AVOID THESE CITIES (7 WORST in America)
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- 1) High Crime 2) No Jobs and 3) Expensive. These are the 7 WORST CITIES in America.
Many Americans are looking to move new a city (moving to California anyone?). Many others are looking to buy real estate investment properties. It's important that you BE CAREFUL and do your research before doing so.
The Worst Cities in America are ones that have dangerous crime, struggling economies, and very high home prices and rents. These are places where it is very difficult for home buyers to afford a home. It also difficult for many people to keep a job. Or to stay safe from crime.
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7) New York, NY
Are you moving to New York? Then you better hope you have a job already lined up. The unemployment rate across the metro is nearly 8.0%, while NYC has lost its most jobs since the Great Depression. At the same time - more than 70% of pre-pandemic office workers are still working remotely. For this struggling economy you get the benefit of paying nearly 10x your income for a house.
6) Anchorage, AK
The most dangerous city in America in 2019. Not only is Anchorage dangerous, it is dark. In the winter this city only gets 5-6 hours of sun per day. Meanwhile, home prices in Anchorage are actually 10% above the US average, meaning you need to pay a premium for the high crime and lack of sunlight.
5) Albuquerque, NM
Another high crime city, ranking 3rd in violent crime. Thankfully the weather here is better than Alaska. But the local economy is just as mediocre, and real estate isn't that cheap. Turns out the portrayal of Albuquerque in Breaking Bad was accurate.
4) San Francisco, CA
Moving to California? Avoid the most expensive metro in America. The typical price of a home in San Francisco is $1.3 million, more than 17x what the average worker makes. At the same time San Francisco is Top 5 in the US for Property Crime. And it's economy is struggling. Who would want to in the Bay Area?
3) Las Vegas, NV
The Las Vegas strip is normally a fun place. But not over the last 18 months. Heavy lay offs during the pandemic mean that the city is down 8% on its job count while wages have only grown a meager 20% the last five years. Compare that to a 67% increase in home prices, with the typical home now selling for almost $400k.
2) Los Angeles, CA
Anyone moving to California? Los Angeles, the 3rd most expensive large metro in the US has the worst unemployment rate at an eye-watering 9.1%. Meanwhile, the average wage in Los Angeles is a meager $35/Hour, not even close enough to match the insane home prices and rents across the Los Angeles Housing Market.
1) Central Valley, CA (Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield)
And drumroll...7-8 different metros in California's Central Valley take the #1 spot. These areas are truly unique in 1) how destitute their local economies are, 2) how much crime there is, and 3) somehow they're still expensive. Especially a place like Stockton, where home prices are more than 11x higher than average worker earnings.
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0:00 7 WORST CITIES
0:47 The Two Key Questions
1:45 The UGLY TRIFECTA
3:26 New York: The Rotten Apple
5:06 Anchorage: Dark & Dangerous
6:17 Albuquerque: Breaking Bad On Point
8:02 San Francisco: $1.3 Million to be Unemployed
10:39 Las Vegas: The City of Sin
12:00 Los Angeles: 9.1% Unemployment Rate!
13:38 The Haves and the Have Nots
14:53 #1 Worst City in America
17:34 List Rundown for the Road
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As a Chicagoan, I'm outraged that our city did not make this list.
LOL!
Lol that's because this was 8 months ago, today, it might make no 1!
I live in Alabama. It is o.k. here. I love it here. I am really from MS
And you wouldn’t even mind, but Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities in the US (and 99% of the people who live in Chicago) are some of the best people in the US.
It’s a case study in the argument against ultra progressive ideology and political policy.
😂😂
After selling homes in 2020, I'm anticipating a housing crisis in order to buy inexpensively. As a backup plan, I've been thinking about purchasing stocks. What recommendations do you have for the best time to buy? On the one hand, I keep reading and seeing trader earnings of over $500k each week. On the other side, I keep hearing that the market is out of control and experiencing a dead cat bounce. Why does this happen?
Most homebuyers are unable to handle a fall since they are accustomed to bull markets, but if you know where to look and how to get around, you can profit handsomely. It depends on your entry and exit strategy.
The fact that the US stock market had been on its longest bull run ever makes the widespread worry and enthusiasm understandable given that we are not used to such unstable markets. As you pointed out, it wasn't tough for me to earn over $780k in the last 10 months, so there are chances if you know where to go. I hired a portfolio advisor since I was aware that I needed a solid and trusted plan to survive these times.
True, we’re only just an information away from amassing wealth, I know a lot of folks that made fortunes from the Dotcom crash as well as the 08’ crash and I’ve been looking into similar opportunities in this present market, could this coach that guides yo help?
Do you mind sharing info of the adviser who assisted you?
“Sonya lee Mitchell’’ is the licensed fiduciary I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
As a person who was born, raised, and still lives in California, I am not at all shocked or offended that so many cities in CA made the list 😩
I Lived and Worked in Monrovia CA for about 20 years, it's not a bad place to Live, but due to the Home Costs I ended up moving back to Virginia MN., I bought my 3 bedroom Home for $30,000 , a Home like mine in a blue collar area in Monrovia would cost at least $250,000 ... That's why I left...
As a French person that lived the last 2 years in both north cal and LA, I can say California is so overrated, overpriced and the quality of life is pretty bad
I went to Long Beach CA and surrounding areas back in 2010. I loved it and wanted to return. Not anymore though
@@Labearda come to Florida. I've been to many states in US and it's great here
@@dystopian2153 STOP IT!!!!! WERE FULL HERE!!!! TOO MANY PEOPLE NOW N THE RETARDS FROM CALI ARE BEGINNING TO DESTROY FLORIDA.
You forgot to mention California's Proposition 47 which allows people to take whatever they want from stores as long as the value does not exceed $1000. Store security and police can't do much about it because the crime has been downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanour.
I've been a New York resident for 13 years and I approve this message.
Thanks for being honest
Time to leave!
Meh.. you're doing it wrong, then.
Long Island too. You have to be wealthy to survive on Long Island.
@@penelopelopez8296
No you don't. Ever heard of Hempstead ? 😂🤦🏼
New Yorker here. Couldn’t have said it better. Thank you for considering all nuances and elements of what living in these cities means and not addressing the essentially top 1% who’ll say it’s “not so bad” and “I love it here.” NYC is such a HCOL area, it’s truly outrageous. Blessed to have a job, kept finances steady and sturdy during pandemic and live below my means. So while you can say many are “okay,” so many others are struggling to even survive. It’s sad.
An other shut hole!!
@@richarddegen6184, how long ago have you last actually been in New York (rather than read another piece of misleading “statistics”)?
