Moving to Arkansas in 2023? Here's What You Need To Know!

[@inyahwehwetrust777]

We've got tons of new families moving into Crawford County over the past several years. Most of them are homeschoolers from California and they are very happy to call Arkansas their new home!! I'm from California myself and my family and I moved to Arkansas 32 years ago and have never looked back or regretted it. Shalom, Alan

[@jacobh869]

Get out

[@dottydew3673]

Yeah and driving up the land value to unaffordable. Thanx for nothing.

[@Gordon.Collins]

Shalom Ach! What Counties would you say are good for homesteading with a minimum of 10 acres? Thanks!

[@Latterdaysaintcrunchymom]

This comment is actually super helpful!!

[@tkordik]

NW Arkansas is getting overcrowded now. It's an inevitable vicious cycle. People feel places that are overcrowded, overpriced and high crime and traffic, only to move somewhere else and create the same thing all over again.

[@flauze]

not really...As long as prices remain high it might get crowded but it will be crowded with good people not criminals

[@popweaselcrunch]

Just price the poor out, problem solved.

[@SpiritualBabydoll]

Blue states bringing BS

[@Slim1962]

High prices keep much of the riff raft out

[@laurabadger9113]

The prices keep getting higher and higher, most people are priced out now!! I live in Fayetteville.

[@KB-tf8vp]

Just came to say- I got my Denver, CO plates in 5 minutes last week. Blew my mind!

[@NicoleNark]

Nice! 😎

[@kennethgersten5597]

Rent statistics would help when talking about different regions in Arkansas because transplants might not be able to buy right away, me and my family are planning a move from south Florida in May of 2023, due to major explosion of people moving here because of what's going on in the country, like almost quadrupling the population, thank you

[@NicoleNark]

I can definitely make a video covering rental rates!

[@nclare7]

SAME!

[@nclare7]

@@NicoleNark SAME! 🙂

[@iriana_official162]

I’m taking notes📝 Thank you for this video lovely!🥰

[@NicoleNark]

You are so welcome! ☺️

[@LuisHernandez-iz9hz]

good information the way you speak is very clear GRACIAS

[@theunengagedagent]

Road trips! Love this beautiful video! Thanks for sharing!

[@NicoleNark]

Thanks for watching

[@cousinbilly1259]

Lifelong Arkansan says, don’t stop and don’t hang around after dark, you should be fine.👀

[@joniryan7716]

I'm going to be moving to southern arkansas

[@kristiemiller4752]

Needed to hear this message thank you

[@Spartan87667]

Any recommendations for good neighborhoods/towns outside Little Rock, within 30 minutes drive or so? I always envisioned having some property around a farmhouse/ranch style home.

[@mariaokragaara]

Just got a placement job in Searcy, Arkansas. Thanks for the info!

[@nclare7]

I am really looking forward to your future videos on Little Rock and its surroundings. I am retired and live in SW Florida. My daughter and her family moved to Little Rock a year ago and I have considered moving there too, to be closer to my grandchildren but so far I haven't found an area that suits me. Little Rock is too big and busy for me. I'm on the look out for an area that is much less busy and offers more of a country feel, but is less than 30 minutes from where they live in Northwest Little Rock. (Cantrell Rd. - Taylor Loop Rd vacinity). I'll be watching! Thanks for making these videos!

[@arkansaskid5047]

Go home yankee

[@mini_go_nuts]

Check out Sherwood, Jacksonville and Cabot. Cabot being the farthest of the 3 but still about a 30-45 min drive to Little Rock.

[@gypsyqueen3590]

Also Vilonia, Greenbrier, and Mayflower to the north, and Alexander, Bryant and Shannon Hills South of Little Rock. LR is really not very big!

[@KB-tf8vp]

Check out Chenal and Maumelle.

[@haroldplante8287]

Look in Saline County, Bryant & Benton. Nice bedroom communities.

[@protect-your-mind]

Hi Nicole, Here's a topic I don't hear real estate youtubers talking about. Maybe you could make a video on this topic if possible. Say your a FTHB and want to move from NJ to GA. Which income does the lender prefer to see?? Income (paystubs, w2) from NJ or GA? Also what if you don't have any GA income yet can you use your NJ income information to buy a house in GA or you have to have proof of income from GA to get a house in GA. No one touches on this topic and it's vitally important to know when it comes to leaving one state and permanently moving to another state. Thank you in advance

[@jerrymaloy5502]

ON ANOTHER NOTE WE ALSO HAVE THE4 BLUESFEST ONCE A YEAR AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MOST WONDERFULL TO MEET AND TALK TO HERE.

