Top 10 Worst Cities in the Western United States in 2024

Are you serious about moving to the West? Do you dream of living in California, Arizona, Alaska, Nevada, or Utah? If you answered yes, then you need to be aware of the cities you should avoid when purchasing real estate. Let us be clear and direct - we'll reveal the absolute worst cities to buy a home and live in across the western United States. Don't expect to hear this from your real estate agent may not necessarily inform you about.
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[@manofacertainage]

I’ve lived in threes of these cities (Honolulu, Tacoma and Spokane). I never felt in any danger in Honolulu but the crime in Spokane shocked me.

[@MrPiema]

I live in Spokane right now and that crime rate completely shocked me. Because I thought the amount of crime was normal, because I lived here all my life.

[@KSLuz]

Anecdotally heard that crime comes in cycles in Honolulu. We’re supposed in the cycle of when crime is worse. Lots of violent crime lately - public domestic abuse cases (shooting, throwing acid, etc). Lately there’s been waves of fentanyl-related events too. Really sad to hear.

[@benparrish9547]

Yeah I feel that on the crime in Spokane. It is weird when you tell people you’re from Spokane and 1. They’ve heard of it and 2. People from bigger places know about the crime

[@talbertofdz]

Liberal people lack of values 😮😢

[@bryanstagl4797]

That’s why we called it spocane

[@kendallcordova8253]

Eugene resident here. It was a decent place when I moved here in 2018. In 2020 it really went down the drain though. Homelessness, drugs,crime, and a rising cost of living ruined it. I drove around town yesterday, saw tents and garbage everywhere, and thought "this city looks like shit right now" 🤦

[@Lululila67]

I live in Vegas. Dont move here unless you have a job lined up or a transfer. They post that there are jobs, but good luck getting hired. We moved here 6 mos ago and still haven't been hired anywhere. Thank god at least for my husbands pension! Nick Johnson rocks! Love his channel too!

[@bigslick1125]

Very true, I am moving back to Vegas after 2 years away. Moved away due to job-position, finally accepted an offer for my dream job and will be back in April.

[@Lululila67]

@@bigslick1125 congrats! Welcome back! 👽👽

[@robertcoren7318]

Stunned that Bakersfield didn’t make the list.

[@alabamaal225]

Bakersfield was #11.

[@JmSmith751]

I love when people go to Fresno and hang out in fig gardens and say wow it’s really nice here.

[@richardf7223]

Hey man, fig garden is kinda nice

[@Rhaspun]

I'm from Stockton. I had to look up the Kennedy neighborhood. It's the area that I would have called Sierra Vista. Maybe they changed the name. It was the ghetto. I went to college at SDSU and ended up working and retiring in the Silicon Valley. I've been back to Stockton to visit friends once in a while. My parents stayed in their home. Stockton was a divided city politically and economically.

[@michellejoy6752]

I grew up in Stockton as well. It was once a great place to grow up, but not anymore. I am 60 years old now, living in my Quail Lakes home of many years. When leaving my little neighborhood community, I enter a town that I no longer recognize. Stockton has suffered a tragic fate.

[@feliciasampson8032]

I got my BA from SDSU! Loved San Diego back in the day!

[@mattr2626]

​@@michellejoy6752Stockton has never been a good city. There is nothing to do, the crime is in your face, and the people are unpleasant to put it nicely. It's a city you drive by and hope you never have to stop by again

[@bobbailey8282]

But, they do have Smitty's Wings & Things.

[@sherimatukonis6016]

I live in Tacoma, WA... I have for 50 years. there are areas that are bad - the Hosmer area is the worst- there are also areas that aren't quite as bad. Or maybe I'm just numb to it...

[@happilieverholli9994]

I live in vegas and today it’s a beautiful sunny 60 degrees with not a chance of a tornado, hurricane, mudslide, blizzard or any natural disasters. 😘 I’ll be in my pool during the hot months. No humidity and mosquitoes is pretty sweet too.

[@QuizHeavenTriviawithJonas]

When people rate a city, you have to understand that it’s based on multiple factors and not just weather. Those are sweet things, though. Tornadoes in Vegas and surrounding state are very rare so I know you won’t have to worry about those…..

[@happilieverholli9994]

@@rayb.6537 I’ve lived here my whole life. Just don’t drive in it and you’re good.

[@EpicAj11]

@@rayb.6537wow

[@Greatpics222]

Live here too and love it! Love the nature. Mt. Charleston on the weekends in the summer to cool off. Having come from Florida where the heat truly is year-round, there was no such luxury to escape the heat like there is here. Seems like everything I need and want is in arms reach. Only complaint is the crime that requires more vigilance than where I live before, but I don’t think it outweighs the benefits when you learn to be more vigilant

[@melodyanderson7914]

Sounds like a win to me. I loved both times I visited Las Vegas and the surrounding areas. Mount Charleston is awesome.

[@jameshaxby5434]

Tacoma is on the upswing as prosperous Seattle-ites are being pushed out.