Ирина Довгань - the real New Yorker🤣🤣🤣
Greetings from Austin. I've watched New York's decline without a trace of schadenfreude. New York's an amazing place, and New Yorkers are great people. If nothing else, y'all deserve a gold star for keeping the art and theater up. Don't get discouraged. I've watched the city come back twice from worse times than this.
@@jaylewis1383, absolutely. I strongly agree with you. In fact, if not for social media and some news reports, I wouldn’t even know that my city is “in decline”. Walking down the street and riding the subway, I feel as safe as always. Sometimes it seems like there’re some special interests that want us to believe that NYC is irreversible declined. At least theoretically, these can be some Florida real estate brokers who want more people buying their properties, or car dealers who would love people to avoid the subways…. Politicians are a different story. Well-meaning Republican candidates for executive offices, such as Zeldin or Sliwa would describe the current situation as doom-and-gloom to illustrate that they would do a much better job than those currently in power. Which is quite possibly true, as the Democrat leadership has proved to be inept in maintaining law in order in town: the crime rate did go up, after all. But that doesn’t mean it’s literally so terrible and unsafe as to stay away from here. This is an exaggeration that doesn’t reflect reality.
I lived in Seattle for more than a couple of decades, and wow, it's sad and shocking how much it's decayed (and continues to decay), all while home prices skyrocket. I was surprised it wasn't on your list. The homelessness, crime and drug problems are off the chain. And Portland, OR isn't much better. It seems like the whole west coast is slipping down the tubes, really.
I am sad about washington state. Such a beutiful state. For many Military retirees are starting to move out. Homeless was getting bad, drugs, and crime slowly growing. What bother me the most was the cult people who you have to watch out. And traffic..... sucks is worse than LA
The voters have asked for this…I live in N. CA. and I’m praying 🙏🏽 that voters take a look at who’s representing them more closely.
Exactly! I can't wait to leave Seattle! I moved back here, from LA. California in 2015, not knowing I was moving from bad to worse! Seattle use to be one of the finest Cities to live in, starting from the 90's on back! Once they started that WORLD TRADE non-sense (amongst other things, including undocumented immigration) it was all but over for this place, and every year gets worse and worse!
@@Icare202 Yeah, I left Seattle several years ago and haven't looked back. It was great while it lasted, but I don't know if Seattle or the west coast will ever be the same again. (At least as we remember it.)
@@solpayne7698 I never ran into any cultists myself, but metro traffic got steadily worse to the point where it was absolutely maddening. It's like LA traffic only with smaller highways. I used to love Seattle but I'm glad I left when I did. Such a shame. I'll miss other parts of WA though, the wild beauty is amazing.
I’m surprised 90% of all cities in Washington state wasn’t here
He would need a 12 hour show 🙄
@@jharvey9898 he would need a 12 hour show for Seattle alone
Statistics.
I am surprised that Detroit MI, Memphis TENN, and St Louis MO aren't on this list. They all have terrible reputations !!
WELL SAID! 👏
I can't speak to Detroit and Memphis but St. Louis is absolutely not a bad place to live. The problem with these rankings and lists is that they rely on data on crime, wages, and home prices with zero specific knowledge of the city. Most people don't understand that this data is only applicable to the municipality and many areas that are thought of as part of that city are separate municipalities with their own data. You can see the borders of the municipality by plugging the name of the city into Google Maps. For example, the municipality of St. Louis incorporates most of the depressed neighborhoods of the metro area but excludes many middle class and affluent suburbs. There's a big difference between living in north St . Louis and living in Clayton. Someone moving to one of these cities needs to understand the municipalities and neighborhoods, and to what extent crime and homelessness bleed from one area into others. I can assure you there are many safe, pleasant neighborhoods in St. Louis that are great places to raise children.
Also, when talking about high home prices one needs to understand that there has to be demand to keep those prices high. Obviously some people want to buy houses there. Anything we might be missing about NYC or San Francisco while focusing on the negative?
He mentioned Memphis being 2nd in crime. 27% white
Detroit has been building up for the past 15 years. Detroit has nothing to do with the, "Trifecta" spoken about in this video. Maybe 30-40 years ago, but not now
They have bn TOILETS 4EVER
Next month I’m retiring and leaving California. I’m keeping one home in a non-income tax state and one home in Southeast Asia. Amazing how well you can live after escaping the California Tax Franchise Board.
I have been to many (not all) Countries in Southeast Asia. You're wise and fortunate to have that option viable. Beautiful Countries, great people. Wish I was younger
Se Asia great if you like alot of uncomfortable humidity and bugs chewing on you year round but food is cheap lol
@@dounghataiwataim5180 yup, been there. I've been the food 🤣 beautiful area.
LOL!! The franchise board tried to assess me 6K for a year I didn't work. Totally illegal and fraudulent.
@@thomashelm6931 You don't have to be younger. Taiwan is my option, but I'll have to wait until they get pass all these mandates, if that ever happens, lol.
Lifelong resident of metro Atlanta. Traffic, crime, overcrowding, etc so negatively affected lifestyle we retired westward in a very small rural town in Alabama. It suits us perfectly at this time of life. Zero traffic at any time. Excellent medical services 30 miles away, as well as adequate shopping, dining, entertainment. People are amazingly kind. For quality of life in our late 60s, we couldn't be better off.
Alabama may be the most underrated place in America, looks VERY nice(well not the big cities) and the weather is awesome, near the ocean too of course. Alabama is going to be a refuge.
@@southernmountain Probably the main reason is that we want to keep it uncrowded! We don't ask anyone to move here. Be blessed where you are!
@@southernmountain NY & CA running ads to get people to come.
You missed Houston. It’s full of grief and lot of people are moving out too.
True...and it's another "embrace diversity/LGBTQ/BLM" crime-ridden liberal cesspool -- the "local color" (ghetto-trash) infest the whole area around Houston and all the way down the Gulf Freeway (I-45) to Galveston.
But then TX is "Constitutional Carry" so it's a whole lot easier here to CARRY...I advise all good people do to so.
-- BR
Another thing that should be factored in IMO: Traffic. Cities like LA are absolute nightmares to navigate which effects everyone, but especially the middle class who tend to have to commute from their affordable home in the remote suburbs to a major urban center.
