5 Reasons NOT to move to Alaska!!
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- In this video we break down the Top 5 reasons NOT to move to Fairbanks. Honestly, we love it here, and we think you will too. If you’re considering making the move, we’d be more than happy to chat and answer any questions you have, just drop a comment below or reach out to us directly at 907-885-0316
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Hey everyone, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
It was great hearing from you today, Justin! TY Glad I found ur channel. We are a fam of four considering a move to Fairbanks from northern NY this summer.
Hey @JosephTMeiroseIV! 🙂 Do you have any plans to move here? Check out this FREE relocation guide if you do! 👉contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
We have lived outside of Fairbanks for over 30 years. We love the warm summers and gardening, canoeing, fishing, backpacking. We love our neighbors that are always helpful. We love that there is an International Airport 15 minutes away. We love the sugar snow for cross-country skiing and snowmachining. We love big game hunting and fishing for huge fish to fill the freezer. We love that there is no traffic lights across a thousand miles of highway from Fox to Circle, North Pole to Valdez, Fox to Manely Hot Springs, Ester to Healy, etc.
Awesome @RetrieverTrainingAlone! Thanks for sharing.🙌💯
I have lived here 3 years and you have given the best honest dirty truth video ever. I love it ❤
Thanks! Glad you liked it
This is really cool. The solstice was yesterday and it fluttered me up a little knowing it’s gonna get a little bit brighter each day. I live in Chicago and I just realized how far away AK is; I’d really like to visit.
Wonderful! Do you have any plans to visit? If so, let me know if you need any recommendations.🙏
@@DiscoverFairbanks thank you! Ya know I don’t at the moment but I really really want to see the northern lights at least once. We’re not afraid of cold-cold so my wife and I know what we’re getting ourselves into. I’ll remember to email you when we firm that up; I was just talking to my wife about how refreshing it was to hear a realtor be honest in a video 😂. I think you really do a service by making sure people know what a move there would involve.
You have such a great presentation style--thank you for the effort and time it must take to put these out. You are a great representative for the City of Fairbanks. I think it would be cool to live there so when people ask you where you live when you're traveling , you can say "I live in the 'banks!" There is a coolness vibe to that, I think!
Glad you enjoy the video! When are you planning to visit? So you can expereince first hand what it is really like to live here. 😄
Realtor in Las Vegas here. What a well done video! Good job! Great content & entertaining as well.
Hi Joan Bennett, Realtor | Las Vegas! Thanks for the support.🙏
Please don’t move to Alaska and hike up the housing. It has really jacked up Tennessee with realtors moving from California.. do you no offense but damn. The market has skyrocketed and not in the local populations favor
@@BrassMtn no worries
Fairbanks does have some quirky people and that’s why I love going there for supplies. But so true about Alaskans helping out!
Glad for your testimony! Just a lil curious, what supplies are you getting here? 🤔
Thanks for doing this video!!! I have been living in Fairbanks since 2005. Although I originally came here when my father first got stationed at Fort Wainwright back in 1987. I happen to agree with your list of reasons not to move up here. However, I would also like to add that Fairbanks lacks any major chain restaurants such as Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, Golden Corral, etc. Because if you wish to go to these places you'll have to go to Anchorage.
Good thing we're just next to it. Have you driven to Anchorage more often?
@@DiscoverFairbanks Actually, the town of Wasilla is much closer to Anchorage. Whereas Fairbanks is 358 miles north of this city. I only fly down to Anchorage to celebrate my birthday which in January.
As well as IHOP, Popeyes, DQ, Burger King (since 2007), Panda Express, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Applebee's, Denny's (since 2022), and Dave & Buster's (Arby's recently returned to Fairbanks after a decades-long hiatus); in terms of retailers: Target, Kohl's, Burlington, Best Buy, and CVS, while the Fifth Avenue Mall has the only Apple Store, Michael Kors, and Victoria's Secret in Alaska.
Anchorage is able to support these because they're a Top 150 TV market (#146) while Fairbanks is #202.
