10 Fastest Dying Cities in America: Is Your City on the List?

[@JaySmith-pv2mw]

The reason property crimes are relatively low in Jackson is that there is nothing there worth stealing.

[@donDiago]

Why would anyone come here anymore our town is being taken over by vagrants drug dealers and crackheads and this govt has allowed it to happen, from what I hear it is deliberate so certain people in this govt can buy up big for cheap and this is happening all over America knowing it will recover after they have done the damage. Theft by government.

[@folumb]

Funny thing is I’m considering a move from St. Louis to Houston. The only good thing about living here is how enjoyable it is to visit other cities and realize how much safer literally every city in the country is than ours. Having property stolen or being in a hit and run accident are rights of passage

[@curtsuneson6161]

I'm calling the police

[@dominicmeriwether8323]

​@curtsuneson6161 takes forever for them to come though 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@curtsuneson6161]

@@dominicmeriwether8323 I'll just keep calling

[@nogames8982]

Wow, I bought my 690 square-foot house for $66,000 in 2001. It's now worth over 200,000 in the local market. Insane. So I was shocked when you said the house price in Jackson Mississippi.

[@corrinejacobson9232]

We were just in Watertown because my son was married there. It is rundown, however there is some new construction going on. I was never scared and when we went outside for pictures everyone was honking and waving at my kids. I think it’s an attitude

[@richardredick7515]

@Briggs: One additional piece of information I would recommend that you consider including is information relating to water utilities. For example, one really should not consider buying a home in Jackson, since the urban water supply is unsafe.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

That's true. I heard even boiling it doesn't make it safe. Having to buy bottled water all the time would push the cost of living up significantly.

[@bolexmadnessbygilbertsolor6953]

I used to live in Houston and as the city grows, it gets worse. The traffic, sprawl, lack of mass transit. In the past, city councilmen used to say that Houston didn’t need mass transit because we have the automobile, and the automobile represents freedom; the freedom to go anywhere, anytime without waiting for a bus or train like they do in com’nist countries. Yes, the weather takes getting used to, without a/c, forget it. My wife grew up without a/c and she said it was miserable. No, I’m not moving back.

[@maniaclatdisciple]

Sounds like any other city in Texas… some cities in dfw like Arlington have zero public transportation. Including Houston on this list which is growing a lot is outrageous.

[@-OBELUS-]

There's mass transit. I rode the bus to work every day. Also, they built a train but nobody uses it. Don't get me wrong though. I can't stand Houston because of the Democrats. High crime (leftist judges letting repeat, violent offenders off over and over), high taxes, high fees, high water bills, flooding (promises to fix it if we give them more money (typical Democrat MO) but they never do anything. Crumbling infrastructure...because, Democrats. We escaped 3 years ago and I don't miss it AT ALL.

[@maniaclatdisciple]

@@-OBELUS- where do you live now ?

[@uzin0s256]

where do you live now?

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

"Mass transit" is a catch all phrase for the rolling asylums for the criminally insane in Democrat regime cities. If you're smart, you'll move to an area that will not cheaply transport violent criminals to your neighborhood.

[@sunandsage]

I'm a former OTR driver and I occasionally had to deal with St. Louis so I'm not at all surprised to find it on this list. St. Louis is so badly run down that if a tornado hit it, I don't think anybody would be able to tell where it hit. I pretty much only drove through Jackson and sometimes spent the night at the flying j there but other than that I didn't deal with the place but Some of my former neighbors are from Jackson. I never heard anything good about it from them. I can't imagine living anywhere in the southeast, especially around the Gulf Coast region without air conditioning.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

I lived without AC in 90F + heat for many years. Get your pajamas wet and hop into bed with a fan blowing right at you and you'll sleep very well, with a blanket.

[@jsb06g]

St. Louis has a big ghetto, but also many beautiful neighborhoods.

[@smellincoffee]

Neither can we!

[@rawtalentmagazine5470]

Man, stop kissing azz, St. Louis is not on any level of Jackson, nor is Houston on any level of St. Louis. And why is he trashy two great major cities? This video is trash and you too for adding to the insult.

[@daddythomas1389]

"This is where Stephen King comes when he has writers block!!!!" I laugh out loud for 5 minutes!! That was hysterical funny!! Keep up the amazing job!! Been a fan for years!!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@chrisv9186]

Stephen King doesn't get writer's block. He's written about 5000 books already.

[@pdxmtngoat]

Sorry to hear about Anchorage. Anchorage may be dying out, but don't be afraid to visit Alaska.The Last Frontier State should be on your bucket list. I never felt unsafe walking around the downtown area during the day. Anchorage is a great place to start and finish your Alaska journey. Visit Seward, Homer, or Soldotna only a few hours south. Or go 5 hours up to Denali National Park. Alaska is massive.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Plus it has the northernmost town in America.. though getting there is a real ordeal due to it not having any roads in or out. If you have the strength and fortitude, you can make there on motorcycle/snowmobile. I saw it on KZbin, a duo made it there on motorcycle.. talk about insane.

[@vonversace]

Would to visit Alaska

[@thullraven1]

No Thanks. Not into cold places. If I'm travelling that far to see something beautiful and expensive, it's going to be Hawaii.

[@Landonmoto39]

I’ve lived in Anchorage for years and it’s gone downhill FAST…

[@curtsuneson6161]

@@rionthemagnificent2971 I'm calling the police

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

A cheap mortgage is nice but living in a nice place is even nicer! Thank you for the video!

