have you ever wanted to live in a mountain town or at least the base of the mountains I have when
most people think of mountain towns or cities they think of the most popular ones Aspen Asheville
Park City Stowe Vermont Gatlinburg Jackson and a handful of others in today's video we're looking
at 10 often overlooked or unknown mountain towns worth considering if you're looking to
move to a higher elevation and stop typing if you're from that part of the country I'm sure
these towns and cities aren't unknown to you but to most people they are this video is in
no particular order these are just 10 that are overlooked got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 Ruidoso New Mexico all right let's talk about Ruidoso this is a quiet spot nestled in the
mountains where the air feels a bit crisper and the views are straight up postcard worthy this
is located somewhat in the southern part of New Mexico not too far east from White Sands
Missile Range if you're in the military you've heard of the place before this is a Sweet Escape
for people looking to hit the ski slopes in the winter hang out at the casino and horse
track in the summer you go hiking and on nature walks or just kick back in a cabin and have some
hot cocoa they got it all in Ruidoso maybe not surfing kinda needed ocean for that or one of
those really cool wave pools I've seen some they're getting so much better it's just kind
of like this Hidden Gem where you can become one with nature get a little adventurous or simply
just enjoy the scenery if you want to move here they say the average home value is 296 thousand
dollars I was looking around on Zillow looks like they've got a lot of houses for around 230
000 that are gonna need some work but they're definitely livable
number nine Covington Virginia Covington Virginia is a cozy little spot tucked away
in the Allegheny Mountains if you're into the nature stuff you're gonna love it here it's
got this small town charm that makes you feel right at home even if you're not from
this area if you want to move there great if you're just visiting great this is is in the
Roanoke region which means it's going to be surrounded by some of the prettiest forests
and rivers that you can find in this country people here are super welcoming and the town
itself has a bunch of History so if you're ever driving through Virginia and you got
a soft spot for Scenic views and friendly faces make sure you swing by Covington it's worth the
pit stop at least now Zillow says the average home value here is about a hundred and thirty
two thousand dollars uh that's pretty low I looked around and it looks like a decent
home starts off around 150 160 thousand dollars you can get something really nice for 350 000.
number eight Bisbee Arizona Bisbee Arizona is one of those hidden gems that you've gotta visit to
really understand it is near the southern part of Arizona it's a step back in time to a cool
old school mining town type thing sort of funky with with an artsy twist it is nestled in the
mule mountains Bisbee was once booming because of its Rich copper mine today it's more famous
for its quirkiness and its artists and things like that this place has the annual Bisbee 1000
stair climb basically it's a race up and around the town's steep old stairways trust me it's a
bit of a workout I say that with full confidence because to me going up like 10 stairs is a bit of
a workout not that bad but I'll tell you what any kind of race that includes stairs does not sound
like a good time to me so if you're looking for a blend of history art and a touch of offbeat Bisbee
may be that place if you want to buy a home here they say the average home value here is 212 713
dollars I looked around in livable older homes start off around two hundred thousand
might need a little work but you could probably move in as soon as you pay for it
number seven West Yellowstone Montana West Yellowstone is a town located in the southern
part of Montana this town serves as the primary entrance to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone
National Park is obviously one of the best national parks the United States has it's also
famous for its geysers and it's where Yogi Bear used to live and stop typing Yogi Bear was from
Jellystone not Yellowstone if you do ever visit make sure you see the grizzly and wolf Discovery
Center that's pretty interesting thing it's also big for fly fishing here they have few streams and
rivers around the area and a lot of people come here just to do fly fishing and I'm talking you're
not going off into the woods you know for 10 miles it's like five minutes outside of town if that it
probably takes you longer to pack your stuff up in the car than it does driving to the location where
you can start fly fishing now West Yellowstone is a little expensive the rest of their stats are
pretty decent but they are expensive the average home value here is 575 thousand dollars it's a
bit expensive and some of the property goes way up from there into the millions but this is the
thing in Montana and Wyoming almost any place you buy that isn't like downtown Billings or something
is gonna come with a couple acres so if you look at West Yellowstone on Zillow you're gonna see
right now some homes that are around 520 for a really nice cabin that comes on two acres they got
another one for 6.99 which is a really nice home that has like three quarters of an acre that's
kind of small for Montana but you get the idea it's not houses that are five feet away from each
other you got some space from what I could see on Zillow the typical home's gonna go for around 600
000 realistically it's expensive but if you could afford it this is a great place to live
number six Shenandoah Pennsylvania now we just got done talking about a very expensive place
to live in the mountains now let's talk about one of the cheapest place I've found to live
period Shenandoah Pennsylvania this is a town in Pennsylvania's coal region coal is on the decline
so a lot of these towns are pretty cheap to live in these days if you could bring a job with you
like remote working or you're retired this is a great option you probably want to be able to
withstand a couple really bad Winters too while you're at it if you're gonna move here Shenandoah
sits about 53 miles away from Allentown and about 100 miles away from Philadelphia and about 144
miles away from New York city so you're out there in the sticks a bit and they don't have the best
stats but they are so cheap it almost might be worth it my suggestion for anyone that wants to
move to this place is to make sure you get a home or stay outside of town a little bit it's a small
town it really doesn't have suburbs but you know kind of like a suburbs are to a bigger city some
of the surrounding towns are a little bit better in their little like burgs but you could get an
acre or so outside of town for about 179 thousand dollars anything in town is going to take a lot of
work you look at the homes and you're all these were once beautiful homes that are for sale
right now if you're one of those types that could really fix it up it might be your thing but it is
so cheap it's hard to overlook this one but cheap always comes with its problems keep that in mind
number five Julian California known for its apple orchards and gold mining history this one is near
