Great Rural Towns in North Carolina to Retire or Buy Real Estate.

Want to find a rural town, get a mortgage on some country real estate, and live the good life? Who doesn’t right?
Today we are looking at great rural towns in the Tar Heel State, North Carolina.
North Carolina is a great southern state with some great landscapes and amazing cities. Sadly, they don’t have too many amazing rural towns. Poverty and Crime are always on the menu in NC small towns.
North Carolina and really the entire south have some tragically run down-towns, that are in epidemic level poverty that has been going on for decades. But, we still found some good ones.
What we are looking for is that sweet spot. A decent place to live that isn’t too close to any major cities, easy on the crime rate, not 5 hours away from a hospital or so far out they have horrible internet.
In the other videos, I explained that not all states have 10 good rural towns and I don’t want to waste your time with some places that are a reach and shouldn’t be on the list. Got it? Get it? Good.
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[@ChristopherAbelman]

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[@MamaT160]

As a gal from a small town in South Carolina, I can say if you dream of living in a small town in the South, especially one with less than 500 residents, you'd better not mind everybody knowing your business. And expect just about everybody in town to be related by birth, marriage or divorce. I am a proud Southerner now living in a small town in OH, which presents a different set of problems. In my experience, to survive in a small town, make it close to a big city.

[@rixygutierrez9832]

Yup! You’re right, I could never compromise that. I’d rather pay a lot more to not know everyone and have them be in my business. Maybe cause I grew up in the city and can’t get used to little towns for that same reason (everyone knowing each other)

[@un3392]

Calabash is built up now it’s not really small no more it’s so sad to see look it up on google and look at the satellite view

[@angelamartzen7499]

I appreciate anonymity so I could never enjoy a super small town, even if it was beautiful and charming, the people with nothing better to do but stick their nose in everyone's business would kill it for me. I live in a town outside of Charlotte. I actually want to be right in Charlotte but have to afford it first.

[@turragorman59]

I live in a small town in Ohio and love it. I was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and so happy at 24 years old left that place. Now 63 years old I love the Amish buggies and small town experience. My neighbors mind their own business but watch out for each other.

[@MamaT160]

@@angelamartzen7499 Charlotte is a great city, but as much as I'm not happy in a small town, I don't particularly enjoy big city living either. Have relatives in Matthews. Friends in Huntersville, others at Lake Norman and all along the I-85 corridor to Greenville, SC, and on to Atlanta. Talk about a big city that will make you bonkers, Atlanta's the place.

[@yesorlando05]

As a Relocation Specialist and Statistical Analyst since 1985, I totally disagree with you that there are few high quality small towns in NC. In fact, NC has possibly the best selection of small towns spread evenly across the state of any state in the nation. The mid eastern region of the state does have a good bit of pretty poor areas. But the rural areas in pretty much the rest of the state does not. A national “poverty rate” is a poorly developed metric, because the cost of living and salaries varies wildly from state to state, and even from community to community within each state. Buying Power (income vs. cost of living) is a much better yard stick. $40k per year is going to go much farther in NC than in CA. A flat national poverty rate takes none of that into consideration. Too, most crime happens in certain areas of a town and the perpetrator and victim usual know each other. Random crime statistically is less than half in nearly any small town. As long as you use good wisdom, you will generally have no problems whatsoever. Perspective and context is key. Having said to that, the small town/rural areas in NC of Brevard, Highlands, Bryson City, Banner Elk, West Jefferson (mountains)…..Tryon, Rutherfordton/Forest City, Wilkesboro, Mt. Airy (foothills)…..Southern Pines/Pinehurst (Piedmont)…..New Bern, Morehead City/Beaufort, Washington/Bath, Edenton, Manteo/Roanoke Island (coastal plains) are awesome. All of these areas are outside of any metro area, rank well against any other small towns in the nation, and have a Buying Power score better than the national average. If you’re going to do these types of videos, it’s really important to make sure you have the correct information that you giving viewers.

[@kwesley73]

Thanks for taking time to inform us… helpful and wise

[@blueridgepatriot1356]

And it's BreVARD!!!

[@davidmccall4776]

Please, as a Brevard native, I beg you, please don't come here! Transplants have already ruined it for everyone, and more will make it uninhabitable! If you insist on coming, please try to assimilate, rather than dominate, because it will only make you even more hated, if that's possible. Thank you.

