10 Best Southern US Towns You Can Live on Social Security.

[@ausflygirl3430]

Love your videos, your content and your humor! Always appreciate what you have to say.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I appreciate that!

[@sweetdeliciouscake]

I'm looking forward to seeing this same kind of thing for all the other regions of the US, too! Thanks, Briggs!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

That is the plan. Thanks for watching

[@unclej2763]

I rank cost of housing last, jobs second, and crime rate first.

[@karlaneal2460]

Math professor here. I would appreciate if you would give both median and average. Averages are skewed too much by outliers. A median is much more informative.

[@christineibberson5959]

Cost of housing/living, crime, jobs (in that order). Love your videos... who can go wrong with informative content and tongue and cheek humor!

[@jeffeveland3245]

Moving to the Johnson City TN area this year. House prices, then crime, the jobs are my order of importance as my wife and I are retired, and fleeing California for a sensible state, more aligned to our moral and political values. It will be nice to out of this fiscal disaster. Excited for our next adventure. Keep up the good work, we really enjoy your channel.

[@annjames1837]

Locust are migrating pest that swarm an area and destroy it

[@annjames1837]

I'm sorry for the locals

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

The heat would bother me, to be honest. If I lived in the USA, I would be more likely to live in one of those lovely towns near NYC, but then you have all snow to cope with, which would not be a joke. Thank you for the video! For me: 1. Crime Rate 2. Affordability. 3. Cultural Life (art galleries etc) 4. Jobs.

[@SeanCurry-gw8gm]

I been to Mobile back in 1983 for vacation when I was a kid and I remember loving the scenery and the battleships

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

very high crime there.. You can live outside Mobile in Robertsdale and the crime drops significantly.

[@barbborja1910]

Thanks for sharing all of these towns for retirement. Most important to us on your list are 1 Cost of housing (including property tax), 2 Crime, 3 Jobs

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

I can vouch for Columbia SC, Spartanburg SC, Greensboro NC, and Johnson City TN. 😊 ...Also, these nice places in NC: Winston-Salem, Southern Pines, Asheville, and Hendersonville. 😊

[@rblume1968]

Sorry I live in South Carolina and if there are 2 cities i would not want to live in, it's Spartanburg and Columbia. There are some nice places to live here but those 2 towns are not them.

[@theonlykog]

I live in Spartanburg and its great here. The city is updating and gentrifing.

[@alexandriadileonardo3081]

@@rblume1968so what’s cities to recommend

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

My Niece lives in W/S. I love it there, but it is expensive now. NC in general is expensive because of taxes.

[@tonywright1962]

Hey, Briggs! I actively avoid any reference to politics and life is less stressful. I moved to Huntsville earlier this year from Provo UT and so far it has been great. Plenty of Mill House rentals are available in my new neighborhood so rents are manageable and there's room for those moving in. Seriously, I love it here.

[@jamesduncan578]

Thanks for sharing your research. I consider the cost of living as #1, then crime (and weather), then health care over jobs, I'm already retired and the wife still works, for a while anyway.

[@darwinapala960]

Love Johnson City, Tennessee. Been there several times

[@AquarianSnflower]

This was one of your Best Videos regarding Retirement. I would have to say Crime, Cost of Housing/Living. Retired. No job needed. But an add on to this video would be Things to do in retirement as in Community service/volunteer ideas. But I do understand. I'm retired and not helpless. I should be able to find a good cause to help out.

[@cccalifornia7206]

I appreciate your Channel!!! 👍😉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I appreciate that

[@ausflygirl3430]

Greensboro is also the furniture capital of the US and decor too! An Incredible international furniture & decor festival every year which is a great draw. It is also so green, lush and beautiful city with friendly people and pleasant temps usually. Your video doesn't reflect that.

[@LarcR]

Actually, High Point is known as the furniture capital. It's only about 18 miles from Greensboro.

[@dustinleonsky4513]

Originally from Azusa, California. Born there in 1971. Lived there until 1980. Moved to Reidsville, North Carolina in August 1980. Left North Carolina in October 1993 for New Mexico and Colorado. Moved back to Reidsville, North Carolina in December 1994. Moved to Ruffin, North Carolina in January 1997. Lived there until February 2004. Moved to High Point, North Carolina in February 2004. Lived there until March 2016. Left North Carolina in March 2016 and went to Pensacola, Florida. Left Pensacola in late August/early September 2016. Now residing in Auburn, Alabama. I plan on moving back to North Carolina, not sure when I will, but when I do, I will never leave North Carolina again.

[@amethyst49ergurl]

FriYay video!!!! And about the south!! Thank you Briggs ❤ p.s. NC in the house 🎉🎉🫶🏿🫶🏿🎉🎉

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

My pleasure!!