[@genxtechguy]

… and Point Ruston is pretty amazing. Seriously underrated area.

[@seanmcdirmid]

Also, they shut down the paper mill so it doesn't smell dank anymore.

[@206remyboyz7]

Tacoma is still trash

[@genxtechguy]

@@206remyboyz7 No. Some parts, yes. North end is pretty great. I guess it all depends on your financial situation. That can certainly skew your perception of a place.

[@206remyboyz7]

@@genxtechguy I mean I live in Tukwila it's noth much better here in All of south King county but id rather my survival chances here than in Tacoma...

[@MapleNachiman]

There are reasons so many cops episodes are filmed in Spokane. Born and raised there, so glad to get out.

[@benparrish9547]

Live pd pulled folks over in the parking lot of the business I worked at more than once 😂

[@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful]

Feels all that much worse when your watching an episode of LivePD and you actually know a couple of people on there. Also it got so bad that the city tried banning LivePD from filming here saying it was giving a bad representation of Spokane. No... That would Spokane. Moving as soon as i finish up settling my affairs and getting my office ready to move. Letting all my staff keep their jobs and work remotely, but have advising all of them to go with me. I'm a younger guy so it is easier for me but still nobody should stay here if they have the option

[@Greatpics222]

I moved to Vegas from the east coast and really like it. In Florida and NY where I lived, everyone talked about how they did not like it. In Vegas, everyone I know talks about how amazing it is. It’s very underrated- lots of outdoors like Colorado without the crowds. The weather is great 50s, 60s, and 70s year round October - April. It is hot June-August, but dry heat and much better than Florida. Of course it matters which part of town you live in. Because the strip distracts everyone away from all the nature, it is one of the few places you can still get 5-star views without crowds. You have almost everything you want within a 5 minute drive. Great dining. No traffic like other places. The city is growing faster than you can think, so will be interesting to see how the stats change!

[@jaykay1899]

Vegas is cool I just wish there was better public transportation and less car dependent. They could use a good rail system or something

[@codmerced]

@@jaykay1899 yeah they need a decent commuter rail, like a long island railroad or something.

[@melodyanderson7914]

I have been to Vegas twice and I agree. Very underrated for the outdoors. Weather was perfect both times (spring).

[@patrickhale2087]

I had my windows on my truck only smashed out twice last year in Denver, and there is a bum on every street corner.

[@jordanshaw1828]

I live in the Denver metro. I refuse to drive to my buddy's place in Lodo area. His car gets broken into (in a parking garage that he has to pay for) almost monthly. The homeless problem is astronomical and I've noticed a lot more violent crime just in the past 2 years. I felt safer in Tampa and that's really saying something.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Only 5 points and Lodo...Arvada fairly different

[@mp412cutube]

The democrat's promise" A chicken in your pot and a bum on every corner" !!!!

[@robertr3455]

Born and raised in Stockton. Graduated from the University of the Pacific, beautiful campus in Stockton. I taught in Stockton Unified School District for over 32 years. We have our problems like any city. We also have a wonderful museum, the symphony, live theatre, waterways that take you to the Pacific Ocean. A great university and community college. We are one of the most diverse cities in the U.S. I’ve traveled to far worse places around the United States and the world.

[@ForbinColossus]

@14:57 *San BERDOO* (most dont enunciate the second 'r' = Bernadino)

[@AlanElBee]

First heard that pronunciation from Chevy Chase in the film "Fletch" 1985. Funny film!

[@juanvaldelamar3625]

The Dino, have you heard of wood crest in San Bernardino?

[@KARW37]

I nominate Vallejo, California for this list

[@KimonSheri]

I second your vote

[@MrCamel2humps]

Can’t be worse than Oakland

[@mattr2626]

​@@MrCamel2humpsOakland is worse imo, but frankly the entire bay area is pretty crappy in 2024

[@rclaughlin]

Excellent choice. Oakland and Richmond are bad places too.

[@Slkguy230]

Vallejo was OK when mare island naval shipyard was still open. Loosing all the government jobs nearly turned it into a ghost town. They have tried to repurpose some areas but pollution and asbestos concerns make many areas off limits. The city's municipal bankruptcy didn't help either.

[@garyvincent5619]

Regardless of any other problems, Vegas is *not* running out of water anytime soon. It's actually one of the most water-efficient cities in the US, and does not even use all of its' minuscule allotment of 1.8% of water from the Colorado River (most of which goes to SoCal and Arizona). Las Vegas has a water intake below the deadpool level at Lake Mead - i.e., if the water dropped so low it stopped flowing over the Hoover Dam, Vegas would still get water. SoCal residents and farmers lose water (and power) before Vegas does.

[@martharunstheworld]

I was just thinking that. Not sure why he even thinks that.

[@maryhobbs4183]

Vegas is a horrible place to live.

[@Sandra_Kidd]

Oh that’s because he’s full of shit. Like usually.

[@rogers6168]

THIS!!!!! Vegas is not going to run out of water.

