(gentle music) - [Narrator] What is going on everyone? Welcome back to the World
According To Briggs, and a video about fresh starts. Every day, people get to
the point where they feel they need a fresh start. It could be, they hate where they live. They can't find a job.
The environment sucks. You made a video about your
cousin sex (horse whining) live in the same town? You lost your job, bad relationship, whatever the reason, a change of scenery can be just what the doctor ordered. As we come out of the pandemic, people are finding jobs
they used to have gone away. This of course leads to
people looking for new jobs and new cities and in new states. All 50 states get ranked every
year in different categories. Crime, school, health, affordability, environment, and opportunity. Today, we're looking at the
best dates for a fresh start. When you're looking for a fresh start, you almost always want to have affordability and opportunity. And that's what we're looking at today. States with jobs now and projected to have some in the future and places
that are relatively cheap. Some of the old dependable states that have been on this list
for decades and decades have fallen off and have been replaced by some that you know
are doing things right. And you might not expect them
to be great places to live. All right, let's see what we found. Number 10, Nebraska. Yep right in the middle of the
country, you have Nebraska. Nebraska only has two legit
cities that, you know, they got a lot of small ones, but two really good size ones, which are Lincoln and Omaha, but they still don't have a lot of people. As of the 2020 census, they only have 1,961,000 residents. So that's not a lot of people especially considering they're
the 16th largest state. They have jobs. They've got a low cost of living and they also have the National
Museum of Roller Skating. I'm not even joking. It's in Lincoln, Nebraska. Swing on by. They'd love to see you. They are ranked 11th in affordability and 19th in opportunity. That's out of all 50 states. So that's not bad and
they're at number 10. (digital screeching) Number nine, Wisconsin. Yeah. Wisconsin has a lot
going for it these days. It's a beautiful state. The people are amazing. They've got one city that is, I guess, considered a bad city in some
parts, which is Milwaukee, but almost the rest of that
state is very low in crime. And really Milwaukee is not bad. It's no Chicago or Detroit. It's just compared to
the rest of Wisconsin, it's got some crime. Milwaukee is actually the
home of Harley Davidson. Well, that's where it was founded. It was founded in Milwaukee in 1903. They have some other
good cities in Wisconsin like Madison and Eau Claire. Green Bay is pretty good too. It's a little north, but
it's still a decent town. I always tell people this, one of the best states to move to, especially if you have a family because the people here are really good. Just the environment's kind of nice. It's very family orientated state. And if you're looking for a fresh start, you could do a lot worse. Wisconsin in affordability is ranked 19th, and opportunity 14th. (digital screeching) Number eight, Virginia. Virginia has been getting
more and more popular I'd the last decade or so. It is ranked 35th in size
and 12th in population. So it's got a good amount of people. Right now it's sitting on 8,654,000. They gained a little over
600,000 since the 2010 census. I was actually a little surprised that Virginia didn't have a
higher ranking on this list because a lot of people are moving there. They have good high paying
jobs and it's a decent place. Some of their cities are pretty expensive and that probably messes up their average, but they have a lot of smaller towns all over this state that
are very affordable. Virginia has the second oldest
college in the United States. The College of William
and Mary in Williamsburg was founded in 1693. It's still going. If you do decide to move
to Virginia, keep in mind it is illegal to hunt
wild animals on Sundays with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted till 2:00 AM. That is a weird fact. They are ranked 28th in
affordability and 11 in opportunity. Like I said, they've got
a lot of good jobs there. (digital screeching) Number seven, Indiana. Indiana is one of the best
states this country has to offer. That is if you take
Gary out of the equation along with maybe a lot of Indianapolis. It'd be a great place to live. They have a few other major cities here. You got Gary, like I said,
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne which is really nice. South Ben's got some issues,
but it's great place to live. The rest of the state is
small towns and rural. It is a very rural state. They've one small town
called Santa Claus, Indiana. And it receives hundreds
of thousands of letters addressed to Santa
Claus every single year, each of which is