You folks have four or more lanes. That time in traffic is time off your life. I moan the five straight mile drive to work. I'm rethinking it now.😁
everything is relative, If you run out of gas, break down, or lose your keys, you won't freeze to death, You don't pay for heat or warm clothes. Income, sales, and other taxes like vehicle registration are the deal breakers, Add in electricity, fuel & rent costing DOUBLE as in other places and it becomes unbearable, California used to cost no more than other places and over 50 years it doubled pretty much at a steady pace, Poor governance. Inefficient and ineffective.
do not move to portland
I miss the nice clear highways during covid. It is better than it was beforetime, though... office-type jobs went remote during covid, and many companies have allowed employees who don't have to be onsite to continue that in order to cut down on leased office space or to save electricity, and doing staff meetings via Zoom and such. I've noticed the roads are some better than 2019, but... I still wouldn't sign up for a commute downtown; I do cherish my sanity that much.
Boston's traffic is pretty bad too
My friend was visiting SF, their car was parked not more than 2 hours before someone broke in to steal their cooler...
No respect for others property..
Well constructed and presented video, from it's clarity on what factors were used to reach it's conclusions, to the decision to use objective data (rather than subjective data) to base conclusions from.
As a Californian, you cannot underestimate what the state wide drought has done to the Central Valley. There are people who literally don't have water for plumbing their homes--ground wells have dried up and the agricultural allocations are way above residential. I'm in the South Bay, and we're on very strict rationing at unbelievable prices. We're always under our allocation and still pay over 150 dollars for water a month. Combine this with crazy food prices (Not kidding: 4 potatoes cost us 7.00 this week, butter is well above 5 dollars a pound as just an example), and it's a squeeze for the middle class.
When are people going to realize that you can't eat presidential property
drinkable water is getting scarce, as someone from Colorado who's mountain runoff supplies your water and 7 other states as well agriculture in this state has been fighting for water for yrs and you all just don't understand where your food comes from
to much growth without planning, pollution, climate change yes climate change are causing droughts
Maybe you can work on converting sea water to drinkable water
@@edmiera3583 You're absolutely right. Agriculture IS paramount; we don't disagree. Now that, Thank God, CA got a shag load of rain this winter, perhaps that will buy us some time to get desalination programs funded and organized (fingers crossed--I don't know how it is in CO, but here, I have little faith in the legislature), so that plumbing water/farming water is supplemented in the future.
We visited San Francisco last summer and it was really beautiful place. However, there are a lot of dodgy area there and the locals warn us to never leave anything in the car. We witnessed some crimes here and there while walking outside. It's unfortunate that a beautiful place ended up like that
Traffic is insane
Literal shit city
Tenderloin: the world of zombies
Traffic in Massachusetts is more insane
Leaders are democrats. It’s their policies. You get what you vote for.
We were traveling to SF for vacation. We planned to stay for a week. We booked the motel with inside parking. The hotel told us not to leave and valuables in the car. Next day morning, a suv parked next to us was busted. We decided to leave the city but would like to have gourmet foods and sightseeing in the city. However, we became hostages ourselves. We were afraid of leaving our car not just the smash and grab but open day robbery. At the evening, we drove to Reno. Never at never, but I didn’t leave my heart on SF. It is a place not for human to live.
As a former resident of LA (3 years, that was enough!) Las Vegas (13 years and that was when the economy crashed and I lost 75% of the value of my house), never again! I have lived overseas in Jakarta, still do, and have a small place stateside in the midwest surrounded by old mountains, rivers, lakes. I have nice neighbors that watch out for each other. My home in the states has been empty for 6 to 8 months a year, and not a thing was ever stolen. For me, this is truly home. Wish all the best......we will need it.
Jakarta, ..Indonesia, .how come there , Why, in a Muslim Society, and the large Jakarta Metropolitan area population.
Java , the most populous island in the world.
How many Active volcanoes are on Dangerous show there now. ?
Good luck to you.
Know a young man , moved to live in Bali, .told his mother, he will not likely return to Auckland,New Zealand. 4 months ago.
@@robertbryant2721 ...My husband and 2 adult children live there and are Indonesian. We go back and forth to the US.
Prices in Indonesia are cheap, so are human lives.. I guarantee you dont live in kampung n cheap neighborhood there. Notice how houses there hv high sharp fences n most who can afford it lives in gated community w strict security check point everywhere. Lets not ignore the state of security of churches during Xmas time.
@@robertbryant2721 Who wants to live in New Zealand with horse mouth as Prime Minister?
@@geraldcroft9020.Hi Gerald, yor not wrong. When i win lotto, before im " Worm-bate ". My little Dog, my motorcycle, my clothes , are off to , somewhere nice, crime free , housing maintenance work in America. A place not too hot , not too cold.
Yes, our Gov't here IZ SOCIALIST, a discrace, failure at the Corona Covid Virus Lockdown thing. America too , most people cannot wait for the RIGHTFUL President Mr Donald Trump to Return. ( the Election sure waz stolen).
I moved out of S.F. years ago, and went north. My elderly parents lived in VISALIA, and about 15yrs ago had their car stolen while grocery shopping in a supermarket near their home. Car was found abandoned in FRESNO (50 miles away) about 3 days later, interior was trashed and damaged. It is really bad everywhere now-a-days
Thanks for the video, was very interesting.
OH NO, Let me guess, Oregon.....
Thanks, great info.
Hi Nicholas. I appreciate your analysis, but with home prices and incomes, it's important to use the MEDIAN (not AVERAGE) in order to see what's typical. Averages are deceptive because a tiny percentage of very high-income individuals (and pricey properties) will pull the average far higher than the median value for such categories. This is why the National Association of Realtors (and economists) compare MEDIAN home prices with MEDIAN incomes compare home affordability across metros.
It's easy to ridicule California's Central Valley but we need it for our food. Agriculture is vital for our economy. Trust me, you do not want to be a country that depends on imports for food. Export countries will stop exporting if/when there is a world-wide food shortage (which does happen). The domestic agriculture industry is part of what makes it possible for the sexier industries like tech to be so prosperous. Nothing works unless you have enough food. Food security is still the bedrock of human civilization.
Thanks for the comment! Totally agree with you regarding food security. To me the biggest issue with Central Valley is how expensive home prices are, which is largely related to state-wide government rules/regulations (in my opinion).
I definitely agree and was going to mention the same thing. The next time anyone eats a carrot or pistachio or almond it’s highly like that the back of the bag will say “Bakersfield”
Yeah. Just look at mask exports stopping abruptly during the pandemic. France literally seized all the masks being produced in their country meant for export to Germany which were already paid for! There was absolutely no respect to export obligations which China did more than any country of course. When the global supply chain stops, it's every country for themselves.