Informative and well presented, looks good. (However your audio is out of sync.)
Thank you for this video! I am going to marry a man in the military and we will be moving to Alaska later this year! I have been preparing myself through videos like this and I am stoked to live there, I think I will fit in great! This video is reality and I appreciate you creating it
I do not wanna tell you something bad but I’ve heard that base is the place where dreams die. I hope you guys have a better experience than the few I’ve met.
Did two tours at eielson and Loved it. Our best friends were army. Don't listen to negative comments.
And 6mo later... Dear... John...
Becca it's all about the attitude. I was up there from 1981 to 1992. I am still kicking my butt about coming back to Georgia. He is correct about how great the people are. Folks are a good weird. I had great friends who were more loyal than family. When I got there in May, I bought a set of golf clubs. Ft Wainwright does have a golf course. Then when winter hit I bought a sled and hooked up my two huskies. We headed out to Farmers Loop Road to the Alaska Dog Mushers Association Trail and started racing. Two became 23 dogs. I also went back to school. UAF is a high quality school. I played in the Nanook hockey pep band. Lots to do in Fairbanks.
Hi Becca! You're welcome. Have you moved? I'll be here when you guys are ready. 🤙📲
You have a shot of Mt. Edgecombe from the island side, cool.
@@DiscoverFairbanks I would just like to explore that forested road network and maybe do a photo shoot, that is of course in the absence of a run in with a bear. To fish those islands, camera in hand, is high up on my bucket list.
Yup better just ignore all the wild animals around. When are you planning to visit? 🤔
@@DiscoverFairbanks stream management zone class plus a stream rehabilitation class put on by the Montana fish and game is in May. Two photo shoots after that and then it's time to take a look at what the job market is like inside the oil business, and outside in Alaska. I really miss the Salmon Troller community.
You made a very helpful video
Glad it helped
Thank you! Are you planning to move or visit here?
Could I get a copy of your relocation guide?? Thank you for all the information!
Hey Austin, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
My name is Kenneth Boren I'm from Washington State my mother and I moved to Fairbank's in summer 1978. I went to Ryan Jr High and winter hit and yhe lack of day sucked . So at end of the school year my but was on Northwest Orient DC-10 for Sea Tac never to return,mother stay and work on the slope. Summer was great but the little daylight in winter killed me, area is neat for the right kind of person. So good luck and hello to everyone in the great white north from the Tri-Cities Washington. Also 2003- 2009 lived down in Arizona about 60 south of Phoenix so I been to the coldest and the hottest back in home state to stay..........
Wow, so nice of you to share your experience, Toni. Really appreciate it. 🙏 At least come back here to visit someday?
Lived here in Fairbanks for 20+ years. I live in Fox right outside of it now and we mind our own business but all our neighbors know each other and we do help each other out often. In Fairbanks itself you'll noticed we have a crack/meth head problem they love going to Walmart/Lowe's/home Depot and steal all sorts of goodies. Had a light bar stolen off my truck when going in the store to grocery shop. Military wise it is a military town and being stationed here I'd advise especially to new military that they go out often and enjoy the nature and not just latch onto Wainwright or Fairbanks. I also served and this was my last duty station so I'm honestly not just talking from one side but from both civi and military side. Don't go out and party because most the "clubs" are trashy places that only spawn garbage and have the same people causing the same drama for the past years. Many of military marriages are ruined in these wonderful clubs.
I was born and raised in Fairbanks ak but moved to fl Fairbanks Alaska is no nice there like the winches for Summers the northern lights everything about ak is nice there it’s a nice beautiful small town
@jef k, so true. All the bars right out the main front gate, all the skanks and losers and dopers. #southcushman cesspool.
Did 12 years in my youth that town is frozen hell with no family money or friends support network. Hella wannabe thugs up there
Glad you still choose to stay, Jef! How's life after 20+ years here?🤔
36 years in Alaska, it will always be home regardless of where I lay my head down to sleep.
That's awesome! Yea I love Alaska too.
