Top 10 Small Town Gems You've Never Heard Of.

Top 10 Small Town Gems You've Never Heard Of.
Get ready to discover the top 10 small-town gems you've never heard of! From charming Main Streets to beautiful natural landscapes, these hidden treasures in America are sure to surprise you. If you're considering moving to a smaller town, this list will give you some great real estate ideas to explore!
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[@caiomoura9637]

I want mountain towns, lots of mountain towns, mountains here and there,mountain towns everywhere!

[@dougfrith5001]

As a Canadian, I’m impressed by the variety of locales available to Americans. Whatever climate you want (desert, forest, beach, plains, urban), it’s available. Some snow, lots of snow, absolutely no snow, it’s available. But many Americans don’t seem to appreciate it. As per Joni Mitchell, you don’t know what you’ve got…

[@1QKGLH]

How do you figure we don't appreciate it? That's the most bone-headed thing I've read in a long time. Everyone I know talks about the variety and beauty of this huge country. Many of us use our vacations to experience the amazing land.

[@jimmyb1356]

I’m a proud American 🇺🇸 and I appreciate all America has to offer ❤

[@Kimberlinz]

As an American living in Canada for the last 30 years, I get tired of being told how Americans think. I get tired of being told how superior Canadians think they are in comparison to others.That whole attitude actually makes Canadian's inferior.

[@sort407]

Why do you think we dont travel outside of the US? We appreciate the diversity.

[@MichelleNovalee]

The OP is correct. Too many Americans don’t appreciate their country and wish they could leave. They bad mouth it a lot.

[@joescheiman]

Small forrest towns in the mountains are my "jam" - as the kiddos used to say back in the day. Shaded by tree canopies, surrounded by nature, running rivers and creeks, but still within a short drive of a large town or small city.

[@XN01R]

Been to Quincy California born raised in norcal. Quincy is amazingly beautiful town and area and this town with like one or two main traffic stop lights is within hour of Reno and has fiber internet... I know this as I wanted to buy home there. I still would live there in a heartbeat.

[@brenda5511]

I agree - absolutely beautiful and such nice people.

[@pdxmtngoat]

Afton, Wyoming is brutally cold in the winter. Sits at over 6000 foot elevation. A beautiful area no doubt. Love Wyoming.

[@The2ndFirst]

One just has to be able to handle things on their own in Wyoming. I lived there for four years.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

You got that right!

[@The2ndFirst]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggsAs much as I hate to say you're right, Briggs.....You're right.. And It's only because I admitted it.

[@Wyoboy7220]

Exactly 🤠​@@The2ndFirst

[@QuackAttack63]

@@The2ndFirst My grandparents lived (and are buried) in Star Valley for years and I used to spend entire summers with them as well as shorter visits in the winters. Some of my most precious memories. Love that area.

[@georgia777]

The most beautiful small town I've ever been to is Petoskey, Michigan. In Northern Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan it is the perfect town.

[@davedubois4693]

Love small New England towns. Stowe VT is a perfect example.

[@jimgorycki4013]

Yes it is. Rented a farm house near Stowe when I went up to VT for my son's graduation at Norwich University. Those towns nearby are so beautiful.

[@philerrup4113]

Probably should do a part 2 and 3 with this, I’m sure there’s more awesome small towns

[@mathematrucker]

And a part 935, 936, ... There are many. I get to see lots of them on the job as a trucker, e.g., Clatskanie Oregon, between Portland and Astoria.

[@schoolssection]

If you don't mind a long flight, I'd add Prochuap Khirir Khan, Thailand.

[@rmwright11221979]

Last year my mom and I went road tripping through South Dakota and decided to stop at Wall Drug after seeing literally countless billboards advertising it. The place is more like a mall than an actual drugstore. Tons of stores and a huge food area. It was pretty cool.