I'm from Fresno County and moving back to Central Cali because my family are all still there. They will never leave and are predominately doing quite well, especially my brother who is a master mechanic for a dealership. I'm the only one of my siblings with a bachelor's degree yet my siblings make as much if not way more than I have (my mechanic brother namely) working in the trades. Years ago I strategically started building passive income through real estate here in AZ. I will transfer my investments back to crazy Central Cali because it's still a good area to be a landlord as much as it is anywhere because folks have to rent. I didn't get ahead financially because of my college education. I got ahead because of timing the housing market which I continue to do.
Central Cali keeps this country alive, and those of us from the region know that personally. It's one of the largest if not the largest commercial agricultural region in the world with absolutely the greatest variety of crop production. My father died from his lifelong career working in commercial ag in Central Cali to feed and clothe this country. It's not for the faint-of-heart or huevones. The unemployment rate is high in the region because the predominant industry is commercial ag which is an industry of specific periods of unemployment, especially Winter. There is some effort to make Fresno a tech hub. It's a hard sell yet it may succeed. If I didn't have a small child and so much family still holding strong in Central Cali, I would just leave the country altogether because there isn't anywhere attractive for me to live with my child anymore in this country other than the crazy state I'm from.
@@anamariacoyote4815 good read. But you lost some credibility when you didn't mention having a husband.
I don't expect you to tell the truth. You may be wise financially but not in relationships. I give you the benefit of the doubt and credit in your favor unless you say otherwise.
Every talented person has a fault. Some consider me talented. I have worked on my fault.
So can you.
Lots of land in the CV is fallow due to lack of water. NAFTA shifted a lot of food production to Mexico. When he puts down the CV he’s calling out housing and mall developers, not necessarily farmers.
I moved to Vegas almost 3 years ago from LA and I was working throughout the whole pandemic... in LA I lived in the hood and now I’m in a way better neighborhood here in Vegas... in the end all cities have their good areas and bad... make the best of what you have and where you’re at... good wishes y’all wherever y’all are or where y’all are going, take care
@Veronica Elis what’s wrong with the desert??? There’s different options out there, some people will like the desert and some won’t… they can move to a state with cold weather… I don’t know what’s your point 😆
I have lived in Las Vegas now for 19 years. I moved from California due to high rent back then and I agree with one the comments a person made, you make the best out of it. I basically like living in LV. It’s grown a lot now. You have to visit here and see for yourself. You stay safe by being aware of your surroundings. That’s anywhere you live in America. Good luck to others finding a new city to live. 😊
My dad and I born in Austin TX. At first, we got frustrated with the growth but now understand why people are fleeing other places. But man, only you could see how the area has changed too in Austin and Texas. Just a big domino effect happening in America. Something is going to have to change or there won't be much left for the future generations.
Been in Austin for 10 years, and I can definitely say the last "keep Austin weird" years were 2015-2016. It does not even look/feel like the same town since then with all the growth/change.
@@whydoyoucare5 Ya last 10-5 years definitely have been crazy.
@Nick Muzquiz What about San Antonio 🤔. I want to move there soon. I currently live in Seattle, WA and it's getting bad here too.
Look who is in power in Texas and why morons run education?
Austin is California already.
lived in Austin for last 2 years
As someone who lives in Stockton, I'm not surprised. 10 years ago, my rent for a luxury apartment was $725... today, it is at $1800. Wtf?! With that said, I've grown to love this city, at least the northern west area, which is the bougie area of Stockton. Anywhere below that really dangerous or expensive and I would never visit.
It make sense inflation has gone up over 2x which would be over 1500 anyway
Dude, I am paying $2800 for a 900 sqft loft in Sunnyvale 😂
There's a nice part of the armpit that DOESN'T have fleas?? Don't worry, at least you're not Brownsville.
Imagine my surprise that Florida is nowhere on this list. I heard that Orlando is a special kind of hell.
Lived in San Francisco in the early eighties. I consider myself fortunate. We were living a rather nomadic existence. (traveling around the country in a homemade camper van). I was 30, husband 47, daughter 8. Grandparents lived in the Tenderloin. We lived near the coast. ( temporary apartment). Two good jobs ( construction/ teacher). Daughter in school temporarily. On weekends we camped on Dillon Beach. During the week we celebrated in Ghirardelli Square, comedy night, play at the Orpheum, swimming in the bay, visiting grandparents on roller skates with backpacks full of change of clothes, toys, books, gifts for gma and gpa. Sorry you guys missed it. It was fun.
Thank you for that information,I really enjoyed that video.. looking forward to the best 7 states to live in…🙏👍🙂
Thank you for doing this study!
As a San Franciscan, you are "right on" about everything you say!
San Francisco is strictly for the rich and the middle class is just not comfortable here!
The city is now "the city of the homeless."
The rate of car break ins is astounding. Freeway shootings are rampant to the extent that I don't travel the freeways anymore!
We need to do something about the "homeless" because they are not all "drug addicts."
It's true not all the homeless are drug addicts, but a good chunk of them are.
@@Mysticaltyger Michael, I agree that a good chunk of them are. Something must be done!
@@leoinsf Unless the people of San Francisco / Bay Area revolt, they will keep doubling down on the same failed policies.. That's why I left the Bay Area. I didn't see a light at the end of the tunnel.
@@Mysticaltyger I really could understand your feeling!
At 85, I am not at the age to move or I would move too!
As expensive as San Francisco is, I can't imagine how anybody could live there. So every time I watch a Giants home game or a Warriors home game, I look into the crowd and see all those people and just stick to myself that almost every single person in the crowd must be rich or make close to $100,000 a year
Anyone that has ever visited or lived in the armpit of California is fully aware of how horrible the Central Valley is. Extremely glad I escaped that armpit.
You forgot to mention that in the summer in Anchorage, it’s the opposite and light for 18 hours a day. I grew up there.
Thank you for posting this informative and entertaining unique video. Thank you.
I cannot wait for your list of 7 best cities!
Thanks Debbie! Excited for you to see it.
@@ReventureConsulting Greenville SC?
Same here.
Won't be good long... once you post it.
👀👀👀 ( for the short attn spanned)
Ooh my city is going to be on the list! :)
I had to live in California's Central Valley while in the military. It was a town called Marysville, north of Sacramento (a bit outside of the area discussed here). And it was exactly as described. Moreover, while some of the places listed here, especially NYC, have an overwhelming array of things to see and do, the Central Valley is nearly devoid of culture. I met far more rude, stupid, ignorant, obnoxious people there than in any other place I've ever been, and I've visited 38 countries on five continents. The ONLY people who live there permanently are those who cannot make it anywhere else. The only good thing was the sunny Mediterranean-type climate. Another feature is that the cost of living there is the lowest in California (making it very attractive to people on welfare). The day I left that dump, never to return, was among the happiest in my life.
