Best Small Towns in New England to Live [or buy a home]

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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
  • Have you ever wanted to Live in New England? Have you ever wanted to buy a home in a New England small town? If you have this video may help you find that amazing small town in New England.
    Buying a home in small-town New England can be expensive. We have a few on this list that are nice and affordable in both cost of living and home buying. I hope you enjoy the video. Let me know in the comment section below.
    10. Essex, CT
    9. Bar Harbor, ME
    8. Hanover, NH
    7. New Shoreham, RI
    6. Chester, VT
    5. Oak Bluffs, MA
    4. Stowe, VT
    3. Stockbridge, MA
    2. Kennebunkport, ME
    1. Bristol, RI
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  • @WorldAccordingToBriggs
    @WorldAccordingToBriggs  Před 3 lety +222

    Sorry about the Kennebunkport ME arrow being over Oklahoma. When I fixed something else it got messed up and didn't catch it.

    • @itsnotme07
      @itsnotme07 Před 3 lety +11

      It wasn't THAT far off....ok yes it was. HA!

    • @richardbudzic6289
      @richardbudzic6289 Před 3 lety +4

      Haha!

    • @rockyzman
      @rockyzman Před 3 lety +11

      No Problem Mistakes happen, your info was good that's the main reason I watch these videos and to hear your take on these places. I just hope I don't get lost in Tulsa looking for Kennebunkport . Sorry I couldn't help myself.

    • @601TRAVELS
      @601TRAVELS Před 3 lety +7

      We forgive you, Briggs - you are still the top dog.

    • @noyopacific
      @noyopacific Před 3 lety +15

      I thought you might have done it on purpose to see who was paying attention. Okay, I'll stop typing now. 😆😆😆

  • @deadmike714
    @deadmike714 Před 3 lety +436

    Please do affordable New England.

    • @masdojo
      @masdojo Před 3 lety +22

      I second this.

    • @acerjuglans
      @acerjuglans Před 3 lety +48

      Lol, what's that?

    • @Mia-C-Crest
      @Mia-C-Crest Před 3 lety +14

      Highly unlikely

    • @forrestolney6836
      @forrestolney6836 Před 3 lety +6

      @Shitty Gayming lewiston has the lowest per capita of any metropolitan area in the us.

    • @free2binnh
      @free2binnh Před 3 lety +21

      I am one of those bottom feeders living near Bangor, a great place to live.

  • @nittanyburg20
    @nittanyburg20 Před 3 lety +495

    You should do a list of the best New England towns for people who aren’t disgustingly rich

    • @darrendawson4800
      @darrendawson4800 Před 3 lety +20

      Agreed cause I'm not yupp!

    • @AntonioCostaRealEstate
      @AntonioCostaRealEstate Před 3 lety +31

      There would be
      Bristol, RI
      New Bedford, MA
      Providence, RI
      Hartford CT
      South Dartmouth, MA
      Seeking, MA
      Cumberland, RI
      Smithfield , RI
      North Kingston , RI
      Burlington, VT
      Plymouth , MA
      Fairhaven, MA

    • @drowssapma
      @drowssapma Před 3 lety +22

      @@AntonioCostaRealEstate New Bedford a great place to live???!!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!! That place is a cesspool!!!!

    • @gunther6752
      @gunther6752 Před 3 lety +18

      Antonio Costa Hartford? They’re one of the most dangerous places in New England

    • @Ohno-rr7pe
      @Ohno-rr7pe Před 3 lety +4

      @@AntonioCostaRealEstate Providence?

  • @69Muscle
    @69Muscle Před 2 lety +67

    Growing up in New Hampshire was absolutely amazing. Traveling extensively in the state, it’s natural beauty is enhanced to mythical levels from all the quaint villages sprinkled through out. New England is America’s gem.

    • @sandyy.8244
      @sandyy.8244 Před 2 lety +4

      @Stephen S. Definitely true! I vacationed in NH every autumn from 2006 until the pandemic started. I never ran out of sights to see & visit. Fell in love with covered bridges, apple cider donuts, Sabbaday Falls, and all the little country stores.

    • @stevewyche5232
      @stevewyche5232 Před rokem +2

      Then why move?

  • @evandrodacostafilho7698
    @evandrodacostafilho7698 Před 3 lety +88

    Portsmouth, NH is my favorite place in the US

    • @HeraldoisTimehn
      @HeraldoisTimehn Před 3 lety +5

      I’m moving there next month! I’m excited!

    • @clairelivefreeordie2551
      @clairelivefreeordie2551 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HeraldoisTimehn Portsmouth is a great little coastal city & a great jumping off point for other beautiful areas in southern Maine...enjoy!

