Top 10 Small Towns for Black Americans to Move To 

I’ve lived in northern Virginia since 1994 and absolutely love living in Dumfries, VA. I’m so proud to see we made the list. We are an area full of young and established black families. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

1. Missouri City, TX 2. Bowie, Maryland 3. Uniondale, NY 4. Beaufort, South Carolina 5. Rolesville, North Carolina 6. Waldorf, Maryland 7. Altadena, California 8.Tyrone, Georgia 9. Pembroke Pines, Florida 10. Dumfries, Virginia

If you are black in America, stick together, and stay on code where race relations are concerned it doesn't matter where you live. A united group of blacks is formidable and something to behold. If you aren't united forget it. Not disparaging these places but this is a society that doesn't want you in it on any kind of terms of equality. On terms of subordination it will accept you but forget terms of equality. Black octogenarian widower here, in less than two years a nonagenarian.

Glad to see Tyrone, GA highlighted! It’s a great suburb south of metro Atlanta. Would love to see more black suburbs of Atlanta such as South Fulton, Stockbridge, Conyers, Stonecrest, Mableton etc highlighted…. All of the mentioned areas offer a lot for middle to upper middle class Black families.

Maryland made the list twice!! My state. I've visited Bowie and Waldorf.

This is a well researched and great video, thank you for sharing and doing what you do!

👹 She's right about Maryland. I live here. Bowie and Waldorf are nice places to live. I can vouch for those two 😁

Small towns outside of metro cities are often hidden gems

Ive been to Beauford SC. Its BEAUTIFUL. Ive also been in Waldorf, MD numerous times. Its a very nice area and REFRESHING to see your own kind from diverse work backrounds THRIVING.

Can’t believe BOWIE MD made the list!! 🥰😍One thing not talked about is the traffic in the DMV area which is pretty aggravating. And also I can’t help noticing that with the exception of CA and TX all of these cities are along the east coast. I’ve heard horror stories about how bad the racism is in the Midwest for Black people and Brown & Asian people… but I’m curious are there safe communities for Black folk?

I like how Georgia black people stick together to combat racism,I remember being at a school and the young people refuse to go to class unless there needs were met and they got what they wanted and they were the nicest black kids I’ve been around.

Wow I graduated from Uniondale High School and bought my first house in Pembroke Pines FL. I had great experiences in both areas 🖤🖤

Happy to see my state Maryland made the list twice Bowie and Waldorf are great cities to live.

WOW, I am surprised to see Rolesville on the list. I/we have been living here for about 8 years and moved here because we found a nice house here, not for any ethnic diversity reason. But its a great place and I love it. All of the things I need within about a mile of my/our house; grocery store, pharmacy, post office, credit union, schools if you need them, restaurants, and most important NICE people. We live in a diverse neighborhood. Haven't seen any "Karens" here.

Thank you for your list but I would be careful about Bowie and Waldorf, MD. I lived in Waldorf for a few years and in Temple Hills, MD for 15 years. All three cities are in Prince George’s County. Moved to Alexandria VA 7 years ago basically having to flee PG County because of the crime and low-rated schools. Bowie still has an active KKK chapter and the traffic getting out to either city is gridlocked 24/7 down Branch Ave/Rt. 301 or the awful Rt. 210/Indian Head Highway. There are simply too many people living in Waldorf and Bowie and not enough infrastructure to support all of them moving there. Bowie still has a nice amount of homes with land and a few small farms and a lot of parks. It is also an easy drive to Annapolis to experience Marylands famous crab cakes. Never move to Temple Hills. Shootings, break-ins, worst schools, the list goes on and on.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Tyrone, Georgia on this list! I am a native of the peach state. I remember when the top 10 cities for black Americans to live in and one of those was Sandy Springs, Georgia. Sandy Springs, Vinings, and Brookhaven are all wonderful small cities to live in also for African Americans.

Now you are talking! I am from Uniondale. We were always a tight knit community. Everyone knew and cared for everybody. Very diverse indedd💯💕👊

Getting tired of city life, def wanna settle in a small town

Uniondale isn’t bad for NY, but places like Elmont, Baldwin, North Valley Stream, Middletown, Westbury and Wheatley Heights are some others that come to mind. All have middle class black populations and are in the 20-55% black range.

Oh dear God, please let this list be accurate! I'll do my own research on these places, but I have to get out of NYC! I'm gonna have PTSD by the time I leave here due to the excessive noise pollution, ridiculous rents, traffic, thousands of migrants being dropped off on the streets and increased violence on the subway. I don't know why anyone stays here.

Great list, but I see a lot of the towns are in the south. only Altadena is on west coast. Unfortunately, it is very expensive to live anywhere in CA. But I appreciate that there are small towns with diversity.

I grew up in Altadena. I enjoyed my time there. The weather is great right by the foothills. The only problem is it it’s very expensive to live there. A small 3 bedroom 1-2 bath home costs between $800,000-$1,000,000.

Good things about Waldorf Bowie and Dumfries is how close they are to DC. They are less expensive than the city but are pricey.

Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois is another great suburb outside of Chicago with a high number of us.