responded to individually. Yes, the town folk answer these letters. Indiana's a good sized state. It's actually ranked 38th. And when it comes to population, they've got 6,785,000
residents ranking them at 17th. In the last decade or so,
Indiana has seen a fair amount of companies relocate to
the state and bring jobs. This normally brings an influx of people but it really hasn't happened that much, but it's just kind of strange
that Indiana isn't as popular as it probably should be. Their affordability. They're ranked sixth and
their opportunity 32nd. 32's not the best but they're a very
affordable place to live. (digital screeching) Number six, Ohio. Ohio is almost like the poster
child for the Rust Belt. You've got cities like
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo that aren't the best, but they're getting better. The one that's really not
getting better is Dayton. Dayton kind of, yeah, it's
just, don't move there. If you are gonna move to Ohio,
look at the Columbus area. This is a really nice place to live. And it's got a lot of things going for it. Cleveland and Cincinnati are very affordable cities to live in. And as they get better,
which they have been in the last, I'd say five or six years, it's starting to be a
better, better place to live. They do have some really
nice neighborhoods in both Cincinnati and Cleveland and they're nice neighborhoods, are far more affordable than other states like let's say New York,
Illinois, Texas, California, even Oregon, Washington. It's very inexpensive cities to live in and they're getting better. So it might be prime for good
place to get a fresh start. The population of Ohio
in the 2020 census is 11,799,000 residents, which they didn't gain that much. They gained about 2% from the 2010 census. Not a lot of people are moving there, so that helps keep the costs down on both cost of living and housing. Fun fact about the Buckeye State. Ohio's Swallowtail Flag is
the only non rectangular US state flag. I thought that was kind of interesting, but they are ranked number
one in affordability. In the whole United
States, they're number one. And their opportunity is 37th, which is almost middle of the road. (digital screeching) Number five, Michigan. Once you get past Detroit and Flint, Michigan's a nice state. Even like I've said in past videos, Detroit's kind of turned
a corner a little bit. They've got a long way to go. I'm not saying that that place is ready, move in ready with fresh
paint, anything like that. They've got a long way to go but they are getting better. Their downtown is a perfect
example of turning the corner. Go two miles out from downtown, it's a different story. Michigan like Ohio didn't
gain a lot of people in the last census in 2020. They've got just a little
over 10 million residents. And actually at the 2010 census, they're one of the only states
that actually lost people. They lost 0.6%. So they don't have a
lot of people moving in. That means prices are gonna be down on cost of living and housing,
which is always a treat. Michigan has a lot of amazing small towns that are affordable. So if you're one of those remote workers, this may be a great place
for your fresh start. Fun fact about Michigan. It has about 150 lighthouses more than any other state in the union. You'd think it would be like Alaska, which just has so much coastline, it's incredible or California, but no, it's Michigan, because
The Great Lakes and all that. They're ranked number three in affordability and 34th in opportunity. So if you could bring a job there, this is a good place to live. (digital screeching) Number four, Missouri. The Show-Me State doesn't
have the best cities but it makes up for that shortcoming with really nice small
towns and beautiful land. It's also the birthplace
of my favorite president, Harry S Truman. Who's your favorite president? Let me know in the comments section below, I'm always interested who will people say. Now try not to say the last
one, two, or three, go back. The ones in history. What are your favorite
presidents? Let us know. Missouri has little
over 6 million residents ranking them the 19th in population. This last census they had their lowest population growth ever. They only grew by 2.8%,
which isn't a big number. Missouri is a good-sized
state with not a lot of people are actually
ranked 21st in total area. And a friend once told me it depends on what part of the state you come from. It's either Missouri or Missoura. That looks like an I at
the end of Missouri to me, but I could be wrong. Fun fact: Kansas city has the second most fountains in the world. Rome is the only other city
that has more fountains than Kansas City. How weird is that? That's why Kansas city
one of their nicknames is City of Fountains. Missouri is a great state to call home, if you want a low cost living and low housing prices,
both are pretty cheap. Their actual affordability