[@sherrylong7774]

I lived in Winchester, Va for over 30 years. Strasburg was just down the road. We would go there to walk through their antique shops. They absolutely had the best shops. We retired to Tennessee and now you have made me homesick 😢

[@mcarthurspark8636]

I live there now and it’s changed a lot since COVID due to DC Metro folks teleworking, so they’re moving here in droves and jacking up the prices. Plus way more traffic, ugh!

[@stuartm6069]

I was dying laughing when you said the police were breaking up the Black market Jello shot ring in Roslyn, NY. Best line I've heard in a long time.

[@Beachnut1962]

My favorite small towns are coastal. I love all the small coastal towns in Oregon and would love to live around Rockaway Beach!

[@barbararowe7068]

It is a bit cool and wet. Summer is the best.

[@joezeigler1064]

“I’m not going to shame anyone for their kink” Bless your loving heart.

[@discoverglobeliving]

Totally agree with that! 🥰

[@swimmer8585]

Gotta take a look at Havre de Grace MD. Its a great little small town right on the mouth of the susquehanna river where it meets the chesapeake bay. Its got tons of history from the War of 1812, and it was where Francis Scott Key got picked up before witnessing the Battle of Baltimore and writing the Star Spangled Banner. Great little town take a look

[@markoakes8620]

Yes! Was just talking about Havre de Grace. My uncle and I sailed the Chesapeake and began our journey there. Nice homes and excellent waterfront.

[@swimmer8585]

@@steveletro4252 nah

[@swimmer8585]

@@markoakes8620 I work in havre de grace and I plan to move in soon. It’s a great place

[@jillwiegand4257]

Definitely, New England small towns ❤

[@ladesigner8764]

Too cold for many…but yeah, when warm new england is lovely.

[@jillwiegand4257]

@@ladesigner8764 Even in winter it's beautiful ❤️

[@AllisonsWonderland57]

“Death is not really the end of life….its a part of life”. I wish more people could accept this! In answer to your question: I would love to live in a small Forrest town….like Idyllwild, California!

[@theantonlulz]

New England small towns, hands down.

[@JSlith]

I live in Davenport, right outside champions gate. It absolutely sucks. Lots of people rent the homes for vacations, and the traffic is insane. Cant go out and do anything if you dont want to sit in 45 minutes traffic each way. You get disney and Orlando traffic. On top of that, the jobs are located about 40-50 miles away in Lake Mary, FL.

[@michaelarwood899]

I 2nd this statement. I also live in Davenport, S27&I4 area. The traffic SUCKS. Road rage is now a big thing here. What used to be 15-20 is now 45/60 minutes. From 2021 to 2024, 1,000's of new homes all around and no road improvements or developmental infrastructure to support the growth. People are starting to move away.

[@nickmehl1465]

Davenport seems like an anomaly for this list. There doesn’t appear to be anything small and charming about it but maybe Briggs didn’t do it justice.

[@marygrott8095]

I like the New England small towns.

[@ACLawrence476]

Especially in the fall.

[@FordF250Tremor]

State College Pa is a wonderful town with great healthcare and atmosphere.

[@roydavis2242]

I tend to lean toward those small towns in the upper Midwest, Wyoming, Montana, etc.

[@b-genspinster7895]

You and millions more! Especially Montana and Wyoming.

[@nwsvndr]

Haha, there aren't millions (plural) in all of Montana plus Wyoming combined, let alone in the small towns of those states. @@b-genspinster7895

[@MS-ih8tg]

We moved to Boerne Texas. Wonderful small town

[@michaellauer3397]

Holy moly… maybe 25 years ago…? Nine years ago I was looking to relocate and went there to look. It was unbelievable how much it had changed, and how clogged up with traffic…. Ended up outside of Kerrville. Growth is getting to us here too though. Soon, the Barbies will have all the beautiful hills covered with gross huge houses lit up like Vegas and the riversides paved…. I miss the small, quiet town vibe.

[@truediva18]

I need a library, post office, and hospital within 45 minutes of me. I also need good transportation and food options, quiet atmosphere, and good schools.

