Wanna buy some real estate in a town that doesn't suck? Me too.
What is going on everyone. Welcome back to the world. According to Briggs,
let's take a look at something we haven't done in a while.
The worst towns in the United States, we did this video back in 2017,
and I figure it's time for an update. Things have changed.
Some towns have gotten better.
Some decent towns have gotten worse and a Alaska slowly becoming the new
Mississippi. Shockingly Mississippi didn't make the list this year.
If we would've done 25, they would've had the 23rd, 21st spot.
And the 13th spot cities are slowly falling out of fashion and more and more
people are looking outside the cities and the suburbs to build their life and
buy their homes and whatever they want to do. I mean, honestly,
if you don't have to, would you live in bumper to bumper traffic,
worry about your safety,
both in and outside the house or watch your ring doorbell camp while somebody
steals your Amazon. These are things nobody really needs in their life today.
We're looking at towns. You shouldn't move to because they're horrible.
It's that simple. And just to save the comments,
let me explain what is considered a town and a city in the us.
According to the us sense us and pretty much most people,
a city's population has over 100,000 people.
Large towns have a population between 50,090 9,000 medium
towns have a population between 25,040 9,000 small towns have a
population of 7,500 to 24,000 village.
And small communities are less than 7,500 residents.
Now I know that goes against what most people think.
Everyone assumes that a town maybe has a thousand people. No,
it doesn't matter if they call themselves a city.
If they are below that population, technically they're a town. Got it. Get it.
Good. Let's take a look. Number 10,
Selma Alabama Selma. Alabama is a his historical city,
especially when you start looking at the civil rights movement,
they're also losing population because the town is horrible. These days in 2010,
they had almost 22,000 residents.
And in 2020 they had just under 18,000 residents.
Selma Alabama had been gaining population since its creation up until the 1970
census 1960 was the last year they gained 1970.
They started losing now in 2000, they actually gained 1%,
but then they went back to losing population.
I think it's also worth noting that California, North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa,
Oregon, and Virginia all have Selmas and they all suck. Here's an idea.
Don't name, anything else? Other than a gold fish, Selma,
Alabama has a crime rate. That's 61% higher than the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 97% above the national average.
They're not knocking it outta the park with wages and their poverty is pretty
high. Their per capita income is $15,288.
The average for Alabama is $24,736 comparison
to the rest of the United States, which states are different.
So you gotta kind of compare a city to a state,
not the national average cuz cost of livings differ and all that other stuff.
But the average income per capita in the United States is
$29,829 currently. So in Selma, Alabama,
they're averaging about half the national average number nine
America's Georgia Americas is a town in Georgia of around 15,000
residents, about an hour Southeast of Columbus, Georgia,
and about a generation away from being a great place to live affordable.
Housing is great E housing. Isn't always great.
That's a theory I have when it's too cheap,
you're safe to assume that there's a reason for that.
And most of the time it's because the locals know the place and don't wanna live
there and have moved away. Americas is the poster child for that theory.
Most of the homes for sale right now in Americas are under a hundred thousand
dollars with, I'd say majority of them being under $90,000.
America's has some great history and a lot of crime,
their crime rate here is 168% above the national average and their violent
crime rate is 188% above the national average.
Now their poverty is kind of a big thing here. Their income per capita is
$15,837. Like we said earlier, the national average is about $29,829.
So roughly this is pretty close to half, but when you compare it to Georgia,
they look a little bit better because Georgia's average income per capita is
$26,678. Now,
one thing I will say about this place is it's starting to look like there's a
little bit of revitalization going on.
So I'm not sure how much longer America will be on a list like this.
They might be turning it around, but we'll see, 10 years, 20 years,
something like that. Number eight globe, Arizona globe,
Arizona sits about an hour and a half east of Phoenix, Arizona.
And if you're a snowbird thinking about, you know,
maybe Arizona's the place for you. It might be globe isn't,
but the rest of Arizona just might be globe isn't too far away from a small town
called Miami. Don't let it fool you. It's nothing like the other Miami, Miami,
Florida is filled with good looking people on the beach.
Miami Arizona is filled with a lot of people that don't floss,
but globe is in the Arizona Outback. In the Hills east of Phoenix.
I saw a video where a guy was talking about the crime rate in the area.
And the dude being inner viewed said that the crime was so high because of the
open borders and people are coming across the border to commit crimes in globe.
The interviewer guy says we're three hours away from the border.