San Diego so if you've never heard of Julian I think it's a great place to live especially if
you have kids or grandkids you could live in a small town like this and you're not too far away
from San Diego and all the things you want to do with kids or grandkids you know an hour away or
so you're an hour or so away from the beaches you're an hour away from Sea World hour and a
half away from Legoland if you're living here and you're far enough away from the city you're not
gonna run into a whole bunch of traffic living there now I'm sure a lot of you are groading
right now because you've heard all the stories about California of all the big cities San Diego
is the one with the least amount of suckage in California you know you got San Jose far too
expensive far too many homeless the place sucks San Francisco same thing Oakland nightmare Los
Angeles too crowded too much traffic and tons of homeless San Diego has a little of each not
nearly as bad as the other places if you want to move out here and buy some property the
average home value in Julia in California is 561 thousand dollars it's a little up there
um just by looking at what they have available I would say it's closer to six hundred thousand
as your starting point for a house in Julian California but it's California that's how it is
number four Lake Placid New York this Adirondack town is famous for hosting the Winter Olympics
twice I've always found this place very interesting I mean it's up there in the
Adirondacks it's really not that big but they still had the Olympics twice and they
had probably one of the most amazing Olympic events or happenings there the Miracle on Ice
do you remember that 1980 the U.S hockey team shocked everyone and won the gold medal yeah
they're a bunch of college kids and they played basically a professional Russian team and if
you don't know Russians are great at hockey but all that Olympic history aside this place is a
playground for nature lovers imagine kayaking on a mirror-like lake hiking trails with Instagram
worthy views and then a little town where you can go get something to eat and cozy up in a cabin
someplace whether you're chasing winter sports or just want a killer backdrop for a summer barbecue
Lake placid's a great place to live now it's a little bit expensive I mean it could get way up
there but this is deceiving their average home value is 300 140 678 dollars they do have some
older homes that might need a little work that are around two hundred fifty two hundred sixty
thousand dollars but a majority of the decent homes here are going to be upwards of six hundred
fifty thousand dollars and I mean they go way up there's an amazing one that is right on the lake
and it's huge it's got nine bedrooms nine baths it's going for just about 12 million dollars I'd
like to buy that property but I don't get Mr Beast type views if you don't know who Mr Beast is he's
the biggest guy on YouTube right now and I'm sure he can afford a Lakefront 12 million dollar home
foreign number three Maryville Tennessee Maryville Tennessee is one of those cozy
tucked away towns that's kind of got it all it's nestled in the foothills of the Great
Smoky Mountains it's a stone's throw from some of the coolest hiking trails and campgrounds
you could find in this country but it's not just about the nature downtown Marysville is a very
laid-back type of small town with you know like local shops cafes and the occasional live music
event plus with Knoxville just a short drive away you've got a good mix of small town charm and big
city access it's the type of place where people grab some coffee on their way to a high school
football game and when you get there you know everybody in the stands if you want to buy a
home here it's a little up there it's 356 thousand dollars is the average value of a home I looked
around I'd say that's pretty close to what you could get something for in between 350 and 400
000 decent homes they have a few really nice homes that get over let's say 800
000 and maybe into you know 1.5 million dollars they don't have many of those
and that's sort of why the average is really close to what's realistic foreign
number two Cumberland Maryland Cumberland Maryland is a cool little town tucked away in
the Appalachian Mountains back in the day it was a big deal for transportation since it's set at the
crossroads of multiple major routes including a very busy rail line now the train doesn't
Buzz through town anymore but cumberland's got a nostalgic feel to the place that's sort of a mix
of its historic past and the surrounding natural beauty they have plenty of places to go mountain
biking hiking and check out some epic views the downtown area it's filled with quaint shops and
some awesome events that light up the streets throughout the year definitely worth a visit and
you probably want to move there if you do here's the good news it is in Maryland and it's outside
of Baltimore and it's inexpensive the average home value is about 141 thousand dollars they
have a lot of decent older homes here that go for about 150 000 maybe up to 200 000. if you
want something really nice uh probably gonna be about 300 thirty thousand so overall it's a very
affordable place to buy a home and live all right before we get to number one if you're thinking
about moving to any town in the United States not just the ones on this list there's a link
for home and money in the comment section below if you click on that go to their website they can
help you get in touch with a real estate agent anywhere in the country they also got a bunch
of other cool tools on there to help you through the home buying process all right on to number one
and number one Prineville Oregon Prineville is in Central Oregon just up the road from Bend Oregon
with the Ocho National Forest to its East this is a beautiful part of Oregon even though it's
not the Rainy green everywhere type thing you're used to seeing about Oregon this is still very
beautiful Prineville is far enough away from Portland Oregon to where it's not even a factor
for them I think most people from Prineville make you at a point never to go to Portland
if they need anything they'll go down to maybe I don't know Eugene or down to bend if you're the
outdoor type this is the perfect type of place for you they've got fishing camping hiking mountain
biking not too far from skiing this whole area is here because of logging back in the day they've
got a lot of history in the timber industry I read not too long I haven't done this out there
but I understand a lot of people go out there to do stargazing they take their telescopes out there
because they have like next to No Light pollution so you just go outside of the little town a little
bit and it just the sky's illuminated at night if you want to move here and buy some property the
average home value is about four hundred and eight thousand dollars and that's a little high they've
got plenty of places there that are around 330 that are nice you know I wouldn't say they were
built in the last few years but they look decent I didn't rank these by anything in particular like I
said it was just random but I think Prineville is the one I would move to out of all of them
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