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +1

      I have been to Portsmouth it's a nice small city

    • @coatit8243
      @coatit8243 Před 3 lety +2

      Unfortunately Portsmouth is wicked liberal. All in your biz. But if you like that control .... just saying as that is my hometown and I hate it there. I only go there as a contractor to make the Big Bucks. You gotta have money to live there. If your a lib try Portland Maine. A friendlier town and less money to live. What do I know.

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety

      @@coatit8243 I didn't realize it was so liberal but that makes sense because it's right next to Maine and very close to Massachusetts. At least it's a nice place to visit.

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 Před 3 lety +103

    Kennebunkport ME is not located in Oklahoma despite your pointer.

  • @Sammykyt
    @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +58

    I have been to most of these places because I live in Massachusetts

  • @donnawalker3910
    @donnawalker3910 Před 3 lety +71

    I would love to see a video of Top Ten towns that enjoy all 4 seasons without excessive temperature swings, affordability for someone getting ready to retire, not huge but still have plenty of restaurants, shopping, culture. Paradise 😐

    • @Not_Sal
      @Not_Sal Před 3 lety +4

      So a personal list

    • @DogSpeak
      @DogSpeak Před 3 lety +7

      Great barrington ma, collinsville ct,.. weatern mass and nw ct are basically really nice areas, spread out, woodsy, mounatians, lakes, rivers, small farms. 4 seasons and not too cold or hot.

    • @SP1CEANDW0LF
      @SP1CEANDW0LF Před 3 lety +3

      If you don't mind rain, lots of towns in western Oregon and Washington like that. A few inches of snow in the winter, but mostly a warm (45+ degree) misty rain. No downpours or anything though. And then perfect summers, next to no rain, but not excessive heat either.
      Also check out Asheville NC. Doesn't get the same high heats that other parts of NC get because of the mountains I'm assuming.

    • @SP1CEANDW0LF
      @SP1CEANDW0LF Před 3 lety +2

      @@DogSpeak Great barrington gets 55 inches of snowfall per yearly, i would say thats excessive

    • @donnawalker3910
      @donnawalker3910 Před 3 lety

      @Steve Thompson LOL

  • @barbara8802
    @barbara8802 Před 3 lety +195

    Most people want to retire in the south....not this girl! Vermont or Maine for me!!

    • @lowellirish
      @lowellirish Před 3 lety +8

      Vermont? Hope you like Bernie Babies!

    • @stellarmori
      @stellarmori Před 3 lety +5

      @@lowellirish i hope it changes in the next few years. but even if not, i dont care what people think, and im sure theres more silent conservatives than it seems

    • @natanpierce495
      @natanpierce495 Před 3 lety +6

      You better have a whole shit load of money.

    • @lowellirish
      @lowellirish Před 3 lety +2

      @@stellarmori Its very heavy liberal in VT... like Portland Oregon.
      N.H. where I live is 60%R-40%D. More Dem towards the MA border.

    • @stellarmori
      @stellarmori Před 3 lety +2

      @@lowellirish that sucks. but i feel like it also depends on what communities you're in, i intend on going to church and of course id meet conservatives there. as long as i have a few very good close friends, im happy

  • @audiooddities9982
    @audiooddities9982 Před 3 lety +38

    I was in New England a few years ago, and i was just in awe of how amazing it was up there.

  • @ahmd5
    @ahmd5 Před 3 lety +135

    Do the best AFFORDABLE places to live in New England.

    • @paulorben6830
      @paulorben6830 Před 3 lety +10

      There isnt any

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +4

      @@paulorben6830 There are you just need to know where to look.

    • @KingRoblox818
      @KingRoblox818 Před 3 lety +2

      In CT....Naugatuck, Watertown, Woodbury, Winsted, Thomaston, Terryville, New Hartford.....affordable, low crime rate, good schools, and scenic

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety

      @@KingRoblox818 At first when you said New Hartford I thought you said Hartford 😂

    • @KingRoblox818
      @KingRoblox818 Před 3 lety

      @@Sammykyt New Hartford is so much nicer!!! 😁🤪

  • @apr859
    @apr859 Před 3 lety +34

    Essex even has their own little steam railroad and riverboat. Really nice town

  • @Sammykyt
    @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +38

    Thank you I live in Massachusetts and always love seeing lists about New England 🙂

  • @rayrosch2597
    @rayrosch2597 Před 3 lety +35

    Williamstown, Mass. aka “The village beautiful”. Home of Williams College. Affordable, peaceful, home of the Clark museum.

  • @rayguimond4911
    @rayguimond4911 Před 3 lety +10

    I'm originally from Maine and dying to move back. Currently live in the south but the cost of living scares the hell out of me. Living in the south is so cheap I don't know if I could afford it. New England I think is the prettiest part of the country.

