Great Rural Towns in West Virginia to Retire or Buy Real Estate.

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The internet in Summersville is spotty at best Frontier is not that dependable and Shentel is never that reliable How do I know? I grew up there
Comment from : Jay Hudley

Summersvulle SUCKS Raised most of my life there School is alright, but almost everyone is a drug addict, or in recovery Summerville regional is CRAP with lots of misdiagnoses, and/or not caring at ALL Wifi is crap there as well Has the nickname "Spee Trap of WV" and for good reason
Comment from : Avacado McFurrpants

As long as those interested in moving here DO NOT bring their politics with them One down side is lack of a few necessities With the deep mining if you do not always have the option of deep wells for water if not near a town Same goes for gas, electric service and sewage Just don't come here expecting big city life
Comment from : Robert Cheslock

Hell there is nothing there and everyone and thing is broke Not me
Comment from : mike scarlett

I live in Pa Right next to the WV line West Virginia is my favorite state
Comment from : Edward Stroko

Please… anyone watching this video considering Elkins… don’t I was born and raised there and yes, it used to be an amazing little town! However, over the years, it has turned into a dump 7000ish people and half of the town is on drugs Nowhere to work, the internet connection is garbage and the people are bottom of the barrel
Comment from : Trey Bodkin

14:44 LMAO
Comment from : SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ⚡️

Passed through Elkins in 2021 and ate at Scotties Super nice people
Comment from : bluerfoot

That’s because Hinton is like Richwood and Sutton no body wants to live there Greenbrier County is the best place to live in WV
Comment from : Ray Propps

Do the pictures match the locations?
Comment from : Thornton Xavier

It always amuses me that pretty much any documentary or travelogue video that centers around WV is scored by bluegrass Nothing against it, but there's a lot more music associated with the state Let's not forget that the Nountain State has birthed world-class rock, metal and alternative acts like Byzantine, Zao, Wrathchild America and Karma To Burn Whether you like black metal, folk-rock or crust-punk, you'll find music you'll love in Wedt Virginia!
Comment from : daggy174

I am originally from Arizona and I moved to West Virginia to live with my wife We live near Ravenswood in Jackson county
Comment from : David Brown

4:43 a whole town for $99k ? bargain 5:57 70,000 ?
Comment from : arupian666

For the love of all things holy, it’s SummerSville!! With a second S!! Summerville (no 2nd S) is in another state
Comment from : Brandi The Butcher

Something that's never mentioned that I'd like to hear about is churches
Comment from : Sodality

Winter is long, cold, dark, and gloomy
Comment from : mominthe209

My brother lives in Summerville Very beautiful, I used to lived in WV a few areas Buckhannon and Volga both places i lived at was not inside of the towns The holler is where i liked Love WV but we moved to MI for family but definitely looking to buying a vacation home in WV
Comment from : m w

some videos are showing WV people are leaving and towns are empty what's the deal there?
Comment from : P N

Thanks, Briggs!!!!
Comment from : urkoolUncle

Did yall know that West Virginia has the highest rate of toothlessness among adults?
Comment from : eazzy blue

Summersville has an s in it, just so you know❤ from West Virginia
Comment from : Rexfords mama

Elkins had a big population jump within 30 seconds in this video, from 7,000 to 70,000 LOL
Comment from : Jrod Ohio

It’s Summers ville , It’s Morgantown without an s I doubt your knowledge of places that you don’t even bother to pronounce the name of the town correctly 😢
Comment from : Tawni Castle

As a Born West Virginian, This is a great place! Almost Heaven! But yes, there aren't many job opportunities The popular careers are Coal Mining and Heart Transplants! 😅
Comment from : Jacksons Drones

Check current crime rates on these areas Some of them are very high crime areas
Comment from : Ron S

Elkins is a shit hole Drugs drugs drugs
Comment from : justAsoul

This video really makes me miss Clendenin so much
Comment from : Ashley Bolf

My dearly departed Dad was originally from Oakland, MD and he joined the US Army at 19 Several of his assignments were in WV--In Morgantown (WVU), Wheeling, and Beckley and I have cousins who live in Terra Alta and some other small towns by there Well, we ended up in Phoenix when I was in high school and I have hated it ever since but my dad loved it, ugh But now he's with the Lord and I'm trying to get my mom to pack up and move back to WV since now we have nothing holding us back from moving back I'm hoping we can get to one of these towns soon
Comment from : 1Sweetsexyflava

