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

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.

After a career in military service, I choose to buy a home in West Virginia last September. Life is good and I'm happy I did. Thank you West Virginia.

I am just visiting West Virginia right now, they might not have many jobs here but people are awesome, they will always have a place in my heart 💜 Thank you West Virginia!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I remember in 2007 when I was temping in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.

My daughter went to medical school in WV & now she is a resident doctor in the state. This Floridian has decided to stay in WV at end of residency. Why? She said the state is beautiful, a lot of outdoor activity, affordable living & most important the people are authentic, friendly, & are givers rather than takers.

Other than the mispronunciations of summersville and Morgantown, you just mixed up which one has the S, as a native West Virginian I approve of this video. We're a great state on the turnaround

I live in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. I commute to northern Virginia for work, make 6 figures then return to live in a community where the average living wage is a 1/4 of that. It's very low crime rate, gorgeous scenery and a laid back attitude of life which I wouldn't trade for anywhere else. Hopefully this state stays a secret from the hustle and misery I see daily where I spend my work day....almost heaven is a fact.

Just don't go 1 mph over the speed limit in Summerville... They will get you all the time!

Got out of the marine corps and bought a cabin in the woods of WV to get some of that freedom I fought for. I’ve never been happier! This state is awesome with great people and small govt. So don’t come here looking for Starbucks and other BS, leave that crap in the city. Buckhannon,WV.

I can tell you that a LOT of people are moving to West Virginia from around the country, I've never really seen that in my life but I guess as things get worse in the big cities people are starting to gravitate to more rural places like WV

My sister has lived in Shepherdstown, WV for over a decade now. I love visiting her there. One of my favorite towns ever.

Good list! Thank you for being aware that we aren’t part of Virginia. I might have included Ripley and Fayetteville, but fully agree with the ones that you picked.

Well, having lived in Summersville, I can tell you that unless you were born there, you will be an outsider forever. People will look at and treat you like an alien (from outerspace.) Richwood is so depressing I don't even like driving through it. Also, it was totaled a few years ago by the great flood. Elkins is a great place to live, but remember it is winter there six months of the year. Hinton is is very nice, particularly being on the river. It also has great railroad history. Sutton is OK. But I can't imagine why anyone would live there except for a very small lake. Shepherdstown, like every other part of the panhandle is really a other state. They are within the state border but are really more like Maryland or Virginia.

Lewisburg WV was named the Coolest Small Town in America in 2011. Fayetteville, WV also another year. What kept them off the list? Folks love these towns.

West Virginia is one of the most undeservedly vilified states. I lived in NW Virginia for several years, and my family and I would spend many highly enjoyable holidays in the state, and had access to friends' holiday cabin on Summersville Lake, so I can endorse your positive review of this very pleasant little town.

Next time you're in the Mountain State, stop in Kingwood (pop ~4000) which is right on the Cheat River (whitewater and trout fishing). We have a relatively new hospital facility, a fairly lively real-estate market, the annual Cheat River Festival (May - whitewater and music - drawing 3-4000 people), and the annual Buckwheat Festival (September - drawing 40,000 people). We have West Virginia's Number One small craft brewery within a few miles (Screech Owl), a high school/vo-tech facility that produces journeymen electricians ready to go to work, computer literate job candidates, and college-prep young people ready to pursue, medicine, engineering, or Annapolis. Stop by for a cup of coffee!!

Cabins, WV- just outside of Petersburg and close to everything in the area like Dolly Sods, Spruce Knob, Seneca Rocks, the caverns. The Smoke Hole and North Mountain areas are gorgeous!

You named my hometown and it was accurate. I will say if you're planning on moving here, buying a home is pretty much a must. There are next to no rentals so plan properly. I seen someone mention cell service, I have rarely encountered no service. I have service about everywhere. When I don't have it, it's because I'm going out to the middle of no where on purpose and could care less about a phone anyways.

Elkins is great. Moved there 8 years ago and it is a small town with plenty keep you from having to travel out of town to often.