    • @RobinMarconeCassidyRN
      @RobinMarconeCassidyRN Před 3 lety

      I think you should come back home. I bet you miss the seafood 😉

    • @jillmorton3096
      @jillmorton3096 Před 3 lety

      Well I'm itching to move to NC where my daughter lives in Wilmington. Love the Carolinas. You are so right about Maine being expensive at least the income isn't bad here compared to the South

    • @RobinMarconeCassidyRN
      @RobinMarconeCassidyRN Před 3 lety +1

      @@jillmorton3096 Yeah, I get it. Prices here are expensive. I also hear the Carolina's are really nice as well😉

  • @onpage69
    @onpage69 Před 3 lety +11

    I'm that 20 year old goth emo kid from New England but I love living here

    • @autumnnorberg7534
      @autumnnorberg7534 Před 3 lety

      I'm a goth looking to move to New England from FL lol. What areas would you recommend?

    • @d.m7176
      @d.m7176 Před 3 lety

      @@autumnnorberg7534 Salem, Massachusetts? lol

  • @Twirble
    @Twirble Před 3 lety +29

    I was about to suggest some nice affordable places in New England; but then decided they are best kept secret for locals and people who look hard enough.

    • @GuilfordGardenCT
      @GuilfordGardenCT Před 2 lety +1

      thank you. keep us a secret haha

    • @chelseacleary8808
      @chelseacleary8808 Před 2 lety

      Thank you!!! I was sweating that my area would get blown up. Unfortunately, much of these towns in Northern New England (VT, NH, ME) have largely been overrun with rich, yuppie, flatlander scum that come to the state and try to change everything to make things more "convenient" as they continue to erode rural culture and force their Wall Street lifestyle and politics on locals. Sad problems for us as we continue losing our culture and rural lifestyle

    • @dee5331
      @dee5331 Před 11 měsíci

      Agreed!

  • @Sixbears
    @Sixbears Před 3 lety +15

    You can't go wrong in much of New England. I love it here. Currently living in one of those "undiscovered" small towns, so I can actually afford my place on a small lake with a blue collar retirement.

  • @Sammykyt
    @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +18

    I strongly agree with Acadia National Park. I have been there and it's a very beautiful place with some things to do to like the beaches and Thunder Hole

  • @Chris-jm4zk
    @Chris-jm4zk Před 3 lety +7

    In New Hampshire it’s tough to beat Rockingham County in the SE corner of the state, hour to Boston and the same to the mountains with the ocean just minutes away. I’ve been here 35 years and love it.

  • @tenofivelips
    @tenofivelips Před 3 lety +11

    Great list. New England is my favorite. Drive 6A from Sandwich to Ptown and you would swear you've been transported back to the 1700's. Stockbridge is exactly as you describe it, like 6A, another time capsule.

  • @cn4492
    @cn4492 Před 3 lety +27

    Native of NH, and yes, much of New England is wonderful. Great quality of life, genuine folks, mountains, lakes, ocean so close.
    Can’t wait to leave Illinois and return there.
    Next- affordable New England towns
    Look into Keene , Nh

    • @BSinNH
      @BSinNH Před 3 lety

      Bedford is nice. Close to highways and less than hour from Boston and lakes.

    • @patriciastraub4452
      @patriciastraub4452 Před 3 lety +1

      I live in Killingly, CT....not too bad price wise....and beautiful! Grew up in Hopedale, MA....another beautiful town, but has gotten WAAAAY pricey....

    • @nepatrul6075
      @nepatrul6075 Před 3 lety

      @@BSinNH if you got a nice bank account, Bedford might be one of the nicest places in the country to raise a family.

    • @darlingdim9656
      @darlingdim9656 Před 2 lety

      Hanover??? Well, it's better than Lebanon.

  • @VTs_UFHB
    @VTs_UFHB Před 3 lety +51

    Cool to see Vermont make the list twice.
    Also New Hampshire having Hanover making the list is nice to see.

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +3

      I mean it's not surprising considering there are only 6 New England States and there are 10 spots on this list.

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +3

      @Nebula Vortex Windham New Hampshire is a great town. I just wouldn't quite consider it charming enough to be in the top 10 but it definitely deserves to be AT LEAST in top 50 and probably even in the top 25 if not top 20.

  • @robertmoore1839
    @robertmoore1839 Před 3 lety +1

    Always a delight to watch your channel, Mr. Briggs!

  • @trailrvs
    @trailrvs Před 3 lety +78

    I would like best small towns of the inter mountain west. Towns in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana etc

    • @ruralsquirrel5158
      @ruralsquirrel5158 Před 3 lety +5

      I'll second that.

    • @MichelleNovalee
      @MichelleNovalee Před 3 lety +2

      Trail Reeves yes and Wyoming and South Dakota too.