[@Crypt0fin]

And that is why the nicer places cost more money as they have lower crime, higher employment rates, and lots of amenities.

[@DetChesmond]

As a resident of Syracuse, I started getting nervous when you listed literally every surrounding major city and shit-talked the snow. I guess we're still the last best hope of Upstate/Central New York

[@CNP-rn3gd]

My daughter went to SU 2018-2022. She loved it and so did I. I'm sorry Covid prevented me from visiting more but the few times I got to visit I thought it was a great place to live. I would be happy to move there today!

[@Oldman5261]

St.Louis being rated 4th reminded me of the scene in “National Lampoon Vacation” where Chevy Chase and family were driving through St. Louis, got lost and asked for directions. Then a group of thugs stole his hub caps. Just like many big cities St. Louis is plagued by high taxes, high crime, and bad political leadership.

[@dsuttajit]

Love that Chevy Chase’s movie

[@rawtalentmagazine5470]

That scene was in Illinois, at East St. Louis. You saw the Arch and quickly equated it to STL.This video uses East St. Louis to define a great place like St. Louis, MO.

[@ILovePotatoChips139]

When I visited Chicago last year, the view from my hotel had a view of Lake Michigan, but there was also a giant cloud of smog in the sky out in the distance, and I IMMEDIATELY knew it was Gary.

[@jimoconnor6382]

That was dust and the wind takes it towards downtown Chicago. Usually they let the dust go at midnight to avoid any fines

[@ILovePotatoChips139]

Oh, ok

[@tamedshrew235]

Interesting that even with mortgage rates rising, home prices in most of these "dying" cities have risen. Usually when rates go up prices come down. I'm guessing it's a symptom of the housing shortage. We've got to find a way to build more houses

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Bydenflation killed off much of the new home building industry.

[@vivi_75]

Too many zoning laws and nimbys

[@tamedshrew235]

@radiostarflorida-Fb what is social gouging?

[@dominicmeriwether8323]

Naw they rising the prices because they know in a few years only a certain type of person will be able to afford it. Their way of cleaning up

[@JustJ.C.beOnTV]

Boston didn't even see any issues during the 08 housing crash. Prices have kept climbing ... like NY, CA, DC. People like me from there are looking at the south and Midwest as a major to get more bang for the buck. This bs is why rates and prices are don't this. Since the pandemic alot of people can leave and still get laid the rate from here

[@pdxmtngoat]

Nick Johnson did an entire video on Jackson, Mississippi. Truly 3rd World conditions right here in the USA. It surely belongs on the list.

[@Suzanne-f4x]

And Jackson is the Capitol city f the state!

[@myrebornlilliebeth5164]

I live in Rankin County on the outskirts of Jackson which is in Hinds County. Yes, I would not advise anyone to move to Jackson in its present condition. It was a great place to live in the 80’s and 90”s. On the other hand, the surrounding areas are still great and growing. Beautiful homes, friendly people. I’ve been here over 30 years. Raised my family and they are still here. It’s been heartbreaking watching Jackson go down. Much has to do with the local government. Please don’t ditch Mississippi because of this. We have many poor areas, but still have a lot of super nice affordable areas to live that never get mentioned.

[@tylerwightman2315]

​@@myrebornlilliebeth5164I moved my wife and kids to Brandon from Salt Lake City 5 years ago and we all love it! Jackson puts such a blemish on the rest of the state and it's so sad cause all the areas surrounding Jacskon are really nice. All in all I've spent 15 years in Salt Lake City, 16 years in Phoenix Arizona, and 5 years here in Mississippi and this is by far my favorite and I've never done better for myself. I'm here to stay and never going back!

[@myrebornlilliebeth5164]

@@tylerwightman2315 So happy to hear this! I live in the subdivision between the large furniture store on Hwy 80 and I-20. Go to church and do my shopping in Brandon and Flowood. Very happy here. Maybe it’s good that we are apparently a well kept secret. May you and your family have a blessed Christmas!

[@tylerwightman2315]

@myrebornlilliebeth5164 nice! You must be talking about the miskkellys furniture store. We looked at a few houses right around there when we were house shopping. Ended up in the castlewoods subdivision near the country club. I moved here for work and honestly wasn't too thrilled about the idea at first due to the negative reputation Mississippi has but after arriving here, it ended up being nothing like I imagined and we fell in love with it immediately and have never seen folks so friendly and welcoming! My parents who are retired come to visit frequently and they've fallen in love with it too. They are actually kicking around the idea of purchasing a second home here so they can be closer to the grandkids. You have a Merry Christmas as well!

[@dennisheller333]

I agree with all of those except Houston. There’s absolutely no way that a city as huge and important as Houston is going away. It has a diversified economy and is near the coast and important shipping routes.

[@darkhorse7424]

One word “N-as”

[@piglet7943]

Briggs hasn’t a clue about what he’s talking about

[@Marrifikc]

He literally said it’s because of lack of public transportation. And that’s true . I’ve lived there before and now reside in Chicago . Public transportation here vs there doesn’t come close to comparison. Houston is definitely slacking on that

[@TheRealJBMcMunn]

Houston's main problem is all the domestic refugees clogging it up. If people who moved there want to leave nobody will stop them.

[@piglet7943]

@@Marrifikc but lack of public transportation doesn’t mean that a city is dying. Houston severely lacks in public transportation yet it’s still booming while you’re beloved Chicago with its great public transportation infrastructure is still losing population. Chicago has loss 1/3 of its entire population since the 70’s. That’s a MASSIVE decline.