I'm from Fairbanks and I haven't liked the weather during the summers for the past few years. Like we got through -20 temperatures, and we get paid in smoke.
Awesome @rileymoran841! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.🙌💯
Noting your way in 2 days driving from colville washington..need a small parcel to start.im excited to move..
Darn phone.
I'm moving your way...
Right on!
Hey @chadchurch4803! Are there any particular neighborhoods or areas you’d like me to cover?🤔
Nice presentation of the Fairbanks facts but I think you should try a little harder to get your photo/video stock to be at least from Alaska if not Fairbanks. It sort of hits a jarring note to see hardwood trees and manicured lawns when talking about that nice wild place we live.
Thanks for the tip! Will do better next time. Anyway, do you currently live here in Alaska?
Sounds like 5 reasons to move to Fairbanks. These are the same reasons why I moved to Sheridan Wyoming, especially #5, I love the outdoors and it’s an outdoor paradise. The toughest decision I have to make is where to go play on the weekends.
You cannot be serious about wanting to move to Wyoming because of the effing mosquitoes 😑
@@RogueReplicant I’ve been here in Sheridan for 8 years and love it. I don’t find the mosquitoes that bad, I know how to deal with them.
@@moreayf2319 So I've heard. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near there in June, hell no
Well, good for you Tre you found your place! How's it going on there?
Yooo Im from Powell!
I am interested in your Fairbanks relocation guide!
Hey @SiegoderWalhalla9B! 🙂 Do you have any plans to move here? Check out this FREE relocation guide if you do! 👉contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
I am from Asia, I am planning to move and live in Fairbanks starting from January 2026 to December 2029.
Hey there, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
All that bad reasons are good reason in my book. Now i have a reason to grow mints and catnips!
Awesome @spectate0074! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.🙌💯
grew up in florida by the water the mosquitos don't bother me lol
Hi @dvdcollector35! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.🥳
I'd like a copy of that relocation guide! I'm an expat who's been living in the Philippines for 4 years now, but it looks like I'll be relocating to Fairbanks sometime next year for work. Talk about a big change. I currently live just 400 miles north of the equator, so it'll be literally night and day.
Hey it's Justin! Sure, if you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
Your comment about a "special breed of people" in Fairbanks cracked me up. I'm curious as to how many people you know in that category have lived in Alaska since it was a US Territory?
My parents moved the in 1949. I was born there in 51. I graduated there and saw my children born there. It was a great place to grow up and start a family. The more outsiders that don't go there to ruin the place the better.
Glad made you laugh hope you enjoy the video! Have you been living around here in Alaska?
I've lived in Fairbanks Alaska for 42 yrs. I don't know if I would want to live anywhere else. We don't have all the bull going on here that they do in the lower 48 all the woke bull
Oh, that's really interesting! Is there less woke bull in Fairbanks compared to the lower 48 states?🤔
@DiscoverFairbanks actually yes! Technically its everywhere but not so much here. Fairbanks is ugly but ill never choose to live anywhere in the lower 48 again.
Yeah but we have the same drug, violence, crime, and depression as the lower 48. I do miss living in Alaska but it is rough lol
I didn’t know y’all had palm trees in Fairbanks. I didn’t see any the last time I was there.
Sorry for the video clip. Yeah, there was nothing here. 🙏 When is the last time you visited here Chuck?
Anchorage is bad enough. Now I would do Glennallen.... Glacier View school area
@Apex Realty Group AK Terminus of the Matanuska Glacier. Water is going to be in short supply some day
Glad to hear that! Hope everything will work out for you there David. 🙌
Could you please send me that relocation guide. Thanks
Hey Toni, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
To make sure you don’t have mosquitoes and you can sit outside all day and night is take a bag sandwich bag fill half full of water put 10 to 12 Pennies in the bag and then make your area where you do not want them to come in there and they will not cross we do it all the time so you can sit out on your deck all night long not be bothered
Hey Debra! Do you live in the area? 🤔
I was told there's many native Alaskans living in Fairbanks. I'd definitely live with them around cuz I like them and think their culture interesting . But it's sad cuz I will need to convince my girlfriend to move to Alaska. But the problem is her family is from Connecticut. It's too far away from Alaska 😩🥲
I moved from Connecticut to Alaska. Grew up in Hartford then lived in Newington. I moved from Newington to Fairbanks just a few months ago. I love it here.