[@kevinmencer3782]

One of the reasons that North Carolina has so much Healthcare is the colleges. A lot of the University of North Carolina colleges have medical schools, and that's not to mention the private universities like Duke. Also, the Research Triangle Park employs a large chunk of the state's population and there are a few hospitals and clinics associated with those companies.

[@gmaillastname8591]

Fun Fact: Charlotte is the largest US city without a MD/DO program. NC ranks 28th in doctors per capita and 37th in MD/DO students per capita. While NC is 9th per capita in number of physician assistants. The reason there is somewhat adequate healthcare is actually the amount of APPs in the state.

[@allenoakley1799]

There are 5 Med schools in NC but only 2 are part of the UNC system, so 2 of 16 would not be considered "A Lot". The Hospitals tied to RTP companies is not accurate either. There may be some collaboration between some of the hospitals and some of the drug/medical companies in and around RTP but making reference that those ties really benefit the healthcare in the area is a stretch. I've lived in NC for my whole life and most of it in the RTP area.

[@caw7007]

@@allenoakley1799 are you including East Carolina in the UNC system medical schools?

[@allenoakley1799]

@@caw7007 yes. UNC and ECU with the med schools. NC State has the Vet school. Duke / Wake Forest are the other 2 and they are private schools. Campbell has an Osteopathic School of Medicine and its private also. So only 2 med schools in the UNC system of schools.

[@stephenfricke9298]

Winston Salem NC has Baptist and there is a big one in Asheville Mission?

[@thebeardedrooster2871]

I love living in NC. Most of our vacations we never have to leave the state.. 🖤

[@MDAdams72668]

Do NOT come here and RUIN what we have. If you can behave like a human and not expect the world to revolve around you then come on down BUT expect to work hard if you want a rural life.

[@justinm4497]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@saveyourselvessheeple]

I REALLY appreciate your comment!!

[@valerieanderson3833]

That hilarious. I live in West Texas and say the same thing. If ya can't act like ya got some damn sense, just stay where you are 😳

[@stephenfricke9298]

Came in 1984. When in Rome do as the romans. I love NC, LEFT MY NJ roots and never looked back

[@donnaowens1522]

This guy is evil...move somewhere else.

[@amysprenkle9966]

BAD JOKE TIME!!!! Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, NC. Small hospital but they have one hell of a blood bank!!! Sorry, I just had to.

[@peggysouther4484]

I was 8 days in Transylvania Regional Hospital and had excellent care! It couldn’t have been better! Food was so good...I’d go to their cafeteria for lunch! Brevard is fortunate to have such a beautiful, nice and excellent hospital!

[@davidmccall4776]

​@@peggysouther4484HCA has ruined Transylvania Regional Hospital. They did the same thing to Mission Hospital in Asheville. They put a much higher value on money than the health of their patients. Every Healthcare system they've bought has suffered as a result of their greed!

[@eaglet382]

North Carolina is full. Turn back and go

[@conniebishop3966]

We feel the same way in Florida.

[@Southernblessed.]

Yes we are full

[@crystaldecker5578]

We are all just trading states to find home and happiness. If where you are doesn't feel like home anymore, find that place that feels like home and makes your heart warm. Don't let the discouragement turn it and keep it cold. ​@@Southernblessed.

[@joshuashuman7369]

Grew up in Brevard NC. The retirees came in and raised the property value so much that locals are forced to move from the places they grew up because they cant afford it anymore. And the police department only reports 14 percent of the crime in the area. People won't visit there and pay money to the small economy there on vacation if they knew how bad it actually was. They do not want or need people

[@wallywanker7435]

lol good try

[@williamrudolph3481]

"The retirees came in and raised the property value" Don't you mean the locals raised the prices and the retirees paid them. Or do you mean the new retirees improved the place and the value increased?

[@wallywanker7435]

@@williamrudolph3481 lmao right ? How do the people buying raise the prices ? It’s the locals if the locals didn’t jack the prices up the retirees would definitely rather pay the lower price.

[@stppearson825]

Everything around Boone is expensive. Boone is really nice. As a result, it and most towns nearby are expensive.

[@stephaniem.8344]

Please don't move here to NC. It's too crowded as it is and yuppies are driving the real estate prices up so high, locals are being pushed out. Go somewhere else that isn't already too crowded.

[@terryskidmore6739]

I live in Asheville. It is no longer affordable or safe. Crime rates have risen to the point I no longer, living alone, feel safe. Downtown is a mess. Drugs, needles litter the sidewalks. The homeless population doubled last year and housing is very expensive. I'm moving as soon as I can.

