100 Of The Worst Small Towns in The United States

[@maobfh]

THAT was a lot of work, Briggs!!! I enjoyed it. Thank you!

[@jaywizz7008]

I can say I appreciate the long content. It was super interesting and you don’t hear about small towns enough I think.

[@RobertBranch-h9j]

Mr Briggs, Thank you for keeping me entertained.

[@sandrajackson709]

Your plane could crash and you have to navigate the Amazon jungle in the most dense part of the jungle where no man has dared to navigate and all of a sudden you will see a big yellow sign and see a Dollar General Store before you run into a panther.

[@KookyWitch67]

Truth

[@sheronlee152]

I'm guessing why it's so popular is to see if 'our' home town made the lists.

[@kratze1738]

Having lived in or dealt with a number of Florida small towns, I was extremely curious to know if any of them made it (only 2 that I knew were dives showed up - they left out Bradenton).

[@jrs4101]

Aw man, it's going to take me about 6 poops to get through this one...

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Good to hear you are regular.

[@ronaldhall2489]

Sounds like just full of shit

[@annychest718]

lol never before have I heard time measured by poops 😊

[@wanderingjackwolf9510]

3 years and several months later, random person: "Was it 6?! I need to know. I ate too much Halloween candy and it took me 28. Should I call a doctor?!"

[@Darkknite45]

I’m a truck driver 5 months in, this is very informative.

[@nadiaborzacchini1987]

Good job Briggs loved everymoment keep speaking the truth

[@kimberlysheridan5530]

I do look forward to your extended listings of best small towns. Havre de Grace in my state of Maryland is lovely. It sits at the mouth of the Susquehanna River at the northern tip of the Chesapeake. The Decoy Museum proves that there's more art in that craft than you'd think.

[@LyonsM]

“Best small towns”?? Did you not read the subtitle?? It’s about the “worst” small towns. GEEZ!! Lmao

[@pjflynn5978]

I agree! Havre de Grace is gorgeous. All of the cities and towns along the Susquehanna are so pretty. Columbia PA, Millersburg, Harrisburg, Lewisburg, Bloomsburg, Lewisburg… and so many good small towns in Maryland in general too!

[@pjflynn5978]

@@LyonsMi hope you understand you sound unbelievably annoying and insufferable

[@genobli282]

i love how every now and then he throws some shade at his extended family 😂

[@mikenixon2401]

Ok, Ok, I'll admit San Francisco and southern California is only half of what the rest of us see from your home state. I knew a couple from northern California and they seemed very normal. So, I stood corrected. I always appreciate your work Briggs and team.

[@ronaldhall2489]

California where the fruits and nuts come from

[@tsb7911]

@@ronaldhall2489 Fruit and nuts are good for you, and so is the food. Nice to see someone repeat a Norman Lear joke.

[@seanmcdirmid]

@@ronaldhall2489 Can we stop making jokes about Californian mental health?

[@annychest718]

🍕🍕🍕Cali although beautiful is infested by The Industry 🌞😎🥸🌟

[@davidfessler1826]

@@ronaldhall2489 Let’s not forget Florida where all of the fruits and nuts roll down to.

[@ItsEverythingElse]

Even some of the little crap hole towns in CA are way too expensive.

[@Nolan-55]

And it's still California. High taxes, unconstitutional laws. Just shit all around! I used to love visiting, it's so beautifu with perfect weather. But the shit and needles on the streets is enough for me to stay away. California with Texas politics would be heaven.

[@redicue99]

@@Nolan-55 NO thankyou! Keep Texas out of here. We have the best state as it is. And we are more free than Texas, which ranks 49th in freedom.

[@Nolan-55]

@paland99 🤡🤡 when you think you've heard it all.

[@Lupinotuum66]

@@redicue99 i live in cali. cali is a shit hole of crime and homeless

[@ricardoconqueso]

@@Nolan-55 It is actually true. The CATO Institute (right wing think tank) ranked Texas dead last in personal freedom index. Its sad considering all the grandstanding they do about freedom. High taxes too.

[@littlebit820]

Hey Briggs heres one for you Pritchard Al. you should check on that one its part of Mobile Al. Highway 41.