No legal mmj no abortion, anti lgbt Racist
Comment from : pat smith

So if you are past your working years and ready to retire, live a simple life, start a small farm and live outside the city living in small towns in WV are great If you are still working or have a family the reason the homes are cheap is because there very few big companies that are here to support occupations that pay well That’s why the homes are cheap, population is small and no crime is because no one is here All these towns are barely surviving unless they are close to a big city like Weirton,WV being close to Pittsburgh,PA With low paying jobs and a small tax base the info structure of these cities will never grow (new parks, better roads and new development) The video paints a great picture but only for a small segment that is either retired or prepared to commute to work Most of these small towns were staying robust when coal mines supported additional jobs in neighboring towns with regulations driving high cost and closing good jobs these towns are disappearing Just know what you are getting into…but turning back you can’t ask for a nicer, more beautiful place to live a simple farm life than the roads of WV Take me home baby
Comment from : Wave Warrior

Dudes killing me adding S to Morgantown n leaving the S off Summersville
Comment from : shamus berry

I'm looking to buy a rural home because I want an affordable place to retire to, most of the prices you mentioned are as high or higher than what's available in the Chicago suburbs 👎
Comment from : kevin Johnson

Shout out from Elkins We love you man!
Comment from : Jerry Abston

Dear Mr Briggs, get in you car immediately and drive to Lewisburg WV This will allow you the chance to find out what a grave error you made in overlooking one of the coolest small towns in the USA let alone West Virginia On the long drive home you may ponder over this misdeed, but do not write a retraction We don't want a swarm of outsiders moving in and spoiling what we have
Comment from : Peter Hill

I was curious as to where MY town sat relative to the National average in crime873 below the national averageSo Shepardstown is STILL higherlol AND! I have ski areas, snowmobile trails, gorgeous scenery, moose, deer, bearfishing yeah I'll deal with the -33F and 6 months of wintermaybe
Comment from : James M

AhhhhElkinsNow where have I heard that name before?brbrOh yes!brbrThere have been reported sightings and encounters with a creature known as the "Elkins Dogman" in and around Elkins, West Virginia The creature is said to be a large, bipedal canid, resembling a werewolf or a large wolf on two legs
Comment from : James M

soYou're a realtor So it makes SENSE to promote this state
Comment from : James M

People in the comment section say they love the state because they been to only the Eastern Panhandle, which can be considered Virginia-lite in my eyes
Comment from : Too lazy for a decent name

Have u ever considered doing it on west virginia towns within 30min of a hospital
Comment from : Christina Kortright

They are absolutely OUT of their minds as to what they're asking for homes in West Virginia the 3rd POOREST STATE, with MINIMUM employment and acreage that's mostly hills They are asking 50 more on average compared to only last year at this same time Get the F outta here
Comment from : Michael Tammaro

Your info on Elkins is incorrect Don't know where you got your info
Comment from : Wayne Garrison

I did buy a place in west VA Canaan Valley West Virginis Lived there 13 years Hospitals are distant, Good food isn't available, most shopping is an hour away Doctors are over an hour away Hospitals are over 2 hours away Unless you ski There isn't much I would not recommend it,
Comment from : Wayne Garrison

Kingwood would be a great addition to this list!!
Comment from : ranchguy00000001

I live in Sharpsburg Md love my small town but shepherd’s town is nice great place take the small commute there all the time my cousin plays Football for the college that’s the one thing you forgot to mention it’s a college town which is not a bad thing but can get pretty busy there but never loses that small town feel
Comment from : OverlandMD B

I'm from rural east coast virginia I, have family that lives in Becky west virginia / thank, you for you're video
Comment from : Gerland Kent