[@danielnester971]

the video running backwards in Hartford cracked me up... nice touch!

[@paultomaszewski1964]

When I joined the Army, my first duty station was Ft. Drum. Being from Wisconsin, thought the winter wouldn't be any different. Way wrong, lake effect weather is a real thing. Was there when the Blizzard of 93, 29 inchs of snow in a 24hr period. Watertown was already looking rough then and it's only about 25,000 in population. Winters really beat this place down.

[@perfectallycromulent]

if the lake doesn't get you, the mountains will. i went to college in schenectady, between the catskills and the adirondacks, and there was about 2-3ft of snow on the ground from christmas to easter. then everything became mud for a month.

[@twofiveb]

Rule #1 when buying land for army installations is to buy the cheapest, least desirable land in the whole state.

[@nawwk79]

7:50, in Hartford we drive in reverse all the time.

[@seanmcdirmid]

Jackson MS has less property crime because there isn't much to steal. But seriously, having lived in Vicksburg from 1986 to 1991 (due to my dad's career in nuclear energy that started at PNW's Hanford), that was always the big town to go to for shopping (when Metro Center was still open). It has fallen a lot since then, but I would bet its suburbs are doing better.

[@Jeff-zs2pq]

Jackson is only 20 miles from Vicksburg, but distance doesn't have to be much to get an entirely different price structure. Madison has the highest house prices in Mississippi and it's only 6 miles from Jackson.

[@QDSLand]

Surprised that Memphis did not make the list. and what were the LA crime rates? Another great vid from Briggs!!!

[@Rexluna1]

Los Angeles has a lot of people, so while a lot of bad things may happen there, the number of bad things per thousand people isn’t as high as some of these midsize cities where a lot of bad things also happen (just to a higher proportion of their comparatively smaller population). I crack up when people talk about Chicago like the whole city is a war zone when they’ve never been there and it’s actually a small part of the city that is struggling with issues.

[@777macdude]

Because it's a lot of untruths about Memphis. The way they talk bad about Memphis it's supposed to be number one on this list. But why???

[@harrisonpayne50]

I'd be really interested to hear about the metro areas (minus the downtown/city itself) and how they compare to the cities themselves. STL for example seems to have a ton of people who have just moved a county or two over to escape the poorly run area within the city limits.

[@tinicoleofficial]

It’s crazy bc the surrounding suburbs & towns of STL are decent. The city itself is shitty.

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

As a native Saint Louisan for 47 years and have now lived on the east and west coast the past 14 years….I gotta tell you, I don’t like metro Saint Louis areas either….the areas may not look as awful as STL, but comparing any place to “awful” still leaves a lot to be desired. They are just better than Saint Louis, but still not that great.

[@jaypooter]

A very small part of the city bring the entire city down. Most of STL is great and fun. The suburbs, both in MO and IL are especially awesome.

[@harrisonpayne50]

@@MoonLightOnWater1 weird, I'm from FL so I have no real bias or nostalgic lense, but St Charles county all seems like one pretty nice suburb, all of the west to southwest area seems pretty affluent and the south eastern part seems like a nice hilly rural place that feels pretty homey if you enjoy that vibe. I'd say all of those areas are pretty comparable in terms of "niceness" to where I'm from on the coast at least.

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

@@harrisonpayne50 Don’t get me wrong….the suburbs of Saint Louis weren’t horrible, just not holding a candle to the suburbs I’ve lived in Maryland (just outside DC) or Oregon or Washington State…

[@stephenlayland2889]

8:00, nice touch, with the traffic in Hartford running backward. That makes me wonder what other easter eggs I've missed.

[@GuyP-kq1qt]

Ironically, Hartford motivated the City Beautiful movement of the late 19th century (e.g., Olmstead green spaces, boulevards, etc.). Around the same time that Mark Twain lived there, tourists would put Hartford on their list of things to see (along with Niagara Falls, NYC, etc.) just to behold it. Hartford's present decline can be traced to the same cause as half the cities on this video, i.e., off-shoring our manufacturing jobs to China (Connecticut used to be the machine tool capital of the world, plus United Technologies Pratt & Whitney, the brass industry, time pieces, hats, etc.). Soon to be followed by insurance, as Briggs stated, due to tax-and-spend state government stupidity to buy votes.

[@EASYUSA]

Omg we laughed so much with the "permanent dirt nap"!!! We replayed several time lol We love your videos. Hello from Vancouver WA neighbor!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@truebetold65]

Briggs, looove your videos. You're a true blessing. Thanks.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I appreciate that

[@jameseaster8659]

You must be totally foolish to believe Briggs its 95% wrong information any one can publish a KZbin channel video and lie their ass off like Briggs dose

[@bigcahuna42366]

I've lived in the greater Rochester area for 43 years, and I can chime in. I can agree that now city sucks and crime is bad, but the suburban area around it (especially in the eastern part of Monroe County) is growing very well like it has for the past 30 years. The median home value might be $202K, but we pay one of the highest property tax rates in the country, which doesn't make owning a home there cheap, but around the national average. To illustrate, I pay $6,000 per year on a home that is worth $190K on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs. A lot of homes near Lake Ontario that are worth $1M or more are paying around $25K - $30K per year in taxes.

[@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL]

The Party ignores the real estate and job market. It will keep raising taxes for its government employees until the city goes bankrupt. See Detroit.