I am accepted in the West Virginia state university and I am from Iran I just nervous about job, but I love west Virginia's nature

Don’t go anywhere near Summerville. It’s a notorious speed trap.

We here in West Virginia have a great amount of little towns that are great and the people are spectacular.

Take it from someone who lives in the areas, Hinton may look beautiful, but it has some major issues with crime and drugs. Its a hot spot for tourism and outdoor activities, but living there is a nightmare. Lots of theft and petty crimes, not to mention the drugs (but to be fair a lot of the state struggles with that sadly). Hinton is beautiful, like out of a Hallmark movie, but isn't the best place to live. Moving back towards Beckley theres Nimitz, Jumping Branch, Shady Springs, Daniels, and Beaver, all of which are small towns that are quiet, spread out, but not too far from modern needs.

In general, this video is talking about the greater Beckley area. You get into the higher elevations and rise above the places that get that incessant dreary weather that Charleston and other WV towns get. Beckley - Summersville is pretty nice and fairly cheap. Heck, if you go out there and talk to the locals you could even find landed homesteads/shacks for like $10,000.

yay WV! I'd love to see you do Pennsylvania next! as a Baltimoron that's fond of Appalachia, these are definitely contender states for eventual retirement.

I have lived in West Virginia for over 50 years. I have lived several other places in my life but i prefer WV the most. I suggest that people try the areas about after an hour to fourty five minutes outside of Charleston. You have both the Kanawha river and the coal river and the elk river all are great for fishing and 5 hospital in the area two colleges and three types of internet.

I can't believe Harpers Ferry didn't make the list at all!! It's a beautiful town... I love it here.

I think WV is one of the most beautiful states in the US. Just a gem but as I look at so much information about the state it seems the so much of it looks dilapidated. So many buildings and houses look like they are about to fall over - seems like such a shame. I wish the cities and towns looked a little more modern and not so run down.

I (26M) have lived in WV my entire life and am now moving. This state may be a good retirement destination for you, but let me run down the reasons why WV is not a good option for most people. - Local/state government is completely broken and does not work for the average citizen. Roads are crumbling and cratered from years of neglect and internet service providers have predatorily monopolized these small communities. 25 Mbps speeds (or slower!) is still the standard even in larger cities like Morgantown. 5G service is also nonexistent. West Virginia ranks 49th or 50th out of all states in infrastructure. - All these community hospitals that were mentioned in the video are nothing more than band-aid stations. There are only two level 1 trauma hospitals in the entire state (located in Morgantown and Charleston). You'd be lucky to find a neurologist on staff at any hospital besides those two. The nearest burn center is in Pittsburgh, PA. If you're a veteran, the only VA hospital is in Clarksburg, but they are ill-equipped and if you need to see any type of specialist, you'll be referred to the VA hospital in Pittsburgh. - The winter months can be especially brutal. The higher elevations and lack of road maintenance can lead to some deadly situations whenever snow accumulates. Fall is the prettiest season, but also the shortest. Those beautiful bright leaves you see in the postcards give way quickly to barren trees, freezing winds, and grey skies. In fact, seasonal affective disorder is very real here, because WV experiences some of the most cloudy days and extreme overcast in the country. It's very disappointing for a state that bills itself as an outdoor paradise. Anyway, these are just a few of the things that I think are worth mentioning. I haven't mentioned the housing bubble or opioid crisis, because those are basically nationwide events now. These are the things I think will impact the most retirees or prospective transplants.

I agree with Hinton, beautiful town that I have visited several times. Born in Princeton WV.

Great vid, Briggs. We spent 2 weeks vacation in the southern part of the state last summer. Very, very rural. Lots of hills and dales and windy roads to get anywhere. Surprised no mention of Lewisburg WV. We spent a little time there at the State fair.