[@mannyquintana8074]

I’ve been having your same problem in southern cali. I feel your pain. Everything is a million dollars. Expect some new comers bc they’re coming

[@johnmiller1578]

@@terryskidmore6739 Weaverville is just north Asheville now too, and in the past 5 years have grown exponentially and continues to grow especially since they put in those apartments and town homes. I too am moving as quickly as I can. It's depressing it's been my home for so long g but I can't afford it anymore.

[@terryskidmore6739]

@@johnmiller1578 I love Bakersville. My husband and I were considering a nicely remodeled older 2/2 in town with an asking price of $119,000. Unfortunately my husband passed away in November. I am regrouping and hope to move North of AVL as soon as possible.

[@SpentShellsNC]

Yeah Asheville was lost a long time ago. Last time I went I saw high school aged kids shooting up heroine at the mall. 😂

[@papa_woodring8628]

35 years in western nc. I took my family and left. My hometown lost its structure and culture when it was over ran with transplants. Rip Jackson county

[@johnc3225]

Great job on NC! How about doing a top 10 to buy “UNRESTRICTED” property? You know, put a RV on it or tiny house, and do whatever the heck you want!

[@kellyholland8136]

Yes that's what I'd like to know as well

[@rapa2265]

Yes, that would be great! I'm so tired of restricted HOA properties!!!

[@davidmccall4776]

John, it used to be exactly like you described, that is before the Yankees came and made it as much like the places they came from as possible. Now it's ruined, but they're happy, and that seems to be what really counts! I'm a 67yr old native of Brevard, and now I dread even going into town because of them! Damn them for ruining my hometown!

[@cherrlyn381]

Wish Briggs would do a series of good small towns with populations of around 5,000-15,000. Less than 5k, often makes it difficult to fit in. People see new comers as outsiders.

[@irisgreene4175]

THIS! I moved to a town of 10k in California and even that size got frustrating…. one rumor from an embittered whom ever could cost you friends and other relationships. All it takes is one whacko jacko

[@glennr9913]

Seriously, Seven Devils is barely a "bump in the road". About 1/2 of the towns mentioned have only a few hundred residents. I'm 58 & have lived in NC most of my life and never even heard of some of these. Not sure what the point of most of this video was. Yes, they're on GoogleMaps, but so is my house.

[@nunyafawkingbiz]

Totally agree I’m from a small town and I was facing the wrath of my parents life and that was annoying for people to think they know me just because they know my parents it was awful ! So glad I left that place !!!

[@jasonbecker2173]

So glad you put one of those great coastal towns on the list. In 2021 I rode my Tricycle all the way up the coast taking the Ferries from island to island I had a blast the people were great and the views are awesome. My favorites were Orcacoke and Surf City. I watch "On this day" everyday and watch "According to Briggs" quite a lot. Keep up the great work. Love your channels.

[@jerryanderson3181]

Jason Becker I am 55 years old been going to surf city and Topsail Island since 1973 and it is still awesome to this day

[@robertstotesbury8005]

Edenton, N.C sits on several rivers and the Albemarle Sound and is very beautiful. Northerners, please stay away and don't bring your crap to screw it all up!

[@hammyk2372]

too late 😏

[@deniveave4612]

@@hammyk2372 haha....... yeah, he shouldn't have advertised!!

[@clarkbrady2786]

I would put New Bern and Beaufort on the list.

[@janellejanjan]

Beautiful to see Seven Devils/Foscoe on the list. Real estate is obviously tight up here but expand your search within the county and next county. It’s all rural.

[@lawrenceconnolly1194]

I always enjoyed watching The World according to Briggs please keep up the good work

[@NancyCronk]

Pittsboro NC is adorable (I have relatives there). Not far from Raleigh/Durham, it has adorable shops on a main street, some art galleries, a natural food store, and beautiful forest around it. Really lovely place. Probably not a lot going on for young people, but seems like it would be a nice place to retire to. Some friends of ours moved from San Fransisco to Asheville about 25 years ago and never regretted it. They love Asheville.

[@shawnashelton7714]

Thanks for advertising our well hid secrets. We like our small towns and want to keep them that way!

[@Birdgirl720]

Exactly

[@GreggBB]

Wow, great places you came up with. In the various states you have covered so far, all of these little places have been really solid places to live for a retired person!!