[@garyalfrey1002]

Seriously... just bad form here. I would live to see your research on property taxes, because I've from ohio and my calculations don't have you even topping the top 5 in ohio. Let alone, places like California, Florida and others.

[@rang123yea5]

I visited a friend in Fairport back in May, it was a nice little hamlet.

[@oliverfine1943]

Rochester is nice. I've lived in Ethiopia, Tanzania, France, New York, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Vermont, New Jersey, St. Croix, Croatia, and about 5 more.

[@acornsucks2111]

Rochester sucks.@@oliverfine1943

[@Elise__Mae]

Thank you for the focus on transit. It's absolutely essential.

[@mikevollmer3579]

I live in Watertown, NY and it’s way worse than what you described. The roads, water, air quality, taxes…… yeah just terrible. Can’t wait to leave.

[@BayouTheModel]

I was stationed at Fort Drum!

[@nlpnt]

I've visited it. It's a good place to base yourself out of for exploring the St. Lawrence Valley.

[@Wyld7officialtv]

I love and appreciate the consistent amount of uploads briggs!!! Love the content!

[@Treemike2323]

Great video!! You always do a really nice job!! Thank you!!

[@MayWhite-bz7xl]

This was a very enjoyable video, can we see more like this one. Thanks Briggs.

[@jeffparnell5805]

I grew up in Buffalo, moved out 20+ years ago but still have family & friends there, and visit every few years. I listened to this list just to see where Buffalo would place on it.

[@mrbear716]

I'm from and still in Buffalo. The problem with Western New York is that it takes yrs and decades to get anything done. Downtown Buffalo is approving a lil bit but still has a very long ways to go. It's the power that's be and sometimes complaining residents holding the city back in my opinion.

[@btpuppy2]

The suburbs of Buffalo are safe and very pleasant. They have the best food of anywhere, tons of mom and pop restaurants with very dedicated patrons, and you are 20 minutes from everything. The architecture is second to none! And the Bills fans are some of the most loyal!

[@nowayagain8141]

You Western NY'ers been touting that nonsense for 35 years...time to come up with a new narrative

[@dsuttajit]

And near Niagara Falls too

[@Leescreativeart]

I was just in Rochester a week ago visiting my mom. Kids under 18 are the problem for the most part. They have been finding ways to use a screw driver, open up a Kia and then joy ride it into a store front. Also a lot of car thefts by under 18s is common. Mostly in the city area like Alexander street… lake Ave… some of the usual suspect areas. Sucks. I live my home town and politicians are the problem there. Allowing it to happen.

[@Leescreativeart]

But it is gorgeous in the fall.

[@lucaspeddie3114]

Because the politicians are criminals themselves. Mostly democrats.

[@grene1955]

I grew up in Rochester, and for a while lived on Alexander Street. On morning I woke up to find a lot of blood on the doorstep. Turned out on of my neighbors stabbed his lover to death on the entry way. I moved.

[@tyrport]

Buffalo 🦬 doesn’t officially die until the football 🏈 team moves. Like St Louis. Moved out twice.

[@SJFT90]

Go Bills

[@timmmahhhh]

​@@SJFT90Buffalo: STAY Bills...please!!

[@sexygeek8996]

Aren't they already considered Toronto's team?

[@debocoldspring]

​@@sexygeek8996Never lol

[@MichaelMeade-d7b]

They are building a new stadium, so the Bills are staying.

[@michaelj3282]

"This is where Stephen King comes when he has writers block" Brilliant. And I'm a Brit!

[@mattor8213]

Leeds better than Newcastle

[@michaelj3282]

@@mattor8213 Ha ha. You're wrong.

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

TYVM FOR THE GREAT & INFORMATIVE VIDEO ‼️🎉

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

You are so welcome!

[@christophercole8114]

Here's what I hate about videos like this: most of it is just low-hanging fruit. I grew up outside of Buffalo and I still have family that lives in the Rochester metro area. "It's cold", "it gets a lot of snow" are just lazy statements. Both cities have so much to offer. Architecturally speaking, Buffalo is hard to beat. Not only does it have the most buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright outside of Chicago, but many of its buildings are architectural treasures. There is also culture in Buffalo, with the Albright-Knox Museum being one of the finest showcases of modern art, the Burchfield Penney Gallery featuring America's foremost watercolor and charcoal artist Charles Burchfield, and Kleinhans Music Hall, which is an amazing place to take in a concert. Not to mention Shea's Performing Arts Center which hosts a lot of Broadway shows, and The Irish Classical Theater Company which is theater in the round. Downtown Buffalo has been transformed with the redevelopment of the waterfront known as Canalside, and it's a great place for history buffs, foodies, and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Rochester also is no slouch when it comes to architecture, not to mention that companies such as Kodak, Xerox, Bausch and Lomb, Paychex, and Wegmans (only the best grocery store in the country and top 5 places to work) are headquartered there. Also, the Strong Museum of Play is located there and is a fantastic, family friendly fully interactive museum dedicated to toys. Plus, with both the Erie Canal and the Genesee River, their waterfront is being revitalized as well with walking trails. But no, all you can talk about is how cold these places are, how snowy they are. The cold and snow tends to bring out the best in people with neighbors helping neighbors. So take lists like this and stuff it

[@squishon]

Xerox and Bausch and Lomb are no longer headquartered in Rochester. I don’t miss the weather there, but do miss the friendly people and Wegmans. When I visited Buffalo about a year ago, I was surprised by all the run down or abandoned buildings. It had been a while since I was last there.