[@randallfabian6640]

Yes your majesty

[@tritchie6272]

Do good school's still exist?

[@MrChefT]

First 3 made sense. The transportation and food part can only be found in 2 places, other than that you must go outside of USA.

[@ecurewitz]

@@tritchie6272Massachusetts has them

[@24jrodb]

Do you need a throne as well?

[@shannonfedor4094]

How awesome Sewickley made the list, that’s a very nice town beautiful houses and well kept town

[@patriley9449]

Mendocino and Ft. Bragg California.

[@keradee8742]

Just so that there isn't any confusion, the second picture of Wall, SD is actually Deadwood. The historic Franklin Hotel can be seen at the top of the hill on the right with the white pillars.

[@westernnut8407]

When I was a kid, my Dad built a vacation cabin in Black Mountain, NC. I have so many happy memories of the place that I looked into moving there a couple of years ago. I was shocked at the real estate prices!

[@TheThelonelygnome]

Asheville really drove the prices up. Popular destination.

[@chanchan5349]

We’re all shocked by the real estate priced @here! The taxes on said real estate is not to be believed.

[@AcrossTownRC]

I’m biased towards New England (shout outs to Camden, ME, Niantic, CT, Stowe, VT, Great Barrington, MA, Litchfield, CT) but my favorite small town is Lewisburg, WV. Charming, rich with history, easily walkable, plenty to do, friendly people. Great spot

[@mutantryeff]

Without quality medical facilities within 30 to 45 minutes away, it is a no way.

[@Fossillarson]

We have helicopter med services. Yearly fee / membership = you have helicopter help on the far out property 😊

[@kellitrevino650]

And an airport for me.

[@CardinalSynth]

​@@kellitrevino650 I agree, if there isn't an international airport within 30 minutes I'm not interested

[@jasonwomack4064]

​@@FossillarsonSouthern Illinois has helicopter service like that. Newcomers/visitors think it's weird, until someone tells them an ambulance can easily be over an hour away.

[@lukasgestrine]

How often do you need to attend a quality medical facility?

[@SherryEllesson]

Wall Drug was mentioned as a place where people who are camper/van nomads work for a season on a circuit of temp jobs in the movie Nomad Life.

[@jimmymartin1902]

I thought I had heard of it!

[@SharontheLove811]

I like the New England type small towns. Thanks for another great video!

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Thanks for watching!

[@ohioclassCcamper]

Check out Yellow Springs, Ohio. Sorta of cool town stuck in the 60s too. Near very nice clifton mills area. As for your question I love small west Virginia mountain towns.

[@davidpirtle7934]

cumberland falls is one of two places in the world to see a moon bow. Victoria falls in Ethiopia is the orher.

[@brenda5511]

I’ve never heard of a moon bow - had to look it up. How cool and now it’s on my bucket list!

[@popdesigner01]

How about a video on small river towns?

[@jasonwomack4064]

That would make a great series, doing several bigger rivers separately.

[@tritchie6272]

I think that could be interesting. And so could a video or series focusing on small Appalachian towns.

[@ShermanMark1]

My favorite type of small town is A good old Midwestern, town.

[@melissacurtin7192]

Quincy CA is a cute town.

[@darlawittmier1793]

Been there

[@sheilagrunhurd8332]

I'm a fan of western small towns

[@Jennifer-sx5un]

I love the list and have to say that Mineral Point, WI is one of the cutest and best small town gems I've ever been and definitely belongs on your next list!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

They all look lovely. I could happily live in those places. Thank you for the video!

[@Wealthforthe99Percent]

Black Mountain is beautiful, grew up 45 mins east of there!

[@jennifertarin4707]

I learned about Wall in a series of books by Richard Paul Evans. Having grown up in a small town in Vermont, I'm partial to New England small towns, especially those on the coast

[@deborahhovan6464]

I love the beautiful small towns in southwest Virginia, like Bedford Va, Rocky Mount Va, and Smithmountain lake Va!