[@martharunstheworld]

@@maryhobbs4183 I just came from there, it's actually very nice. There are some really nice places there.

[@Chris_at_Home]

Many people are moving out of Anchorage to the Mat Su Valley because land and taxes are less expensive. The Mat Su has grown by over 6,000 people in the last few years.

[@kassie4426]

I kind of thought that Bakersfield was going to make the list... Like Fresno Bakersfield is where people live who want to live in California but can't afford to live in California. I've lived in Bakersfield all my life and I hate it here, lol.

[@fuzzytigercat]

There's nothing wrong with living in Fresno. Maybe Bakersfield is shit, but Fresno isn't. The major issue Fresno has is the lack of housing for homeless and mentally ill people. Every large city needs residential care facilities for homeless and mentally ill people.

[@cool_gabe]

Bako ain't so bad nowadays, bettering i'd say

[@richardf7223]

@@fuzzytigercatCentral Valley is on the up! I moved here in 2016, I really don’t mind it

[@tropicalpnch4549]

Are ANY cities in the U.S. improving their homeless problems? (without just putting them on a bus and passing the buck to another city, of course.)

[@lindasteller]

I live in Eugene. You're right this used to be a great city. We call west Eugene felony flats.

[@strategery52]

I've been living in Las Vegas for 2 years now. It's so bad here I plan on staying :)

[@RuthSmith1]

I am sorry to hear about Portland and Eugene!!

[@nickmitchell2707]

I’m surprised Salem Oregon didn’t make the list

[@NoamTheGOAT50]

Did you leave Oakland CA out of the list on purpose?

[@robertmartinjr.4537]

He did were you not listening???😂

[@nelskrogh3238]

Spent a couple of weeks in Yuma years ago. It was summer and I must declare that Yuma is not a city, at least not in summer. There was just about nobody there.

[@KimonSheri]

Not now

[@joywebster2678]

A friend from here in Canada drive his RV there for the winter. He thinks it will be amazing...he asked if I wanted to go to Yuma for 6 months, no thanks!

[@noneoneandsomehitwonders4076]

Most of the suburbs of Spokane are safe with great schools, but downtown has gotten downright scary with homelessness and rampant drug use. The Hillyard neighborhood used to be the worst and may still be the poorest zip code in the U.S. but it's not as scary as downtown.

[@pdxmtngoat]

Portland, Oregon should be high on this list. Wow Briggs, I'm impressed. You actually acknowledge other cities than Seattle exist in Washington State. All you usually do is mention Seattle. Good job. Tacoma has good and bad parts. The North End of Tacoma is beautiful. Nice waterfront. The Hilltop area and Lakewood sucks. Spokane has good and bad areas as well. My uncle has a beautiful home with The Spokane River running right off his back porch. Boating and fishing in the summer. Not too bad. Browne's Addition and some of the areas around downtown Spokane are not good. That said I have never felt particularly unsafe in Downtown Spokane at night. Yes, there are homeless. But it's nothing compared to my old home town of Portland. Now that is a shithole.

[@nicko5945]

Took the words out of my mouth. Also from Portland and having Eugene high up and not Portland definitely shows some bias. Portland absolutely deserves to be top 3.

[@GeeEm1313]

Lol. You're praising Spokane and putting down Portland? Put down the meth pipe, bruh. It's seriously affecting that smooth brain of yours.

[@GeeEm1313]

But I guess you're a hick and you love living around other hicks. If the shoe fits...

[@pdxmtngoat]

@@nicko5945 Absolutely.

[@rogermichaelwillis6425]

I love Portland.

[@ZadieBear]

A major problem with Tacoma is there police are apathetic. A crime could be happening in front of the cops and they just don't care, as they don't want to get involved. But heaven forbid if there is a black news paper delivery person, then the cops go full rambo on the black guy.

[@DanielRWomack]

As a nearly lifelong native Californian with family and friends all over the state, I could not agree more with these choices though I will admit I haven't been through Spokane in about six years. With friends in AZ, Yuma has only been good for two things in my experience: stopping for gas on the way to/from the Phoenix area or 1970-1993 when the Padres called it home for Spring Training games.

[@greasesicle]

Tacoma sucks. It's hilarious that people that live in Federal Way, Burien, Tacoma, Kent, Renton, Auburn and Spanaway say they live in Seattle. They have done that forever. I grew up in Bellevue, 4 miles from Downtown Seattle and have never claimed to be from Seattle.

[@liftit248]

Briggs the reason why home prices are still rising in these cities is the housing shortage! What’s causing the housing shortage is people that have homes with interest rates 4 percent or below are not selling their homes even if they relocate with their job they’re just renting them out cause interest rates are too high! That’s what is causing the housing shortage!

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Well adding Five million illegals in 3 yrs hasn’t helped housing availability much nor will it going forward with even more on the way.

[@jimjohnson9785]

Re Eugene: You pretty much nailed it. What you did not convey is that the city, and many of its citizens, actively promote homelessness. We have one of the highest per capita homeless rates in the nation.