And the Central Valley of California is still expensive considering the lack of amenities you get.
lol
Well central valley has bunch of Mexican/Latino this days so being one myself I know how they are.
I remember Marysville many many years ago and the Air Force base. Best part was going to ( I Think) was Roseville (?) to the open swap meet-- that was huge flea market. But like I said many years ago.
Marysville is an armpit!
I live in Albuquerque and I can say there is so much drugs and homelessness here, thanks for refreshing my memory, stay safe you all
Great information.
Thank you
And once again my home town, Stockton, is one of the worst places to live. Everything said here is the truth. I'm saddened to my core. When I grew up in the 60's, this place was much different.
Liberals took over!
@@govneglect1006 The Central Valley is mostly conservative with a Republican mayor.
Robert R The Mayor' of Stockton just recently booted out the liberal mayor who made a mess of things in Stockton CA.
The previous mayor did much for young people of Stockton. He brought scholarships and hope to many in my city. The new mayor has been a no show in his first year in office. No word about all the things he was going do for the city. Homeless camps are taking over across our city. Absolutely nothing being said and done by the current city administration.
Really, Really boring presentation. Too much “stuff” crammed into every line. Hard to watch…….
Add on top of all this, California's water shortages, overreaching mandates, and maybe a small issue, but indicative of the mindset there, the governor just signed into law a complete ban in the sale of small gas powered engines to be put in place in the next couple of years. This doesn't affect only homeowners, but maintenance facilities, landscapers, people who use generators for, you name it.
Makes a lot of sense to have a battery powered generator!!
It will make people all the more dependant on the big utility companies. Heaven forbid you should desire to be self sufficient.
I have no sympathy for CA. They had a chance to send a message by voting to recall their governor. Instead 60 percent vote to keep him and his policies.
Great points, Jack! California is a very tough place to live for a multitude of reasons.
Brain dead leadership is the main problem
@@fee1776 Ever heard of voter fraud ass wipe?
Yeah well if 18 million more people hadn't showed here since 1975 for a total of 40 million now from the other 49 states and the rest of the world, California would still be a great place to live. We wouldn't have to outlaw gas powered engines and many other things. If only people would go back to their original birth states and countries.
Thank you this is a very informative video
Excellent work!
Best real estate based channel on CZcams. Highly informative videos. Thanks for your videos. Appreciate it.
This was great! How about the best 6 cities ( moderately priced) to invest in?
As a Seattleite I am baffled as to how Seattle didn't end up on this list. It's by far one of the worst places to live, the people are mean, there's homeless EVERYWHERE, Drug addicts pushing heroine on almost every corner, Crime is through the roof, Homeless camps under almost every overpass, Sky high cost of living, outrageous rental fees to live in one of the nastiest areas. I've had the displeasure of living in and around Seattle my entire life. Seriously, don't come here. The City street layout is an absolute nightmare, the traffic is god awful. The only other place I can think of that has just as bad if not worse traffic is LA or central to southern Cali in general.
Good video, thanks. Your clickbait had an X in my home state Mn. I thought what the heck town would that be?!
CA shows us just how unreasonable real estate prices can get.
If wages go to $15/hr ... you'll see home prices SOAR in many areas like they have in CA. Our issue no land to build homes!!! Many mountain ranges, large forest areas, deserts etc.
@@reseller7 There's so much cheap land in Malibu. Stop voting blue.
@@networth00 Malibu in what state???
@@networth00 I went down their and drove around west of Malibu looking for land. Not much flat land. Not much water either. And now about fire's in that area. But some land is reasonable priced.
Positive energy sent to you as thank you for ur hard work You done in each video, God bless you 🙏
Thank you, interesting!
Thank you for all
Good job and great advice about staying clear of these places.
I lived in Anchorage for two years and almost died there due to lack of jobs and high prices. Evil place! Suicide and domestic violence rates are sky high.
who in the hell would want to live there
@@desserteyes6978 My husband wanted to live there, big mistake!
@@Skarfp I wouldn't move to any thats colder than where I live. It's depressing to me.
Alcoholism is rampant
Now I have to worry about my grandson who lives there (because of his job)
Moving out of Lodi/Stockton in 2010 was the best thing I've ever done.
I'd love a follow up video
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Yet Vegas is the only city on that list where a housing shortage is starting because everyone wants to get out of where they are. U-Hauls out of CA to Vegas are 3-4 times as expensive as Vegas to CA.
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I live in the Central Valley. It sucks how the population centers of the Bay Area and LA make the laws for us. Things have gotten steadily worse with crime and homelessness over the last 10-15 years. Unfortunately I won’t be in a position to leave for 3-5 years.
You would be far better off too leave now! Cut your losses as in 3-5 years...you will be out priced EVERY WHERE ELSE! Unless you move out of country! Just saying!
Well are you all ready for some no nonsense CONSERVATIVE VALUES! THE demoshit way....how is it working out for you?😃
@@martenkrueger8647 Maybe it's a family situation or Work situation etc etc etc.
Good stuff to know !!
Hope you do more of these types on important information and also how we can also find this type of crytucal information and websites to get it at...Thanks
I was surprised to hear you say $24 an hr is measly. Guessing those who make minimum wage ($7.25 an hr or $8.65 like Ohio) would be extremely grateful for $24 an hr. Low paying employers wonder why they can't find anyone who wants to work there. 🙋♀️ I know: people can't live on $1000 a month.
Good point Stephaney! The thing to remember is that these are averages across the economy, including CEO and Manager wages. $24 is pretty low for an average compared to the rest of America.
@@ReventureConsulting please don't take my response as a negative. I appreciate you sharing advice and knowledge. I just get upset that the richest country has such rampant poverty and low wages.
Its always better to go off median hourly wage, not average, to see what the average everyday american makes, ironically the median salary is currently 24 dollars a hour. Some of these cities are doing irreversable damage to their economy. Anybody who is paying attention to trends should know what cities will have healthy economies in the future. Hint: look at the age demographics of cities.
If you are only making $8.65 an hour .Who's fault is that? Get an education ,or learn a skill and become employable. Also, with the labor shortage, most minimum wage jobs are paying $15.00 or more an hour in Ohio.. Get off your Duff and apply for one. .
@@tima4929 what a short sighted answer. Thank u Tim 🙄 I wasn't speaking for myself. I was speaking for the women at the shelters I volunteer at. Easy to say "get an education or learn a skill". That's not always feasible or practical for everyone. Getting off one's duff has nothing to do with minimum wage being $8.65 in Ohio. Do we want these people to work 2 minimum wage jobs and have their kids raise themselves (another social issue u probably have the answer for, right Tim?) or do we want a country that says employers need to pay a living wage so parents can work only 1 job and parent their children to be contributing members of society? Not as cut and dry, is it?