And the guy looks at him puzzled and goes really,
it seems closer but the crime rate in globe is 254%
higher than the national average buckle up for this one.
Their violent crime is 393% higher than the national average.
Their income per capita is $21,528.
The Arizona average is $26,686.
So that's not the worst on this list.
The good news is there's not much to do up there.
So you don't have a lot of opportunity to spend what little money you make.
Seven Bishopville South Carolina Bishopville sits about an hour east of
Columbia, South Carolina,
and about 30 minutes west of Darlington in case you're into NASCAR,
head out to Darlington and watch a race. If you do,
don't forget your Confederate flag.
T-shirt that's required outer wear in this part of South Carolina,
along with the trucker cap that says something to the effect of pull my finger
Bishopville is a nice little town that has a lot of potential.
It's also got a lot of poverty and a lot of crime,
their crime rate is 201% higher than the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 247% above the national average.
When it comes to the income capita in Bishopville,
it sits at $13,422, which compared to south Carolina's average,
which is 25,521. So Bishopville,
they're less than half the national average of $29,829.
That's pretty bad.
The good news is it's dirt cheap to live here and housing's very inexpensive.
Number six lake city, South Carolina. Yes,
we're staying in South Carolina for another gym of the south lake city is a
town of almost 6,400 residents. That's losing population.
Now they've only had two census in their history where they lost population.
So that kind of tells me it hasn't always been in bad shape.
Normally when you see a town that has a lighting population for like four
censuses in a row, as a census says a word sense. Anyway,
moving on when you see them slide like that decade after decade, you know,
the place is sucked for a very long time.
Lake city really seems kind of new to the whole places to avoid type list.
Right now they have a crime rate. That's 157% above the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 300, hundred 45% above the national average,
their income per capita. It's not great. $17,910.
Just like we said earlier,
the South Carolina average is $25,521.
So they're not doing great.
The good news is they sit about an hour Northwest of Myrtle beach.
So they've got something to when they're really depressed about how much money
they make. Number five Bartow, California.
Have you ever heard the phrase when life gives you lemons? You make lemonade.
Well, if you have to move to Bartow,
it's more like when life gives you lemons and Bartow, they're probably toxic.
So you should drop them and move someplace else.
Bartow's been a wart on the backside of California since it was founded.
And I'm just sure,
when the paperwork came through to turn this place into a town or whatever,
it came across, some state officials desk,
the first words outta his mouth or her mouth was why Barto sits about two hours
east of Los Angeles in about two hours west of Las Vegas.
And it's usually the place you stop in pee when you're driving to Las Vegas.
Normally when you do that,
you go to one of the two Del tacos out there at McDonald's don't try and pee and
Denny's without being a customer, they got lock on the door.
At least they used to Barstow does have a Wiener schnitzel. So it's not all bad.
Barstow's really not a good place to move to really it's,
it's kinda like Denny's you never plan on going to Denny's you just end up there
when you're inebriated. Barstow's the same way. Barto also has a crime rate.
That's 122 per percent higher than the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 285% higher than the national average,
the income per capita here. Now keep in mind, this is California.
Things are more expensive. So this money really sucks.
Their average income per capita is
$16,897. That's not good. California's average is
$31,458. So they're almost half of California's average.
If you ever look at pictures of someone's backyard and Bartow,
it's often confused with the surface of Mars. So keep that in mind.
Number four, Bastrop,
Louisiana Bastrop sits back two hours east of Shreveport in between despair and
regret. This is a great place to be from as in the past, as in past tense,
nobody should live here unless they enjoy fishing and crime scene photography.
This isn't a great place to live, but it does have a Popeye. So, you know,
it's legit. The population of Bastrop is about 10,000 residents,
which is down from 12,000 than in the last census.
So they don't have a lot of people, but they do have a lot of crime and poverty.
The crime rate here is 290% above the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 386% above the national average.
When it comes to their income per capita,
they're making a whopping $12,926 a year. On average,
Louisiana average is $25,515.
The poverty level here is actually 178% higher than the national average.
That's not good. Number three, Salem, New Jersey.
Look at that New Jersey made the list.
It didn't include anything about the Sopranos toxic waste dumps or high taxes.
Those are three things.
New Jersey's known for Salem is about 30 minutes south Wilmington,
Delaware across the Delaware river.
And about an hour and 20 minutes Northwest of Atlantic city.