[@kenwardlaw5333]

I wonder how Albuquerque NM didn't make this list. Its crime rate is 170.9% higher than the national average, and the average home price is 370k.

[@hoovinshmoovin3900]

Albuquerque nm

[@nancyberry1039]

My aunt moved to Honolulu back in the late 70's. She always held down a job & managed to support herself until the mid 2000's. Her last job was working as a live-in caregiver for an elderly man for about 10+ years. When he passed away, his son saw how much home prices were skyrocketing so instead of renting out the house (& allowing my aunt to stay in her rented room as she was promised by his dad), he kicked her out & sold the place for a ridiculous amount. He didn't give her any sort of severance pay, bonus, or just a small monetary gift to say thanks for taking care of his dad (which he refused to do himself). So at the age of 65, she ended up homeless. We tried to intervene by sending her money & have her move into my parents' place in Monterey, CA but she refused to leave "her home". She cut all contact, lasted about 5 years longer, & died after being physically assaulted by another homeless person in January 2018. The police suspected that it was a robbery & she put up a fight to defend the few possessions she carried around in a suitcase. We didn't find out until months later, after she had already been cremated... It still upsets me to know that she lived there her entire adult life, worked, paid taxes, & ended up dying on the streets instead of in her own house or even a rented apartment.

[@brockjennings]

I'm so sorry to hear how your aunt passed. I grew up on the islands in the 1970s and 1980s and remember how it was. My plan was to retire there, but it's not the same anymore. The only thing I really miss is local food. Otherwise, Hawaii is paradise lost to me.

[@mares3841]

I'm so sorry.

[@tatsf]

I'm so sorry for the horrible story that your aunt had to live out. Such a sad ending. Having been to Hawaii many times I can see wanting to live out your senior years there, but not as a homeless person. That population has increased dramatically in recent years, as it has in many/most cities, and the profile of the homeless community there has shifted.

[@UMtiger311]

Should put ‘western’ in title

[@bisonfan715]

Its on the thumbnail at least

[@martharunstheworld]

I'm shocked Bakersfield and Barstow didn't make your list.

[@guerrerodude]

"If you're demented and want to live in Fresno.." TRUTHHHHH

[@KimonSheri]

Gangs. Yep horrible place

[@richardf7223]

@@KimonSheriI moved the Fresno in 2016..it’s not that bad

[@KimonSheri]

You're correct. Absolutly correct

[@Laustin2007]

I lived in Henderson in 2013-14...it was nice...safe.

[@rabidgoon]

i moved to philadelphia (okay the suburbs of philly) last year because my parents live in eastern PA and i need to live in a city to make money. It's awful. There's really nothing good I can say about living in the philly metrio area except I suppose the food. For a large city, there's simply not much to do. It's crowded with people who are rude and unintelligent. Everyone is obnoxious about the eagles. Expensive. Weather is awful. Don't move to philly or its surroundings.

[@robmacattack]

Go birds

[@geebrewer8186]

these videos always make me laugh, great sense of humor included in them (the worst place to live in Tacoma is Tacoma). Was surprised to see Honolulu on this list. I know there is crime, but I always felt fairly safe in Waikiki, but haven't been there in a dozen years, so maybe things have changed.

[@vextract4662]

Picking on me today Briggs. All the cities in Cali Ihave been through multiple times or lived next to and grew up there. I can confirm, Oakland, SF, San Jose, Fresno, Stockton,Bakersfield, Modesto are all places I avoid now. IDK how Imade it out in one piece after 50 years, maybe I didn't cause I have some mild pstd and anxiety for sure. Listen to abriggs on this one folks.

[@dylanJ4596]

San Bernardino is right next to Big Bear though which makes it almost worth it to live in that shit hole. Maybe that’s why prices keep going up there

[@gusloader123]

Big Bear Lake is northeast of San Berdo city. It is in the mountains north of San Berdo. Only on a flat road map does it look close.

[@dylanJ4596]

@@gusloader123 It’s still significantly closer than LA and SD and plenty of people go there for vacation. Hell once I got to San Bernardino I considered myself practically there unless there was traffic going up the mountain which I was lucky enough not to experience that

[@oppy2002]

I am a fan of your videos and I don't recall listening to one that ever had anything nice to say about St. Louis and East St. Louis. It is true that the areas have their problems, but I don't think that they are any worse than the cities that comprise your good lists. The St. Louis area has many wonderful parks, sporting events and restaurants to enjoy, and St. Louis has it's share of safe and trendy neighborhoods. East St. Louis has a great High School and a metro bus station that employs many people. There is a restaurant there that always has a line of cars around it waiting to place orders. Homes are affordable here. With a little talent and hard work, you can have a really nice and well built home in a good neighborhood. I lived in the DC area for 20 years, and the best I could do was a condo. In closing, I agree that St. Louis and the Metro East have their issues, but neither deserve to be "bulldozed". If you exercise some prudence (like you would in any other city), there is no reason that anyone can't spend an enjoyable long weekend in the St. Louis area.