Homeless, high crime and high prices could be said about the entire west coast. Portland is on track to break their all time record for homicides. Seattle is bad too. Other cities in the west like Boise, SLC and Austin are clearly in bubble territory.
Portland and Seattle have pretty low violent crime rates. Look at the ranking of cities by violent crime rates per capita. Nowhere in the PNW is anywhere near the top. The most dangerous cities are in the south and midwest. Places like St. Louis, Little Rock, Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, even Nashville has higher crime per capita than Chicago.
Many cities in Southern California have some of the consistently lowest violent crime rates in the nation... all about your neighborhood and if you have the $ to afford to live there
I moved from the Seattle area to Nashville last year. By the stats, Nashville has much more violent crime and a little less property crime. Growing up in KC which has even higher rates, you mostly just need to avoid the bad parts of town.
Stockton shocked me. It had been 50 years between visits. So sad. Really heartbreaking.
Is this a new phenomenon on CZcams?
I always have to look at faces, explaining streetfood in Athens, faces unboxing things, etc.
TN in general is bad for violent crime. Recently moved away from Nashville whose violent crime rate is even significantly higher than LA. I think a lot of people don't realize how dangerous it is there.
Thanks for the comment, Travis! Great point. TN, and some other areas in Southeast, have surprisingly high rates.
It’s interesting how people’s perceptions aren’t really based on facts. Idk why people think LA and NYC are unsafe when all the stats say it’s much safer than cities like Nashville.
TN is a beautiful state but the crime and poverty rate is very high. Healthcare is sparse and second rate. Many areas flood as well. Did a lot of research on it when I was deciding on where to retire. Too bad because there are gorgeous places there.
Tennessee is suffering from an influx of Democrats trying to escape the crime they voted for in the state they left. Democrat cities over run with bottom feeders.
@@terrywinningham5405 ridiculous. I’ve spent the last 12 years living in big blue cities and never experienced the crime I did in Nashville. The people I know who moved to Nashville in the last couple of years have been hard core republicans. I think Alaska is the most dangerous state and I don’t see anyone moving there. Also NYC and LA are some of the safest big cities and very liberal so your theory doesn’t work.
I left Modesto, CA for Reno 10 years ago. It was a good decision!
I’m genuinely surprised my hometown of Detroit is not on this list. We’re on every bad list lmao
You are missing the high cost of living part of the trifecta.
If you're not in the hood detroit isn't bad. Downtown and the suburbs are relatively affordable and good places to live. Lots of stuff, food, sports, events, low COL, etc. But yeah if you're in a super dangerous part it's not going to be a good place to live.
Thank you
The folks in the wealthy areas in San Francisco band together and hire private security firms to patrol their neighborhoods.
Thanks for the comment, Diane! I'm sure things like that happen. One of the problems with vastly unequal societies such as SF.
That is what wealthy people do in developing countries.
@Emmanuel Goldstein they absolutely pay top dollar. These people are way more interested in having the protection than worrying about what it costs.
How progressive! Living in the golden cage.
Which won't last long...
This is great! Please do more of this! Very helpful.
Thanks Betty! Glad you enjoyed it!
California central valley is the bedroom to the bay area. Those bay wages are used to buy the cheaper houses in the valley. But the Tech jobs have collapsed. Home prices are dropping fast.
Good job Gavin
Really interesting video. Wow, Cental Valley CA., Anchorage and Albuquerque weren't even on my list of guesses. All of the others were. I've been to L.A. quite a few times, but I won't even go there anymore. I just can't understand how anyone can stand the crowding and traffic. I guess a lot of the traffic is commuters living far outside the city to get lower housing costs. San Francisco is my favorite city to visit but I could never afford to live there. Even food costs are outrageous. I visit Las Vegas almost every year, but I would be afraid they are going to have a water problem sooner of later, I also couldn't stand the heat and dust storms if I lived there. I've given thought to living in some of these places but quickly eliminated them for some of the same reasons you stated. Looking forward to the Best Cities list.
I was in SF 3 years ago and I witnessed the thousands of homeless people, it's probably much more now.
Thanks for the comment, Ed! SF is in tough shape right now.
Another 5 Walgreens in the SF metro shut their doors due to out of control shoplifting
Same. Was working in tech in SF 2 years ago, ended up moving back home to GA and it's on the same path
homelessness is not a violent crime
@@aundirussell8644 unless a homeless person mugs or attacks you...some do to help finance their drug problems (not saying all...but alot do
I was living temporarily living in LA for about 6months working as a Nurse Assistant when the Pandemic first began. I was making decent money $35-$40/hr sometimes more. I was gonna move there. I had gotten, an address to use, and all. I began to process of transferring everything over from Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles. I didn't finish THANK GOD. I have my CDL so I got hired on with LACMTA driving their City Bus, & they only wanted to pay me $20/hour. I ran fast back to Atlanta, GA. One of my coworkers is from Bakersville, CA. She's been in Georgia 3 months now.
You did the best decision! I visited Atlanta last year, so beautiful and green. I am a nursing student, last year I got a chance to leave LA so I moved to Dallas to finish my school. So glad I finally could leave CA… CA is too much now
Thank you for this. I am not moving to these cities now.
First why would any one want to live in a city ? I as a man would be ashamed to admit that I had my family live in a city , in boxes , on top of each other , like rats ! NYC is the largest ghetto in the USA, if my family lived there I would feel like a failure as a man !
My son lives in NYC and every time he comes home to my small town, he is happy because of the peace and quiet and my house is clean (his roommates are pigs. He cleans the place only for them to make it so dirty again. Their bathroom especially, is gross). In NYC, he tends to do video recordings of the rats that he sees around the city. 🤣🤣🤣
@@mariatolentino4516 then why does he live there? Jobs are everywhere.
@@ronaldolweiler7745 he always wanted to make it in NYC. He is an award winning hairstylist, he gets millions of likes on his Tik Tok, NYC is the center of it and his mentor is happy that he is there, since there are more opportunities for him. He is making so much more there even though he is not yet the fully booked stylist he was here, since he is still starting in NYC (here, it was very hard to get an appointment with him). By living in NYC, he is close to the Redken Exchange (he is Redken certified),
@@mariatolentino4516 but if he's not happy there , money and fame does not give inner happiness. I wish him well and hope the city doesn't cause him to lose him self merry Christmas ❤
@@ronaldolweiler7745 thanks, and Merry Christmas to you, too! 🎄
I live in Fresno, CA in a nice neighborhood in North Fresno and I have to deal with homeless people coming closer and closer by the month. Not only are they homeless but many of them are walking around high as a kite. Traffic on the 99 and 41 is ridiculous and our roads are terrible. Most of Fresno is ugly and there aren't many high end stores that come to Fresno. Wages here have definitely NOT kept up with the cost of living. MY household income is $140k, no kids, no debt, and I'm not rich so that says a lot about how high cost of living really is compared to wages. I honestly don't know how people survive on less than 100k per year with kids!