It's also only 35 minutes away from the palace of depression. Yeah,
it's a real place here. It is. Look,
Salem has been losing population since the 1950s census,
when they peaked at 9,000, you know, things aren't great.
When you realize you peaked before Elvis started making music. Yes.
Salem seen better days. Now,
one thing I do like is they have a lot of really cool old brick buildings.
Most have bars on the windows,
but that should be expected when you see the crime rate,
the crime rate here is 130, 2% higher than the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 431% above the national average.
Now here's where it gives really ugly. The income per capita here is
$18,626. That's the average,
the New Jersey average is $37,538. Yeah,
that's brutal.
And New Jersey is above the national average and they kind of have to be,
cuz New Jersey is expensive and they have extremely high taxes.
I love new Jersey's thing. It's like we kinda suck, but we're gonna charge you.
Like we don't. I've said that before and it's very true about New Jersey.
Number two, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
I know a lot of you are thinking that Michigan has gone over their quota for
places that suck. I mean,
you have a lot of places in Michigan that truly do suck Detroit Flint,
and now Benton Harbor. What's really bad about Benton Harbor.
It's really close to some really nice places. Benton Harbor just is horrible.
Benton Harbor on lake Michigan, about a hour and 45 minutes away from Chicago,
uh, which is about 98 miles, probably 70. If you're a good swimmer,
it also sits about 45 minutes north of south bend Indiana.
You can go down there and watch the fighting Irish play. Ben.
Harbor's one of those places in Michigan and really it's happened in a lot of
these rust belt states where they have so many abandoned homes that they've
actually just mowed them down, saves people from vandalizing them.
And in Detroit's case,
a lot of people are just setting 'em on fire and homeless were moving into 'em.
So a lot of these towns have just chosen to mow 'em down.
They bulldoze these homes that are been, been over the years.
Benton Harbor has a lot of those.
They even got a bunch still that are just boarded up and they haven't got around
to moan 'em down yet. It's really sad. It's I kind of, you know,
I know I make fun of these places and stuff like that,
but the history and the loss of manufacturing jobs,
this part of the country is just really depressing.
And it's something that I don't know. I don't know what you could do.
I on an economist or anything like that,
but it just seems like there should be serious efforts to bring back our auto
industry at whatever, whatever they can do.
It just seems very important to this country. I mean,
it's still here to a degree, just not like it. Once was Benton.
Harbor has a crime rate.
That's 171% higher than the national average and buckle up for this one.
They violent crime rate is 723% above the national average
that is fricking brutal. Their income per capita is $10,980.
how do you survive on that? I don't mean to laugh, but oh,
Michigan's average is $27,549. Wow.
That's that's just rough.
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All right on to number one and number one, no,
Alaska. There's an old joke that says,
I told him to kiss at me where or the sun doesn't shine.
So he drove me to no Alaska. You can't drive to no Alaska.
It's next one possible. This one is so far up there.
It's one of those towns where night lasts like six months. Yeah,
it's that high up there in Alaska nom sits on the bearing sea.
It's about an hour and a half flight from Anchorage.
You can't drive anywhere from here. I mean,
there is a road that goes up to teller Alaska,
but why would you wanna drive there? There's nothing there.
I can't imagine why anyone would wanna live in no Alaska. I mean,
do you like just snow all the time and maybe you're into dog sled racing or
something. The IDI rod ends here. When you see the stats on here,
you really start to think, why would someone live here now?
This is the absolute worst I've ever seen for a violent crime rate. So we go,
their overall crime rate is 158% above the national average.
Their violent crime rate is 984% above the national average.
What are they playing? The hunger games here?
This is alarming since the 1920 census,
they've only had one census where they lost population.
That was in 1980 when they went from 2003 57 to
2,301. Yeah, but they've gained population ever since.
Now I get it. If you're an Inuit person and this is your culture, your,
you know your people's land. I get why you'd live there.
Why you'd wanna live there, but why anyone else would it's beyond me.
They gotta be paying pretty good. But from what I can see, they aren't,
unless they don't add up the people working in town for some kind of,
I don't know what they do, their oil minerals or whatever,
but their income per capita here is
$29,558. That's if you're living in Mississippi,
not if you're living in Alaska where everything's very expensive.
The average income per capita for Alaska is $34,191.
That's yes. Above the national average, but it is expensive to live in Alaska,
especially this far up.
All right. That's to days, video hope you guys enjoyed it.
Hope you got some information out of it. Now go out, have a productive day,
stay away from these towns. Be nice to each other.