I Went To The Worst Place To Live In Wyoming 

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The worst place is Wyoming is 1,000,000x better than the worst place in other states.

I have lived in Wyoming my entire life. I lived in Rawlins for one year. It isnt that bad. When someone asks me "What is so good about Wyoming?" I tell them that it is what we don't have that Wyoming great!

As a truck driver I can tell you that I love Rawlins! It saved my bacon many time as I ran across I-80 in the winter time!

I was born and raised in Rawlins. I graduated high' school and left. Now 35 years later I live in a major West coast city. I'd like to move back to Wyoming. The winters are rough and the people are tough. It's a great place to live.

I spent 3 weeks in Rawlins working at the refinery a couple years ago. It was November. It was very cold. The wind never quit blowing. It is quite plain looking. But, the people were so friendly. There was a few very good places to eat. And, I left there feeling like it was a darn good place.

"Worst" really becomes a sliding scale when you get exposure outside your own bubble. Love the videos, keep them coming.

You can’t convince me that Wyoming isn’t the best state in the union.. more livestock reside there than humans. 😅

I’d rather live in Rawlings than Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, NYC, Washington D.C. or St. Louis.

Having grown up in NJ, the 'bad towns' were places like Camden and Paterson. I live in Wyoming now, and have been through Rawlins dozens of times. It's a little bleak, but there is nothing wrong with it. I'd take this over Camden any day. When I told my friend who visited from NJ this spring that Rawlins was Wyoming's Camden when we passed through, we both almost died laughing.

boring can be fun when you get older

Hey @NickJohnson I grew up in the 70's as a kid living in places such as Denver, Alaska, Michigan and even Georgia and Wyoming reminds me so much of what the United States "used" to be and that of the many places that I used to live. Compared to trashy Los Angeles, Wyoming seems pretty damn cool and reminds me of my safe childhood, the places where you didn't have to lock your doors, worry about gangs, graffiti, the products of homelessness and the likes. Looking at Wyoming simply makes me realize how much I miss that of the Americas of the 70's. Thanks for sharing this.

I lived in Wyoming..1974 -1980. Went on so many adventures from cave exploring Hunting .fishing mineral exploration found awesome stone artifacts ( tomahawk. Palm stone hammer arrowheads) more. Old mines stage coach station ruins. Metal detecting. Photography. On and on.❤

I stopped in Rawlins a few years ago. Snowing and blowing like crazy. I spent the night before moving on. I went to a fabulous Mexican restaurant and had the best food in my life. A family run place that really cared about their customers. I gave them the biggest tip that I ever gave. Very impressive people….

I lived in Rawlins from 1970 to 1975, my dad owned the English fish and chip shop on the corner of 5th street and cedar, I was 10 years old and went to school there. We always found things to do and there are far worse places to grow up in

I moved to Wyoming in 2008 from Wisconsin! My Twins were 13 they love it here as well as me and hubby! We are all successful. 😊❤

Nick, if someday you decide to make your channel "international", come to Brazil to look what our worst places look like! Haha

I'm a Wyomingite living on the other side of the world now. This video was much better than I expected, although it would have been nice to see the Red Desert. When I was a teen ager I worked on a ranch next to the Ferris Mountains. The ranch was about 50 miles from Rawlins, and every so often I would be sent to Rawlins with a stock truck to pick up stuff. I remember the highlight of my trips was to go to the A&W and get a rootbeer float. That was back in the 60's. Rawlins is a little bigger now, but doesn't look too much different. That's good.

I stayed the night in Rawlins in 2020, the first weekend of June. I liked it-the cool, dry air and Flintstones scenery. There's a nice walkable downtown and and some beautiful victorian houses.

It really hurts to see this abandoned places 😢 I just hope things get better for everyone in this country, praying for America. 🙏🇺🇲♥️

I would much rather live in quiet little towns like these any day, than in chaotic California or other big cities in the U.S.

I live in Maricopa County Az, I never saw 1 Biden sign or hat or bumper sticker in 2020. But remember 81 million votes!