[@ajf5823]

You are so right about the need for public transportation! Where l am working in a remote town in western Texas about 2/3 of young adults don’t have a car and a lot have left because they can’t get places and there’s nothing for them to do. With the price of cars, insurance and maintenance young adults (Gen Z) aren’t buying cars. My own son got his because his older sister gave it to him at 23. He would take the bus or ride his bicycle to work.

[@JonathonDenson]

I love Buffalo. One of my favorite cities, full of beautiful neighborhoods and the population is growing. Another thing about Buffalo is it still has a vibrant nightlife in the city with lots of restaurants and bars open late, compared to other medium sized cities that close down at 10pm. The neighborhoods in the core of Buffalo are very walkable and full of beautifully restored homes and historic commercial buildings.

[@beng4647]

Too many...ya know

[@scotbeaton4451]

World According To Briggs used to put Detroit on his list. I posted quite a long list on his facebook page of what is going on in Detroit as of late and told him to put your comments about Detroit were the sun don't shine... and getting real sick and tired of content providers making money on KZbin touting lies about Detroit Michigan!

[@JonathonDenson]

he's going based on the stats. Certainly Detroit has a lot going for it lately, but the stats (population decline, poverty rate, and high violent crime rate) are some of the reasons it appears on "worst of" lists. Briggs is very stat-focused to the detriment of things (beauty, sense of place, authenticity, good areas in an otherwise depressed city) that can't quite be captured by statistics. One problem I see is that big cities are so sprawling that the statistics do not tell the story of different neighborhoods within a city, some of which can be amazing places to live and are basically small cities themselves.@@scotbeaton4451

[@debocoldspring]

​@@beng4647To many what ?

[@beng4647]

@@debocoldspring guess

[@aaronboyd2211]

Yoo Briggs man not gone lie seeing St. Louis at #4 hurt a bit lol. Sadly the writing is on the wall. Most of my friends have already moved away and I don’t blame them.

[@sickofthissh]

Do you believe the schools fail or is it the family values? Is it the local police or sheriff's office? I work with convicts in Jacksonville, FL, Duval County. I have lived in many locations in this country. I earned my Master's degree in Addiction Counseling while I was in Omaha. I had been to Florida before and came back here for the population. The pay.....I don't want to work at fast food with a master's degree. I have three goals that when completed will find me, with my cats, in a northern state that appreciates education. Florida is unliveable. I appreciate you, Briggs.

[@jasongraham_]

Yikes, I lived in Erie for 30 years and considered moving back. Ehhhhh, maybe not.

[@DKB268]

look at how expensive the houses are now, it is not affordable

[@butcheredalive]

I lived in Shamokin for 13 years and when the mines shut down, it arguably died quicker than Erie did. My parents took it as a sign to get the hell out, and my dad didn’t even work in the mine. He was definitely right about that

[@TheKCaryer]

Be advised, if you choose to move to a safe neighborhood in Jackson MS, a tornado shelter is highly advised. Dixie alley storms are for real

[@MrPEIcanada]

one thing... having more dunkin donuts than starbucks isn't necessarily a bad thing

[@FrontUW]

Real Americans prefer Dunkins.

[@anderander5662]

I get tired of the black fingernails and man buns

[@fredingram3731]

I went to Houston two years ago before getting on a cruise in Galveston. I have never been so disappointed in my life.

[@mattyjay1711]

cool story bro

[@rjp2755]

okay

[@anitaartis9591]

Houston is pretty , however, there is nothing walkable around there. I visited Houston from Wisconsin, and it was very hot, and you have to drive so far away. It was extra muggy.

[@dsuttajit]

Very true @anitaartis9591

[@keenanfitzpatrick9104]

I don’t think Anchorage is dying but it may very well be declining some. The majority of Alaskan businesses including oil and gas are there, 2 military bases are there and their airport is a huge shipping hub for the country. It’s not a huge city but I would think that offers a lot of stabilization

[@penguinking4830]

Your take on public transportation was interesting. You also mentioned places that never bounced back after Covid. Did you see any consistent themes around those factors? Worst or best mortality rates rates around Covid would be interesting.

[@overbanked]

Houston has its problems, but it seems out of place on this list (it's metro is still growing at an astronomical rate) I would put Oakland or New Orleans instead

[@thullraven1]

Houston is a crime cesspool. I live in the DFW Area and get in arguments on a regular basis with knuckleheads living in and around Houston that say the FACTS are wrong and I don't know what I'm talking about, etc. You know, the crap that people that are in deep denial always say. Houston has a lot of things to do but what good is any of them if you have a much higher chance than average of getting murdered trying to do them. Houston sucks. The stats say it sucks, therefore it sucks. Opinions don't matter. Facts matter. Stats are facts. Stats say Houston sucks.

[@Rexluna1]

If only Houston had a tenth the character of New Orleans to accompany its growth and money

[@jamesdover1757]

Briggs has a personal biased against Houston. Ive seen it in many of his videos.

[@thullraven1]

@@jamesdover1757 Not really. The STATS have a bias against Houston, but they are facts so that's really not a bias. Houston is a crime cesspool. That's not to say Houston doesn't have things going for it. It does. However, crime prevention isn't big on their list of priorities. People are leaving Houston because of crime. Same thing is happening with Dallas (Not the entire DFW Area). Every city has crime, but when a city has a high PER CAPITA crime rate and it isn't being addressed that's a real problem.