[@minab7390]

Are there areas that would be better than others for biracial children or is that even an issue? I’d like to find a smaller area, where I can have farm animals, and a mobile home.

[@markharris3121]

@@minab7390 ma’am it’s a big problem the state is so divided it’s a shame. i grow up in little rock just recently moved to denver and the crime is off the charts bad place to raise your kids

[@iamcreative.k]

Thank you for the information.

[@nicoleward1775]

I never really hear anyone talk about utilities. How are the costs in NWA, generally? I used to live in Texas and I definitely don't want to pay those kinds of electric bills ever again.

[@25vrd48]

I'm a born and raised Arkansan and I've worked in a whole lot of states here in the USA and I haven't found any other state that I would consider moving to . Sure there's bad places in our state just like all of the other states . You just have to research where you might want to live and by all means visit Arkansas and spend a few days driving around and explore our great state . When I was working for Union Pacific Railroad and working in different states I worked in some really bad areas as is normal for railroads . When looking at homes or neighborhoods be sure to also look in the afternoons and at night as that's when kid's will be out of school and working folks are home . Northwest Arkansas is WALMART headquarters and they have moved a whole lot of employees to the area and that has really raised the price of homes and a lot of new construction has made the home prices jump a lot . I live in Sherwood , just across the Arkansas river from Little Rock and next to North Little Rock and we're about 7 miles from Little Rock Air Force Base . LRAFB is the largest C-130 cargo plane base in the United States . Why don't y'all just come on and visit Arkansas and see if it's to your liking .

[@NicoleNark]

Couldn't have said it better myself! Sherwood is one of my favorite cities, plus I may frequent Humble Crumb bakery a little too often 😁

[@cockyrooster361]

ya, lived in NW AR (near eureka springs) for about a year nearly 20 years ago. Remember thinking back then how long will it be when other people will discover AR. One of the most gorgeous places I've seen. However, winter is quite brutal, with high humidity+cold.

[@jpob7918]

What she said - plus, if you love tennis, Little Rock has courts everywhere. The Little Rock Athletic Club is probably one of the best indoor tennis (and gym) facility in the country. I lived there for 8 years and played more tennis than when I did living 10 years in Palo Alto, CA

[@MrMat64]

You need to please come to small town Arkansas, Bradford or any town. Still, please stop by the local cafe or quick stop anywhere the elders (Old timers) are sitting around talking local or national, politics. this is the heart of Arkansas, it is not Littlerock and not any city over 10,000 people because the voice gets lost in the noise. thank you for looking at this!

[@NicoleNark]

Great perspective Allen! If I head to Bradford, what cafe should we meet at?

[@MrMat64]

@@NicoleNark Well since the only one now is at the Hometown Grocery I would say that is the place:) My wife and I would love to chat with you but you really need to find the spot with all the old guys and gals sitting around, and sorry for our little town we have lost that.

[@jamescathcart4762]

Very nicely done!

[@ncolte8678]

Don't forget the humid heat and mosquitoes.

[@ChinaChyna]

That's a lot of place. Florida, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina! Lots of places.

[@garygrow8373]

Don't forget to include chiggers. The humidity & heat were the reasons I left Arkansas 40 years ago.

[@777MusicLVR]

Great video. We left the once awesome state of CA (now CommieFornia) three years ago for NWA and absolutely love it. One caveat ... we miss the really good Mexican food in SoCal. 😎

[@Futemire]

Wife and I are actually starting a weekend road trip today from Dallas to look at several properties around Greer's Ferry, Mountain View, Clinton and Shirley,

[@Redlady1960]

Love our little area!♥️♥️

[@tiffanyrigdon5306]

Thank you so much for this! From AZ looking at areas in AR but not sure of topography. This helped a lot!

[@NicoleNark]

So glad you found it helpful! I have a contact link in the description of this video that comes straight to my email. If you have additional questions, I’m happy to help ☺️

[@julianaroldan1854]

I’m moving to Arkansas I’m very nervous because I was raised in the city. I live in LA and it’s all city and easy to drive around

[@bridgetrodgers2220]

People in small towns aren't friendly and won't care to know you. You may think you'll live in this sweet apple pie little town, but you won't be spoken to. I invited my kid's entire class to a birthday party at a park, and only one kid showed up. The mom of the one kid was also an outsider and figured they would be the only family to show up because that's how the town is. My kid said a lot of her classmates were excited to go when they got the invite, but their parents wouldn't take them.