[@SnowflakeHenri1]

My Aunt and Uncle lived in Avenal for many years. We would stop to visit on our way to Oklahoma.😊

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Very cool!

[@midcenturymodern9330]

Trona, CA probably deserves a spot on this list. Thank you for this EPIC documentary! 😲

[@BrentsTreehouse]

Suggestion--keep town name on screen

[@RedNightmare757]

You just wanna cheat and skip ahead with book marks

[@purplebabushka852]

I never heard of these towns in Florida and I live here. We have a great town. Englewood Florida. But home insurance is brutal. Tons of stuff to do. Lots of restaurants and stuff to do on the Gulf of Mexico. But I am thinking of leaving. The humidity and hurricanes are a big factor.

[@loralee9277]

I would love to see more, especially Louisiana and Texas. Great stuff!🦋

[@wandahall4435]

Wow ❤❤❤ Briggs 😮😮😮

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Good morning Wanda

[@buffy3226]

Love the beaver gear!!!

[@cthomasal4e]

Spot-on dooood, You got Alabama accurate !!!

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

I went to a wedding at a vineyard near Geyserville. Beautiful area.

[@jamilaharmstrong9677]

Briggs, i see what you mean about some of the comments on here. They can be absolutely ridiculous, lol😂. Love your channel and the information you give. I've learned a lot here. Keep doing what you're doing ❤👍🏻

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you.

[@MountainGirlwIPA]

OMG Endless Summer Poster! 80"s in SD (IB) . Thankful for the memories.

[@jonathandeere6232]

If the town is ag and/or prison based, there will be crime.

[@Morgan-zf3yz]

I have helped the channel out. I have spent about 20 hours now watching these. Just having one of those rare insomnia nights 😮 I’m gonna regret this when I fall asleep trying to put some kids cast on today

[@timmcardle2233]

Interesting list as always. I'm hoping you do some more with States that you haven't listed. There has to be not so great small towns in places such as MI(my home state) MN, OH, IL, etc. . If you haven't done a best and worst of in these states; please do. So far I've found your best and worst lists to be quite objective. Thanks for this one

[@calebarnold6746]

Man, I live in Trenton and this is so depressing. But it's all true.

[@janetjanet1674]

another great video

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@filippocorti6760]

I wish there was a list of them below.

[@257796]

Man, I've never put Briggs on for background chatter but here we go!

[@JamesWatson-d6p]

I don'1 have time some, but i promiise to be back! You are great!

[@danieljw321]

I’m kinda surprised Boron California didn’t make the list

[@purplebabushka852]

Briggs you are so funny. And informative. I still do not know where to go when I sell my house in Florida. 😅

[@KookyWitch67]

Pennsylvania is beautiful as long as you stay in the middle Erie New Castle and Pittsburgh be careful where you buy. Lancaster and York closer to the Amish is a smidge safer

[@Explorecountries-fx4bz]

I passed through Madison Florida while evacuating South Florida during Hurricane Irma. It was 2am so I didn't see much

[@RamanKumar-lh9er]

Please give some deep information about Indiana(Indianapolis). Waiting for long time thank you appreciate your work

[@joshuabradshaw9120]

Whatever happened to the idea of taking pride in the appearance of one's community? It seems that both big cities and small towns have surrendered to apathy about caring for their surroundings.

[@RJacks-is7lc]

luv all your videos!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@NeuroDiv_Skunk8785]

Surprised Trona isn’t on here. The desert town has houses on Zillow right now that I could’ve bought with *cash*-which in CA means a dump in a location whose ambiance would prompt me to have 988 on speed dial. The HS football team has a field made of dirt because grass is too hard to grow there!

[@beetlebaileyx]

Bieber, CA should definitely be on this list

[@Explorecountries-fx4bz]

That's right, You guessed right about Alabama!!!

[@constancehood4272]

I was raised is a small mountain town in Colorado and loved it. I don’t like cities, high cost real estate and a lot of people. The more people, the more crime. My husband was a carpenter so buying a foreclosure real real cheap hit the jackpot . He made the property a gem. Look for foreclosures when buying. With Hoas .