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

@@thullraven1he picks and chooses stats. Dude never puts Baltimore on anything and we all know how Baltimore is doing 😂. I think he has a bias against Texas as a whole. Stats shows the booming economy in Houston and Texas. It literally is becoming the most powerful state in the United States. It’s the number one most moved to state for the last few years.

[@Chris_at_Home]

The borough I live in the population has grown almost 6% in the last few years. It’s just 40 miles from Anchorage. It seems that everywhere we go we see building, including commercial and business properties. Just this week we went down a road we haven’t been on in a few months and there is a huge business building being built now. People are leaving Anchorage because of taxes and other regulations and moving to this borough. Even doctors that have offices in Anchorage are opening satellite offices here. There is a big medical building area that wasn’t even there 5 years ago.

[@Chris_at_Home]

@@waspwrap1235 No, we use miles as a unit of measurement here.

[@Chris_at_Home]

@@waspwrap1235 I learned all the metric stuff 50 years ago but we don’t use it here so why bother. Even lumber produced in Canada comes into the USA with dimensions we use.

[@psycotria]

@@Chris_at_Home The only time to bother with metric is in science. Just don't do a "Mars Climate Observer" type error.

[@Chris_at_Home]

I worked in electronics so I used a lot of math, but mainly for power on fiber optics, microwave systems and satellite communications. I also worked in oil well logging on the electronics used to measure different formations and types of liquids and many other things.

[@djack915]

​@@waspwrap1235😂😂😂 You must live outside the USA , and Alaska is HUUUGE !!!! 40 - 60 miles mean nothing to Alaskans 😮

[@davidcharlton8359]

I have family in Watertown. I was up there in 2001... Too much snow and people with habits..

[@ethanmcdonald7840]

Buffalo has actually *GAINED* population as per the 2020 census, it's one of the best designed cities in the country, and the cost of living is relatively low for its size... i would hardly say it's a dying city OR has a negative outlook for the future lol

[@joywebster2678]

No one lives in buffalo except the poor. Evryone long ago moved to the burbs, Tonawanda, Lackawanna etc.

[@renroxhrd]

I agree as a wny resident

[@lubrown188]

The population gain is from all the illegal immigrants dropped off there. Buffalo and Rochester are shit holes. Shit quality of life. That's why I left in 1992.

[@FatAssTravel]

​@joywebster2678 I make 6 figures and I actually live in the city and not the suburbs. My neighbors are fantastic. People help each other especially when the snow starts flying. And the Bills Mafia are the best fans on the planet.

[@joywebster2678]

@FatAssTravel congratulations. Not my experience.

[@PWPeteW1]

From 0:13:50 til the end of the video was some of your best commentary ever, Briggs.😂😂😂 Walmart Santa greeters in exterior bulletproof vests & $60,000 average home prices.

[@jillwiegand4257]

There's Briggs churning out the one liners! Very entertaining! ❣️👍😂

[@dwilson9546]

Loved that St. Louis was here. We rolled up at a motel at 11:00 pm, just looking for a place to sleep for 6 hours before continuing on our journey. We had been at the motel 5 minutes before we heard gunshots. Needless to say it was not a restful 6 hours. 0/5 ⭐, keep driving!

[@tdhawk167]

Thank for your vids. Lived in Rochester for several years before my employer left U of R for Emery University in Atlanta in the 90's... It was just as Kodak and Xerox were having big layoffs. We were all worried about the City's future. Was hard hit. Have seen more recently how suburbs are huge and growing now, where there used to be huge tracks of farmland (Python, anyone😆) But I think some of the footage you used wasn't Rochester... Maybe Pittsburgh? Anyway, much love to ya Briggs, from a subscriber near Honesdale. I'll stop typing now❤

[@EdgedShadow]

You should do a video about what really bad cities have the best suburbs. Would be interesting.

[@CJColvin]

Agreed

[@iphone8fan1]

Ironic

[@keithbeck8170]

I live about a mile from Jackson and yes it is just as bad as he says it is. I have seen things has no business happening in a first world country. In 30 years this will be a larger version of East St Louis where you have urban prairie.

[@ATX691]

I was born and raised in Rochester, NY. I moved to Texas a little over two years ago - first I lived in San Antonio and now Austin. I would never consider moving back to Rochester. Even the nicer areas of the city are riddled with property crime and the police have their hands tied by a corrupt Police Accountability Board and poor local governance. All my family still lives in Rochester and they say its gotten even worse with time, not better.

[@papaagidi2838]

Tell your family to live to Texas to join you but should never vote for those woke liberal policies again

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@papaagidi2838 Or any of the virtually countless liberal cities that are good. Like NYC blows the stats for everything in Texas right out the water and it's not even in a different state.

[@20thcenturytunes]

Bravo sir, I feel there could be a part 2 and maybe 3

[@Vic-ok2pp]

Great video. Is it possible to do this on a state level? States that are dying.

[@jackiew6598]

Some of these dying cities look quite lovely from the photos. A glimpse of what they could be.

[@NYmomAdrienne3915]

I’m in awe about some home values in NY. I checked the average where I live downstate and it’s $699k and we’re considered middle class. Under $200k, I didn’t think that existed

[@jasongreiner]

What about the shitholes that are San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Philly, Baltimore, NYC? People are leaving those places in droves.