[@EmilyLovesYeshua]

Have you looked up Clayton GA? Its a small town up in the blue ridge mountains. My mom lives there and she loves it. Last I checked it had about almost 3,000 residents!

[@buffycat4641]

That whole area from Clayton west to Blue Ridge, GA is worth checking out along Rt. 76

[@saratemp790]

Yes that whole area along the top north of Georgia has cute small towns.

[@Constance-cl3wg]

I’ve lived in Green Bay my entire life pretty much. I love Wisconsin but sure would love to own a cabin or cottage up north. 🤷‍♀️

[@jimgorycki4013]

I'm impressed that you mentioned Davenport, FL. The whole area of towns that are off of US 27 -- Frostproof, Avon Park, Sebring -- worth looking in to. Don't forget Lake Placid, town of murals.

[@QuackAttack63]

I spent many summers as a kid in Afton as my grandparents lived and are buried there. I have so many awesome memories of Afton and the larger Star Valley. I also spent winters there and they're equally as awesome. I look forward to bringing my kids and grandkids back so they can appreciate it as much as I do.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Great video as always Briggs. Prescott,Arizona is one of nicest small towns that I've ever visited. 🥰

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

It really is a nice town.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Yes sir.

[@saratemp790]

Bisbee AZ too.

[@discoverglobeliving]

The most precious gems are within us: compassion and altruism! 😘

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Farmingdale is a nice small town, right in the center of New Jersey. Easy access to a lot of good places, but definitely a small town. ❤️

[@ae747sp5]

High property tax.

[@averybrown5888]

Wallace, Idaho

[@lisalarouge6309]

Oh yeah. I lived there in 1979.

[@1212sman]

I liked all the hot rod side-by-sides parked in front of the bars there.

[@Jpoy213]

Black mountain is beautiful

[@regularguyprepper2993]

It would be the ideal small town of it wasn't so severely liberal. I stopped in fall of 2021 to check it out and it was gorgeous it was everything I wanted except they very strongly were pushing mandatory mask laws everywhere. Sorry that's a deal breaker to have that mentality in local government. It's really unfortunate too because I am in NY state and the local black mountain government was more aggressive about it than the town in NY I live in, so no thanks. I'll pass. Brevard or Hendersonville seems pretty nice too. I actually really liked black mountain too but I will never invest in the town if that is their mentality.

[@reindeer7752]

@regularguyprepper2993 - Your loss our gain.

[@victoriamaaske7420]

Add Spirit Lake IA. I liked the comment 30000 or less and within an hour of big town shopping . But most midwest towns are great. Bentonville AR is nice too.

[@BigGlide]

New England small towns are my favorite.

[@MrOneofU]

Black mountain is the location setting of the One Second After book series.

[@ausflygirl3430]

loved this, so appealing and refreshing

[@francisnolan4759]

Cooperstown NY is a gem...❤

[@thejmc4074]

Better have that money ready. Ain’t cheap.

[@CBPunisher1900]

Wrong move a couple towns over and it's one of the cheapest areas of New York State Utica area​ dirt cheap@@thejmc4074

[@debmetzger5601]

Good stuff, I enjoy your videos. To answer your question: affordable and progressive mountain towns 😁

[@MarilynG423]

New England small towns ❤

[@johnortiz1964]

Wow another Quincy!!! This is the City of Presidents in Massachusetts. I love how you can tell if you're from the area by the pronunciation of towns and cities. Here Quincy is Kwin-Zee !!!!!!

[@victoriamaaske7420]

Im partial to Cherokee. Iowa. Alliance. NE. and Beaver Dam . WI. Only because youve mentioned Cherokee and Beaver Dam favorably in past videos . Ha. I do like farming towns and lake towns. I loved visiting my grandmother in Alliance as a kid way back when abd it was a fun town then but is a little worn out now.

[@strikeryachts]

Honesdale PA.