[@outbackigloo6489]

My choices would be cost of living, followed by crime, and followed by jobs, as I am near retirement. I would also assess the climate, which I’d rank on a par with crime.

[@MayWhite-bz7xl]

You named some nice cities I've been to Macon it's a nice place it just stinks so bad because of the paper mill. Thanks Briggs.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertmcnelly4583]

I've lived 45 minutes from Macon for the past 6 years Macon, it is NOT a nice place!!! There are certain areas outside the downtown area that are decent, but most of Macon is not a place you'd wanna walk around past a certain time of day! I'm from Wilmington, De which is worse and I still feel safer in Wilmington!

[@HappyLife693]

Paper mill, in Macon?

[@cheryllewis5195]

I love Johnson City😄

[@theresagardner416]

I have been meaning to tell you that I so enjoy your sense of humor. The name of your channel has always meant to me that it is your perspective on things more than about a geographical place. You know Briggs world! Hope that makes sense.

[@546Scott]

This is a great channel because it has a little of everything! Well done! 👍

[@cisium1184]

These cities all have their issues, but you could live a decent life in any of them if you do your research when choosing what part of town to live in.

[@kevinwinters5426]

Genius!!!

[@niavellir7408]

woh like any city?!?!?

[@hansschotterradler3772]

That's what I was thinking​@@niavellir7408

[@gpl11]

Yeah, anything has issues

[@glamp63]

Hi Briggs! This couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. I’ll be moving to the South from Maryland next year. Your video includes 3 places I’m considering. Columbia, Spartanburg and Greensboro. And to answer your question: Cost of living, crime then jobs. As always, great video! Thanks for being you! ❤

[@seriousbutfunny2]

Spartanburg is nice.

[@niavellir7408]

Columbia and Greensboro look rough from when I drove through, but thats just what I saw passing through, so could be wrong

[@naomiemoore5725]

Spartanburg and Greensboro are both nice. Have been to both a number of times. I live on the west coast, so everything is nice in other states.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

I did some research and SC has much lower taxes. That is the top thing I am looking for.

[@lesliesinclair9203]

Columbia is a pretty nice city with tons of government jobs and a very large university. The downtown areas are nice and the suburbs are as well…of course, it is a city…a small city but a city so there are some rougher areas but they are easily avoided. Also, it’s only 1.5 hours from Charlotte, NC, 3.5 hours from Atlanta and 2.5 hours from Myrtle Beach.

[@RichardGeorge-uj9iu]

I was just laid off at the age of 45, I have a 9K military pension and access to Tricare and VA healthcare. With a 401k, assets, and savings, I am considering selling or renting my home and relocating abroad. What are some good passive income opportunities?

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

How to… videos on KZbin. If you know anything that may help someone, you will get views. Views lead to subscribers and eventually money.

[@drREGANBRUENGER-6687]

It’s reasonable to consider getting a financial advisor now, but delaying retirement might be a wiser choice

[@RichardGeorge-uj9iu]

Is it time for a career shift or should I consolidate my investments into a single account? If I go for the latter, how do I do it right, and what could be the drawbacks? Plus, with a $200K property sale on the horizon, should I combine my investments or diversify them across different markets?

[@RhysHuntoffice]

These are crucial questions for a financial planner. I met mine at a NYSE summit, and with her help, my wife and I reallocated our $1.7M portfolio between a traditional IRA and a brokerage account. She’s been making investments with our approval and has helped us recover twice our losses. We’re holding steady and carefully navigating more markets

[@ronniewilliams-g222]

That is really great! My portfolio is not doing well. Who is your professional?

[@90shilling]

Upvote for Mobile. Went to Orange Beach to visit for a week and drove up for a day. It's really adorable and has a great feel.

[@mikeyc7072]

I researched southern towns and southern small cities extensively when I decided to leave California 3 years ago. Two things to avoid are Hurricanes and High Humidity - Ocean Springs MS and Sulphur LA both feature torturous levels of Humidity🥵😰!! Johnson City has a decent climate; as does most of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. I ended up in Northwest Arkansas - paying under $1000mo in Rent💪👍😎!!

[@thatWhiteguy38301]

Here's a tip from a southerner.... don't forget why you left California. Meaning don't make your new southern home like the liberal s-hole you left. Oh, and welcome to the south!

[@kingjames3949]

Lived in Johnson City for two years great times

[@davidmandelstamm8938]

I only lived there for a summer, so I'm no expert... but Winston-Salem is pretty good, depending on the neighborhood. Greensboro isn't as nice in my opinion, but probably has more clubs and bars for the younger people. Anyhow, those two cities are only about 25 miles apart, and part of the Triad, which also includes High Point.