[@katinamartin7934]

I am so proud to be a born-and-bred North Carolinian. small town communities are a dream come true for me

[@MegaBait1616]

Beautiful state.......

[@dm-jf5uu]

Very lucky

[@niceguydmm]

57 years in NC. Was a dream until all the NY and California people moved here the last few years!!!

[@davidmccall4776]

​​​Amen! They've totally ruined my hometown of Brevard, and I despise them for it. They generally have the personality of a rattlesnake, and the few who don't, have one of a rock! They have no ethics, no manners, and no respect for the land or the owners of it. Other than that, they're perfect.

[@jordanlee8826]

Eyyyy, this is the one I've been waiting for!

[@TerryB751]

Century Link seems to universally suck everywhere. A friend of mine has Century Link in Winter Park, Florida and it took several service calls just to get her land line to reasonably work again. One workman completely botched the job and finally another one finally did it right. Rumor has it there are 2 guys doing repair in the city.

[@gloriamiller8960]

Yeah, we're full here on the coast...

[@allywilliams6849]

It’s crazy that everyone wants to talk about the middle and eastern part of the state, but this video sheds some light over here 😌❤️

[@bukboefidun9096]

Thanks Briggs.. a lot of nice choices.

[@itsnotme07]

Great list Briggs!! Very worthy places to retire or "bring a job" with you to. Brevard is a great choice! My Dad and Step-Mom retired there in the 90's, they loved it for the next 25 years.

[@itsnotme07]

@@cindy9032 It's not anymore? I haven't been since they both passed a few years ago. Well that stinks.

[@erosleroi7638]

I lived in Brevard for about three years and moved back up North 20 years ago. Nice town and nice people, laid back and not much to do but I did enjoy the natural beauty of the area. It was a good place to get quiet in my soul, finish my writing degree and most of all reaffirm my faith in human nature. It has changed somewhat since I last visited it several years ago.

[@ironfist458]

@@erosleroi7638 Sorry but the whole state is depressing. Born and raised in Raleigh and been to 90% of the cities and towns in the state. I hate to say it but 3 years from now Texas will be my new home and I can’t wait.

[@Xander1Sheridan]

absolutely have to make sure you have access to good internet first. It is a real problem is some of these more rural areas.

[@BeyondtheRailz]

TGIF. Spending Friday with Briggs is the best way to start the weekend. Thanks Briggs.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks Denzel

[@BeyondtheRailz]

You're always welcome.

[@loganpeters7543]

More like "TGIBD", am I right? I love Briggs Day!

[@BeyondtheRailz]

Hell yeah

[@denismcmahon6594]

Hi Briggs. I'm really enjoying these videos. Looking at retirement in a year or so and some of these places interest me. Thanks and have a great weekend.

[@michelletidler6773]

We vacationed out to New Bern, Moorehead City and Beaufort in the Spring. We loved it and hope to venture out the way to find a home soon.

[@Infowarrior-45]

As a native of NC, choose another state to move to. NC is too full, and we don't need, or want anyone else here. It's already bad enough with real estate prices. Outsiders have moved in, paying ridiculous prices for real estate, and pushed the natives out. It's ridiculous, and sad.

[@babyjuggernaught8203]

😂🤣😂

[@thabilldozer]

Another great place in the western mountains is a town called Maggie Valley. I lived there for 2 years and it is now on my short list for retirement

[@thebigcheese5606]

Love that place. Close to so much. Waynesville is awesome. This is one of the areas me and my husband would absolutely LOVE to live. Just can't afford the high real estate either it be land or home with land. That has been our dream. Sadly we will probably never be where are hearts truly are.

[@donnaowens1522]

no no no....we have enough of you people...go ruin Tennessee.

[@cygbo]

Always loved Davis when I visited relatives in Moorehead City. Went through there on our way to Sea Level and the Ferry. Love eastern NC where my father was from.

[@lizreynolds4554]

Thank you for sharing this with us

[@Qu1nt_travels]

I’ve been all over in the state of NC, grew up in Greenville and, graduated from ECU now live in the RTP area for work. I can highly agree with number 1 Davis Nc. I spent almost all of senior year in college taking the ferry they have in town to go to cape lookout 😅. Mountains are nice but the beaches are where it’s at. I will say insurance on those houses will be high due to frequent hurricanes we have lately. As much as I love traveling around the world, NC is just super nice. Thanks for the video Briggs!

[@chattingwithu]

The mountains are great!!

