Today I'm going to list 10 reasons South Dakota is one of the most moved-to States here in 2022 and
probably will be again in 2023. Are you thinking about relocating to the Midwest more specifically
the Upper Midwest and yes I said Upper Midwest some people look at North Dakota South Dakota
Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan as part of the Upper Midwest so you got the Midwest which is
below them and then the Upper Midwest there's like 20 different region maps for the United
States the region that has the most Maps is the South some don't include like Texas Kentucky and
Tennessee While others include every Southern State and they include Maryland and Oklahoma
it's weird the Midwest only has two main Maps the Midwest and then the one that splits the
two in half Upper Midwest and just the normal Midwest does anybody care it doesn't matter you
now have the information swirling around in your head today we're looking at the Mount Rushmore
State South Dakota it is actually the newest midwest state to get on the most move to list
South Dakota had a population of 895 thousand residents in the 2020 census ranking them at
46 for population when it comes to total area they're ranked 17th so this place is sparsely
populated when you look at the relocation numbers for the first three quarters of 2022
for every 100 people moving out of South Dakota 101.43 move in now that's down from 2021 when
they had 103.45 moving in when people moved to different states they often fill out surveys on
different subjects about why they're making this move and they're usually given by a moving company
or something like that that's what today's video is based on got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 quality of Health Care Now this one's normally a big deal for retirees and
a lot of retirees have chosen to move to South Dakota in recent years even though
it's a pretty cold place to live they get some brutal Winters but cold South Dakota
Winters aren't slowing down mama and papa they have very active senior scene in South Dakota a
lot of activities to do wallet Hub actually ranked South Dakota as the third best state
for Health Care due to its very accessible system and good health care outcomes if
you're watching this and you're below 40 it probably doesn't make sense to you but if
you get over 40 and into your 50s it starts to play a bigger part of your life looking
for good quality health care and this is a great state to live in if you're concerned about that
number nine great small towns yeah South Dakota has a lot of really good small towns
I mean their cities really aren't that big and in a lot of cases what they consider a
city can also be considered a small town by some of us you got little towns like Kimball
South Dakota they got next to no crime hardly any sidewalks decent schools and
a low-cost living low housing too Kimball's violent crime rate is actually 100 percent
below the national average their total crime rates 30 percent below the national average
that's quality stuff that's a small town they've only got about 600 residents you
want to look at something bigger you got Dell Rapids that place is great they got a crime
rate that's 50 below the national average or violent crime rates 36 percent below the
national average their housing is Affordable you get a decent house there for like 250
000 they got decent schools and a cost of living that might make it possible to put some money away
for your future or have enough money to join the peanut brittle of the month club yes it's a thing
there's different people making peanut brittle in this country my opinion I don't even think we need
one per person making peanut brittle there are a lot of great small towns in South Dakota and
I'm going to do a video pretty soon on the 10 best small towns in South Dakota so wait for that video
number eight low-cost living in 2022 South Dakota's cost of living is four percent lower
than the national average when you break it down to the different things housing is three percent
lower than the national average utilities is 10 percent lower when it comes to groceries seven
percent lower they even have one for clothing clothing costs a seven percent lower than the
national average you know why because the entire State buys nothing but Duluth Flex jeans they're
not paying me to say this but those things are cheap and they will last you your entire
life you'll pass them down to your grandkids so yeah South Dakota's got a pretty low cost living
number seven affordable real estate so like I said their real estate is about three percent lower
than the national average in past years it's been even lower in 2019 is actually six percent lower
than the national average which is pretty good in 2019 their housing was six percent lower than
the national average so it's gone up a little bit but so is everyone else but since they're
closing that gap on the national average maybe there's a has gone up a little bit more than other
states but they're still doing pretty good just give you an idea in the state capital of Pierre
just kidding it's actually spelled Pierre but it's pronounced Pier their median listing price is 296
000 that is third quarter 2022 number so you know three years down the line don't give me any grief
if you go to blunt South Dakota the median listing price there is 149 000. Harold is 182
000. the typical home value Statewide is about 306 thousand dollars now that's a broad brush on
that one that's really really a ballpark because you're talking an entire State obviously when you
break it down to cities or towns you can get a better feel for what the prices are going
to be just give you an idea though California their typical home value is about double that
number six it's the Midwest and slow now this is kind of a vague thing and I'm going to explain
it to you it's Midwest and it's kind of slow meaning there's not a lot going on they don't
have any major cities that are just booming metropolises with all the trappings that come
with a giant City traffic police helicopters tents on sidewalks you know all the things that kind of
suck about living in a city but that's one of the most common things people say they're moving to
a place like South Dakota for they want to get away from the hustle and the bustle of a major
city or a busy State well almost never if you're in Sturgis during the bike rally yeah it's busy
number five it's a red State yep here it is again people moving for politics this is another one