[@MatthewNorris-vn8lg]

Nyc is growing again, its a global city that is far too prominent to ever die

[@jasongreiner]

Growing? In what regard? Certainly not in population. It's basically stagnant. @@MatthewNorris-vn8lg

[@orderfirst8907]

I am not sure how much credence I can give to your lists since you didn't list Portland Oregon, San Francisco or LA CA, or Seattle WA.

[@bracebrooks967]

Interesting video! I'm thankful I've don't live in any of these cities. I'm also thankful I've never even been to any of these cities, except for St. Louis, but I didn't go there on my own. It was part of a road trip me and my family were on. Fortunately we weren't there for long. I didn't even know it was that bad of a city back in 2005 while we were there.

[@umassigkap]

I was born and raised in Rochester . I am proud to be from there . Rochester has a lot going On , but focusing on the positive doesn't make For good viewership

[@lizhoward9754]

Hurricanes, tropical storms and other global warming problems are definitely going to impact cities.

[@mudmonster2331]

In the clip of Rochester, NY there is a picture of Erie, PA.

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

No way 😅

[@richardjacobs6850]

Grouping Houston with the others is ridiculous. The cost of living is pretty good. The job opportunities are insanely good. You can avoid crime ridden areas just as you can with other large cities but choosing where you live. The suburban school districts are excellent (even if the actual city schools are not). The cultural scene is decent, it is a very diverse city, and has one of THE best food scenes. It's a hop and a skip away from Austin but with lower cost of living. Gas prices are among the cheapest. Sure, the climate sucks in the summer, but from October to May it is OUTSTANDING. There's not a whole lot of recreation or nature, but, again, it's close enough to Austin. Someone just has it out for Houston compared to the others which I fully agree with.

[@joez3706]

This Briggs guy is ridiculous

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

Without even watching I know St. Louis has to be on this list!

[@ukulelebutterfly]

I knew Hartford would be there too! 🤣 ~ 🦋

[@nyneegardner6235]

I agree. I'm from Alton, grew up on the west coast, but I lived in that area until I was almost 14.

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

@@nyneegardner6235 yep….I’ve lived on the East and West Coasts for almost 14 years just sooo much better!….and I can see the Stockholm Syndrome Briggs mentioned about the folks who still live there….

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

As someone who relies on my get everywhere because I live in a rural area, i.can see why a good public transport would be nice. Its nice having a car but cars act up sometimes and having a back up to get places like even a bus system would be nice.

[@ryanbon2414]

I moved from a rather rural area to D.C…. D.C is one of the few American cities that actually has an efficient public transport system, and I’m grown quite fond. Not much things are better than getting hammered at a bar and taking a short risk-free train ride home!

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

@@ryanbon2414 with us we only have one car and it’s not the best car. Like it has a flat tire and can’t be fixed until Friday so we are just stuck at home until we can get the tire fixed. Also I am a SAHM so it’d be nice to have a car to get around in when my husband is at work, or like I mentioned at least a bus system, to get out of the house more. My husband and I are gonna look into a second car with tax money though, I think.

[@ryanbon2414]

@@sundinfamforlife4129 I wish the entire auto market didn’t adopt this “luxury” mindset. Even cars like Corollas and Civics that use to be great budget cars are starting in the mid 20s!

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

@@ryanbon2414 agreed! We go through car city and we have a mini van (as a mentioned before we have 3 kids) And our car payment is like 700 a month. If we got another car it’d be a smaller car though

[@texasbluegrass567]

I live in Houston and it's hotter than ever. You can not survive without a/c. The weather has got extreme as well. It no longer just rains, it either doesn't rain for 3 months or it rains so much that you have to move your belongings upstairs. It takes an hour to get anywhere here as well. If you love gridlock, move to Houston. Oh and the hospitals never recovered from the pandemic. Be prepared to sit in a chair for 24 hours if you go to the ER. It also seems that everyone is pissed all the time. I live in a nice burb and angry white guys pull guns on people here in traffic on a regular basis. Other than that, HEB is great.

[@maniaclatdisciple]

My house in Katy was built in 2015 and has never flooded, don’t buy in a flood plane next time

[@bp949]

its plain not plane n i live south of you and the land around my town, not on a flood plain flooded with Harvey @@maniaclatdisciple

[@maniaclatdisciple]

@@bp949 how often does your house flood ?

[@texasbluegrass567]

@maniaclatdisciple My house wasn't in a flood plain and it flooded to the second floor during Harvey. We lost almost everything. Just give it time. You will get your turn.

[@iphone8fan1]

@@texasbluegrass567ironic

[@bebopkirby]

The main factor in the discussion of what American cities are all about is demographics, long and short.

[@rebeccalindley153]

Yes, indeed.

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Always interesting

[@Raja-bz4yw]

Please do a video on the best cities with public transit and walkability

[@nowayagain8141]

Move to Europe, you'll find plenty there. Or Japan

[@Raja-bz4yw]

@@nowayagain8141 I'd love to if I could afford it

[@jamiedelaney9877]

Memphis has to be #11, just know for a fact it’d make this list. I’m shocked.

[@rabidgoon]

houston is the baltimore of texas

[@Braceyourselfitscomimgs00n]

Or rather Baltiless 😗

[@JasonEdwards12]

I thought Houston was gentrified and growing, asking from NY

[@danmoritz3319]

Thats a slap. But true.