[@zekebanks7876]

As someone who has lived almost their entire life in Burnsville you did good research its your basic boring mountain town but it's becoming more urban over time.

[@yutubetom]

This is the one I've been waiting for!

[@theVHSvlog]

Going there next week, plan to stop by some of these. Thanks Briggs

[@macreadysflame722]

Pretty cool that when I voted for small towns in NC on your poll, that you picked Brevard and that's where I'm from. I was curious if it would ever make the list. This town lives/dies off of the white squirrel theme, so you definitely got that correct. Thanks, Briggs!!

[@cherylheywood7902]

Developers and huge influx of people are ruining our beautiful mountain town 😠 😢

[@kookietherapy9398]

I never did see an actual white squirrel, but I had my dog w me,... and she would have gone ape shit.🐾🐾😄 RESPECT !!!

[@kookietherapy9398]

@@cherylheywood7902 Liberals

[@johnnymidas5879]

HAPPY FRIDAY BRIGGS!!😃👍🌴

[@magdastar2249]

Thank you for another great and informative video. ❤️👍

[@Ann-jh9bn]

Thanks for another great video. I can't wait to see Washington and Utah!

[@charliebuck2151]

We're full in eastern NC. Davis doesnt' get anywhere near 300 mbps internet, 100 tops. It floods, all the trees are dead and I wouldn't recommend coming. Our quota is met.

[@paytonbanks5193]

Wow, my grandparents actually live in Burnsville! And I have to agree, Burnsville is a great place to retire, it is absolutely beautiful up there in the summer.

[@gone2dmtns]

I stayed at a B&B up there and woke up on July 4th with frost on the ground

[@hephzibahbradshaw9509]

Thanks for sharing.

[@jdds1165]

Good video I've been to most of those mountain towns

[@cindy9032]

I live here so I can tell you the truth of what is NOT being presented here. 1. Brevard nothing there! To purchase a home is outrageous and you get a dump...prime property...you are gonna pay and you will be lucky to find an acre. 2)Burnsville the same as Brevard. Most of the properties for sale is on the side of the MTN way out from medical facilities...flooding, winter driving is horrendous. To get to Asheville It's worst than Boone (and Boone's traffic is bad). 3) Clyde has a horrible stinch to it....paper mills... 4) 7 Devil's there's a reason why it's a failure...besides trying to get up & down that MTN in the winter...medical in Boone good luck if you can get there! Tourism and ASU college causes you at least an hour drive or longer...sitting in traffic... People who have moved to NC have brought the drugs & crime rate with them... Our beautiful Mtns are being trampled & destroyed & commercialized... I am speaking from experience....Living in Boone & Asheville and other places... A Cracked addict was Beating on my door and got in Christmas Eve...We had to call the police...and I lived in a very nice area in Asheville... The traffic wasn't bad about 3 yrs ago .. it's awful now ..I went 2 blocks from my house and decided to go back home because the traffic was so bad it took me 30 mins setting in traffic to return... If you are looking for a place your dream spot....it's just a dream. I sold my house and had a very hard time trying to find another ..the problem the sellers are selling their property that in good times would never have been bought...and if you do find something....you have bidding wars... I finally did find something...way way out in the Boonies...poor internet... Spectrum he keeps mentioning to you is crap...right around 4 or 5pm when people are returning home forget using the internet...

[@kymberlifurr4494]

The traffic is horrible!!!!! I live in Albemarle close to concord.

[@aprilclover2429]

What about Black Mountain or Waynesville? I would maybe move to Asheville. It is still not nearly as expensive as San Francisco.

[@chanchan5349]

Black Mtn & Waynesville are good but boy the housing/land prices have gone way up! Buncombe Co. (Asheville) has priced itself out of most people’s price range, taxes included. So surrounding counties prices have gone up in response. Right now road construction has the interstate locked up so travel is a pain. The further counties from Asheville have better land/home prices, just depends on what amenities you require.

[@tedmaynard7326]

It is very pretty in the NC mountains, and this, just like on the Outer Banks, draws a lot of folks, some good and some not so good. Yes, this means traffic and higher prices.

[@davidmccall4776]

Cindy9032 * You've said it all, and sadly it is only getting worse! Maybe if more people like you had spoken out earlier, things wouldn't have gotten so hopeless for those of us who, like me, have lived here our whole lives! As you've so accurately stated, it has become a war zone, so be careful out there! Lotsa love from Brevard. Seeya!