is ranked fifth in the nation and their opportunity as in future growth, they're ranked 33rd. (digital screeching) Number three, New Hampshire. New Hampshire is known
as The Granite State. And they got that really cool motto that says Live Free Or Die. Live Free Or Die. That's
a little dramatic. Don't you think? How about Live Free or Have
To Watch the Kardashians? New Hampshire is not a big state but they've got a lot of
things going on there. And that's why they grew
by 4.6% in the last census. They right now have 1,377,000 residents, which for a state that's
actually ranked 46 in total area, that's a lot of people. They only have two really
legit good-sized cities, which is the capital of Concorde and their largest city of Manchester. New Hampshire is in the most
affordable state on this list. But the opportunities in
this state are incredible. They have jobs, they have beautiful land. They have decent people and
for as good and as beautiful as the land here, I think their
property values are decent. I think they're a little up
there, but they're decent for what you're getting. Fun fact about New Hampshire. They're the only state in the country that doesn't require
adults to wear a seatbelt in their cars while traveling. That's a weird thing to be the last to hold out on, you know. Don't move to New Hampshire
if you like coastline. They actually have the shortest coastline in any of the coastal
states length of 13 miles. That's it. Their affordability is 38. Like I said, they're not
the cheapest on this list but they're number one in opportunity. The future is bright for New Hampshire. (digital screeching) Number two, Minnesota. Over the last year or so
Minnesota has been getting a lot of bad press, a lot of bad press. And it's too bad because
this is a beautiful state. Minnesota has only got
one major Metro area which is the Minneapolis
St. Paul Metro area, but they got some good
smaller towns, cities, whatever you want to call them. St. Cloud, Duluth are pretty nice. The rest are pretty much small towns. I was in one of them just last summer, Detroit Lakes, stopped at Jimmy John's, got a sandwich, watched a guy
get caught by his girlfriend while he was at the Jimmy
John's with another girl. That was interesting. It's never a good idea to date two people at the same time in a small town, that's like the second rule
of dating right behind. Don't date her sister. Minnesota has never had a census where they didn't grow by at least 6%. This last one, they grew by 7.6% which brought them up
to 5,706,000 residents. Fun fact: Roseville, Minnesota is the home of the original Target store. Yeah Target that we all know and love. The first one to open here
in Roseville, Minnesota on May 1st, 1962. And now my wife wanders the
aisles there on daily basis. It seems like Minnesota is ranked 23rd in affordability and third in opportunity. All right, before we get to
number one, don't forget, We have another channel
called On This Day. There's a link down below. Go by, check it out. Maybe subscribe. All right on to number one. (digital screeching) And number one, Iowa. Yes, everyone is moving to the center of the United States it seems like. We've had a couple on this list that weren't in the
Midwest or Upper Midwest. Everyone is tired of the
East Coast and West Coast. They're done. They're heading to the
center of the country where it's more affordable to live. And since those people are moving there, jobs are moving there too. I honestly think in my opinion, this part of the country in 10 15 years will be just like the
New York, Los Angeles, you know, Seattle all
that San Francisco area was 15 years ago. It's moving. The people are moving there. The jobs are going to be there and you'll have some
wealthier neighborhoods and bigger cities popping
up here as the years go on. But Iowa, let's talk about Iowa. I always say Iowa is
a pretty boring place. And actually a lot of people
consider it very boring. That doesn't mean it's a bad state. A lot of people like a
little boring in their life. They don't want excitement. Live in Chicago for a while. You'll look for it. You'll dream of places like Iowa. Iowa grew by 4.7% in this last census, getting them up to 3,190,000 residents which lands them into
31st spot for population. And when it comes to total area, they're actually ranked 26. Fun fact: Iowa is the only
state in the entire country whose Eastern and Western borders are formed entirely by rivers. The Mississippi river on the east side and the Missouri river on the west side. Iowa is ranked fourth in affordability and 12th in opportunity. Iowa has a future and if you're looking to change your future, I think that's probably your best option. It is a little slow and a little boring, but like I said, that may be your thing. (upbeat music) All right. That's today's video. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Hope you got some information out of it. Thank you so much for
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