Find an eskimo woman. You won't regret it.
@@moreayf2319 haha it can be. But not as much as new york
Have you visited Fairbanks? I totally agree with native Alaskans living in Fairbanks! Well, once your girlfriend is convinced, I''ll be here guys when you're ready. 🤙📲
Does it get cold during the winter?
Absolutely! 💯 Are you thinking of moving or visiting here?
as someone who has lived in fairbanks my whole life,
Hi @sabadoge1882! What are your favorite places in the city?😄
@@DiscoverFairbanks I am a huge fan of the bowling alley, and the ice park, i also have a attachment to university park since it’s the elementary school i went to, buckos is very nice i am also a fan of salties,
bro i’m such a huge fan of your channel, there is no content in the small area of fairbanks, keep doing what your doing and your epic
I was born there and spent the first 30+ years there. It would be a great place if more people followed your advice and did not go there. It has lost so much of what made it great. It started going down hill with the advent of the pipeline. I went back years after leaving to do some construction work in Circle and felt like going home. Just did not like what had happened to the charm that was Fairbanks. All those things you say are negative are the very things that make it what it was.
Sometimes changes are inevitable. Is it because they prefer things to stay the way they are? 🤔
You sound like Maggie Thatcher :-D @@DiscoverFairbanks
...and she sucked.
I will be moving as an international student at Fairbanks university. I am scared of this city. What do you recommend me? I am just 23 and I will be living alone as a student. I was so excited but now I am scared because of animals and crime ratio.
Hey Asawal, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
are you in Fairbanks? I was born raised there and lived in it over 40 yrs. So, always tell everyone when you go off alone hiking or a drive, dress in layers, it is crazy dark and freezing in the winter so stay close to friends and keep busy. Stay aware of your surroundings and trust your instincts. Always be prepared for the worst when you go out in the cold. There are fun things to do at the UofA -- your close to nice little restaurants and activities at the College. The moose will not charge you and trample you unless they feel trapped or have babies and your within a few feet trying to interrogate them. Bears stay in the woods mainly and if they come out then that is a shocker and they are not around the town or College. Alaska has a lot of young down to earth people -so you will make the best friends of your life. Just guard your own safety and be open to loving the views and nature.
When I lived in Fairbanks from 74-03 we burned our lawns every fall so the grass would be epic in spring. When I went back in 2013 when my dad passed… not impressed.
Wow, burning it, that's impressive! I wonder where did you get the idea? 🤔
I was born here in Fairbanks.
Hey @billiehenry4685, What’s your favorite part of living here?
Justin …. i think you should do a video of whats 5 reason people want to come and live in fairbanks as opposed to what you did in this video and i’d be very interested to know the opposite opinions of fairbanks
good morning justin..: nope , i have always have interest in fairbanks for vacations or want to experience living there in future .. i came closing of being sent to fairbanks ways back in 2008 in winter but i ended up getting sick and stayed home for the whole week in washington state
Sorry to hear that Darren! Anyway, I'm just right here when you're ready. 🤙📲
I was born in the early 60's in Fairbanks and left in 2013 yet own land there and a cabin...so the Beauty of the land, the cultures of the true Alaskan natives who are humble, proud, tough and deserve respect as they are the true stewards of the great land. People are independant in Alaska and love the freedom they have. Either you love it or hate it yet those who hate it do not belong and are not meant to be there. The northern lights, pink fireweed, salmon for dinner, campfires and smores with friends, beautiful skies and friendly people --
The weather, the dark, the distance
Can you take all of it?🤔
@@DiscoverFairbanks not if you paid me
I thought you were just going to say the weather and be done with it lol
Have to be honest lol 😂 You planning to move of visit here anywhere in Alaska?
not portland or austin weird lmao. got me on one of those but the other, well i was in southern oregon so bam couldnt hit me with the double wammy
Hi @JuneBugJoe! Do you have any plans to visit? If so, let me know if you need any recommendations.🙏
I spent a a total of 8 years in the Fairbanks area '80-'88. Two and a half years in the army at Fort Wainwright, five and a half years as a civilian, four of which I was a full time student at The University of Alaska Fairbanks.