What do you do for a living?
@@trees915 probation officer
@@Jo-vu1me The average income for a probation officer is listed as $45,000. How are you making $140,000?
@@trees915 household income includes my spouse
@@Jo-vu1me My stupidity! Thanks for clarifying!
Great video
I like it Nick!
Sadly Fairbanks in Anchorage used to be very safe and actually pretty profitable. The price of living is so high because they were getting paid way more up there. My uncle and Aunt lived there while my uncle just recently passed away but anyway my uncle was making like $60 an hour his wife was making like $40 an hour. They had a beautiful home but they were also having to spend thousands of dollars like every month of the winter for propane to keep warm because the electricity goes out all the time from all the cold. So yeah it wasn't always like that sad situation
The lack of sunshine would drive me crazy.
@Cathy Eason as someone that grew up in the Yukon. The winter there is a lack of sunshine, in summer it is always sunshine so too much lol good blinds for the summer and good warm blanket and vit d supplements in the winter
What causes the high crime rate? Very curious, does the extended darkness of the winter contribute? It seems like the extreme cold would just keep most people in during the winter.
Also, I would have thought that the wages were much higher to attract people and compensate for miserable living conditions, just wicked others would then take advantage of that in massively raising the cost of living, rendering the wage null and void...
@@johnboehmer6683 well I’ve lived in anchorage and it’s really not all that bad, it all depends who you are, I hate sunlight, soooo I had no problem with the long nights actually loved it and coming from somewhere with extreme heat, and the cold doesn’t bother me you get used to it, and the crime is just like any other city, just don’t be an idiot and stay out of places that are bad but again it’s all who you are, worst thing I will say is the cost of living the prices are a decent amount higher on everything and especially apartments but overall it’s a beautiful place and awesome for any outdoorsy people, and don’t worry about the sunlight you’ll get more than enough in the summer
@@prettyflygamer
You saying that you come from extreme heat made me think about how many Alaska license plates I've seen here in Phoenix, and how that's always struck me as so odd. There seems to be a pipeline between the two, with the extreme of one attracting the extreme of the other. Given the extreme distance between the two, pretty interesting. Thanks for your response, I had heard nothing but good things about Alaska until this, so your words don't surprise me. I don't think the extreme dark of the winter would bother me too much either, the cold would though! 🥶
I’ve lived in Bakersfield almost my entire life. I agree with everything you said about the Central Valley. I would add that the record high triple digit heat in the summers, horrific air quality, and litter/trash due to high homelessness and crime, add to the reasons not to live there. I would never recommend it to anyone. However we do have family still living there so of course it’s near and dear to our hearts for the reason alone. Never in my life have I seen people moving there from LA and especially never from the Bay Area like they are now. They are driving the home prices up astronomically making it a perfect storm for a collapse.
No homeowner moves from the bay area to Bakerfecal! Sorry!
@@michaelmiddleton3311 yes they actually are. Check the stats
@@michaelmiddleton3311 They do if they are tired of spending more than half their salary on rent and having a homeless guy take a crap on their front lawn.
@@michaelmiddleton3311 I know several people who have left the Bay Area to move to the Central Valley! Please talk about a subject that you know something about next time
Iwas transferred 60 years ago (involuntarily USAF activeduty ) from an excellent life quality in Wiesbaden Germany to SACRAMENTO...it was a horrible situation .. even so bad that l pulled out of USAF and had the fortune to spend the rest of my working life as an airline pilot based in...Berlin !
This wasn’t mentioned in the video, but as of lately Philly has seen a dramatic uptick in violence so be careful if ur visiting here as well
Very informative. Surprises.
Should definitely update this because Seattle and Spokane definitely deserve a spot on this list. Man6 cities in Michigan could also be added as well
I’m from Michigan. Just wondering which cities that you think should be on the list?? Some cities there aren’t as bad as they seem, and some really are lol.
@@jess-ica7627 Detroit obviously. Flint is another. Saginaw and Inkster. Warren maybe. I mean Michigan didn't get dubbed "murder mitten" for no reason. Maybe add Pontiak and Mt. Clemens. Clinton Township. There are good parts in all of the cities I mentioned but they're still pretty dangerous
The only good thing going on for stockton (employment wise) are the warehouses of big companies. ie amazon, tesla etc. they provided lots of jobs to the locals. Home prices are still overvalued.
Another thing that sucks about the Central Valley at least specifically Stockton is that gets really really really hot there.
One thing that really sucks about San Francisco getting really expensive is that my hometown of Santa Rosa which I've lived in my whole life has gotten more and more expensive for a few reasons but one of the reasons is a lot of people from San Francisco are moving up here in bringing up the cost of living. Santa Rosa doesn't have the necessary wages to cover how expensive it's getting here.
Looked like Atlanta GA was on your thumbnail.
Glad to see we’re not in the top 7.
Congrats to everyone that made it tho, you’ve done a wonderful job.
Right. I'm doing ok thanks to the good Lord with my $20/hr here in Atlanta. I'm not worried too much about what I have in this life time since I know earth is my temporary home 😁.
You forgot to put Seattle, WA on your list as the most expensive place to live and homelessness as well. I don't know too much about crime there but it's was one of the cities I want to move to before I knew about the high cost of living!
Also, Portland OR. Very similar problems as Seattle.
Seattle is a decaying cesspool of crime and drug addiction. If you venture outside, be careful to sidestep the human feces, needles and syringes. And if you need police help, good luck to you. They are mostly absent, and those who remain have hands that are tied by idiotic laws that coddle the criminals. Stay away!
You might want to watch the documentary “Seattle is Dying.”
They didn't forget it from the thumbnail
The crime is bad as well, homeless all over and under every bridge, cars get broken into, prostitution and the crimes it attracts spilled out of downtown and close to neighborhoods, rent and home pricing is extremely high. Many smaller business closed during Covid. I was born here and have seen changes in the past 10 years escalated and don’t go to many area’s here now due to crime.
In discussing Los Angeles, you forgot to mention the extremely high level of crime.