[@bonnieblood3983]

I am sorry that happened to you. I am sad that the kids didn't get to come to your childs party. That happened to my two older children when they were little. It's so disappointing.

[@DyslexicStyle]

Wow yeap the down side

[@lindak1768]

We are moving to Hot Springs Village next month, can’t wait!

[@nodorkardsr]

very lucky

[@DyslexicStyle]

I work homecare there every week. Lol

[@Yohoo272]

I’m moving there next month. Any regrets or areas to stay away from?

[@tarrancebranch2651]

I’m from west Memphis Arkansas

[@Antar-Draconis]

this is very helpful thanks

[@shawnoen1029]

Having just been to Bentonville last weekend and prior to that was 2020 and 2018, the "slow placed lifestyle" is going to be temporary. We were SHOCKED by how much things have changed in just 3 years. Property values through the roof. Our AirBNB had increased in value over $700,000 in just 4 years. $150,000 to almost $900,000. And all the new construction and commercial development. All the people and business flooding to Bentonville has essentially ruined what made it special. I am looking to retire early soon and spend my days cycling. I'm now looking at Bella Vista or Fayetteville but I'm worried the same thing will happen there.

[@NicoleNark]

The Bentonville Boom is real! It is rapidly changing and most everyone I talk to feels similarly to you. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. In my opinion, its only a matter of time before the flood of developments takes over NWA as a whole. This isn't necessarily all bad, but does have some downsides that need to be considered. I'm down in Little Rock now because I wanted a slower pace but am happy to answer any additional questions you may have about either metro!

[@msladya2499]

You can always go to Memphis airport its 2 hour from Little Rock

[@NicoleNark]

Very true!

[@sandrajones3921]

What do you think about Clinton Arkansas and buying a house there I'm age 55 and my fiance is 53 we're looking to moving to Arkansas but not sure what area we want to live in and I don't want to live in town I want a country area I don't like living in the city or having neighbors right next door ? Plus I'm disabled so I'm a home person other than going to Dr appointment or grocery shopping

[@arkansaskid5047]

Na Yankee stay off my land

[@Redlady1960]

I love our area!! ❤

[@hectoraguilar9438]

I got a business interview for a summer internship in Arkansas. I'm from LA, and summer is terrific here. I don't know how much I would stand out.

[@FireManTTSOM]

Is there a good site to get good crime statistics? We keep hearing about high crime rates.

[@DyslexicStyle]

Pine bluff jumping 🦘 every week

[@Cory283]

I need to get in touch with Nicole, not sure how to do that

[@Shirley_-zn8kl]

the Ozarks is the best !

[@andrewnonya2045]

If moving there first time does someone need renting experience before buying a house?

[@NicoleNark]

Nope!

[@andrewnonya2045]

@@NicoleNark thank you so much!

[@lutherheggs]

My family wants to move to Arkansas. We are really Arkansans anyway. We are looking at the Quachita River/Quachita Lake area. Is the river flood prone?

[@kylephillip6433]

Pine Bluff is the nicest city in arkansas

[@Allthingsnicey]

It’s dead. Nothing there now. Even the new casino couldn’t help

[@DyslexicStyle]

Girl no it ain't. Lol. It's mixed really.

[@ivanovicsharapova2402]

Wanting to move in Mount ida any tips please?

[@paolo3349]

Isn't it true though that Little Rock is the most dangerous city between 200K and 300K in population? There is a reason why downtown condos are cheap while HOA fees are high. Lots of maintenance resulting from vandalism.

[@NicoleNark]

That’s not what I’m experiencing and I live in downtown Little Rock. 🤷🏻‍♀️I think that it important to visit anywhere you are considering to check out the area before moving! Little Rock may be great for some, and not the right fit for others. Really the only way to know for sure is through visiting!

[@bridgetrodgers2220]

Vandalism?