    • @REAL_ROGER_WATERS
      @REAL_ROGER_WATERS Před 3 lety

      Trust me, you don't want to live in Utah.

    • @trailrvs
      @trailrvs Před 3 lety +5

      @@REAL_ROGER_WATERS I lived in Utah five years. It was great! When we had a high risk pregnancy and my wife was on bed rest, people from our neighborhood brought us dinner every night for five weeks. They didn’t do it to try to convert us. They did it because it was the right thing to do. Utah will always have a place in my heart.

    • @OldGYouTube
      @OldGYouTube Před 3 lety

      Colorado - Manitou ... Loved it there.

  • @1310beth
    @1310beth Před 3 lety +12

    Much love for Bristol, RI!!! I can 100% confirm it is an incredible and beautiful town! Great scenery, great food, and great activities!!!

    • @showcaseSampa
      @showcaseSampa Před rokem +1

      True. Legend is , America's 4th of July was first celebrated there.
      Summer afternoons, the old timers pull up chairs on the main street curbside, to listen to the Brass & Drums band

  • @PAUL-pz3rz
    @PAUL-pz3rz Před rokem +1

    I love traveling up to New England and enjoying the completely different architecture, food and history. Great video Briggs!

  • @maxcosmo6078
    @maxcosmo6078 Před 3 lety

    Yours is the very best channel I've seen in a very long time. Thanks man!

  • @pauljames347
    @pauljames347 Před 3 lety +23

    Let me be the first to point out you messed up at 11:25 😂😂 great video, I'm from NE and have been dying to move back. Maybe another video about cheaper small towns in NE?

  • @ThePorschefan
    @ThePorschefan Před 3 lety +42

    Hey Briggs! How about "best cities/towns to visit during christmas"?

  • @jakebutler291
    @jakebutler291 Před 3 lety +9

    Some more New England small towns to add:
    - Shelburne Falls, MA
    - Newburyport, MA
    - Newmarket, NH
    - Rockport, MA
    - Rockland, ME
    - Concord, MA
    - Ludlow, VT
    - Brattleboro, VT
    - Woodstock, VT
    - Littleton, NH
    - Ridgefield, CT

    • @jpecci1262
      @jpecci1262 Před rokem +1

      Good list although Newburyport has gotten very swanky.

  • @sharonthomas865
    @sharonthomas865 Před 3 lety

    Mid Atlantic, Thank you Briggs for sharing your Videos with all of Us

  • @Sammykyt
    @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +11

    I live in Massachusetts which is in the middle of all of the New England states and I am very happy to see this list 🙂

    • @RobinMarconeCassidyRN
      @RobinMarconeCassidyRN Před 3 lety +6

      I live in CT. and agree, Mass is really beautiful.

    • @jessicam522
      @jessicam522 Před 2 lety +2

      Hello! What would you recommend to do in late October early November?

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 2 lety +2

      @@jessicam522 It's a little bit late for fall foliage but you can probably still see some in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. I would definitely still look for some. Go to Salem, Mass around Halloween although it wjll be very crowded. Russell Orchards and Kimball Farm are great places to visit in the fall. Acadia National Park in Maine is very beautiful. State parks and reservations are great for hiking such as Maudslay State Park and the Middlesex Fells Reservation. I reccomend going along the coast in any of the 5 New England states that have a coastline although Lake Champlain in Vermont is beautiful as well. Our Mountain ranges are very beautiful and are all part of the Appalachian range. The White Mountains in New Hampshire, Green Mountains in Vermont and the Berkshires in Massachusetts are all great. We have a lot of beautiful small towns as well like Stowe, Vermont and Mystic, Connecticut. I hope this helps.

    • @jessicam522
      @jessicam522 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Sammykyt you have been wonderful with your suggestions! I truly appreciate your detailed comment. Salem was definitely in our to do list. My bday is on 11/1 so we will definitely be in for Halloween ☺️☺️☺️

  • @juliejensen7370
    @juliejensen7370 Před 3 lety +3

    I love trains too! Thank you for showing what's beautiful too.

  • @johnwaltergreen1
    @johnwaltergreen1 Před 3 lety +1

    I lived in Portsmouth NH in 1979! The best job I ever had at blue strawberry restaurant. Was run by the best people I have ever known! I lived in Kittery Maine. Job in new Hampshire. Loved new England. The best people ever.
    Love to all!

  • @PaulaRoman12724
    @PaulaRoman12724 Před 11 měsíci

    This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched, and I enjoyed it immensely! Just subscribed, and I’m going to watch more.

  • @leahdavis6040
    @leahdavis6040 Před 3 lety +10

    Bar Harbor is such an amazing town! I’ve visited before and would love to go back!!