I've been to hinton and summersville a lot, and what I can say is that summersville is good but the party scene there is kinda livid and can get rowdy sometimes Hinton on the other hand is full of the nicest people I've ever met, yet they are so incredibly weird It's like they were cut off from the rest of west virginia and grew their own community
Comment from : d0ink

I'm interested in WV but this guy is a terminal ahole
Comment from : cakensteak

How Lewisburg did not make this least is funny
Comment from : neilbruce123

Never mentions property taxes Hello????
Comment from : roysmemorylane

Shepherdstown is nice, it’s a shame it’s overloaded with NOVA d-bags
Comment from : Fawks ‘N Trawks

I feel like i've seen the same footage of the same chicken x5s now
Comment from : Jackrabbit

I thought you’d have Buckhannon on the list!
Comment from : Carl Martin

The speculating bagger had arrived refuse to sell
Comment from : Michael Christian

Don't play into the "Stay Away From Baltimore" crap Yeah, there are some rough neighborhoods, but I've been going to the Inner Harbor/Fells Point area for decades and have never seen a cross word passed Compressing people in a High Poverty Area (thanks Capitalists) has a bad effect on anyone When the UltraRich moved all the jobs to China it pushed many hardworking folks into poverty through no fault of their own So, while Mitt Romney has $500,000,000 stashed overseas, rememberhe's religious
Comment from : P & J Poston

Its Morgantown, not "Morganstown" Wv Lets go Mountaineers!
Comment from : HackHunter1835

What about Martinsburg in the eastern panhandle
Comment from : Helga Linton

Dingess in Mingo county
Comment from : Charles Merritt

Please take the "s" out of Morgantown
Comment from : Michael Kniskern

I’m currently in Richwood West Virginia It’s an old mining town, it’s not what it used to be but it’s a good town My cousin owns the sporting good store in town and I’m related to a bunch of people in the area
Comment from : Michael Morrison

I'm sorry I usually don't do this but it's Morgantown no s again I apologize thanx for the great West Virginia content
Comment from : Mike Menendez

Very strange that you don't have Marlington or Madison on your list
Comment from : z z

Great job I have lived or been a part of, in some way, every place you mentioned except Hinton ❤it was nice to see my surround towns I live in Webster Springs Keep up the good work 😊
Comment from : Tammi Clevenger

Here because it came up in my recommended (probably because of a ton of research I've done in areas there)brWe were supposed to move to Morgantown last year but plans fell through because my hubby got offered a promotion & a pay rise he couldn't turn down brWe wanted to be in WV thanks to Fallout 76 but his work doesn't have a branch there I'm still determined to one day get there :)brbr@05:18 It's Morgantown not Morganstown - when you get the name wrong, it kinda lessens credibilitybrbrYou're making it seem as though you're a well travelled person of the area but I doubt you are All your images are just shots from Google rather than actual photos you've taken You're misleading/inaccurate
Comment from : xangiexdx

West By God Virginia! I was born and raised in the state I spent many summers on/around Summersville Lake camping, fishing and water skiing
Comment from : Blu3404

I'm not trying to be rude here, but it's literally spelled SummerSville and you mentioned it being named after Mr SummerS And there's no S ANYWHERE in Morgantown
Comment from : Nathanial Hoge

Many towns in WV just as nice as what you mentioned But you did pick some pretty nice ones I'm a big Richwood fan Richwood puts you within easy reach of the best outdoor beauty WV can offer Hinton is VERY close to the New River Gorge
Comment from : Rodney Jordan

Been there many times Most of the places I’ve been there I grew up in WV
Comment from : Diana Moody

Born in Charleston and my childhood home is Nitro I grew up there and graduated from HS in 1981 shortly after I moved to NC where I graduated from UNC and taught school there for 20 years and I am right back in Nitro now with my mother I guess until I take my last breath It’s boring as hell and absolutely nothing to do besides enjoy this amazing internet lol 😂 it’s history is truly amazing and WWI the reason for its name where chemicals for war ammunition was made Every different ethnicity that you can name
Comment from : JanesBlonde007🔫

Seriously? You miss the "s" in Summersville And you add an "s" to Morgantown?
Comment from : Jeremiah Jensen