[@benmorgan8120]

I’m from NC too and your right.. stay away.. it’s terrible here.. lol

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video

[@jonblablabla1014]

Great video!!!

[@sandradee8880]

Lol skyworst what we call it. But great customer service. Don’t move by Boone very expensive and we love guns and church.

[@aintnolittlegirl9322]

CenturyLink is the worst. You did forget one essential question: Is there a good Carolina BBQ place in town?

[@dennisw.truman3325]

Good morning Briggs. Have a nice day 🇺🇸🪖👮‍♂️

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I fell in love with Boone. A friend of my has a house at the very top of a mountain, accessible only by a road that winds round and round.

[@SpentShellsNC]

Beautiful place, but full of hippies and Yankees.

[@triplethreat252]

1 town on the eastern end of the state...I'm not surprised. Eastern NC has struggled for decades 😔

[@tafdirty]

What do you think they need to fix it?

[@nickzz12]

@@tafdirty better infrastructure. Roads, schools, internet, etc.

[@tafdirty]

Is there no money in these towns why they won’t add those things? And is that ok with most the locals? I’m planning on moving to NC next year but can’t decide on where to move to or close to..

[@eagledrive.]

The eastern part of the state is where the most farms and military bases are and all the beaches but the state sends most of the money to the worthless urban areas where the people have no morals

[@triplethreat252]

@@eagledrive. And they have morals in opiod infested Western,NC? I'm asking for clarity

[@KATingler]

Thanks a lot. Now I know why we've been over run with out-of-towners. It won't be long before they take the charm right out of our mountain town wanting to HAVE/ADD/BUILD all their city creature comfort big box stores. We like things just the way they are. PEACEFUL!

[@annhowcroft9493]

Thanks for the info, this is one state I am looking at moving to.

[@jackpoirier3334]

Was waiting for this video ✅

[@jenitrull5788]

Y’all are welcome to check out Morganton. Just up I40 from Hickory and not too far below Asheville - Black Mountain. We were made sorta kinda famous for Lake James and Table Rock 🪨 in the movie;” Last of the Mohicans”. We also have our State School for the Deaf as well as Broughton.

[@SpentShellsNC]

Ahh yes, broughton. The overrun crazy house 😂

[@lovelyasian938]

Lived there for over 2 decades and I finally moved out from there! There’s nothing in Morganton except some family members.

[@beverlyhill6783]

DO NOT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME HERE

[@waynepurcell6058]

Amen.

[@codyparham5135]

WE ARE FULL!!

[@eagleeye2300]

It's happening all over the country ...people leaving NY, NJ, CA...And they've got $$$. Pretty sure I'm getting priced out of where I live, too.

[@beverlyhill6783]

@@eagleeye2300 it’s terrible we need to not encourage people to come at all cost

[@sabrinamaria2707]

@@beverlyhill6783 same in Florida. Everyone coming here.

[@loganpeters7543]

NORTH CAROLINA! We are getting closer and closer to the state I crave you talk about. Just one more step south...... (:

[@reginaldvickers8453]

We love Burnsville and it is a really great art community. Since we are only 40 minutes from Asheville, it is a great location. Since our parents have passed away, we actually have two houses that we are fixing up to sell. A 5 bdrm, 2 bath with a mother-in-law suite rock house and a 3 bedroom, 2 bath cabin outside of town. And the temperature in Burnsville is great. We never get over 90 in the Summer and we have snow in the winter. What a wonderful place to live.

[@deniveave4612]

Great! Let me buy one! =)

[@sreneethomas]

I grew up in Celo, looking now to move back to the area. If either of your places have some acreage, I’m interested!

[@reginaldvickers8453]

@@sreneethomas We have a log cabin on 7 acres that we haven't even put on the market yet.

[@paulsnith9979]

Don't sell out a nice town unless you want to look like Asheville

[@sreneethomas]

@@reginaldvickers8453 if you plan on selling, I’m possibly interested!

[@jmcg6189]

Nice overview of Brevard. Only problem with Transylvania Regional Hospital is that it was recently bought by HCA. I moved here a few years ago when we had to put my mother in a home. Pretty much a tourist town. Many people (like me) retiring here. I live on a creek and it is beautiful. Close to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest. 30 minutes to Asheville.

[@joshuashuman7369]

He left out the fact that the locals cant afford to live there anymore because of all of the retirees buying all the property there. And the fact you'll get some tire changing experience with the conditions of the roads

[@allywilliams6849]

Damn you’re close then

[@kookietherapy9398]

I stumbled upon Brevard last Jan '22. Sure has a quaint kinda storybook feel. Lovely and I will get back. Pigsah 'The Promised Land.' BEAUTIFUL !!!