    • @bronchitis3486
      @bronchitis3486 Před 3 lety +1

      I live near there and visiting never gets old

  • @hockeyman20
    @hockeyman20 Před 3 lety +8

    Actually one thing you left out about Kennebunkport is the Christmas festivities. They decorate the downtown area and have a couple weeks of events. It is really a beautiful little town.

  • @swanneck2299
    @swanneck2299 Před 3 lety +1

    If you like places like this you would go absolutely crazy over England!

  • @sharonwallacephoto
    @sharonwallacephoto Před 3 lety +1

    Yes! The “Clam Shack” is a must every time I visit Kennebunkport! ❤️

  • @gardcorelegend
    @gardcorelegend Před 3 lety +9

    I once lived in Bristol, RI, nice town it is with the oldest 4th of July parade in the country, the whole parade route has red, white and blue lines in the middle of the road as opposed to the traditional yellow color and with some of the older homes give it that real colonial historic feel, Colt State Park is one of the larger parks in Rhode Island and is situated along the upper part of Narragansett Bay.

  • @davidlarson2534
    @davidlarson2534 Před 3 lety +7

    Milford, NH & Princeton, ME. Two very nice towns.

  • @anthonybuono02809
    @anthonybuono02809 Před rokem

    I live in Bristol and you were spot on with your assessment. Thank you.

  • @jilldavis7229
    @jilldavis7229 Před 3 lety +6

    I absolutely love your shows!!! I LOVE your sense of humor!!! You make all of these topics fun to listen to!!! Thank you!

  • @CelticRootsFarm
    @CelticRootsFarm Před 3 lety +6

    Greetings from our homestead in New Hampshire! First time on your channel. We found our area was pretty reasonable and even our taxes are not that bad. We have a 25 acre farm and pay under $6,000 a year in property tax.

  • @88jazzorama
    @88jazzorama Před 3 lety +23

    lol in the first two minutes, you summarized a book I would actually read.

    • @YeeSoest
      @YeeSoest Před 3 lety

      Right?!?! I was actually engaged in the story ^^
      I can see the movie in front of me:
      Kevin Hart should play the cop who tells Reese "look, i can't have him take justice into his own hands" and then obviously the Rock should be that Seal dude's best "friend" who "helps" him with his "fishing trip"...

  • @samsanderson224
    @samsanderson224 Před 3 lety +2

    I love my peaceful little town of Townsend, Massachusetts. No.....there’s really not much here, but housing is affordable, crime is low, and cities are close enough to work and shop in. Nashua NH is only 20 minutes away so you have lots of choices with shopping. Boston is about a 45 minute drive, unless you’re in rush our traffic.

  • @danielpaulus-petrus2357
    @danielpaulus-petrus2357 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m a MA boy born and raised. In the north shore I would recommend Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester by the sea, Essex, and Rockport.

  • @_JamesManning
    @_JamesManning Před 3 lety +4

    Great list. I agree with many of these. Not Bristol but the other towns are terrific and expensive. Check out Amherst, NH. It is small town Americana at it’s finest.

  • @nothat0therguy992
    @nothat0therguy992 Před 3 lety +36

    I'd like a video on the Midwest next

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +2

      10. Winnetka, Illinois
      9. Decorah, Iowa
      8. Yellow Springs, Ohio
      7. Ashtabula, Ohio
      6. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
      5. Grand Marais, Minnesota
      4. International Falls, Minnesota
      3. Michigan City, Indiana
      2. Dune Acres, Indiana
      1. Grand Haven, Michigan
      Note: I think of the Great Plains (The Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma) as their own region so that's why they're not on the list. Also I left Missouri out for two reasons:
      1. It's debatable whether it's in the Midwest, Great Plains or the South.
      2. There are plenty of very nice towns in the other states and Missouri doesn't have that many of them so Missouri doesn't really need to be on this list.

    • @maxmuhm160
      @maxmuhm160 Před 3 lety

      @@Sammykytsouthern Missouri is like the south, northern Missouri is like the midwest and western Missouri is plains. St. Louis is pretty midwestern. Kc plains. I would agree with the not many nice towns part though

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety

      @@maxmuhm160 That makes sense kind of like you could say that eastern Iowa is the Midwest and western Iowa is the Great Plains. Or that Northern Texas is the Great Plains, Eastern Texas is the South and Western Texas is the Southwest.

    • @benterem
      @benterem Před 3 lety

      Me too!

    • @AuntieNay
      @AuntieNay Před 3 lety +1

      Missouri does have some great small towns. Just gets a bad rap because of St. Louis. Would love to see a list of best small towns in Missouri.

  • @monikabond2359
    @monikabond2359 Před rokem

    Great info- great options. Thank you.

  • @wandahall4435
    @wandahall4435 Před rokem

    Great job Briggs 👏 👍 Love 💘 😻 💜 💛 💚 🧡

  • @sparrowsfriend
    @sparrowsfriend Před 3 lety +3

    You are hilarious. Thank you for an informative and uplifting video.