Briggs check out Buckhannon and Greenbank WV. They are my two favorite places here. They are unique for different reasons. Also , thank you for respecting my state. 😊

I would never live on a river or ocean front. These days, it is only a matter of time. But I liked the look of all those towns. I could very happily live in any of them. Thank you for the video!

I spent a few years in Grafton WV and I always thought it was super chill and a good place to retire. You can get a house for nothing and it’s close enough to Morgantown, fairmont and clarksburg if you want to go into town lol.

I'm originally from Alaska, somehow ended up in the mountains of Northern California. Been waiting for the Big Quake to hit, wash all these crazy liberals out to sea. Then those of us with common sense and traditional values could take control of how things are done. Looking like that won't be happening in my lifetime (what little I have left), but becoming homeless could if I stay here. My small fixed income is no longer able to keep up with the costs of living here, and here for me is a poorer mountain community. Add that CA state leaders continue doing everything they can to make things even worse in this state, I can't wait any longer. Drove through West Virginia the summer before the pandemic hit. Loved it out there, the mountains, and the people. Doing all I can to make my moving there a reality. Hoping I will be welcomed as the older, bearded, mountain man musician, I am. Not judged by the California plates currently on my car. Going by how I was treated by the people I met during my travels, I will be warmly welcomed.

Fun fact about SummerSville. They have a large dam there, and it's just outside the town. Kn unincorporated area of Ghad, and there was a big fuss, because when it was finished the ppl that lived there and would benefit, off of tourism and fishing really wanted the dam to be named the Ghad Dam. Ty for making WV look good, as life long resident we get a bad reputation, but I am from Beckley, and uour list is great, and places areCHEAP, so its a great place to retire. In my opinion THE best top 10 WV video made, all your top 10's are. Big fan Briggs, Ty again

Other Great Rural town in West Virginia is Ripley WV.

Check out Franklin, WV - an hour from two hospitals, home to tallest peak in WV and so much more!

Shout out for Weston WV, It is midway between Summersville and Morgantown. Low Crime rate, affordable housing, internet and health care are available. Great driving roads, close to river and outdoor activities, even a local resort with a golf course, it even has an insane asylum to make things interesting, though it has long been closed. I have always enjoyed my time there.

Harper's Ferry, not Shepherdstown, is where the Potomac and Shenandoah meet. Shepherdstown is on the Potomac.

Back in the 1990's I worked in West Virginia at The Greenbriar before they opened up the bunker under the West Virginia Wing. I truly loved it there, the people I met were the most welcoming and nice to me. I have always wanted to go back now that I am retired and have a good look around. If I could have all of my family (adult children) move there (but no work in their chosen fields) we could be a very happy bunch...

They no longer tax social security 😃

Every place in America it's so amazing place 😍❤️❣️ I love you Americans poeples

Thank you for this! My son is getting into forestry and West Virginia is a likely location for him. This could really help him.

If anyone is in shepherds town WV, you must try the green pineapple cafe! They make the best Korean style sushi rolls and ramen ever! They make drinks that will blow you away as well!

Welcome to WV. Born and raised here and expect more and more folks to migrate. Retirees and remote workers are a no-brainer. I love this place.

