretty good-sized mountain range there's a ton of towns
up there the crime raate in Quincy California is 44% lower than the national average and the
average home value is $329,000 not bad just got to worry about fire season that's about it all right
before we get to number one what is your favorite type of small town do you like those little New
England small towns are you into the Western small towns in those Iowa Farmland type small
towns what are your favorite type let me know in the comment section below all right on to number
[Music] one and number one Black Mountain North Carolina in the heart of the Blue
Ridge Mountains you have Black Mountain North Carolina a town that's as unique as the name
suggests it's a place where tie-dye shirts and hiking boots coexist harmoniously where
you're just as likely to bump into a banjo player as a yoga instructor or a dude named
Rico who really knows how to get things it's almost a hippie Utopia if hippie showered more
in short this is a Haven for free Spirits nature lovers and anyone who appreciates a healthy dose
of quirkiness black mountains downtown is a pretty cool little place with a lot of
art galleries eclectic shops and cozy cafes you can browse handmade Pottery vintage clothing and
local made jams yes they actually have local made jams that's a thing that's big here in
Oregon not the jams honey for some reason like Asheville it's kind of like a place where they
have you know impromptu drum circles or poetry reading in the park this is an art town and if
that is your thing this is a perfect place to live it was once home to the legendary Black
Mountain College it was an experimental liberal arts college it was active from 1933 to 1957
that's it Black Mountain is a beautiful small mountain town and it's a great place to live
if you want to live there the average home value is about $472,000 and the crime rate is actually
177% lower than the national national average all right that's today's video hope you guys
enjoyed it hope you got some information of it now go out have a great day be nice to each other