  • @magnusschveing2409
    @magnusschveing2409 Před 3 lety +13

    As a new englander living in NH and from VT. Chester,Vt is a nice quiet place to be, don't expect a Walmart, expect good old country stores. If you can find two of them. 😁

  • @autumn_b905
    @autumn_b905 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for this video, it helps most of us who don't have much knowledge about New England. These towns sound like they're amazing places to live. The home costs are the only downfall. I'm planning a visit to Maine this month. Maybe I can check out some of the other places that you mentioned.

  • @JoeMaxFpv
    @JoeMaxFpv Před 3 lety +7

    Personally I love Rockport Ma. Spent last weekend there and it’s also adorable and a blast to visit. Full of artists and cool shops. You can listen to guitar players and spend a day at the quiet in crowded beach. Love it.

  • @jsmith1746
    @jsmith1746 Před 3 lety +6

    I grew up in Hanover. Loved it there, and would love to move back if it were convenient for my job. Two things though, you are most definitely correct on the pronunciation of Dartmouth, we cringe when we hear it pronounced "Dart Mouth". The second thing is that red covered bridge you show a few times is not in Hanover. That is located over the Pemigewasset River near Lincoln, NH.

  • @acerjuglans
    @acerjuglans Před 3 lety +3

    We love the Green Mountain Flyer! Chester, VT is a cool town.

  • @mp4373
    @mp4373 Před 8 měsíci

    You are right about Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Wonderful

  • @MrMaziar58
    @MrMaziar58 Před 2 lety

    I lived in Connecticut for three years and traveled all over the lovely New England
    Am glad to have a Connecticutian beautiful daughter from there as a life time souvenir!

  • @snow.lilyz.
    @snow.lilyz. Před 3 lety +8

    Those towns were beautiful! I would love to see the Midwest next:-)

  • @ecurewitz
    @ecurewitz Před 3 lety +31

    You mentioned Stockbridge without mentioning Alice's Restaurant?? 17 minutes of awesome right there

  • @AnneMB955
    @AnneMB955 Před 2 lety +2

    Been to Portsmouth, Martha’s Vineyard, Stowe, Stockbridge and Kennebunkport (from Australia 🇦🇺) Love New England vistas and architecture. Must visit again when our borders open. 👋🏻

  • @TheOrangeStripe
    @TheOrangeStripe Před 3 lety +2

    I’ve been to Bar Harbor and it awesome and beautiful!!

  • @samerawwad6595
    @samerawwad6595 Před 3 lety +6

    I enjoyed living in New England but I couldn’t get over the damn cold
    🇺🇸🥶

  • @classygemini5490
    @classygemini5490 Před 3 lety +7

    I'm in a small Vt ski town as well, Mount Snow in West Dover Vt!Definitely a tourist town,lots of second home owners have there home away from home up here,an ofcourse holiday weekends an folaige season and the winters up here get crazy busy with all the out of staters all in the small area.

    • @chelseacleary8808
      @chelseacleary8808 Před 2 lety +1

      The yuppie flatlanders continue ruining our state and eroding the rural culture of us locals. It's so sad. I don't think my kids will be able to fully grasp the real Vermont like me and the generations of my family have. Take back Vermont!

  • @marcusbaker2523
    @marcusbaker2523 Před 7 měsíci

    Dude!! You were on a roll with that screenplay right up to living happily ever after and Amazon stuff. Really onto something. Washboard stomach guy loses you RW and gets gains weight... beer belly etc.

  • @carolem9134
    @carolem9134 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video,thank you for sharing.🙂

  • @StoicBean
    @StoicBean Před 3 lety +13

    You mentioned the loose cow in the news, funny enough in my small town a loose 1000 pound beefalo has been in the news for a week.

    • @BB-dt3xl
      @BB-dt3xl Před 3 lety +1

      Buddy the beefalo! Lol. Glad he's doing well at his new home.

  • @christophergrillo5099
    @christophergrillo5099 Před 3 lety +6

    I grew up in Somerset MA right down the road from Bristol RI and can confirm it is a very nice yet affordable place to live. Right by Narragansett Bay.

    • @daffyduck9901
      @daffyduck9901 Před 2 lety +1

      Somerset Massachusetts where the longest bridge in the world is. The Bragger bridge goes from Somerset Massachusetts to Portugal.

    • @christophergrillo5099
      @christophergrillo5099 Před 2 lety +2

      @@daffyduck9901 That is correct, but it's actually the Braga Bridge. Longest span in MA as well!