[@ericg1149]

Im stationted out in Oklahoma and weve made trips back east to visit family. We stopped by this park in old mill area and we made it our stop on all of our trips back east. How is this area? Seemed like nice neborhoods and place to retire raise kids. The only thing i know about LR was gangs and crime in the 90s

[@RandomBoxingGuy]

I’m super confused about Little Rock… some say it’s super nice and others say it’s super ghetto and dangerous…??? 🤷‍♂️

[@BOBAncker]

IVE LIVED IN NINE STATES. MOVED TO ARKANSAS 7 YEARS AGO ,. ITS OKAY, NICE COUNTRY LIVING. CHEROKEE VILLAGE IN THE NORTHEAST, HAS OR IS NEAR MOST OF THE MODERN CONVENIENCES. CHEROKEE VILLAGE, I BELIEVE, HAS BY FAR THE CHEAPEST REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTRY AND ITS A NICE PLACE WITH LAKES, GOLF COARSES ETC. THE ONE BAD THING IS THE TICKS AND CHIGGERS WHICH NOBODY TALKS ABOUT . I BOUGHT MY 800 SQ FT HOUSE WITH 8 LOTS IN 2020 FOR 24K . ITS NOW PROBABLY 60 K.

[@scottmccomb8371]

I'm thinking of moving there from maxist mn ,and have many questions do you have any contact info thanks

[@lynettelewis86]

Looking for some land in Booneville. 😁

[@arkansaskid5047]

Go home yankee

[@avoiceinthewilderness9864]

We don't want to be crowded up with overflow!

[@itzmecandimorgon3323]

Is that the hillbilly scuttlebutt?

[@ronaldhall2489]

I live in Mobile Alabama 64 years old born in New Orleans after moving to Mobile in 2 years that is it now I am alone in bad health and my daughter and my granddaughter and family live in Jacksonville Arkansas and I need to move up that way me and my little dog Jax. I live in old family home that needs work I live on social security and pay no rent here I need to get what I need and see what I can do about living there

[@FireManTTSOM]

Nice, leaving Texas.

[@williamkendrick]

the whole '_waited in line for only 5 minutes_' thing is hilarious.... please come down to hot springs XD

[@Steve-and-Darcys-Travels]

Hi, I've just watched a few of your videos and they are very informative. I currently live in Long Beach CA and am considering moving to Arkansas for my retirement. I have driven thru a few times and am focusing in on either the Lake Hamiliton area or Hot Springs Village. I am specifically looking for a waterfront home. Do you have any thoughts or considerations about either of those areas? Thanks Steve

[@arkansaskid5047]

No stay where you was born

[@briansigulinsky2512]

XNA in Bentonville is a better airport and is expanding all the time.

[@NoblemansXchange]

Arkansas is nice if you like nature. Move here but stay humble, try to find ways to contribute to your community and also learn to have conversations while out running errands. Do not come here apologizing as you walk by someone in the grocery store. 🙌🏽😂

[@mountainvalleypriestess]

Interesting...

[@arkansaskid5047]

Na Liberal we are closed

[@mountainvalleypriestess]

@@arkansaskid5047 I'm not sure I know what you are talking about. Is this your video?

[@nodorkardsr]

Fouke Arkansas is heaven to me

[@barbarablair6606]

Do Marshall Arkansas

[@keleniengaluafe2600]

❤❤❤❤

[@Ejward77]

Moving to Bentonville from central California this June.

[@PT-qr2hy]

Need time stamps

[@tmcelhone3308]

We are a- Comin’ … building; we think. From Colorado Springs.

[@NicoleNark]

How awesome! Where do you plan to build?

[@tmcelhone3308]

@@NicoleNark greenbrier (Wooster); choosing small town (with its pros and cons--mostly pros) to raise our two young kids; its an intentional choice to give them a small town upbringing--enjoying the outdoors--LAKES-- as we do it! I was going to contact you -- but we already have a lot and a builder. Thanks.

[@NicoleNark]

@@tmcelhone3308 you chose the perfect location for what you want. You will love it here. Feel free to reach out if you need anything!

[@arkansaskid5047]

@@tmcelhone3308 Yankees stay where y’all was born

[@tmcelhone3308]

I understand how you feel…we promise we are coming to learn how to live in and care for this beautiful state…

[@stevezoffka150]

I just relocated in arkansas. Which airport would i fly out of to get to California

[@vkriese56]

Springfield MO from northern AR

[@NicoleNark]

LIT in Little Rock would get you there!

[@arkansaskid5047]

Go back to California, Yankee

[@Patcap38]

All of that is fine and dandy until you buy a piece of property and then the state fights you all the way when you try to get a permit for a septic system. It's nonsense.

[@yepitsamess...6223]

We do not need people coming from blue state nightmares then trying to recreate the same thing.

[@kerrynight3271]

Every single blue state with the exception of New Mexico is in far better shape than Arkansas.