[@anthonyfurlow1293]

I'm 45 from Pennsylvania I grew up in Philadelphia,but now I live in Johnstown Pa all I know about this town is the floods before I moved out here would appreciate a video about this town if you have time and are familiar, great videos I'm a subsciber have a good one .

[@janinewetzler5037]

You had me laughing about Huron, California with being willing to roll the dice on the air and water quality.

[@MichellePaine-w2n]

You should do a video of how terrible Niagara Falls NY. I lived there for 6 years and it was miserable. I can give you all the information you need.

[@Destinavigator]

❤️ YOOOO! Nice video!!! I’m a Small Struggling Travel Channel and you really inspire me to make better content 😌 Thank you!

[@lechatbotte.]

No desert center ever lol. Cabazon is next to Beaumont and banning high desert occasional snow in the winter though not a lot.

[@timthompson8297]

High deserts are okay, which happens to be where I live.

[@lechatbotte.]

@@timthompson8297 I used to live in the low desert

[@timthompson8297]

@@lechatbotte. what state?

[@lechatbotte.]

@@timthompson8297 Cali

[@ashleythomas9764]

Since you put Pine Hill, Alabama on the list might want to look into Dixon Mills, Alabama.

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I can imagine that the people in Desert Center don't have a lot of food.

[@user-sk5nq7dk6i]

Briggs, always enjoy your well-presented and researched broadcast. Honestly, I only like to view your broadcasts that are from 30 minutes or less. These hour-plus episodes are just difficult sit through timewise; even though they are top notch as usual. If you can keep them shorter, that Would be great. You always maintain the highest standard.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I appreciate you watching. I get it, 2 hours is a bit much but it doesn’t have to be watched in one sitting. So, far I am only doing remixes that are over an hour. Those can always be stopped and started. The travel ones I am currently working on will be about 30 minutes.

[@peggypasson8794]

I love the long ones

[@eclairtreo]

I love the longer ones. You can get a lot of work done, and have that calming voice in the background to keep you company.

[@brynnmorriganpollard8757]

Ruth is a bar/store/post office, a trailer court, and a Trinity County Road Department Office/Garage. (My Dad's side of my family is from up there)... and a lake.

[@mj2495]

Yellowhammer is a fine looking woodpecker, the yellow shafted flicker

[@thomasdeas1941]

I went to Cardinal Newman High School,... back in the day. lol

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I have relatives in some parts of Connecticut. Where is the Cape Fear Hospital? The people in Old Town Idaho can shop in the Safeway in Wsshington State. That is a plus for them to be living near to the stateline near to Washington State.

[@alteshaus5627]

We drove Last minth through Watsonville near Santa Cruz...a very unpleasant looking place where there was no motivation to stop (as a tourist from Europe)

[@nancyboyer2086]

How can towns with a small population have such high crime rates?

[@lucystrider728]

In a small town one jerk can impact everybody else

[@abrahamlincoln26]

Yup, if you think of it, in a small town with a smaller population, it only takes 1 or 2 people to bring a statistic down. Also, smaller towns tend to have fewer job opportunities. And you know what they say about idle hands. There's a lot of truth to it. Especially for younger people.

[@Kristin-pl3xs]

I grew up near Cabazon, and it was dismal 35 years ago

[@jameshaxby5434]

what is the Narrator's name. I like this guy's stuff.

[@jaxyab]

Google "Holloway , Ohio". It's way down in the hollar. Very small town .

[@barbdixsonbrown5973]

I see you’re a Beavers fan !

[@drsingingeagle]

Go, Beavs! 🦫

[@TheItalianTrash]

Your stats are way off regarding the average cost of a home in West Wendover, NV that you stated is $350,000 as it's only $100,000 according to Zillow. In fact, I believe in another one of your videos you mentioned that you can buy a decent home there for under $100,000.