I'm from Los Angeles. There's 8 million people in Los Angeles 5 days a week. When you adjust for population size there isn't any more crime in Los Angeles than anywhere else.
Per capita, crime is fairly low in LA
I recently escaped from LA. It went from livable, to me getting followed home regularly by both homeless and creepers, having my house almost broken into (they ripped the screens off the windows to check whether they were locked), finding naked homeless people in my backyard, every single delivery package being stolen, homeless people using my hose to shower and leaving it on to flood my whole yard. And it's gotten WAY worse since I left. People who claim to be from LA and say crime isn't that bad are lying and/or delusional.
@@maryhenri3254, you are 100% correct. It's everything you mentioned, and other unpleasant things happening.
@@elishevajones6730 I hope if you are still living there, you stay safe!
Great job
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I live in merced and this is spot on houses going for 400k here up 500k and no high paying jobs. Most house that are bought are from investors who rent the homes out to UC Merced students. Which is causing rent to skyrocket
Thanks for the local insight, John! Many of these areas in the Central Valley also had a big run up in prices 15 years ago. Didn't turn out so well.
@@ReventureConsulting yes they did! We bought after the crash in ‘08 and Bakersfield was hit very very hard.
@@ReventureConsulting yes this is true and may happen again. With low wages I have no idea how people can afford high rent and homes that sale for 400-500k. A bubble will burst has too
SO buy yourself a home and rent it out!!! If you own ... pull cash out and rent the home for retirement. But NEVER SELL!!!
@@ReventureConsulting That is 100% FALSE!!! You don't get to $400 - $500,000 value in Central Valley from A failing home market!!! As I said you are far too young to know about housing markets. All you do is subscribe to a bunch of RE sources then comment!!!
Key word is City
All big cities in America are deteriorating fast With crime reaching levels not ever seen before And we know why and who caused this
Yeah, it's a thing...
False;
Current cities doing amazing, Omaha, dallas/ftw, jacksonville, tampa, atlanta, kansas city, charlotte, boise, austin, san antonio,
@@FandT the crime in Kansas City is very high.
@@FandT Apparently you have not been to any. That is a lie. Austin is as filthy as it gets it smells from the homeless urinating in the river that goes through it The smell will knock you out ! Get past the look of the buildings And La is filthy as it gets NY has always been a slum. You will not tell me one thing about I have seen and been too first hand. For over 50 yrs My husband and can ran our own interstate commerce business There is no big city that has not been or is being taken down
You definitely don’t know what you are talking about And yes I have seen small towns destroyed by the illegals and trash away before they came blasting through our border Ince beautiful little towns Now have racks of clothes and junk right outside of once great thriving businesses The sidewalk looks like a refugee camp With gangs and drugs operating right out in the open.
@@Football-tc8qs So is Atlanta. James Swearengin doesn't know what he is talking about. Probably another sleeping wokester.
The unemployment rate in New York City is 5.9, San Francisco is 2.6, Las Vegas is 5.9, Las Angeles is 4.9, Stockton 4.8, Modesto 4.9, Merced 6.1.
Good friend of mine that lives in Yuma, Arizona bought some property in Cali several years ago with the intent of it being a vacation getaway for his family to go camping on. The land did not cost him a huge amount because it was in the middle of nowhere, there was no house or any buildings on it. It was literally just a patch of land in some random woods. About 6 month ago he was desperately trying to give it away for free. That is because he found out that the annual taxes on this land were as much as the costs to buy it had been, for one. While that annoyed him, he had still been okay with holding onto the land until they started harassing him about stupid regulations.
The final straw came on the day they sent him a letter saying that he was going to be fined huge fees if he did not keep all the grass on the property mowed at a ridiculously short length. Keep in mind this is not a lawn or yard, or even a cleared property. We are talking about a patch of land in the middle of a forest here lol. The entire reason he bought it is because it was in NATURE. Add to that the fact that he lived nowhere near the place and yeah, not happening. He asked me if I wanted the place for free, or knew anyone that would. After I stopped laughing I said no because they'd *HATE* me and I'd probably end up in some California prison after I went out there and clearcut all the trees, rototilled the grass under and installed Astro-turf. Mowing problem solved.
The category I would consider for a city to raise a family would be: "What kind of Mayors have these residents been putting in office?"
Good point of view!
Always vote for the Mayor's that want to defund the police.
@@jeffrobodine8579 lmao you’re out of your mind
Democrates.......
@@michaeliskakapo
If jethro were serious, yes he’d be clueless. I’m pretty sure jethro is making jokes. Everyone knows what’s wrong with these cities, but I wish these residents that voted for these policies would stay in their shitholes.
I spent a year in Bakersfield setting up a couple of distribution centers. One day I got pulled over in a rental driving up from LAX. When I told the cop I was going to Bakersfield he said “why?” when I said it was for work he apologized and got back in his cruiser. I got to experience a dust storm, the smell of oil in the morning, Walmart, witness multiple arrests and Oildale. They’ve got some decent food though. Not a bad place to be with an unrestricted food budget. I ate Salty’s BBQ in a dust storm on more than one occasion
Sac is bad. Bakersfield is worse.
My City of Burque is ALWAYS on every bad list. High violent crime, high poverty, very low income, drug infested, gang related. All recipes for danger & disaster!
As a Houstonian, I'm outraged we didn't make the list.
I like that you used objective data to reach your conclusions. Too many people criticize cities based on highly subjective criteria, which makes it difficult to filter out their personal biases.
I also think you really nailed it with the specific three criteria you used to reach your conclusions. I'm sure there were many more data points you could have used, but narrowing it down to those three was a good move.
What like race of most of the population?
Such an excellent analysis. It will be interesting if these dystopia cities can turn themselves around.
Quite a few are doing better, or really trying... I wouldn't want to see my hometown, or any place I love, run down the rat hole... I always do what I can to help fix it... (Except running for office, even dog-catcher... No way.) If I just sit and grumble at the TV, I'd probably just age far faster. 😉 I'd only cut bait and leave town, as it were, as a last resort... Or for a killer job in a place I like.😁 There is that!☺
I lived in Fresno for 6 years, & in Visalia for 2 years, and I approved this message. Thank God I live in Irvine now, wayyyy much better, trust me.
As someone that lives in Vegas, I want to leave so so bad. It’s getting so dangerous. Plus everyone I know, including myself, have either have a car stolen or hit and ran here. Insurance rates here are so bad because of people like that.
He left out a big one folks... Cleveland Ohio at age 63 I worked and played in Cleveland most of my life. It is now the fifth most dangerous city in the country and I just laid off 154 cops.