[@josephvelez5685]

Fresno is actually a fun place to live. There are events like concerts , trivia nights at bars, karaoke, art hop, (the list goes on) happening every day of the week. A pretty nice zoo, a few lakes all within a 45 min drive and access to San Fran and LA within a 4 hour drive either way. People usually hate a place because they refuse to put any effort into looking for what a place has to offer.

[@ericclark133]

The worst neighborhood in Spokane is Hillyard. It’s the northeast corner - where the developed area stops. While many hoods are gentrifying, this area never will. Tacoma was known in Western Washington as Tacompton, when I was a teenager. But you mentioned that Compton is improving, so that might be changing. The worst neighborhood there was Hilltop. Northeast Tacoma, which is kind of not integrated with the rest of the city, isn’t (or wasn’t) as bad as the rest of it.

[@bukboefidun9096]

Wow Briggs you are brutal. I like that.

[@angelcitygirl]

15:02 San Berduuuuu! I used to work in city government and we used to call them the 760-ers. Weird people. Too much sun and too much sand.

[@GrumpyForester]

I feel bad about Eugene Orygun. My wife and I lived there 40 years ago and it wasn't a bad place to be. We considered in years past that this might be a good place to retire, but the changes in the whole sense of place in the Eugene/Springfield area steered us away from that dream. SPOKANE, on the other hand (at least the central city area), is a place that I would have never considered living in my entire life growing up and living in the PAC NW. Even back in my early years and teens, it felt a bit dirty, grimy, and sketchy. In 1995, I was at a training session hosted at a hotel on the south side of the site of the 1974 World's Fair (Expo 74) and was SCOLDED by the hotel staff for exposing myself to danger by going on a solo evening stroll along the hiking paths that wander through the riverside park that the old Expo site had become....told me all I need to know about downtown Spokane...

[@pauls7956]

I live in Vegas and love it. We have crime, but who doesn't

[@JBoy340a]

I left Fresno years ago. I hardly ever visit it today. The west side was bad 60 years ago and still is.

[@QuizHeavenTriviawithJonas]

I am shocked that I did not see Baltimore on this list!

[@thesilentowl]

Baltimore is on the other coast. I grew up there. Guaranteed it will make the list. They really do have some great people there, but the crime is legendary.

[@PomegranatesWeather]

This is for the western USA

[@Alex-lp4mr]

@8:52 Spokane WA is right up against the Colorado Border.....uh......When did the 2 states move?

[@Inupiaq650]

You said Rabbit Creek and Hillside East in Anchorage are bad?? I think you meant to say Fairview, Muldoon, and Mountain View. I lived in Fairview for awhile growing up and it was bad then and still sucks to this day. I like ypur videos Briggs but you were way off on this on. Rabbit Creek and anywhere in Hillside are nice.

[@wynnwittmer3883]

Agree! The part of Sand Lake where I live(by the lake) is upper middle class!

[@jc9457]

Yes, it is terrible on the west coast. So bad and too full of those scary people. And the weather and nature are not the most beautiful in the country. Did i accomplish my goal of keeping people from moving here?

[@gusloader123]

@jc9457 --> Smart people are loading U-Hauls and Ryder trucks each week and leaving the Left Coast. several Moving Van companies are booked solid. It will be just you, the dopers and the illegal aliens left on the commie-coast. Enjoy Utopia!

[@David-nx2vm]

We lived in Honolulu for over nine years. Technically, the entire island of Oahu is a consolidated city and county of Honolulu. When new people were moving there, we always told them not to live anywhere that starts with a “W” - includes Waikiki, Waipahu, Wahiawa, Waimanalo, Waianae, Waipio, and so on.

[@KARW37]

I lasted one month in Honolulu. Luckily, I only shipped one pallet of my stuff. Crime shocked me. Waikiki was walkable, but it cost $400-$500 a month to park my car a mile from my apartment.

[@KimonSheri]

Or an M

[@pezpengy9308]

i live in wahiawa.... and for the most part you are correct. my home just appraised at 1.6 million though so i live in one of the nicer areas which are the older ones with families that still largely hold to traditional values. no gang bangers or homeless here!

[@Lululila67]

my mother and most of my family on her side were born on Oahu. The islands have changed over the years. Too many people living there and many dont honor the hawaiian ways.

[@KJJ782]

Always love Honolulu don’t know what your talking about, it’s well with it especially if you like surfing 🏄‍♂️

[@hippopharm]

I'm here in Stockton!! Oh boy, I need to leave REAL soon!!

[@martinhaub6828]

What's the big deal about heat? Some of us far prefer the heat of Las Vegas, Yuma and elsewhere to the bitter cold of Laramie, Chicago or Des Moines.

[@Chiller11]

I lived in Eugene in the late 70’s. It was a great place then. The economy took a hit, serious inflation. The construction industry collapsed so the timber industry, which was big in Eugene/Springfield followed. The city though was really nice. Sorry to hear it’s fallen so far..