[@maniaclatdisciple]

@@JasonEdwards12it is, this guy just don’t like Houston

[@501764727]

😂🤣

[@mattm9376]

That's most of New York coming from someone who used to live there and what happened to Erie is sad used to go at least once a year when I was a kid

[@hunterfalck235]

That's hilarious. I was expecting to see our Syracuse, NY. Gets more snow and wind then Buffalo, Rochester, or even Watertown, and bakes in the summer.

[@danise1856]

"Jackson MS is where Stephen King goes on vacation when he has writer's block" 😂😂😂

[@TreySarver]

The statistics did not agree with Briggs’ hate of Buffalo lol

[@nowayagain8141]

There are lies, damn lies and then there's Statistics; however as a former Buffalonian, I'd have to agree with the assessment

[@noyopacific]

I have a friend from Buffalo, NY. He would agree with everything negative you could say about Buffalo but would mention that the food there is excellent. Try a beef on weck sandwich, which is roast beef on a kummelweck roll: (a soft, rye roll topped with coarse salt and caraway seeds.) Thanks for the video Jimmy !

[@uprebel5150]

Detroit is far from dead and is experiencing a renaissance.

[@patrickodonnell9388]

Ok.😅

[@jeangill1187]

I hope so. Michigan has 1 major problem. The wack-a-doodle Governor. She has to go.

[@gogreen7794]

​@jeangill1187 Explain to me how she is "whack-a-doodle" and DeSantan and the cruel, gun-worshipping dictator of Texas aren't.

[@Max-bi8fn]

@@jeangill1187why

[@kenthompson5723]

@@Max-bi8fn Conservatives seem to have a one-track mind.

[@dennisw.truman3325]

Good evening Briggs! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving 🇺🇸🦃🍽!!!

[@nicholasharvey1232]

Santa Claus in a bulletproof vest. Now I've heard everything.

[@warsawpacked418]

I was surprised to see Anchorage on this list. I have been considering it as an off the radar place to retire.

[@CZC898]

Unfortunately we have no control over the weather. There are good weather years and bad weather years.

[@papajeff5486]

Houston, to start with, it’s a swamp, low water table; therefore, the bugs and stink that goes with a low water table. Then, consider the worst traffic you’ve ever known, double it. It gets hit by terrible rain and hurricanes every year. It’s HUGE; so, driving everywhere, and you’ll be forced to drive, is a soul killing pain in the bohunkus. Just driving, to bypass the city, on your way to somewhere else, is ridiculous.

[@kensilverstone1656]

If a city has a high rate of violent crime, it cannot be a place you want to go You can start from there and go on to the other criteria.

[@FelixJunior-b7g]

I like the commentator of the video he's said some funny comments on the video 😂😂🤣😆😁 love the video 👍💯🇺🇸

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Houston, it has its problems. A car _is_ necessary for 80-90% of the adult population. Metro has improved a bit, but still has a _long_ way to go. Houston is hot and humid for most of the year, and this last August, September, and October were brutal, even by Houston standards. The traffic in Houston has gotten visibly worse over the past few months. Rents are too high. There are a lot of jobs, however. Peter Zeihan is pretty bullish on Houston and, especially, Texas as a whole. But Briggs is right, something is going to have to give on transportation and rents in the next few years in Houston. I live close to the Meyerland section of Houston, presently, and have lived in the greater Houston area for over thirty years. I hear gunfire too often for comfort, as well.

[@admirals818]

5:55 I think we're back in Erie when talking about Rochester.

[@MrHandyDad]

CT, MA & RI where DnD (Dunkin Donuts) started. Literately one on every corner is not an exaggeration... LOL

[@ericmoore571]

You have such a young sounding voice! I thought you were a teenager until you said you visited your son in Watertown when he was enlisted in 2016! I enjoyed the video and others of yours I have seen too.

[@Donkeyearsa]

Sounds like you buy an entire city block in Jackson MS and build a 20' wall around it topped with barbed wire. Instead of building a walled prison to hold the criminals in you build a walled fortress to keep them out.

[@mikesitzler1106]

Sooner or later, my hometown of Erie, PA had to get mentioned on this channel, and it's for all the bad reasons. Congratulations! I am not looking forward to Christmas when I have to visit family who still live there!

[@walterraleigh-vv4su]

It's sad but not surprising to see Watertown, Rochester, and Buffalo on this list. They're in one of the most beautiful parts of America, but terrible policy, politics, taxes, and economics are destroying it. My life got so much better after moving south, but I miss the Finger lakes, Great Lakes, Adirondacks, Tug Hill, minor league baseball, and all the Mon & Pop businesses. One good thing about the snow, though, as I recall, crime came to a standstill!

[@Chainyanker007]

Crime or snow, not my thing. In my area in SCal very low crime and no snow.

[@mikeyc7072]

WTF👀🤯 - the Hartford Clip is flowing backwards - Awesome👍!!

[@nlpnt]

Just as an aside, **EVERY** city in New England has more Dunkin Donuts than Starbucks, because Dunkin started in the Boston 'burbs.

[@Betterthangoldandsilver]

lol very true.

[@traciecombs7030]

You should include Peoria IL in your countdown. Caterpillar & John Deer moved out leaving this place a virtual ghost town.

[@Elmagnifico507]

Sounds like the high crime rate in St Louis Mo is helping the poverty rate to go down. Way to go St louis Mo.

[@fredingram3731]

Silver Lining to every cloud...

[@nicholashernandez4367]

You should do a video about cities that have good public transportation and/or building out new public transportation.