So I’ve traveled across this region of Wyoming in late January years ago…. It was -10 with 40 mph winds, the reason WYO hasn’t exploded in population is because of the nasty winters

Would love to live in a town like this, looks beautiful and peaceful.

Little crime because most of the citizens are packing guns 👏👏👏

Clearly the people who think this is "bad" need to take a trip through Kensington in Philly

I'm an Orlando, FL native and I stayed in Rawlins for like 3 months in 2016 and I will say there ain't very much to do but it is beautiful out there and I was very surprised to see people leave their garages opened all day unnatended or kids would literally just leave there bikes out in the front yard and nothing would happen to it. That astounded me because you just can't do that in orlando lol. Yes there is a divide in Rawlins. You either on the poor side or the nice side. But overall I really loved it. Not a long term place I'd want to be but it was a nice break from the hustle and bustle of a big city like Orlando! I also walked basically everywhere around the whole town with my 2 yr old in tow...very safe! Not sure why it gets such a bad rep

No, Wyoming! Don’t let the globalists ruin your state!!! Say no to those horrible wind turbines!

The people trying to force us off oil and coal are crazy. Thanks for the video.

look I'm not even American but your videos are extremely interesting to me and they educate me, too. Keep it up man

47 years ago I worked for oil exploration group 190 miles west of Rawlins in Kemmerer ! Short term rented a closet above a bar with extension cord for alarm clock and shared communal bathroom! At least not haunted like Ely Nevada were I worked for months! Lived there in mostly abandoned like units similar to Rawlins motel!

Nick, thank you for the tour of Wyoming. I didn't see anybody walking around, and I love the deer roaming around. It's great that people look out for each other, and will help you if they see that you broke down. One time, I was on I-70 in Kansas and my car broke down and it wasn't long before somebody came to help me. It seems like these rural areas have some nice people compared to big cities around the country.

I'm from the uk and I have already visited some of your small american towns. I would love to visit rawlins just to see the place. When I do visit places like this in america, people seem to be shocked that a brit has come to visit and come chat to me.

I lived in Wyoming for about 40 years. The reason Rawlins is considered "bad" is because to the prison. Folks think everyone who moves there or visits their loved ones in prison are not exactly desirable people. Also, the Frontier prison didn't close until the early 1980s and didn't get hot water for inmates until 1978.

As a Wyomingite I can say that Rawlins honestly isn’t that bad of a place, just another nice small town in the middle of nowhere. The bad places are the run down parts of Casper and Cheyenne

I wanna see Nick and Mappy explore the worst parts of Mexico

Larry Wilcox grew up in Rawlins, Wyoming, with three siblings and raised by a single parent - his mother. He graduated and then went to the University of Wyoming and studied pre-med and then transferred to Cal State University Northridge in Southern California. His sister was tragically murdered by her husband in front of her mother and their three children and Larry returned home to assist the family. imdb

One of my college house-mates had a summer job in Rawlins in the 1980s with the Bureau of Land Management. One of the problems Wyoming has is that the government owns large amounts of the land, and a larger-than-normal segment of the population are seasonal workers. The B.L.M. was doing wildlife research, and we used to joke that he had a job mapping prairie dog holes (which was essentially what he was doing). I drove across Wyoming twice along two separate routes when I went round trip from St. Louis to Seattle in June, and I would say that all of the towns have improved greatly over the last couple decades. Sheridan and Buffalo, especially. I got into a bad hailstorm at Devil's Tower (NE corner of the state).

No skyscrapers,no traffic,no people, paradise.

I grew up in trailer parks all over N. America (oil patch stuff) and it was great. Some of these are now modulars, very energy efficient, and a lower Hydro bill than an old house. surprise.

I ❤ Wyoming. Actually stayed there overnight a few weeks ago. Cody rocks, too. Thanks for the videos Nick. Keep them coming sir.

Dude I love this channel. I've been to a lot of places Nick covers and its always spot-on. I got my car stuck in a snowdrift ON THE FREEWAY while trying to get out to public camping land about 10 miles south of Rawlins a few months back. Instead of camping, I stayed in the grossest hotel room I've ever seen in that town later that night...