I tell people Fairbanks is an open air septic field with an army post on one side and a university on the other.
I tell people that in Alaska, if you can get two people to agree on anything you can start a political party, and if you can get five people to agree on anything you can start a religion.
James Yahnke I'm surprised we didn't run into each other. I was there from 81 to 92. Loved UAF. I lived in the music department there. Also spent a lot of time at the dog track. I loved Fairbanks.
That was really interesting James! Just curious if you have built or started either of them? 🤔
@@DiscoverFairbanks ; Nope. I have as little to do with the world as possable.
Military mainly are trophy hunters and don't understand Alaska-so it is good you left
Can I get a guide?
Hey Jason, it’s Justin! If you want my FREE relocation guide with information on all things Fairbanks, Alaska you can download it here: contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
I people don't Ike fairbanks leave! People are very helpful here! I have lived here for40 years and wouldn't live anywhere else! The lower 48 can just stay down there! We like our different kind of people!
I agree, my father is still there on Birch Hill. He had no desire for any other place. I may have still been there if the need for work didn't take me outside. My mother moved to north west Washington so I came her to watch after her. Now the kids and grandkids keep me here. Took my wife there many years ago and she loved it.
Thank you all for watching and sharing your thoughts! 🙏 For sure there are a lot of things to love about Fairbanks, and I know each one of you will agree right?
Ah sounds like my type of place.
Hi @5speed542! Are you currently in the process of relocating or planning to move here?🤔
@@DiscoverFairbanks we are actually planning on visiting this December to get the lay of the land. With full intention on moving asap after the trip.
Ill keep you in mind never know 😅
Hey @TheTruckerlyn! Are there any particular neighborhoods or areas you’d like me to cover?🤔
Use citronella soap, the mosquitoes will avoid you like the plauge.
Interesting! Did you use citronella soap as a natural insect repellent to help deter mosquitoes and other biting insects?🤔
a little sunshine would do you some good
You're not wrong! I do love some Alaskan Summer, and I've been soaking up the sunshine this year!
Curious as to why no mention of the high crime rate….one of the highest in the nation.
Fairbanks is like a small city there are problems but they stay in their neighborhoods. Anchorage has people all over the road all year long. Surprisingly it gets worse during the winter. All of Alaska is a little worrying but Fairbanks it’s the place to be
@@DiscoverFairbanks - I lived in Fairbanks for 18 out of my 25 years in Alaska (1979-2004). I have family there, visit frequently plus follow the news. Once again, Fairbanks has a very high crime rate, including murder. Please don’t try and lecture me.
@@devinparks7150 - Alaska is a little worrying? With Alaska being #1 of all 50 states for the worst crime statistics, I’d say it’s more than a little worrying.
Yeah Patrick, glad you're still safe after all those visits here. 🙏
Lived up there 32 years give me a chance i will be back
Awesome @TheTruckerlyn! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.🙌💯
phoenix or fairbanks?
Hey @eddiew2325! 🙂 Do you have any plans to move here? Check out this FREE relocation guide if you do! 👉contact.buyorsellrealestatenow.com/jhinfo
Yeah, but the people in Fairbanks are not Wasilla Weird. Fairbanks has very bad airpollution due to wood stoves and being in the interior, which sucks all the filthy air downwards, Fairbanks is dreadfully hot in the summer as well. Fairbanks is a college town. Fairbanks has less trails and mountains to explore than many towns in Alaska. Also, it floods a lot. You have a few big rivers flooded by Spring breakup. One good thing is Fairbanks has an REI and you can buy new or used gear there.