[@manfredmann2766]

Surprised no place in western AR or SE OK made the list. There is some great scenery there.

[@Gadfly2025]

Spartanburg SC is booming since BMW moved in . Many USA corps that are auto based also moved in

[@AquarianSnflower]

Hi, I'm considering moving to the Greenville/Spartanburg area in 2026. Visited both twice and Love them both! I live in Columbus, Ohio and the influx of people because of Intel, Google and the rest has priced most everyone out . Rent is High, home prices for this Cow Town now Boom Town are way too high! My house has seen a 100K increase since 2022, and honestly its worth 150k. Between the crime, the traffic and the homelessness and beggars I can't wait to retire to South Carolina!

[@Gadfly2025]

@@AquarianSnflower it’s also a boom town now but still affordable.

[@LarcR]

If your home is paid for, not too large for your needs and you've kept it reasonably good condition, you can pretty much stay where you are and retire on Social Security. I did that about 15 years ago, am living quite well and still haven't had to dig into my savings.

[@dcasper8514]

Same here...

[@eggsngritstn]

Ocean Springs, Mississippi is the pick.

[@glenhatchell5635]

Briggs, loved the video. Crime, housing, jobs

[@donnamusick159]

The country club in Kentucky is called, "5 seasons because 4 seasons was already taken". 😂😂😂

[@williammoran4898]

Appreciate the Alabama love, I do think you may be wrong about Mobile. Kinda high crime rate and I know people that are there that aren't loving it. On the other side of the bay different story. Fairhope , Orange Beach. Here's the best way to understand Alabama it's kinda like one big city Quartered it's why it doesn't have one big city but 4 midsize ones north /Huntsville covers tech and DOD funding, Birmingham is the industrial and medical the GDP financial power. Montgomery is the govt mobile is the port to the world. I'll conceded you could be correct as it's port is being heavily invested in if not mistaken it's currently the #11 largest and the #2 most heavily invested in recently. It's also deceptive looking at city populations cause Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile are all less the 500,000 while Birmingham is around 1,3 million

[@laurie7689]

The city of Huntsville has a larger population than Birmingham, although Birmingham has a larger metro population than Huntsville. None of the population figures in any city or metro area in Alabama reach the 1 million mark.

[@raydaniel2490]

I love Macon!

[@MrDamon888]

It’s horrible in the summer

[@juliamarple3785]

Looking to move near the southern Appalachias on a dime! It's do-able. Cost, safety, and a seasonal/ part-time job.

[@darlawittmier1793]

Nashville does the haunted thing too and uses the lanterns

[@jhileman]

Johnson City is great for the money. As the video said, has everything you need. Right by the mountains, you can swim at Boone Lake which has a beach and everything. Only a couple hours from Piegion Forge and Smokie Mountains. Very affordable really, you can buy a BRAND NEW home for under 300K. They are building like crazy here and the large national builder is selling homes under 300K for some and very low interest rates well below the standard (they buy it down) In OH these same homes would be in the 400's and no special promo rates. Oh and good medical care in J.C. with a great local university that specializes in medical.

[@SINTHEREBEL666]

My favorite channel

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@angelas1726]

Love Soda City Columbia! It's a great area to live and I am transplant from New England!

[@seriousbutfunny2]

If the South didn't have summers I'd move there in a minute. But that heat and humidity is no joke. Thanks for the video.

[@morpheusjones4753]

Love Bugs, gnats and flying cockroaches are no fun either...

[@M.Campbell]

@@morpheusjones4753 Don't forget the mosquitos. I was born and raised near the Gulf. Got the tee shirt. Not looking for anymore of that. Retiring somewhere in the mountains sounds better.

[@BrightResultsMedia]

@@seriousbutfunny2 The southern summers aren’t as bad as northern winters. That below zero stuff can kill you.

[@morpheusjones4753]

@@M.Campbell Oh yeah! I concur!! I should've remembered the mosquitos. I grew up in North Florida and can't count how many gnats I probably mistakenly devoured during the summers while riding my bike.

[@MrMajikman1]

@@morpheusjones4753 They are an excellent source of protein! 🤣🤣🤣

[@twothreestickstravel344]

Love your videos. I visited Ocean Springs, MS and really enjoyed it there. You helped me settle on where to retire, in a few years! Thank you!!!

[@BrightResultsMedia]

I call bs on Mobile. No offense but not anything there. Bad traffic for a small city. Check out Ocean Springs MS about 45 mins away from Mobile and next to Biloxi. Small town charm. Artsy. Great people.