[@user-gz9vv1nl3b]

Favorite type of small town, water, river lake or ocean. Town or at least 30,000 within an hour for shopping and services, medical and retail. Four seasons. No religious or political nuts. Classic cute downtown main street.

[@00mazone]

No religious or political nuts? Not sure that place exists. I agree with your list though. If you find it let me know 🤣

[@user-gz9vv1nl3b]

@@00mazone probably true 😔

[@Weather_Nerd]

I will never understand the folks saying 30k is a small town 😂

[@user-gz9vv1nl3b]

@@Weather_Nerd who said that? I live in a town of 6,000 now and it is the largest town for over 70 miles in any direction. "A town of 30k for shopping and services it eays". However now that you mention it, that is pretty small to me as well having lived in Denver, Seattle, Phoenix and LA 🤠

[@mhurbi]

Sewickley is everything you said and also very close to a major city and airport unlike most of the others on the list. Great schools too.

[@rodhester2166]

The Pie at Walls .. perfect on a road trip .

[@johnschneider6664]

We want a small town where we don't spend our whole paycheck on heating during the winter

[@SalmonKing52]

Try Coupeville or Langley on Whidbey Island in Washington State.

[@lydialangfordjoiner765]

Very enjoyable! Thanks!

[@christineibberson5959]

I'm with you and Sewickly is my favorite type of small town.

[@sleepyvtek9]

I like the small towns in Iowa. I recently moved to a town called West Union, IA. I once forgot to lock my car door for 3 days and no one touched it.

[@christineboone2850]

Very nice video! I liked almost all of these and definitely agreed with Black Mountain being #1. Thanks!

[@moonshadow1104]

New England small towns and mountain towns.

[@ozark1981]

I like the southern, off the beaten bath type of places.

[@milkandcookyz]

I actually just looked at a plot of land in Black Mountain a couple days ago. This really makes me wanna buy it and keep it for a camp site or a place to sell later down the road.

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Alpena, MI is nice. Escanaba, MI is nice too. Great Harbor and medical facilities. If you like snowmobiling, ice fishing, sailing or fishing, hunting, and small town feel with large box commercial stores. I have had to drive the 2+ hours to get tools and materials I couldn't get other places. Manistique, Kalkaska, and Cheboygan, MI is where I tell my low life friends to move to. Mainly because cheap.

[@lancevanovermeiren2785]

Alepena? Ugh

[@sarahartwig5920]

Have you heard of Minoqua Wisconsin? That is a great small town. I have grown up camping there. There are lots of things to do. It is also known as the Island City.

[@ronaldbell190]

Small mountain town and wife’s favorite is small farming towns.

[@christa3070]

New England small town, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine

[@kristenschnese6980]

Winterset Iowa beautiful small town with things to do

[@user-oo1ps9bo3j]

My dad was born in Winter Iowa in 1918! Yeah Iowa! Hang tight folks yeah to all my friends & family in Red oak & rest of the State!

[@SherryEllesson]

Favorite small town among those I've lived in was Los Gatos, CA. Some dumbass who had a spa/beauty type store there was in the news recently for bilking a senior citizen w/Alzheimer's out of hundreds of dollars; but I remember the place as full of good folks who knew they were living their best life and celebrated it. Art, good food, perfect weather, and the biggest crowds were the ones who stood out along Main St cheering firefighters returning from fighting in the Santa Cruz Mountains for days on end.

[@ren1018]

I live in Los Gatos and agree it's a wonderful town still.

[@mtngrl5859]

Los Gatos is wonderful but one is definitely in at over 2 mil for a home there & that is not for a luxury home.

[@SherryEllesson]

@@mtngrl5859 True that. When I lived there as a young single, I rented a lovely apartment that overlooked Lake Vasona, and the small complex surrounding a pool was three buildings. I think it was one of the prettiest places I've lived.

[@seameology]

Detroit Lakes, MN. Cold, yes. But great summer activites. Fargo, ND is 45 m8les. The shopping slash medical specialist city. Downside. It's a summer tourist area.