[@shawn33mari3]

We live in the United States of America. We are free to decide where we want to live regardless of your territorial snobbery. Just sayin.

[@davidmccall4776]

​@@kookietherapy9398Sadly, the quaint storybook feel was ruined by transplants years ago, believe me, as a Brevard native, I know.

[@slyfox1971]

I was born and raised in Asheville after several generations. I hate to see these videos sending more people. It's already ruined. Don't bother moving here. The cost of housing is already ridiculous. If you're from here, you can't afford much anymore.

[@slyfox1971]

@@Boatguy624 No, the mayor and city counsel are mostly Democrats and treat their police dept like crap. Homeless camps have moved in. My mother still lives there and is afraid to go to the mall near downtown.

[@Xander1Sheridan]

@@Boatguy624 it's far left. It's turned into another artsy insane community. Avoid it at all costs, it's just as bad as san Francisco now.

[@logica1167]

Asheville is Hippie-ish, Woke, Ultra Left, Liberal and it's no surprise they have problems in a defund-the-police environment.

[@allencampbell8322]

Good job!

[@wolfdna788]

WNC is my favorite part of America. I went to elementary and middle school in Asheville. Sold roofs and gutters there for years. Got to drive down the most beautiful coves. ❤

[@latashaholding9712]

Aey..the health care "here" in NC is great because Duke made everybody step up their game..everybody they did buy out of course!😘

[@MrJames1471]

9:22 Roller skating rinks are still around (at least here)! Ever been to United Skates of America? Quite nice!

[@Xander1Sheridan]

the kids love them, and there is an inline skate hockey league.

[@robertd9850]

Property in the western part of the state usually comes with acreage because there are just fewer buildable sites in the mountains.

[@mfowl777]

I love Brevard! It was a very cute place.

[@skylaneav8r902]

We’re full, no vacancy. Internet sucks all over, weather is terrible, meth labs everywhere, crime running rampant, nothing to see here. Try Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Oklahoma, or Ohio. Oh and our beaches suck! Myrtle Beach is where you need to go.

[@SpentShellsNC]

😂😂 myrtle beach??

[@skylaneav8r902]

@@sandiegan3788 Nope. Native. Move along……

[@Operation_Lurch]

I really enjoy Forest City. It’s tiny but growing. About an hour away from Asheville, Charlotte, ,Morganton and Spartanburg.

[@toddhamby]

Yes!!

[@alanwhite1620]

Definitely like living in Forest City.

[@SpentShellsNC]

Great place for meth heads too 😂

[@Operation_Lurch]

@@SpentShellsNC yea but it’s no worst than anywhere else I’ve ever lived. I’ve lived in multiple states and 1 other country and Forest city’s meth problem is practically nothing compared to those places.

[@commonmanhomestead]

Good video sir you did Bennett a small disservice it's 45 minutes from Uwharrie national forest witch has more trail's streams creek's and lake's than you can shake a stick at. Also 30 minutes from Pinehurst/Aberdeen the whole area is a golf resort the PGA and USGA are down every 5 years or so

[@wiseguysoutdoors2954]

I love the area around Statesville. Lots to do in a short drive.

[@alicebrown2007]

been here for 30 plus years....... we have enough migrating here ! The inn is "FULL" !!!

[@immercenary6269]

BEST PLACES TO START A NEW LIFE 2022

[@MrRoseandrc]

Thank you 👋 I stay around the Louisburg area it's pretty cool 😎

[@mattmillsaps7205]

I work in Seven Devils, great to make your list and awesome community to be in.

[@richardbedard1245]

I live in Murphy, NC, in the western mountains. It is a beautiful area, especially in the fall. Sometimes the winters can be a challenge, but having four seasons is nice.

[@karricompton]

We just bought some land over there (I live in coastal NC) and I hope it was worth it.

[@karricompton]

@@Fusion_4000 plenty of dumb tourists here on the coast.

[@tammylewis8556]

I’ve researched land all over the state. If you are going for acreage level enough to do a little organic farming and best prices, Murphy is where you want to look.

[@Artchick1972]

I just moved to Murphy last week. Very pretty

[@dorotamaty888]

How bad is the winter in Murphy?