[@vamoscruceros]

Briggs , since you mentioned your cruise, did you know you can cruise from Mobile? Right now it's only between Ocotber and April each year, but at least that avoids most of hurricane season.

[@Zneedsmore]

Great video, and great list of cities - one callout though - your title slide at 2:23 incorrectly depicts Greensboro as 'Greensboro, South Carolina' :/

[@stevemoore9951]

GREETINGS FROM THE PPRC, GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS. DON’T THINK I WILL GO BACK TO THE HUMIDITY ANYTIME SOON.🇺🇸🍺🍺

[@NOLAgenX]

Funny, since I retired early I’m anxious to leave the heat, humidity, hurricanes and tornadoes of Louisiana behind. I don’t understand retirees from up north who immediately head south when they retire. I’m heading north to cooler weather. I’ll take winter!

[@MrMajikman1]

The folks in the North want to retire in the South because they are anxious to leave the long, cold, snowy winters of the North. Basically, the same reason you want to leave the South...a change in climate.

[@NOLAgenX]

@@MrMajikman1 Makes sense.

[@JosephJanitorius]

I grew up in Georgia, but I'm a cold weather guy now. Dry heat is OK, but those very humid Southern spring-summer-fall months can rot concrete.

[@KevyB1990]

I concur. Crestview Hills is a great little town. Very convenient to Cincinnati and not too terribly far from Dayton, Louisville or Columbus.

[@JosephJanitorius]

The best thing about Macon GA is that it has I-75 and I-16, because, soon after you move there, you'll find yourself wanting to get out of town as fast as possible. The worst thing is that it's home to the Nancy Grace National Monument.

[@thullraven1]

Nice video, Jimmy. Here's your list. I'm already retired. 1. Cost of living. 2. Crime Rate 3. Jobs. That's my order. I have to be able to afford to be at whatever place. If it's affordable, I like places that don't try and make me kick the oxygen habit and allow me to keep my stuff. I won't be working AT ALL so jobs are meaningless to me.

[@catlady1171]

I love your channel and so appreciate all the work you put into these videos. If I don't agree I still want to hear what your ideas are. Even if I know better, haaaaaaa 🤣

[@kat9285]

As I get older health care is my number one priority. I’m fine now but you never know what will happen and I’m sick of trying to get an appointment only to have it booked months out. By that time I don’t need them any more I’d either be over whatever it is or dead!

[@Dreblueskies]

Crime rate, cost of living, then jobs. Nice list!

[@jimbobjones5972]

I'm glad you like barbecue. Don't forget South Carolina's own "Carolina Gold" mustard-based barbecue sauce!

[@speavy]

I am glad to see Mobile first in something!

[@sharonsmith583]

Oh no! I love this channel so much but NO to Macon, GA! DON'T DO IT! However, nearby Warner Robins, Byron, Centerville, and Kathleen are awesome. Just take a short drive to Macon for the Cherry Blossom festival or if you need a Dr. there or something.

[@DookieChat]

Paducah, Kentucky should definitely be on this list. IYKYK

[@allcreaturesgreatandsmall5956]

Cost of housing, crime, jobs. I like Spartanburg, S.C. for it's southern charm. However if you have a need to travel on I-85 it has been under some form of construction since the 80's and does not look like it will ever be finished. Huntsville, Mobile, Johnson City are thumbs up. Macon, Sulfur, Greensboro and Columbia are a Nope.

[@niavellir7408]

Yeah, Macon, Greensboro, and Columbia if you enjoy crime

[@naomiemoore5725]

Where I live is much much worse.

[@lechatbotte.]

Those monthly numbers at the beginning yikes who could live in that. I took my draw at 62.5 I make more than that and sometimes it’s tight. Johnson city one of the tricities. Southwest VA was cheaper. Where I’m at in KY is cheaper

[@ZacharyDoyle-ef1rg]

Always great

[@phosho862]

Tallahassee is underrated for retirees, if a little on the boring side.

[@mjpottertx]

Retiring on just Social Security alone? You’re screwed.

[@ShawnMKouri]

Heyyyyy Mobile.. That city is pretty overlooked in my opinion

[@butterflysandrainbows4444]

Johnson City is wonderful Mountains!! Greensboro DOES have traffic just not Portland traffic.

[@ALuDoy]

Alabama is a GREAT State for Americans! 🇺🇸

[@williamlaprarie3007]

Mobile used to be the capital of Louisiana.