[@robertharrie4513]

Detroit Lakes is a cute town and close to many nice lakes. I used to stop by Zorba’s for a bite to eat years ago when I lived in ND and MN

[@MayWhite-bz7xl]

I like a small town where everybody speaks to you even if they don't know you, a town with a busy small downtown, a town with good medical care, a town where people feel safe sitting outside having an ice cream cone but the town is big enough for people not to live on top of each other and can have a garden and hang their clothes outside in the back on a clothes line if they want to.

[@clav93089]

I love Mountain Towns, like those in New York, New England, Appalachia, and the Mountain West region.

[@sandragrissom1821]

Any small town on the Oregon coast. ❤

[@sjg2024]

Same here, southwest washington coast ❤

[@tmzebe530]

Northern and southern OR coast. Don’t really care for the middle myself but everyone’s different.

[@kathleenredick275]

Only problems with the Oregon coast is 1) it's wet; 2) Oregon government.

[@sjg2024]

@@kathleenredick275the government part is accurate, but it's on the ocean and it's a rainforest what do you expect ☠️☠️☠️

[@kathleenredick275]

@@sjg2024 I lived in OR for 30 years - foothills of the Cascades. Had politics been sane, I would have moved to eastern OR. I love the coast to visit. Too wet to live there for me (even the Willy V was too humid for my asthma). 😊

[@MaxHenyan]

I’m a fan of the small western mountain towns and charming New England towns

[@markwilloughbywood3868]

Give me the picturesque New England villages... each one a "Hallmark Movie" waiting to happen. Check out the charm of Freedom New Hampshire...

[@jeffersondiuguid9844]

@markwilloughbywood3868 I almost worked at Robinhood! All the way from Florida!

[@marycasey9404]

I love a mountain small town.

[@EmilyLovesYeshua]

Look up Clayton GA

[@pamschroeder7466]

I've been through Wall, SD, very cute town.

[@jennifers6435]

We love your voice!

[@CybeleCotter]

Small towns I have lived in and would recommend: Scituate, MA; Old Saybrook, CT; Brunswick, ME; Alameda, CA; Fallon, NV.

[@bonzojenks303]

Grew up in a town in WY. Now in a large city where it’s warm year around and my husband teases me about my “textiles” when he saw my pics from High School. It’s cold in WY and conservative in dress. Cowboy boots, wrangler jeans as a lot of farms surrounding the town. Have not been through Afton. I love your videos and would love to see more of these small towns in ID, NV, AZ. Thx

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Well done

[@tritchie6272]

It's nice to see Southern East Kentucky get abit of love.

[@CharlieOkayasu]

I want to live in a Maine town.

[@danalynch8889]

I like very small Appalachian towns with under 600 people. I have been to a few of them and love the towns and people.

[@regw8815]

What towns do you like as small Appalachian towns?

[@iamjustcurious]

I love lake towns, walking friendly and with a bit of historical buildings

[@iamjustcurious]

@@steveletro4252 nice place

[@nancyvonschimmelmann96]

Wow. Quincy has changed a lot since we lived in the sierras. Of course, that was forty years ago.

[@yoni-in-BHAM]

I've attended a wedding in Roslyn, NY. It really is a nice place! ☺️

[@dave85110]

the small towns discussed are: Strasburg, Virginia Roslyn, New York Wall, South Dakota Thompson Station, Tennessee Sewickley, Pennsylvania Davenport, Florida Afton, Wyoming Corbin, Kentucky Quincy, California Black Mountain, North Carolina

[@ZachNighthawk]

That’s funny, I drove by Black Mountain yesterday. Haven’t gone in the town yet, but maybe I should, given all that I’ve heard about it

[@Yormsane]

Nominating Silver City - a little arts / college town in SW New Mexico. Way off the beaten path, but well worth the journey.

[@philerrup4113]

That’s where Joe dirt is from

[@maryannwabalas510]

Yay finally Long Island made it into a video! I love Black Mountain!