[@kyonnajones4452]

The Alabama town facts had me dying lol

[@angelaferdon5956]

Just want you to know I really enjoy all of your videos. I love your voice , and stop typing…as far as speaking about the negative, it’s understandable. But the reason I enjoy those because it helps me to know where I don’t want to go. My husband and I are retired,on a fixed income. He is turning 75 this year, and he has poor health. I also want you to know you are doing great, don’t lose hope, you are really good at this. The reason I love your voice is because it is so clear, up beat, and you just have the perfect sounding voice. I apologize because I don’t always leave a comment. I’ll do better. My home state is Virginia, and I miss being home. My husband doesn’t want to move back to the east coast because of the humidity. I’m not crazy about that either but it’s worth it if I could go home. I didn’t tell you how old I am…but I am 67. Thanks for all the information. Stay safe, and remember to be kind. Kindness matters👍

[@devineleven514]

That website for the animal shelter is 404'd for me. Sucks. Wanted to get in contact.

[@calebarnold6746]

I lived in Byhalia Mississippi for 5 years. I moved there in the middle of my seventh grade year. The school system was so far behind. I felt like they were on a 5th grade level compared to the school that I came from in Northwest Tennessee. I lived in this place till I was 18. I can. Tell you from a first and experience that the school system is complete trash there were a few good teachers when I was there, Bless their hearts. They couldn't teach though because they were trying to keep all the p.o.c. kids from fighting each other. My parents finally removed me from the school when I was in 10th grade. I was ruthlessly picked on by most of the students and it didn't matter the race and it was because I was disabled and I wasn't gonna put up with their bs. Got my second job in that toand the people as far as the adults in that town were trash as well because of how they treated everybody. I can honestly say looking back. I know, maybe 3 good people from that town and they all left.

[@dianewhittemore5350]

Herron? I lived in Coma Ca. Just south of Daly City just south of San Francisco.

[@angelaarmie5789]

Colma? With all the cemeteries?

[@scottjoseph9578]

Are there ANY good places to live in Mississippi? I liked Tupelo, years ago.

[@zezeebetaa]

I didn’t think nobody could get lower than Union springs AL

[@stevegarcia6184]

Briggs just so you know. I lived on vanbenberg and casmilla is where all the asbestos gos to some what die! So I was told! Steve

[@Laura-y4h]

Thanks!

[@Laura-y4h]

Da nada.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thank you

[@FinnSwede906]

If Ishpetucky or K.I. aren't on Michigan's list I'll be bummed out

[@BrentsTreehouse]

Really depends on criteria and weighting which vary by person

[@heatherfulmore3412]

One day Desert Center might get developed. The solar panels are good for that place.

[@giantgeoff]

Either we all want to feel superior to the people that live there, or we (well me) want to defend our own under dog favorites (The North Country of NY)

[@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

Not that I like the stats in these towns, but its fun to see them. I would love to move to a different town each month to get a feel for them. Maybe I would pick a different set of towns.

[@dianewhittemore5350]

Albama, petrol beach, Arly, petetry, ,pine Hill,Baker HRockford, why such high crime rate?,pennington, Ackron.

[@outtacheetos]

I never found Louisiana... I was so looking forward to seeing my town on this list :( lol

[@JSFGuy]

Well now, let's find out. Different time in on this post.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Trying to change things up a little. My metric sort of say I should upload between 8 and 11 am. I may not sure if that is accurate.

[@kylebrown6951]

Desert center had a greyhound bus station there at one time and they shot a TV show there called Air Wolf and well they blew up part of the old Bus Station there. The reason I now this is because I used switch out trailers out there in Desert Center when I used to haul Sea Containers out of Longbeach CA , research that a bit more if you can or would 👍👍😁..

[@nancywysemen7196]

oh lord....watch for the landscape shots....amazing country. wonder about people's stories....strange location pick,but private?

[@denisehale301]

Well, I live in Caldwell so I'm familiar with Star, Middleton, Greenleaf, Homedale, Hidden Springs. It's frustrating because you aren't showing pictures of those actual towns as you talk about them. Also, because a lot of these little towns are pretty close to Caldwell, Nampa and Boise, many people work in those larger towns. Marsing is really a very nice little town, lots of wineries and the Snake River goes right through there. Not sure how old this video is, but Star and Middleton are really growing and have a lot of Californians who have moved there. Bright side is, maybe with this video, less people will want to move here.