    • @daffyduck9901
      @daffyduck9901 Před 2 lety +1

      @@christophergrillo5099 autocorrect

  • @decolonizeEverywhere
    @decolonizeEverywhere Před 3 lety +2

    Exactly the list I'm looking for!
    I just bought 2013 E350 van and will be looking for a place to park it during the summer, after I make it into a home. I don't like my summers that hot and grew up in Upstate New York but would definitely like to get out of New York but keep the beautiful summer weather.

  • @manny4686
    @manny4686 Před 7 měsíci

    I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for sharing. 👍🇺🇸🙏🏼

  • @lisagilbert673
    @lisagilbert673 Před 3 lety +4

    Bristol is a beautiful town. It has the oldest 4th of July parade in the country too. And a gorgeous state park with ocean views

    • @showcaseSampa
      @showcaseSampa Před 2 lety

      Agree. The bike ride on the trail from Bristol towards East Providence is a summer treat.
      And on summer sunny afternoons, the local elder used to pull chairs on Hope ( did I get it right ?) street curbside to watch a live brass band, If I recall it.

  • @deriz207
    @deriz207 Před 3 lety +30

    Do the Midwest next

    • @zackbrand9311
      @zackbrand9311 Před 3 lety +1

      I’d love that!👍🏻

    • @MinkaLovesPineapples
      @MinkaLovesPineapples Před 3 lety +4

      Yes! Just moved to Missouri from Washington state. Best decision ever.

    • @darrendawson4800
      @darrendawson4800 Před 3 lety

      No it's boring except Chicago yupp!

    • @benterem
      @benterem Před 3 lety

      Absolutely!

    • @AuntieNay
      @AuntieNay Před 3 lety +1

      @@MinkaLovesPineapples Welcome to Missouri! Moved here 18 years ago from Illinois. Our best decision, too!

  • @RuthSmith1
    @RuthSmith1 Před 8 měsíci

    Good info video! Thank you!

  • @denisefauteux9721
    @denisefauteux9721 Před 2 lety

    I had the opportunity to visit Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park this past June, and you are spot on Briggs!! Such a beautiful place, anyone who has the chance to go should definitely do so!!

  • @0fficialdregs
    @0fficialdregs Před 3 lety +7

    *singing like the temptations*
    i see a brrrigggs'' viddddeooooo...i click play

  • @nathanbritt5515
    @nathanbritt5515 Před 3 lety +3

    Awesome video, can you do the Midwest next, if so I hope you'll include Red Wing, Minnesota

  • @TravelingisFREEDOM
    @TravelingisFREEDOM Před 2 lety

    This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

  • @happyslap2588
    @happyslap2588 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice Briggs (Bar Harbor). Good take on Maine.☺👍

  • @sueandpatrick
    @sueandpatrick Před 3 lety +5

    Next time you talk about Stockbridge MA you MUST include Tanglewood!

  • @armchairwarrior963
    @armchairwarrior963 Před 3 lety +10

    Do the Ozarks! I love the show. I wonder how the reality is!

    • @alexanderlove41
      @alexanderlove41 Před 3 lety

      I lived in Lake of the Ozarks, MO! Beautiful area! But it is definitely a summer area and very rural. Everything shuts down in the winter and things can be spread out. Good to retire or own summer home

    • @phillipmel
      @phillipmel Před 3 lety

      Yeah, including the Ozark's would be good. I've been there many times, and it has very green hillsides (most of the Ozark Mountains are actually rolling hills, due to it's geological age. Much older than the Rocky's and the rest of the western mountain areas).

    • @ItsAshleyRai
      @ItsAshleyRai Před 3 lety

      The rain there was not for the weak. Gorgeous, but noooope.

  • @danielintheantipodes6741

    Thank you for the video!

  • @jmks69
    @jmks69 Před 3 lety +2

    Love to see this video with best cost of living.

  • @feliciasampson8032
    @feliciasampson8032 Před 3 lety +5

    Please do a video on Western Washington, including the Sound, Whatcom and Kitsap Counties, and Olympic Peninsula. Small, ped/bike friendly and affordable towns. Thank you!

  • @williamrose3987
    @williamrose3987 Před 3 lety +3

    Barrington is also excellent, right next door to Bristol!

  • @leannebourgeois1098
    @leannebourgeois1098 Před 3 lety

    I spent all of my childhood summers in Cape Porpoise ME. A "suburb" of Kennebunkport. So beautiful.

  • @ViewsPlus
    @ViewsPlus Před 3 lety +1

    Impressed ❤️ love this video

  • @tylerbeaudoin3225
    @tylerbeaudoin3225 Před 3 lety +3

    I live in Stratham,NH and love it...Rockingham County is my fav county overall in lovely NH, especially the seacoast area👍

    • @sandyy.8244
      @sandyy.8244 Před 2 lety

      @Tyler Beaudoin I agree.... while on vacation in N/E I stopped at Blueberry Bay Farm in Stratham... spent some time chatting with the local residents, they gave me some great tips of what sites to visit in the area.