[@KimonSheri]

Sadly. The dream is over

[@enigmawyoming5201]

The best thing about Anchorage is it’s close to Alaska!

[@caveson5647]

I'm surprised he didn't mention mountain view or spenard as the worst neighborhood in Anchorage, I moved out of AK about 4 years ago but I vividly remember mt. View, muldoon and spenard being the absolute worst areas. Especially living mt. View in and Muldoon in 2018

[@BeyondtheRailz]

What up Briggs? I uploaded a few videos since last week.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I will check them out tonight.

[@TheHikercrone]

Eugene is beautiful (primarily lived here since the 70's). Just like Pdx (if you go to old town, yeah it's going to suck) there are a few crappy areas, but overall it's a safe city with access to the beach or the mountain hiking in an hour's drive. Lived in Pdx, too, back in the 90's/2000's (about a decade). Eugene has done a lot in dealing with homeless, you ought to have visited during the pandemic - it's in far better shape now.

[@kendallcordova8253]

Far better now? Apparently you don't drive around here quite enough? There are so many tents, garbage, and drugged out bums, and it's even more expensive now than a few years ago. I agree about the nature stuff, but this place is in awful shape

[@enigmawyoming5201]

Keep in mind.. this video is produced by a guy who chooses to live in Portland. He refers to many cities “like Portland” but he fails to put Portland on this list. Portland is SCARY!

[@pdxmtngoat]

Darn right. Briggs is in total denial about how crappy Portland has become in 2024. It should be on this list.

[@ex-navyspook]

At the beginning of the video, he said that LA, San Francisco, and Portland were scary, but that he'd already covered them in OTHER videos. So he was going to look at other, less well-known, cities. Pay attention, guys!

[@booterone1]

In his opening he said Portland is automatically on the list and would put another one in its place.

[@venegas0704]

@@pdxmtngoathe always mentions Portland as being crappy. Maybe watch some of his other videos

[@lionlikemessenger]

He addresses Portland in the first 90 seconds of the video.

[@aaronbanks3232]

Ok how was Albuquerque and Pueblo not on this list?

[@steven_dekok]

Stockton is horrible (I grew up close by) because it is a failed social experiment. They took lower income people and put them in middle income neighborhoods to show they could raise the quality of life of those from the lower income demographic but the opposite happened. They brought down the neighborhood. That's why you don't have nice area and poor areas, instead you have nice streets and poor streets right next to each other. As real estate broker, I rarely take listings in Stockton because the comps are very difficult due to how overlapping the areas are.

[@philexile0]

Las Vegas is "hot all year round"! Ever been there in January ?!

[@carlgemlich1657]

Yeah, amateur research. It's hot 4 to 5 months a year. Valley View is far from the worst area of the valley. 2023 was a record-breaking year for tourist spend (I know there was inflation).

[@korenng5553]

24 yrs in Las Vegas...Hottest in 100+ June, July, Aug. Fall, Winter, Spring very comfortable and winters short & warm. Winter clothes boots not needed! No regrets retiring here native SF Bay Area in 2001 to build my home in Siena 55+ active adult Summerlin.

[@user-sk5nq7dk6i]

Briggs, great as usual. Well-researched with a personal touch.

[@hurryandleave9680]

Fresno looks nice in the video. Surprised it's considered the worst.

[@jaymoses7460]

Fresno isn't all that bad, mostly safe and chill. Plenty of beautiful women of all races are there! Everything will always be over exaggerated on the internet! That's why you can't rely on KZbin channels like this for relocation advice or an accurate depiction of a place. I like Briggs, but he pulls a lot of sh*t out his a$$!!

[@hurryandleave9680]

@@jaymoses7460 Yeah, and I notice he was showing beautiful waterfront homes while he was talking about a "bad" neighborhood - LOL.

[@lugi25]

​@@jaymoses7460facts. I've never seen or heard of any violent crime or robberies. At least from friends and family. Also the women here are top tier.

[@loriwhinery3210]

I live in Tacoma, we are selling our home in May or June, moving to Port Ludlow Washington because we cannot stand to see our once beautiful city continue to decline. They stopped prosecuting crime, they allow the homeless to take over our city the drug deals on every corner .The powers that be don’t care about the average taxpayer, it’s unbelievable what Tacoma has turned into, we can’t take it anymore.☹️

[@SC-gw2kf]

I’m in Snohomish County. I hear your concerns loud and clear. Things have sure changed here.

[@a-liberal-patriot]

@@SC-gw2kf Same with Whatcom County. It's on its way down. I give it another 5 years, then it makes a Briggs baddie list.

[@feliciasampson8032]

​@@a-liberal-patriotoh that's sad...I love Bellingham and was thinking of moving there at one point.