We are WV transplants, that is what West Virginians call people who are not born & raised here. I am from Ohio but my dad was born & raised in Braxton County until he moved to Ohio in the late 60's for work. We bought our 4 bedroom 2 bath house on 6 1/2 acres 7 years ago for just under $30,000. However, we live in Calhoun County & I can speak for our area, Frontier SUCKS! We literally just went 6 days without any phone or internet, it was just fixed on tuesday. They lie, sneak charges on the bill & they have a monopoly here, there is no other company you can get besides really horrible satellite. They advertise great fiber networks but all we can get is DSL & it is out all the time. There is no cell coverage here either. Spencer is our nearest town but there isnt much there so we prefer to go into Parkersburg which is an hour drive each way. Ripley is about 45 min drive for us, Charleston is over an hour (nice big area for shopping but way too much traffic for me) & Weston, Clarksburg & Buckhannon are well over an hour drive but good options. Cable is not available here, only satellite (direct tv & dish). Some things to note to newcomers moving here that I wish I knew before making the move: Know the utilities before you buy. It took us over a month to figure out who the gas company was. Frontier will tell you you are getting a high speed internet when you sign up but like us, we paid for 3 months of high speed internet only to find out later that it wasnt even available here & they were overcharging us. Garbage limits the amount of bags per week you can put out & you have to pay $1.00 a bag over the limit or they let it sit there. Also, property taxes are pretty decent but you get charged personal property tax too. If you have livestock, atv's, trailers, vehicles, boats, camper, a pool, shed, outbuildings or anything like that, they charge you for those. Every time you go do your drivers license, you have to take a long list of paperwork in. Birth certificate, ss card, if your name changed such as marriage you need proof of that, 2 utility bills dated within 60 days to prove your address (having a bill in your name does not prove you live there but apparently they think it does), & you have to fill out a form. If your bill has a shut off notice on it they will not take it. They will accept your bank statement as proof of address but they scan every document into their computer & I am not giving them my bank info. You do this every single time you renew. Your vehicles have to pass an inspection here too or you dont get a plate. If you come from a state such as Ohio, to here, it is a big difference. I only had to take in my 2 forms of id for my license in Ohio, that is it. We also had to fight with the post office, they refused us home service. There was never a box here & when we tried to get one, they said it was "too dangerous" for them to deliver because we are at the bottom of a hill. Strangely though, on the other side of the hill, there are 2 mail boxes. Then they tried to charge us for a po box. Know this, they have to give you one free method to get your mail, it is a requirement. If they refuse you home delivery they must give you a po box for free. Alot of areas have issues with water. We do not drink our well water & rely on bottled & filling the gallon jugs at walmart of filtered water. We had a well in Ohio but had no issues with the water but here it is not drinkable. I would suggest having the water tested before buying. Jobs, they are very sparse & many do not pay well. Depending on where you live, you have to travel for work. With gas prices around $5.00 here right now, my husband is putting $200 in gas every 2 weeks to drive 15 min each way to work 5 days a week. Drugs are a big problem here in Wv & theft of atv's. My parents are in Gilmer county & live in a holler. Several of their neighbors have been broken into over the past several years. One had his garage broken into & 4 4 wheelers were stolen & I think 2 or 3 were recovered being sold in Ohio. Know the area you are looking to buy in, talk to people in stores & find out before purchasing. With all that said, it is incredibly peaceful. We dont really have neighbors, no one is close to us & I like that. We put trail cameras up & my husband puts corn out for the deer. We have had some of the same deer come every year. One mom with her 2 babies are here daily, only they are not little spotted fawns anymore. If modern convenience is an issue for you, a rural area in Wv is not a good choice for you. Parkersburg is a decent mid size city. There is alot of variety of places, a very large hospital system & tons of doctors. Most rural areas have a small hospital but they will airlift or put you in an ambulance to a larger nearby hospital. Sutton's is small (my dad is from that area) & does not have facilities such as MRI equipment. A big mobile unit comes in (trailer) for them, I dont think it is permanent. My husband had one there & the helicopter came in & the wind was rocking the trailer while he was having his MRI done. If you are older or retired, it is wonderful to live rural because you dont have to travel daily for work. But younger & with kids, you want to stick to the city or nearer the outskirts of the city, unless you are up for that challenge. Most people are very friendly in the rural areas & if you drive through the little back roads, you will find them sitting on their porches waving as you drive by. My husband's family is from outside Elkins. We actually worked at the Western Union call center for a short time back about 2003 in Elkins. They have festivals such as the ramp festival, trains you can ride & I am surprised you didnt mention the caverns that are too far from Elkins. There is Seneca & Smoke Hole, we took our kids to I think Seneca when they were little & it was really fun & interesting.