I've lived in Rawlins for the last 22 years. It's got some issues. But what town doesn't? I like it here.

I think I just fell in love with Wyoming.God Bless.

Thank you Nick for showcasing real America we don't see on TV.

I was told by someone when reaching out that they are experiencing a housing crisis in Wyoming. That was a bummer. It’s really beautiful.

My mom lived in Rawlins WY back in the 1940s. My grandparents lived in Rock Springs and great grandparents lived in Thermopolis from the late 1800s until the 1980s. My grandfather worked in the coal mines. He died in 1942 at the age of 38.

Good morning Nick, this part of the country is definitely so much nicer and homely feeling compared to other areas, I love isolation and I love exploring so I think I'd love it here and holy crap one can't complain about those house prices. You don't need alot to truly be happy in life it's the simple things people should appreciate more often like Rolins. Get yourself a few acres build a log house Jerry's your uncle she'll be right mate🙂. Have an amazing week. Thanks for the fun road trip

I'm from Northern Colorado but know my way around Cheyenne better than Denver. I agree with the dude you were talking to, a feeling of peace washes over you as soon as you see the welcome to Wyoming sign.

Oh yeah, it's always windy in southern Wyoming too. Cheyenne used to hold the Guinness record for windiest place in the country or world.

Nick you are an excellent storyteller. The only person I know who can make Wyoming sound interesting!

You got it right Rawlins! Keep up the good work and stand firm against the current administration.

Worst place and Wyoming just don't mix, lol. Most cities have more people than the whole state. I picture Wyoming being a great place to live.

Very informative and enlightening depiction of Rawlins, its like when I went through some outback Australian towns where there are less then 50 people who live there, and there is a great deal of dereliction too, but people are tough as old boots and to them it is home no matter what.

This series is AWESOME. You really take care of your subscribers. Keep up the GREAT work.

I visited Wyoming last year for the first time and drove thru most of the state.It's a very beautiful state!

That house for 70K that is funny cuz 2 years ago I bought my house in southern Alabama for the same price. But mine is a brink house ranch style 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms on 5 acres nice two car carport. Big difference I guess. I did live in Cheyenne for over a year back in 1995. I liked it there for the most part.

WOW! That opening title sequence deserves much applause.

Wow, gotta see this one. I lived, went to school here for many in the early eighties. Dad worked at the Union Pacific RR just like when I lived in Cheyenne a few years later. Yeah southern Wyoming is something especially Rawlins.

Love your journalism style, Nick!

Wyoming is my favorite state I have ever been to,if I could transfer jobs there, i would in a second.

Hi Nick, It is great that you can travel around the US and see what US towns look like. Great Video!

The prices of those houses are still too high. They are made of plywood, with shingles on the roof, in the middle of nowhere. Then 70k to 200k is an insanely high amount!

Thanks for the intel, Nick. Hope you are well.

I grew up in the Casper area. I love Wyoming and even though I don't live there now I still think of it as home. I admit I hope it never changes, continue to move to Colorado, Utah and Idaho just forget about Wyoming. Oh and just an FYI, coal, and oil will always be in demand, on the other hand the people in power now will not always be in demand.

I would honestly say Rock Springs is worse than Rawlins. But these places are still good compared to the stuff I see in Denver or other places on the Front Range

wow, finally a town that I've actually been to!! this is so fun to watch. I visited my dad @ the penitentiary 13 years ago (to pick him up when he was released) and I don't remember being all that enthusiastic about it LOL. very cool to see it again now that he has passed away because I can remember many of the places I went with him that you're showing. :) thank you for the awesome videos. also, I just recognized the paddocks at 17:47! there were all kinds of animals there when I visited (some emaciated) but I used to visit the horses every morning. small world!

I love your videos Nick! Keep ‘em up!

Nick, about people moving to Wyoming, maybe you could do a story about this. Cheyenne's population was 50,000 for a long time, and suddenly in the last few years, we've grown to 65,000, or maybe it's even more by now. I still do not have a clear explanation why we've grown so much. I heard something about Microsoft, and something about the Air Force base in town. I just have no idea why we've grown so much, so quickly.