[@a-liberal-patriot]

@@feliciasampson8032 There is hope: The Legislature is slowly reversing its emasculation of law enforcement; we have a new sheriff, waiting to see how that goes; Bellingham not only has a new police Chief, she's also managing to get more funding from the (insert lots and all sorts of dirty words here) city council. She wants to do more than just fill vacancies, she wants to raise the standards. The two biggest problems are the homeless issue, which, so far, no serious management plan has been developed and implemented, and the cost of living, which rivals Seattle. At least North Whatcom County is doing okay.

[@feliciasampson8032]

@@a-liberal-patriot I heard Bellingham has become very expensive. I got priced out of Tahoe and I was making pretty decent money. Reno is getting really pricey so I'm not sure it's worth living here...and it's way too hot at least 6 months of the year. I'm thinking the Olympic Peninsula might be doable. I hope your police chief comes through! It's a beautiful area.

[@HotZTrain]

I'm surprised you forgot Tucson, Arizona.

[@garygotthardt8577]

When you mentioned St.Louis you said bulldoze East St.Louis unfortunately you did not differentiate between St.Louis, Missouri & East St.Louis Illinois 2 different states...Keep the videos coming Mr.Briggs

[@scottwang]

Not surprised to see my city ranked No. 2

[@seanmcdirmid]

My dad's family has a long history in Spokane (and Colville, but that is hardly a city). My grandfather inherited a rooming house near downtown from his sister that we nicked named the Empty Arms, lots of good memories about that. My sister currently lives in Spokane, and they get by well enough, but I'm always surprised food/restaurants cost as much as Seattle without Seattle salaries. The hill is pretty nice to live on, however, if you can afford it.

[@kenlehigh6363]

Saying all of Tacoma is not worth living in is severely shortsighted. Obviously he hasn't been to tacoma or if he has probably just drove through. Tacoma has some beautiful, desirable neighborhoods, a gorgeous waterfront, and somewhat of a construction boom around downtown. Do your research Briggs. Misinformation is unacceptable. Yes the crime rate is high but most of it is concentrated in South Tacoma and Hilltop. Not ALL of Tacoma.

[@pdxmtngoat]

Exactly. Briggs is ignorant on Tacoma. He doesn't know much about it. The North End of Tacoma has a beautiful waterfront. Some very nice neighborhoods.

[@kenlehigh6363]

@pdxmtngoat Not to mention Point Defiance is one of the nicest parks of any city in the country.

[@pdxmtngoat]

@@kenlehigh6363 Briggs should stay in his home town of Los Angeles before commenting. LA is a shithole.

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

11:37 used the Washington flag for Yuma, AZ (Rancho Mesa Verde) lol! Probably still had Spokane on the brain….😂

[@manfredmann2766]

Guessing Tucson, Pueblo, Bakersfield, San Bernardino, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Phoenix, El Paso, Las Cruces, and Riverside.

[@Merzui-kg8ds]

Lots of people in WA call Spokane "SpoCompton".

[@jennettea.7807]

I’ve lived near a couple of the places. With respect to heat in San Bernardino, imagine adding at least 5-10 degrees from the temperature in Los Angeles. And yes, the smog is bad, although probably not as bad as it was in the 80’s and 90’s when “red flag” warnings were more common. A couple areas I would recommend avoiding in that area are Muscoy and Colton . For the Tacoma area and city itself, it’s not all bad, it has a lot of gems like Point Defiiance Park with Owen Beach, Point Ruston, and some good entertainment options like the Grand Cinema and Museum of Glass, and pretty wide variety of food options. There are some nicer areas (and yes, more expensive) like the Proctor District, DuPont, Steilacoom, and University Place, but I recommend to definitely stay away from Lakewood, WA.

[@magnus5356]

How did you come up with the ranking, Briggs? Looking at the numbers here, Tacoma, blew them all out of the water!

[@mattwernecke2342]

So most people can't afford the avg home in these cities. Unbelievable

[@cleokey]

I've been to all of them except Anchorage ... just passing through.

[@JoeSmith-ez3zg]

Did you include Hanford with Fresno as it's become nothing but a bedroom community for Fresno

[@J2daMFnR]

When I lived in Tacoma just expected our car to be broken into or stuff stolen from our yard every now and then. We even had a baby carriage taken from our porch. Found it a week later in a nearby park covered in mud and broken. People in Tacoma commit crime for crime's sake.

[@meatmachines]

"How can people be upset about a name, it's silly for people to change it." Name gets changed, same people who said names don't matter: "OMG you changed the name, I am never supporting my high school again, the kids there can suffer from lack of funds." Don't be that guy Briggs.

[@glennhopkins2643]

Oregon is for me.

[@kosjeyr]

My take on this: don't move to California (The majority of your list is from Cali)

[@JKVisFX]

We call San Bernardino, "San Bernargeto." It is a miserable place all around. So is Tacoma. The only thing that lifts Tacoma above San Bernardino is the much more agreeable climate and surrounded by extensive natural beauty. Fresno? Fresno is the true, smelly, hot, dirty asshole of California.