[@soundreflections9126]

Hysterical. Just 2 words: tornadoes and hurricanes. No thanks

[@outbackigloo6489]

The place I’d look at is Crestview Hills, as it’s near Cincinnati and not far from where I used to live. Winters would be cold but variable; summer would be humid. 🥵

[@johnt6508]

Jobs, crime rate, cost of housing

[@beigenegress2979]

How about places in the north to live as a retiree on SS? I cannot do summer climate in the south.

[@lesliesinclair9203]

You’d get all 4 seasons in South Carolina.

[@beigenegress2979]

@@lesliesinclair9203 I cannot do the heat and humidity, though.

[@surfboy344]

Hmmm.....isn't it Huntsville instead of Hunstville?

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

I want two videos of cities with a livibility score over 90. 1st video. High-end neighborhoods 2nd video. Affordable cities over 90 score.

[@lvgl49goo]

With a Pension of $3300 and SSA Benefit of $4000 and I live in Fort Worth, Texas and I am doing very good. Go figure.

[@mariajhanley5172]

1) cost of housing 2) crime 3) jobs

[@ShermanMark1]

Cost of Housing is the first thing I would look at; then Jobs, and lastly Crime Rate.

[@tondamccarthy6537]

I would love to see low crime videos in the south

[@wertz987]

By the time you're on SS you should have your house paid off if you planned right.

[@DavidJohnson-cv3uh]

I was born in Macon, GA, still have family there who have told me not to move there, can't say it would be a place to live.

[@dawnwolfe6541]

Crime rate, cost of living, jobs.

[@casperparks]

Cost of housing... One of the things that I look at, is distance to Veterans Healthcare, clinic or hospital.

[@jaxntax5509]

I personally am not looking but as my life is currently if I were looking jobs ( in my field and pay rate ) housing/cost of living and last crime. My actual list has many things not offered that supercede these three but fished from my list this is the order.

[@bjdon99]

Alabama doesn’t know what to do with Huntsville.

[@neilaxelrod5872]

Using the median home price is much more accurate. It means 50% of the homes are priced below the median and half are priced above. Using the average is much more inaccurate because one very high priced home can throw off the average. Median is always a better measure.

[@TheLazyLiberal]

let's not stay in South Carolina it's getting too crowded

[@Cbellina101]

For the question jobs, crime rate, cost of housing.

[@richardstaggs951]

Crime rate, housing cost and jobs.

[@curtiskrauss916]

Really like your videos - quick data driven work and to the point - congrats! BUT.... is there a reason why you say "Got it Get Good"? The saying is actually " GET IT? GOT IT. GOOD!" not trying to be a PIA, but this is been bugging me for the past year of following...

[@rb8058]

How are those Spartanburg summers?

[@MajesticMe429]

Cost of Housing.

[@MikeADHD]

Greenville nc

[@jamelee427]

Im on ssi and have a voucher for housing. Try get out of Portland Oregon, so these help thank you

[@garyhull5617]

Garrison is south......, South of Laporte City.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Funny, I was trying to explain the key stats concepts of mean, median & mode to my gal last night as I was debunking the persistence "pay gap" myth. [In the end, I think what registered most with her was how my former roommates had banned me from watching the news back in the day, because I was yelling at the tv pointing out the lies. Econ major, so lies, damned lies & statistics were meat & potatoes of my degree...] Anyway, I agree with your use of the mean [average] home price, since as long as there isn't just a humongous disparity in the upper & lower home prices and a fairly even spread in the local market, that's likely to give the best picture. If the bulk of the market is doublewides but there's a country club that fills in for an alternate to Davos for when the ultra wealthy meet to plot the downfall of the world's middle class, then the average may be less meaningful than the median, but most of the time all the median is going to tell you is what price that exactly 50% of the homes sold were more expensive, and vice versa; not exactly useful for picturing ever changing market realities under Bidenomics...

[@amadensor]

We visited Mobile, but liked Panama City Florida much better. It's 30 minutes north of Panama City Beach.

[@dcasper8514]

I agree..

[@bryanleshon7048]

Could you do some great loop towns please ?

[@bradforddeel1299]

Johnson city is great but housing is pricey cause there's not that many lol. Otherwise great retirement spot.

[@thatWhiteguy38301]

Anyone looking to move to a place like this, look at murray, ky or paris, tn.

[@Photoboy1948]

As a long time retiree who’s lived in Flori-duh the things that matter to me are low crime, outstanding medical care and low cost of living. Folks put way too much emphasis on warm weather. Florida is a big disappointment as you would be surprised at how many retirees leave or like me are looking to leave. We don’t need jobs. We don’t have to worry about driving to work in bad weather so I thinks states like West Virginia would be a haven IF they would solve their crime and improve their medical care. If I was the King of West Virginia I’d make it a top priority and recruit retirees heavily.