Just found your channel Is there any way you can start including if places are tiny house friendly?? Hope so Real estate is off the charts for some of us prepping for retirement, 😉
Comment from : QueeniePop

It’s (Sum erz ville) and ( Mor gan town) Once you can pronounce the towns here you will be welcome to hang around As for most of your videos this one is well done Thanks
Comment from : Sue West

I'm in love with Shepherdstown! I live in Martinsburg and Shepherdstown is so pretty It has the c&O canal (a walking trail) right across the border My happy place!
Comment from : Michele Zalak

Can definitely vouch for Elkins wv Great little town Had a couple of decent bars when I was there a few years ago
Comment from : Lewis Baxter

I live in Richwood and it is an awesome little town But I have to say some of the pics you showed of Summersville were actually in Richwood
Comment from : Connie

FyI, due to flooding, you may not always want on the river❤️ from wv
Comment from : Rexfords mama

Thanks for this, as I'm considering moving to WV Passed through it a number of times, and always thought it was so very pretty only real improvement would be to have bserious/b mountains there! Got to blovin'/b the Rockies, having spent a goodly chunk of the summer of '06 driving through/around MT & CO & WY!!
Comment from : Eric Awalt

I sure love driving through WV And love the look on peoples faces when I tell them how beautiful of a state it is The only thing is that a strong majority of towns are dirty and run down and the poverty is unreal Seems hard to make an actual turnaround when there are no jobs, as much as I would love to see it
Comment from : vjd

I wonder why the crime rate is low
Comment from : RED_800

What was that town inna WV that was basically off grid kinda, and hard to get to?
Comment from : Apocalyptic Bone-Daddy

You forgot phillipie
Comment from : Brian

Lifelong Wheeling WV resident Has all the 👍up 1hr from Pittsburgh PA,2hrs from Columbus OH,1hr away from Morgantown WV which has WVU Ruby Memorial hosp that recently purchased all 3 local medical centers here & has a population of 35k located rt on Interstate 70 Plenty of public & private schools Also rt on the OH river There’s nothing like the Wheeling Feeling❤ … & us hillbillies even have an Arnold Palmer golf coarse with Xfinity & Frontier isp
Comment from : ALTER_EGO

If you are seriously looking at WV here is a tip from a local Don't live next to a river Dont live next to a creek As a matter of fact dont live next to a small trickle of water You will get flooded Check to make sure that you have at least one way of driving to a town without crossing a waterway Always keep gas for your car and generator Have a source of heat that doesn't require electricity Some winter storms knock out power and block roads Some storms in the summer knock out power and wash out bridges and roads Don't have large trees next to your house They can fall on it How do I know? All of this happened to me Other than that, it's a great place to live
Comment from : beserkergang

I'll bet you live no where close to WV
Comment from : Shellyz2u

It is Morgantown NOT Mogsn's Town Please get it right
Comment from : Shellyz2u

Caution if you have a health condition We were traveling on Rt 33 I was told they had a customer who had a heart attack the previous weekend They called for an ambulance The dispatcher to them to load him into a car and try to make it to the hospital The other ambulance was engaged on the other side of the county!
Comment from : James Stanovic

Elkins is a good base of operations for a motorcycle trip, every direction is great roads
Comment from : dustin scheller

You didn't talk about new Martinsville my ex-girlfriend and her husband live there well there both doing 25 years in jail for dealing in meth
Comment from : Roger Kline

Briggs is so desperate for content that good internet is 1 gig, but also good is 100 mb
Comment from : Burnt Reynolds

You're not telling the people the truth about West Virginia Why leave out the pill heads who outnumber the working class so bad that any company that comes here only hire out of state workers Not to forget about the women who line up beside the road waiting on a dealer to roll in You never know how many vehicles coming toward you, that the driver isn't seeing three or four roads infront of them That's why the favorite saying is; the West Virginia mateing call is the sound of a pill bottle being shook The Governor we have now (Jim Justice) is a joke, a coal mine operator who won't pay his workers half the time The local judges are on the drug dealers payroll This state has become a slum pit with the future falling further and further away
Comment from : Frank Cline