I love that West Virginia is getting more attention, but a major problem here is well just about everything. Don't come here to live expecting to make amazing amounts of money. Sure its possible, but we are ranked #47 overall among US states. Ranked 48 in economy, 45 in education, and 47 in healthcare. Driving just about anywhere and there is a "Help Wanted" sign hanging. People have been leaving more and more it seems. My class from high school so many people couldn't leave this state fast enough and part of me doesn't blame them. Some died from drug overdose. Some stayed and started families. This video just seemed a bit inaccurate on what to expect from living here. Don't get me wrong I love my state. I can't imagine living anywhere else and it feels like its getting scary everywhere. Just don't expect buying a really cheap house here and expect to move into it and live in a paradise away from the city. We almost have medicare for all here because just about everyone here is on government health care. For now I'll just continue serving the wealthy people who come here and scrape by paycheck to paycheck. Hoping that things can improve here, but till then it looks pretty fucking bleak.

Don't move here, just head on down south to Austin, Texas please. Leave my low cost of living alone.

Also, take in consideration when you buy property in West Virginia, it almost never comes with mineral rights. West Virginia in set upon fields of coal and most are owned by companies.

Eastern panhandle is full of DC workers. I good friend of mine lives in Charlestown and rides the train to DC. That's what drives up the cost of real estate.

Romney, WV is one to also keep an eye on! Multiple internet providers including Hardy Net which is excellent! The location is ideal and close to Winchester Va and Washington D.C. There are multiple new small businesses opening in town and in Hampshire County. Lots of history. Real Estate offers a variety of inventory. The hospital is already very good, but is now with Valley Health with more updates in the works. There are multiple rivers to enjoy (South Branch of the Potomac and Cacapon River to name a few). The county is in the process of building new schools. I believe the crime rate is average and improving. Romney really is a hidden gem. I moved here 5 yrs ago from Virginia and sell real estate now… and I’m loving it. - Kate

I live in Richwood and love it here. There’s no grocery store, fast food or anything like that. Summersville is the big city we go to if we need anything from Walmart or a doctor or something.

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,

So many people from Pennsylvania went to Shepherdstown in may of 2020. WV was open.

Bluewell WV is a great lil town. Close to all the four wheelers trails. Hospitals within 15 miles. Interstate very close by also.

Thank you for the info, WV is one of the few states I can afford in retirement.

Shepherdstown is great but it is relatively close to D.C. Loudoun County VA is close by and as a D.C. suburb is one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. If you need advanced medical and live in Shepherdstown know that Inova Loudon Hospital is nearby. State-of-the-art care. I know because my friend had a stroke and was take there. They saved his life. It's a brand new hospital. The D.C. suburbs are spreading out and coming to Shepherdstown. So there's that. I live in the D.C. area and looking to leave and Shepherdstown was the hidden gem on my list.

I think Starlink is going to be a really competitive alternative once it is in full boar, I just hope the price comes down even if it matches Verizon's prices $100 a month for 1 gb speeds.

If you buy a house on a river, a creek, or any little stream of water I seriously recommend you spring for flood insurance 😂

the reason shepherdstown is expensive is because it's basically NOVA at this point. the MARC train is there for commuters, and you can get to NOVA jobs relatively quickly. well, by NOVA standards.

something a lot of you if you decide to look into wv it is very cheap but many of the homes are old and outdated bc many locals havent had money since the coal stopped. So if youre looking to buy a home finding a brand new one is possible but not easy. Best off buying land and building your own house in my opinion being from wv otherwise youll end up with an older style that needs remodeled heavily. which some people love doing! but something to think about considering the land is so cheap.

WV is beautiful. Take me home country roads.

I lived and worked in Athens, WV between tours in Afghanistan and Iraq... I miss West Virginia!

A lot of people are moving to WV, I’ve lost 6 clients looking for homes in the past year. It’s way more affordable then Maryland, but still a doable commute to the Baltimore/DC metro.

Elkins, WV is a beautiful town. Been going there for years on my way to camping in the Monongahela National Forest.