[@bonnieblood3983]

​@@kerrynight3271 😂😂😂 Good. Keep telling yourself that!

[@kerrynight3271]

@@bonnieblood3983 I don't have to keep telling myself. It's a simple fact.

[@markiefufu]

You better be ready to accept an influx from Minnesota. We'll try and bring our excellent health plans and free state college with us!

[@bender9222222222]

No hate but I grew up in Arkansas. Leave as soon as you can. The poverty, access to clean water and a good education is nearly impossible to find, they just legalized child labor and very little opportunity. It's pretty much dead last in every category and losing ground which is really quite an accomplishment. The solution is to start to elect people who actually care and not line their pockets like the governor but that's generations away from happening. Drive through or fly over if you can. It's a pit of despair and the residents like it that way. 😞

[@barrydavey7188]

What you need to know? Don't do it, it's Arkansas for god's sake...

[@170maddy]

Not the DMV in jonesboro😂

[@nikdesigns919]

The Buffalo!

[@rudyjoe129]

Walmart driver from CA. Thinking of transferring out of this damn expensive liberal state into Arkansas. So sick of it.

[@nickhines1131]

Don't recommend it, I've been here 5 years and it was a waste of time, so glad to be going somewhere where I have a choice, and not harassed by cops.

[@TJHutchExotics]

What part of the state do you live in? Keep seeing comments about the police

[@peterhiggins4212]

Don't move to Arkansas, people are very judgemental

[@APetRescue-wc1iw]

Yes! Extremely, especially if you have a northern accent. Ignorant is another word for Arkansas.

[@kendallkilgore7799]

Don't !!!! NWA is the Austin wannabe! Just don't do it.

[@bonnieblood3983]

That's because those are the types of people moving here! Those are the people we don't want to move here. We aren't interested in the bs.

[@teejay6063]

Absolutely not.

[@NicoleNark]

Ok

[@marymcgehee4433]

Don’t move to Arkansas.

[@SpenceCurry]

Gov. A theofascist

[@bonnieblood3983]

Where are you from?

[@PoetGorman]

LIke Austin or Nashville used to be? Yeah. Exclusively straight, white, conservative, and Christian. So for anyone who does not fit that demographic, here's what you need to know about moving to Arkansas: Don't. On the bright side, maybe all those conservatives will move to Arkansas and leave the rest of us alone to build a better, more inclusive world in the other 49 states!

[@itzmecandimorgon3323]

That’s the 50th in education sentence structure. 🫡🫡🫡

[@777MusicLVR]

Yeah. You sound very open & inclusive. 🙄

[@jeanniebelew]

Aww....bless your heart.....😊

[@PedroGomez-sz8rs]

Can ask for an advise what can I do with land I got land in horseshoe bend Arkansas

[@darrellbrown8165]

From an Arkansan born and raised, I left Arkansas as a home in 1988, best decision I ever made. If one really insists on moving there, I would stick to the northern portion, or the western portion. As to crime, the worst does seem to be in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, mostly black-on black, just be careful not to catch a stray round. Arkansas is perhaps a good place to visit, but for a home, one can do better, no need to settle for less.

[@NicoleNark]

Where did you move to?

[@darrellbrown8165]

@@NicoleNark Norman, Oklahoma, then about 15 years overseas, not too fond of the time in the Persian Gulf, but loved SE Asia. Now a resident of S. Dakota, but may go across the border into Wyoming.

[@Shirley_-zn8kl]

the lade back they are

[@mauricepetrose1065]

hey Nicole come to my town let me take you hunting and fishing or to the gun range.

[@yepitsamess...6223]

We do not need people coming from blue state nightmares then trying to recreate the same thing.

[@itzmecandimorgon3323]

Arkansas is last in everything already lol

[@GreatMutaFan76]

@@itzmecandimorgon3323 You mean Mississippi LOL

[@Barnehy1]

Not everyone leaving a liberal state is a liberal. Some of us are trying to get away from them….

[@yepitsamess...6223]

@@itzmecandimorgon3323 North Central Arkansas is first in some serious natural beauty. Also it ranks as the 2nd best state for gun owners. My acreage has its own natural spring and great growing season. Cost of living is cheap. Where I am is not very diverse and has the low crime rate to match. I'm happy to be last in my debt free self-sufficient home, in a great community.

[@yepitsamess...6223]

@@Barnehy1 exactly why I said "then trying to recreate". I feel sorry for the good people stuck in extremist America.