people say they're moving to South Dakota for they like a good Republican conservative State
basically a red State now locals always leave comments about move here but don't bring your
politics with you don't come here and ruin our state like you did your state here's the
thing other than Texas a majority of the people leaving a blue state for Red State are already
registered Republicans they're not moving there to change your state they're moving there to be
with your state now some people move there for jobs or family or whatever and they don't care
about the politics but the people that care about politics that's what they're doing I
know this may be hard to choke down but about a quarter of California is already Republican
that's the people if you look at it from a land perspective a lot of people keep bringing that up
lately like land actually votes the people but anyway more than half the land and the
counties in California are Republican but yeah a lot of people moved to South Dakota because
it's a red state and a lot of people moved to Oregon from places like South Dakota or let's
say Texas to Oregon or Washington because they're blue States just what people do
number four the seasons here it is again this is a big thing for a lot of people they want to
move someplace where they actually have seasons most the time this is for up in New England or
something people from Arizona or California they're just getting tired of having hot or
decent weather all the time they want to mix it up a little bit like I said in the main
video about a week and a half ago I really enjoy being in Oregon where there's a little
chaos to my weather patterns I grew up in Southern California it's always Pleasant
you know when you do grow up in a place like Southern California it's almost like
you're living a sheltered life you really don't know what it's like out there in the real world
where people get snowed in and things like that but one thing I did find amazing about
South Dakota and this popped up several times summer almost makes up for the harsh Winters
summers in South Dakota are a good time plenty of outdoor stuff to do lakes rivers reservoirs
they got it all there sure you might have to unfreeze your tires from your driveway but
yeah it's a small price to pay for a really nice summer at least it's better than the
frozen tundra of North Dakota North Dakota winners that gets pretty harsh type of place you and your
wife are trying to gain weight for the winter September rolls around your wife's complaining
she can't see her feet anymore and you're all hey look how comfortable we're gonna be this winter
number three hunting and fishing yep that's right they got it all in South Dakota a lot
of hunting and fishing really more hunting than fishing but they have good offerings of
each I know quite a few people that have gone to South Dakota for hunting seasons
whatever you know that's a thing you get when you were in the military for a while you know
a lot of guys that go out hunting and a lot of my friends have showed up in South Dakota
to go hunting none of them have moved there to go to live the hunting life but that is a big
thing for a lot of people that are into hunting especially the retirees they want to be closer
to the hunting so they could do it more often it's out Dakota you can hunt Antelope bighorn
sheep deer Elk Mountain Goat Mountain Lions non-trophy Buffalo Trophy Buffalo is there a
difference I had no idea turkeys you could even hunt smaller things like rabbits mourning dove
partridges American crows they've got a hunting season for that Quail obviously and tree squirrel
number two the lifestyle a lot of people get into this I don't know if it's old west or Frontier
type lifestyle that you'll find in South Dakota North Dakota Montana Wyoming even Colorado to
a degree there's something about those states that draw people into that type of Lifestyle
it's normally people that maybe were living in cities on the East Coast or even on the west
coast and they just want to get away from that type of thing and they move to a place like South
Dakota I've heard a lot of people show up for the Sturgis bike rally and they just fall in love with
South Dakota in that whole type of Lifestyle granted the Sturgis biker rallies something
totally different it's not like you go to little towns in South Dakota and they're doing that every
weekend no that thing's huge but people fall in love with the state when they go there for that
it draws a lot of people in and a lot of people fall in love with South Dakota but one of the
most common things was a change of Lifestyle the vibe some of the towns they have in South Dakota
still have that old west type feel kind of a tourist trap but one of the best examples of
that is Deadwood Deadwood sprung up in the 1800s and it's kind of held on to that look and feel
since then now it's the way they make their money Deadwood has a lot of history though if you want
to see something weird about Deadwood HBO did a series probably 10 years ago called Deadwood uh
it's disturbing don't watch it with your kids but it's a great show besides Deadwood you'll
run into some of these small towns that still have some of the old buildings standing from the 1800s
all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another Channel called on this
day there's a link down below there's also a link for home and money website that'll help
you with a lot of things real estate wise but if you're looking to move to another state they
can get you in contact with a realtor in whatever area you're moving to all right on to number one
and number one it's a great place to raise a family yep it is considered one of the best
states to raise a family depending on what study you look at it usually ranks around 8
to 12 somewhere in there they have decent schools and when you talk about higher education they're
usually ranked right around number five so South Dakota has some good colleges overall South Dakota
is a pretty safe state which is always great when you're trying to raise a family and it's got that
slower lifestyle which is always good when you got kids when you're raising kids you're looking for
schools you're looking for things to do you're looking for affordability and a good quality of
life South Dakota has those things myself I'd move a couple States over and raise my kids
in Wisconsin if I was making that decision right now but South Dakota is not bad at all
all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some
information out of it now go out have a great day and be nice to each other