I don't know why I watch these 'affordable' videos. Even when I was doing 80 hours a week I still only made 27K that year. Now that I'm disable I'm not going to get close. Maybe I watch it to fantasize.

😁 Briggs, you just have a way of making important though mundane facts fun! West Virginia is beautiful and the people are some of the best in the US. Stay our of DC and MD....

I have a HUGE disagreement with Briggs in his comments starting at 4:37. If that area "sold a couple of towns for around 20,000" I would NOT give that a faded thumbs up. Buying an entire town for 20K is HIGHLY affordable, Briggs.

Summers county native here born and raised in Talcott WV Hinton is the country seat. You had a normal Hinton experience. That place is hell on earth full of drug addicts, thieves crooked cops and politicians. Damn near everyone there is on the government dole. There's still a few good folks around and you can't beat living in these mountains.

My daughter is currently working in Elkins. Repowering a wind farm. So some jobs there anyway

My family on my Dad’s side are from West Virginia… love the country living…😊❤️

Did you know the Poca High School sports teams are the Dots? Go Poca Dots!!

Ceredo kenova is a wonderful little area... lived there my whole life until recently

I only heard of one of these, plus they are deep in West Virginia. I don’t see how Berkeley springs did not make the list

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!

I’m from just outside of Sutton, I haven’t lived there since 1975, but it was a great place to grow up.

Briggs you should do videos on great rural towns period. Some of us don't care about internet and amenities. We just want to get away from all that stuff and here quiet.... Just quiet and inexpensive.

A couple of observation - you should have mention Davis and Elkin's College in Elkin of Shephard College in Shephardstown. Shephardstown is an exurb of Balto/DC which accounts for the high real estates costs. And I'm really surprised that Philippi didn't make you list.

No shit!!!? You are the man....actually respected that survey that ya posted! Thank you my brother! Semper Fi! - Corporal Brent Arbogast, USMC, 3/5 96-01.....OH, and a proud WV man! Thanx again!

travel nurse here from the sunshine state and just took started a contract in Huntington… definitely not big on Huntington but listening to this video you’ve been able to show that there’s more places to consider.

I wish you’d put up a map of WV and pinpoint the town as you introduce each one. For people who aren’t familiar with where Morganville and Beckley are exactly much less 1 hour east . Maybe even name the county? I had to stop video to look up each place. Beautiful photography and internet info is something most forget to mention. Thanks for info though!

Love your videos. I watched this one with great interest because I lived there with my husband and son for 12 years. Great place to live if you can handle crazy jokes about living in WV. State withholding taxes and property taxes are low, however they do have car taxes and pools and dogs are taxed as well. I did want to give you a heads up about Shepherds Town. Beautiful and rich with history there is a lot of places that are supposed to be haunted. I saw a documentary on it awhile ago. They also have regular ghost tours. Just thought I would let you know.

It’s a good state that I was born and raised here!