[@sheilaconley8445]

My brother has lived in Meridian, Star, Middleton, Caldwell and now Cascade. My mom is in Caldwell. These are nice little towns. I’m,I’ve in SC - where the family is originally from. When I go visit it’s a very different scenery for me.

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I didn't get to see much of each toqn.

[@conmckfly]

Thanks for standing up for the area around Caldwell.

[@lloydjones3801]

Makes me feel better being from the UK

[@thedarkerarchery3553]

35:53 Shout out to Dichael Riggs! 😂

[@drsingingeagle]

You forgot Selma, Alabama and Yreka, California.

[@eksbocks9438]

I spent my childhood in one of these bad small towns. And they all kind of have a common theme. It's like an exclusive club. Everyone expects you to already have your life together. And conform to whatever collective bias they have.

[@barlowmcmaster9771]

38:03 my Honda mini van costs 😂 more. $84,500 thousand five hundred dollars. It's a 2019 EXL with navigation and surround sound. I ❤ MY HONDA.

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

A HALF marathon?? Is that for the one-legged men who lost the ass-kicking contests??

[@marcielynn4886]

I love my littlel village on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

[@ozmoe]

If you ever update the North Carolina listing, consider Chadbourn, one of the saddest towns you'll drive through in the state.

[@dustinblock9186]

Negative is everywhere theres positive unfortunately. No matter who we are really its the rural middle of nowhere living anybody would love.. we also look for affordability but what comes with cheap? You know it, crime drugs and dirt poor folks trying to make it. Theres just a big effect our rural lands have on our souls if you know rural. If not check it out and dont get discouraged by the negative.

[@heatherfulmore3412]

I don't like wildfires.

[@ronaldhall2489]

So I take it you don't want to live in Mississippi

[@annabella8557]

Or Alabama

[@ronaldhall2489]

@@annabella8557 we don't want yall

[@annabella8557]

@@ronaldhall2489 what? Why be so rude ? If you are including me in your "y'all", I was simply adding my opinion. I assumed YOU were referring to the guy who made the video. I was adding my opinion that it appears he wouldn't want to live in Mississippi and I agreed with YOU and added it appears he didn't care much for Alabama either. But whatever, with that attitude, I'll just stay in my own southern state and mark it off my list of places to visit.

[@ronaldhall2489]

@annabella8557 1 am sorry must have misunderstood you. Yea he dumps on us all the time I am sorry please forgive me

[@goldcic]

SPA has a special meaning in the West Texas desert so I'm told.

[@TheBigjake04]

Hilarious what you said about Casmelia. It’s home to the best steakhouse in the world. And it’s not just my opinion.

[@TheItalianTrash]

I know in New York state they do NOT count the prisoners for the population of the town, but they do include all the crimes that happen in prison. So relatively safe towns that have a prison or two look like they have very high rates of violent crime when 90% occur inside the prisons.

[@giantgeoff]

Actually they do the little town I have my Summer home in was noted with distinction as having the most diverse community in the North Country. If you do not include the residents of the State Correctional Facility, it isn't.

[@TheItalianTrash]

@@giantgeoff Yes and no. According to a 2010 New York State law prisoners are counted as living in their last known home addresses. But, according to the national census they are still listed where they are incarcerated. So we're both correct.

[@jameshaxby5434]

what's the ring flag under the California flag ?

[@JetsetJourneys2]

Great video I love it

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks!

[@zoobaby2003]

…wait, what is with the reverse Endless Summer poster? Also, I stayed in Avenal when I went to the Benitoite Mining Company……it was creepy AF!!! Sadly, I’ll have to return to this town because I want to go to the mine again (at least now I have a service dog that kinda scares people!! Golden retrievers have DEEP barks & everyone mistakes his greeting as a threat 😢)

[@chrispearson2847]

Where are the divisions since this video is divided into states

[@ronaldhall2489]

Florida Alabama line my home. SWEET HOME

[@thebipolarpsychonaut4984]

You should disable the "mirror" setting on your camera. This way people can see you as if you were standing in front of them.

[@thebipolarpsychonaut4984]

Respectfully that is. I enjoy your channel and was only making a suggestion.✌️