That's a lot of insight. Just curious if you have live here and experience all of these? 🤔
oh we weird huh takk about a hater its called caring for others its what real people do
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Es recomendable que vayan a vivir los indocumentados latinos?
As long as you comply with the right documents to be submitted,. You planning to move here Ivan?
We don't have a homeless problem; thank the weather for that.
@@moreayf2319 There you go. The fact that homeless can freeze to death is unlikely to encourage many new tent dwellers, that are a blight in most cities down south.
Homeless have been increasing lately everywhere. You think so guys? 🤔
It doesn't get Fairbanks cold in Northern MI but we've got tent cities in many northern Michigan towns as well, and it get to -20 once in a while, certainly often times below 0... it's amazing that those folks would rather tent it in the frozen wooded areas near town than somehow get enough money for a bus and head to warmer climates.@@raywest3834
Greetings from North Pole everyone. I don’t need to watch. I already know.
What you think after watching? Is it the same? 😂
Cool place and so different from anywhere else in the US, but I did not find the people in Fairbanks friendly at all. When I walked into stores was never acknowledged and unfriendly hotel staff.
I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience about some people davewest! What else happened?😱
😂🎉
Hey Lori fisher! Do you live in the area? 🤔
No one needs to convince me not to move to Fairbanks. I grew up in Anchorage and went to Fairbanks a few times but Fairbanks is one of the ugliest cities I've seen.
I must say, each place has their own uniqueness. Are you still currently living in n Anchorage what's great about you city?
The SUN is your first reason to not come here? Really? Put aluminum foil on your bedroom windows, shiny side out. Or invest in black out curtains. Easy and cheap. Some footage of snow but no comments on the winters here? Again. Really? The winters are my number one reason to not live here and I've lived here pretty much all my life.
Certainly agreed with you about the mosquitoes, the fires, and the people.
@@DiscoverFairbanks all your points are valid, I didn't intend to suggest otherwise. I'm just not sure they were all the best reasons to not move here. things people should know and consider before moving here, yes, I agree with you from that perspective.
Great! I appreciate your insight SeaMist. 🙏
Fairbanks isn't as pretty as other parts of alaska but its where all the money is!
Awesome @dano8613! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.🙌💯
Put up a bat house. They love mosquitoes!
Have you tried it? Does it work for you? 🤔
i wouldnt ask him for no advice someone who not from fairbanks and complains like a bit@@@ but from and ocs worker who dont care about no one
Hi Charlie how long have you been living here in Fairbanks?
or i meant us weird ppl do
😂
Here's another reason the real alaskans that live here don't want you to come we like it just the way it is. That's being polite
Hi Richard, thanks for watching! What's your fave thing about the unique culture and way of life in Alaska?
#1 - #2 - #3
Meth - homelessness - crime
What's #4 and #5?
@@DiscoverFairbanks #4 and #5 were grifted from the first 3 - just that tan line where the numbers belong.
I can think of more than 5
What are those? Can you share ?
Fairbanks is one of the most reactionary, right wing places in Alaska.
That why I'm looking to living there plus property or life laws
That may be true for its older population. My entire family is all Republican, but in all the high schools most the people there lean more to the left.
Fairbanks is becoming more liberal all the time. It’s a college town plus not as many people connected with the extraction industries (oil, mining) as it was during the boom years.
Everyone is a deadeye with a rifle
Depends on the side of Fairbanks you live on. West Fairbanks it’s quite liberal. The closer you are to the UAF campus you will find a lot of liberals. Go to the east side and closer to north pole youll find a lot of conservatives.
Oh, God no, anything but the mosquitoes, noooooooo 😭
There are preventions that could help relieve this dilemma. Have you thought of moving here? 🤔
you left out reason 1A... What goes with 8mo of winter? Alcoholism
Hi Dick! How come? lol 😂
Kill what you have to the mosquitos must go.
Any tips on how to do it Douglas? 😂
Spoiler alert: this guy loves fairbanks.
I do love it here 💯. How about you what do you love about Fairbanks?