[@trailrvs]

Cities that should have made it: Redding, CA, Richmond, CA, West Valley City, UT

[@gusloader123]

West Valley City, UT. is basically So. Cal transplanted into the Salt Lake Valley. They brought their wretched Freakifornia attitudes/politics and their dope love to what used to be a nice place to live and have a family.

[@autumnmackert9924]

I've lived in and around Spokane since 2001. It has been shocking to see the lack of regard for some of these beautiful and historic old neighborhoods that the city holds. The homeless crisis I have seen here is worse than what I ever saw in Portland Oregon simply due to a lack of facilities or amenities for these people to access. The suburbs and small towns around the area are wonderful and for the most part the violent crime is concentrated in the concentrated in the East central, West Central and areas around downtown which statistically are where the homeless population tend to congregate. The north side of town is still relatively town is still benign and middle-class and there are lots of and there are lots of great walkable neighborhoods as you get farther up into the South Hill for farther north in the areas around Colbert. Spokane Valley has a lot of wonderful areas and still a very family-centric vibe as does our Northern more rural areas such as Deer Park. There has been a dedicated effort to assist the local law enforcement in helping the crime rate particularly in the downtown area and to bring more arts and culture activities back to downtown in the aftermath of covid. Thank you for having such a wonderful Channel and for highlighting both the benefits and the drawbacks of so many of our lesser known cities!

[@benparrish9547]

Yes except on deer park. Y’all been getting your crazy people crimes in the last few years 😂. Camp hope being gone has been a plus though

[@autumnmackert9924]

@@benparrish9547 True that, there have been and show them the back out of town for. But thankfully at least in a small town, everybody knows everybody for the most part and nobody gets away with things for long and eventually somebody talks.

[@redwolfexr]

Tacoma and Spokane have been the "don't go there" areas of Washington for 30 years. LOL. Neko Case was singing the blues about Tacoma almost 25 years ago: People, they laugh when they hear you're from my town They say it's a sour and used up ol' place I've defended its honor, I shrugged off the put-downs You know that you're poor, from Tacoma Buildings are empty like ghettos of ghost-towns It gives me a chill to think what was inside I can't seem to fathom the dark of my history I invented my own in Tacoma (Thrice All-American c.2000)

[@kferg21able]

When I lived in Spokane, the worst neighborhoods were either parts of Hilliard and West Central area which was known as felony flats

[@talbertofdz]

Too many liberal people there 😢

[@chrisredfield6274]

Lol yep! Felony Flats. I haven't heard that in ages. I'm so glad I moved away right when I was old enough

[@tribaltreegoat]

you should do best midwest cities

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

There no good places in the midwest

[@bukboefidun9096]

Stockton, Anchorage they always seem to come out in the gutter... and still either side of $400k for a house... and what's that house look like? Often that's a near tenement.

[@BenjySparky]

Briggs, you rock! Love the channel and content. Peace ✌️

[@margaretlauzon6751]

All cities have good and bad areas. I grew up in Spokane and it has some great outdoors opportunities.

[@ilikecontent2327]

Same here. Born and raised. Great outdoors. Great variety of neighborhoods for every budget. We have always had a couple neighborhoods that were troublesome. Love it here! Probably the tweakers are our biggest issue. That is causing most of our crime which is primarily car break ins, home break ins. Petty theft. We do get a lot of homeless shipped to us from Portland and Seattle which does not help. We do have drug dealing activity that causes most of the murder rates. Again the tweakers and druggies. Love the historic buildings here, schools and libraries are well kept and supported by tax payers, medical services are top notch. Downtown has seen a ton of money invested into it. They do need to fix the homeless issue around the downtown library. Park system is wondeful as well as trail and hiking opportunities. Grew up fishing, hiking, camping around here. Tons of options. Lots of new business construction and sports and entertainment venues. We even have a symphony. Classic art deco theaters in beautiful condition. Lots of beautiful examples of classic vintage architecture. Great art scene and distilleries and wineries.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup homeless tents...bring the outdoors to the city

[@ilikecontent2327]

@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 😅 Trust me when I say it is not as bad as you think. It is definately not Seattle, but we do have a problem. As many cities do. We are a bigger city so yeah. It comes with growth. Fast growth.

[@dawncook2599]

I think Vallejo, CA should be near the top of this list. All you have to do is look up information about our crime rates and our police department. The unhoused population continues to grow and take over various areas.

[@vannshuttleworth4738]

It sure is expensive to be poor. I don't judge panhandlers; they might be trying to make their mortgage. Two things: 1) I'd rather live in Stockton or Fresno than Bakersfield, California. That place has too much heat and not enough light. 2) I'm surprised that Nickleback Johnson isn't from Bakersfield. But there are plenty of gasbags from San Ber Dino.

[@TheLemonyLimey]

I'm surprised Seattle or Kent, WA isn't on this list. Portland>Seattle IMO.

[@BigMikeDaGr8]

Your rant about the native American names was disappointing. Kind of caught me off guard.