  • @jopiaspieder1184
    @jopiaspieder1184 Před 3 lety +3

    Canadian cruises are the best and New England is a gorgeous part of this country

  • @owen_e
    @owen_e Před 3 lety +2

    Those first 30 seconds show Brattleboro, VT. another great place to live!

  • @melissahamm8122
    @melissahamm8122 Před rokem +1

    I grew up in Andover CT. IT was really beautiful.

  • @bdeitur
    @bdeitur Před 3 lety +36

    Can you do New England towns with good cost of living/housing costs?

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +3

      Good idea. Carver, Massachusetts is a good one.

    • @glamp63
      @glamp63 Před 3 lety +4

      There aren’t any. 😕

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety +1

      @@glamp63 Northern New Hampshire has a good cost of living and housing costs

    • @deborahdiperna2451
      @deborahdiperna2451 Před 3 lety +1

      Sammy K. New Bedford or Fall River.

    • @Sammykyt
      @Sammykyt Před 3 lety

      @Nebula Vortex Nice I live in Malden, Massachusetts and my dad, step mother, most of my siblings (half siblings) and my step sister live in Bath. I also have (half) siblings that live in Lisbon and some of their family on their mom's side lives in Lisbon. Also, my step mother and step sister both have family in Woodsville. All three towns are close to each other and right between the White Mountains and the Vermont border and it's very beautiful there. That part of Vermont is beautiful too and I cross the border a lot when I visit them because it's so close and we have gone camping for the past two years on the Vermont side of the border too.

  • @mb013962
    @mb013962 Před 3 lety +4

    Awesome timing! Last week I visited Bangor, Bar Harbor (Acadia national park), Portland, Bethel and Burlington, VT. New England was a nice change from my town on Long Island, NY.

    • @shaneshane8482
      @shaneshane8482 Před 3 lety

      Bro please tell me, how did you get into ME with the whole quarantine mandate and what not?
      I’ve really wanted to visit Augusta to look at a house that’s been on the market over a year now. Going to be working again soon and sadly I will not be able to fulfill any fantasies once I start punching the clock again.

    • @mb013962
      @mb013962 Před 3 lety

      shane shane I stayed at an Airbnb. I wasn’t informed of any self quarantine procedures during my stay

    • @4021971
      @4021971 Před 2 lety +1

      Stay in Long Island please. New Yorkers are ruining Vermont.

    • @chelseacleary8808
      @chelseacleary8808 Před 2 lety +1

      @@4021971 Unfortunately, much of these towns in Northern New England (VT, NH, ME) have largely been overrun with rich, yuppie, flatlander scum that come to the state and try to change everything to make things more "convenient" as they continue to erode rural culture and force their Wall Street lifestyle and politics on locals. Sad problems for us as we continue losing our culture and rural lifestyle. It is becoming brutal here in the 802

    • @4021971
      @4021971 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chelseacleary8808 Yes it is difficult in the 802, I only wish for a super cold and snowy winter to drive them all out of here.

  • @Jay_Scott_Raymond
    @Jay_Scott_Raymond Před 3 lety +1

    You wanted a good town for the list? North Conway, NH. Since you like trains, you'll love it. Home to the Conway Scenic Rail line and close to Mt. Washington with the unique Cog Railway.

  • @philtripe
    @philtripe Před 3 lety +1

    Kennebunkport Oklahoma is where i was born... we still have a statue of Colonel Sanders at the state court house... the ship building ended in 1902 when the tide went so far out it revealed Texas

  • @nerfturf8945
    @nerfturf8945 Před 3 lety +3

    Hey Briggs! I have been watching your channel for a long time and finally you made a video about New England. I live in Worcester, MA

    • @pjkerrigan20
      @pjkerrigan20 Před 3 lety

      Man everybody sleeps on Worcester. I’ve been here for 4 years now and gotta say it’s a really great city. I love the hell out of this place

    • @Gweeper64
      @Gweeper64 Před 8 měsíci

      @@pjkerrigan20 anywhere in the Worcester area is a good place to live because it is equidistant from Boston, the beaches or the mountains . Unfortunately, real estate prices have gone up around here too. It's still less expensive than anywhere east of 495 though.

  • @livinginameriaandabraod2589

    I would like to see a video about small town Midwest. Good job 👍

  • @MrVince8
    @MrVince8 Před rokem +1

    I always look forward to your videos. They are not only informative, but very entertaining. This one had mr laughing so much I had to rewind the video because I missed whole sections. A***.

  • @scottsteibel
    @scottsteibel Před 3 lety +2

    We live10 minutes from Stockbridge MA. It’s beautiful, but your low on the house prices since COVID.
    Fun video, thanks 😊