Hey, all in all, really cool that ya did that survey n now Ima just help ya realize the truth on our WV. Been all over my state, gorgeous n love it, yet we got hit hard years ago due to the #1 income mines getting shut down at 70%.....so good men had to go elsewhere into construction, retail, etc, n take a notch off of that manhood to do so just to provide for the family. N here in WV, when it did get hard w all that, we went back to our roots.....yes, some turned to the pills....yet that mess is old,, n back to the homestead, (not the youtube bs) but what me n my family has done for 200 years. You've mentioned that you've been here, n I don't have to tell ya that it did get bad.....but we all didn't faulter, we just realized the world was changing for the worst.......N WENT BACK HOME. Ain't no covid out here in these woods, so our "numbers" remained low, we stuck around everybody the same, n not a dam thing happened w my family. Were from ghost town nesterville....n raised stock,, cropped n farmed since then. Right now jobs are a plenty, for the ones that wanna get up off their horizontal ass, anyhow! (So what ya said that was a bit farfetched) Better research should spoke louder words to ya in order to produce this kinda video as to THE NEW CUMBERLAND, WV! we're surrounded by yuppies n guys that play that city card, but we have NOT faulted, n maintain as this is cumming up to be "the new way of life"....unless you're a blind millionaire.....all this I ONLY say bc I've left WV for the USMC, n seen the world all over, (so maybe yall should be introduced to me n my company,) n our whole plans to replace coal n get our men back to it! Gonna get WV back on its feet......yet I don't handle tourism, but that is most certainly another angle,( as I can provide some GPS coordinates to experience every bit of nature n mountainside to impress both YOU and your family! Briggs, I've served too....been thru alot to where Ima just leave it at that.....America has amazing shit that WE ALL NEED TO PRESERVE......east to west......ain't no reason to even visit another country(which I'm sure we both have) so my brother, my only ploy n my ONLY advice is that WV should be on MANY bucket lists! These mountains make ya fight for what is right....is why we're all so inviting, open, friendly, n tough enough to survive. HMU personally, n as a fellow vet, as I respect what you're doing, would wanna do nothing but spread the love n increase maybe your views, n maybe both our knowledge......I've always wanted to live in the dirt n all that is the Rocky Mtn range lol......yet in another 1-3000 years, those babies will age n resemble our old tree top mtns!!!! Facts. Love the videos, yet we're ripe w/ jobs n opportunities here, I can provide proof. Can only bounce back if all will participate, ya know?! Sorry such a long response, but hope you n your viewers can respect, understand n come on down to check us out, as yall won't be harmed nor underminded. Check out WV.....well make it worth you time n effort. Thank Yall for your time n May GOD be w/ yall! Love the videos.

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.

Idk 🤷‍♀️ if anyone else is interested, but we would love to see you do a video on Cranmore Meadows tiny house community or any other similar community in North Carolina. Seems more and more like buying a real house just won't be in the cards. Thanks for considering the idea!

This video really makes me miss Clendenin so much

I was waiting for you to mention one of our wonderful towns in the eastern panhandle

Go to southern wv where drugs despair cancer and trash is everywhere. Great place to live.

Hearing you give thumbs up for Suddenlink and Frontier internet cracks me up lol. West Virginians know both those providers are absolutely terrible

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.

Hey Briggs just some thoughts for a version of Rural Towns in Southeast Alaska. Haines (where I lived for 22 years) fairly well stocked clinic w/dentist, hardly any crime, affordable, medevacs for big stuff covered by insurance, three grocery stores. two hardware stores, build your own home. Oh and the most spectacular place imaginable. Drive to Canada. Petersburg similar, on an island, it helps to have Norwegian ancestry. Sitka, about 8 or 9 thousand people, full service hospital, acts like a larger city, lots of traffic because it's on an island. (Juneau and Ketchikan are not rural towns.) These are excellent places to live. All served by a ferry system to the airport in Juneau. Think about it.

As a Summersville wv native this video is very accurate. Come on down home where we treat ya like family.

FYI - Some of the pictures of Summersville and Richwood are not in those towns! As mentioned, Richwood has a severe flood issue with the Cherry River. In 2016 it nearly wiped the town off the map. That is one reason the homes are so run down - they were never repaired.

My dad lives in Lerona WV which is near Pipestem State park. And only 30 minute from Princeton and 30 min from Princeton, which would be the nearest bigger city. Very beautiful, far enough out but close enough to town. If I could make a living there I would be there in a heartbeat.

Glad he didn't say Hundred, WV. That place was scary.

The information is well done, but Summerville is actually Summersville, and Morganstown is actually Morgantown! We love our beautiful West Virginia!!!

Frontier internet is basically the only internet available for 90% of rural WV. It is a very sad internet experience. Ours has been ok lately, but we are not big on gaming online so not as much problems. It does go down occasionally.

Frontier actually delivers about 1-2mbps. You need to be an extremely patient person to own a home with Frontier as your only option for internet.