Wyoming is far from bad. It reminds me of small towns in Idaho. You should do a video on an Easter Idaho town. You'd probably literally make the news their lol. It would be interesting to see. Great video again!

You are so authentic Love all of your videos.

Ty Nick for this upload. Very educational.

"Are you working at the refinary? I haven't seen you before" " No" "Why are you in town then?" "To see the town..." "Why??" 🤣🤣

I used to haul petroleum products from Santa Fe to Buffalo, WY between warehouses. I always enjoyed the trips. I can get very windy for a big truck though. My mini Aussie is from Sheridan, she hitched a ride back to NM with me 😂

I watch these in the morning, it puts me in a good place to tackle the day, thank you!

A+ video! Great to see a preview of what is considered the worst part of the state by some!

I enjoyed this video. This looks like a nice, peaceful town to me.😊❤

I see you met Feathers with her goat "Little Leaf". She purchased a laundrymat in Rawlins.

I LOVE your channel!!!

Oh wow, this brings back old memories. I worked at the Sinclair refinery on maintenance shutdowns back in the late 90s. Blast from the past.

I grew up in Cheyenne and I remember taking school field trips to the state penitentiaries (I think there's one in Laramie too). To this day I find them fascinating, though heavy for young kids lol

Greatest state in the union. As soon as I retire, I will leave California for Wyoming. Rawlins is a great town and I love it.

Fantastic a place like Rawlins is given 39 minutes in one of these vids. It's a thorough video that gives lots of info on the town, and gives you an angle on what towns are like in Wyoming. I lived in Gillette for 6 months back in 2013, and similar to Rawlins was a "boom and bust" town. Still to this day it had the cheapest cost of living of any place I lived in the U.S, and tons of work available. That's more than what you can say for many places.

Nick Love your energy and attitude in your videos

x 0:37 Very cool prison! x 18:08 That's a really great shot with the train rolling through! x 19:33 Mappy's gone gun crazy hahaha! Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em! x 20:11 Now that's a bar experience! x 36:02 A HUGE selling point on Wyoming that is 100% consistent with my experience! o I lived in Wyoming for three months for a travel nurse assignment and travelled all over the state. Whenever I pulled off the road and parked (often I would just pull over and read my map), someone asked if I needed assistance 100% of the time! Sometimes more than one person would ask (if they didn't see that someone already stopped). So they probably stopped by at least 40 times (40 out of 40). Another great interview!

Do those green people in D.C. understand they need coal for batteries? Wow

Keep sharing the food and restaurants. Love it.

We spent a few hours in Rawlings back in July, on our drive from WA to WI. Cool place, with people trying hard to keep the town alive and, somewhat, well. I respect that a lot!

That prison is creepy!!! love the vid Nick!

As long as Amazon delivers… I’m good!

Another great video! The prison segment had me cracking up!

Great video!

Longmire TV show depicted Wyoming pretty well. Even though it was primarily filmed in New Mexico. Lots of similarities, but without the wind and snow in winter.

Don't forget Durango's big brother Jackson Hole Wyoming, or Evanston. Which is Utah with real beer and more firework stands than you will ever see again. My favorite town is Pinedale.

Thanks for the video. I did a search on one the businesses that appeared in your video (Mabuhay Oriental Market) as I was surprised there would be an Asian grocery store in a small town in Wyoming. They had a website on Facebook where the owner was complaining about regular shoplifting at their business. This was surprising considering Rawlins is small and everyone knows everyone else...

They dont have looting vagrants or drug addicts all over the streets. My grand mother was born in Cheyenne, and i lived in Gillette for about 8 months. The people are nice and the cities are clean. If you want to live in peace its a nice state but it snows and its windy and cold during the winter.

When I was in Wyoming last summer, it felt like their main industry is fireworks 😅. Beautiful state, loved it.

Watching your channel nick...🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Thank you for sharing ✊

Good morning Nick, Thanks for the video 🐨🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