[@sammiepuppy4196]

Thank you for your video. What about Blowing Rock- it is much nicer than Seven Devils.

[@dona62851]

I love Boone!! Lived on Beech Mountain for 7 years.

[@debrarand7492]

I have learned to love Greenback,,Tennessee. .

[@jasonbasham1993]

I just wish people would stop moving here. Infrastructure is lacking. Yes I am a bitter native of the area..

[@someguyrighthere6674]

Stop sending people to NC. It's getting too expensive and crowded as it is.

[@ericcarter2020]

Stop telling liberals from New York or New Jersey to move to SOUTHERN STATE

[@thriftybins]

My daughter was born in Clyde. I lived there 17 years. I wish I never left. One thing about the mountains is the snow, and losing power for weeks at a time so you will need alernate ways to heat your home. We heated with wood and I would cook on the stove and use the snow for my fridge. Best years of my life❤

[@cowpuddles4851]

Haywood Regional Medical Center located right next to the dump. Classy.

[@zerohero8519]

Coastal NC is beautiful 😍

[@knoxrideswnc6501]

Yea, send more people to my home. That's why we have the crime rate we have now. People bringing the drama frome where they came from.

[@linrae1181]

Or maybe it’s because there no jobs in some of these rural places and little for the youth to do, so drugs are the recreation. Folks coming and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on homes isn’t the problem.

[@justdoodlingaround3879]

@@linrae1181 it is when there are no jobs for them other than tourism & they get taxed out of their homes. It’s happening in my small town in eastern NC & western NC…

[@rebaeasler]

Use to live a few miles from Clombus--- and Mill Springs N. C. I absolutely loved it. But my husband wanted to come back to Mid.Tennessee. I'm all ways wishing I was still there. All though I was born in Tennessee

[@q95oldies57]

Nice job. I'm in NC!

[@rachelbeauchamp8912]

Born and raised in NC. I absolutely love it here.

[@ernestcopoulos2709]

have you ever been across state lines or are you just content where you are?

[@rachelbeauchamp8912]

I’ve been across state lines but I’m content living here for life.

[@jamiecook9952]

Me too! My family has deep roots here... I live in the house my great grandpa built in 1912 and my grandpa's family came to NC in the 1700s. I can't imagine living anywhere else!

[@donsmnc5319]

As an NC resident there are many more smaller towns that should have made the list, but he’s a west coaster and is not that familiar with this state

[@wickerman4609]

Which places would you have put on

[@aprilclover2429]

I prefer the weather in the west. Hate 🥵 and humidity!

[@raybon7939]

As the story goes when my mom escaped communist Cuba in 1961 she more or less ran for her life...lloll...and landed in Mexico city... Then got her visa to Indiana. Then she went to college in Ashville and picked cotton in Ashville in the summer.

[@Xander1Sheridan]

not really. Too much crime and lack of decent internet.

[@juliochingaling5824]

Mountain home NC and Hendersonville are a great place also.

[@cathleen8302]

Real “Southern Hospitality” expressed!

[@paulhill182]

You missed one of the best, New Bern. Its in the middle of the state about 20 miles from the coast and has a population of about 30 thousand people. It a historical town (founded in 1710) and use to be the capital of North Carolina and was the home of the ruler of the Carolina territory, before the U.S. was founded. It is very popular with retirees and has great hearth care and good shopping.

[@walterraulerson2986]

This place became a retirement town nothing for young people to do unless you call drinking something to do.

[@kempt09]

Just bought a house in the Mt. Airy , NC area... Finally escaping Southern California!!!!

[@ronniesouthern7829]

Hope you enjoy it. It’s about 10 miles from pilot Mountain and about 10 minutes from Virginia. My travels take me up that way about every two weeks

[@FrederickTheAnon14W]

You probably hear this a lot but, Just make sure not to bring the same politics with you! That's probably the biggest worry about people moving to North Carolina & other such states.

[@robinnarehood183]

Welcome to Surry County!

[@jamiecook9952]

Mt. Airy is a nice area. Not too far from Hanging Rock, Pilot Mountain and The Blue Ridge Parkway. Welcome to NC!

[@keithsw2566]

@@FrederickTheAnon14W Who in the hell are you or anyone else to tell someone how to vote?

[@charleselliottrealestate5791]

Great video! I just listed a property in the #1 rural town of NC - Davis NC!

[@jeniw8586]

Another Briggs vid in my feed! I think you're out of the doghouse! Rewatching to support you!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I hope so.