Appreciate what you guys do. Keep up the good work

Great video. I currently reside in Cypress, Texas which is a suburb of Houston, Texas. I have had the pleasure of living in several different cities throughout Texas such as DFW and Fort Hood/Harker Heights. Texas is home to more African Americans than any other state in the country. It would be really interesting to do a deep dive about what small towns or communities are majority black and thriving.

So glad you mentioned my favorite town Altadena CA lived there for 10 years

Tyrone and next to it Peachtree City are definitely on the move. Even though Fairburn and South Fulton are near by, Tyrone seems to keep a lot of that nonsense out of there. Probably because it’s part of Fayette county…

Nice to see Waldorf on this list. Nice area as well as Southern Maryland as a whole.

I’ve been stationed in Beaufort for a few years now and yes the history here is amazing.

Waldorf is very expensive and the traffic is crazy. I am speaking from experience. I lived there for 27 years My wife was born and raised there.

Black Americans get on Code !

Happy to see two areas I lived near highlighted Rolesville, NC and Tyrone, GA

Glad I found this channel

I currently stay in Missouri City, we call it Mo. City. You’re totally right my only problem is Houston it self is too crowded.

Thanks so much for this list! This was definitely needed on RU-vid!

Good video on these small towns

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So happy to come across this!

As a resident of Bowie I agree 100%.

Omg! finally somebody made this list! thank you!

Man I was looking for a place to move to and I'm FROM BEAUFORT SC and STILL here LOL My dads side of the family has BEEN here since that BIG BOAT RIDE.....

I currently live in Bowie, and I love it. However, we need better restaurant options, that reflect the demographics.

Glad to see Waldorf/southern Maryland on here

You left Yellow Springs Ohio off the list!! Great location near columbus, cincinnati, dayton and wright patterson afb. But a small town very progressive and friendly. Lots of upper education with Antioch college( corretta scott king went), located near central state, Wilberforce, and wright state univ. Home of Dave Chapelle.

I always get profiled in that rolesville wake forest area but all the other places you named are cool and it’s a lot of growth for black ppl

I’m originally from DC but live in Bowie, MD the best !!! 👍🏾

Wow!!! Thank you for this wonderful video and list of places to consider buying a house.

Just beautiful 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Interesting! I've enjoyed watching! And hope to check out all these locations soon!

Proud to see Beaufort, South Carolina!!!

I live in Rolesville and I’m so excited it made the list! ❤. I love it here.

Love this series! Thank you for sharing!! #WhoWeAre

Great Job BE

Think i will retire to either Ga or Carolina somewhere southern.

Thanks for sharing.

Great list

Nice to see Uniondale NY on the list. Was quite surprised. My brother was a Uniondale HS grad. Went to Brown U. I went to Pitt and my sister attended Georgetown then Law school there. I can’t knock the experience at all. Put anywhere you go crime is the major concern in all of these towns. And Nassau County police don’t play. Great video.

Beautiful!

Thanks. Good list.

Beaufort, SC is where my family is from and I’ve never considered living there. I need to reconsider.

Phenomenal list!!! Wondering what criteria was used to harvest this fascinating list… thank you for sharing!

Great coverage! Thanks & salute 💪💯

Missouri City is lovely. The community of Sienna is one of my favorite communities.

I see two of my homeboys from Beaufort County, North Carolina in a photo shot together now living in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Great Video! ❤

I lived in Missouri City, TX for about a year and I LOVED living there! Glad to see it’s on the list💕

Great list!

I been in Missouri City 10 yrs..great place to live

Thank you so much!

Rolesville is a great place! Small, quiet and close to the capital city, Raleigh!❤

Thanks for info always interested in visiting Beaufort SC thought it was a all.white town will now visit

Thanks!

Lmfao this page is like a comfort page for me

Very nice

Right now, I can't see myself living in Florida even as a retiree But, the presentation was good.

Thank you💖New to Channel.

#1 *Bowie Maryland (Home to Bowie State University)

I'll make sure to cross those off!

Interesting list. Just by any chance, was there a honorable mention of other towns relevant to the topic?

Missouri City is my home! Right outside of Houston! 💙

Well Well Well.! As I thought All of them are mainly on the Eastern Coast Cool.!! It Makes so much sense...

Glad to find this page. As someone affected by return to work which is causing me to move 1/2 way across the country instead of returning to my office, it was good to hear of some of the communities around Atlanta. I do not know anything about Georgia and have only been once now that I am forced to move there. I definitiely will look into the neighborhood suggested in this video. Thanks for a comprehesive list of cities.

The lady at 5:12 looks like she was hit with the baseball lol. I hope she was okay. This is a great video and accurate for my state!

Thank you

Big fan of Bowie, MD

Thank you for this video! So much of "Best Places to Live" or the "Best Small Towns" are mostly from a white, pro-Christian, hetero perspective. So while it may be great for "Karen/Ken", it's not exactly welcoming to everyone else.

I loved seeing my Sorors of SGRHO! 💛💙🐩💛💙

I'm move to Missouri City Texas after hurricane Ike and I love the city

Southfield, MI is nice too.

So glad to hear Pembroke is on here.

Can you research Greenville South Carolina? I’ve heard great things about it

Missouri Texas I totally agree

Dope list thanks for sharing this insight. 💯❤️

Beautiful List..more so for families instead of single people.....

I lived in Sherman Texas before in #texoma 70 miles north of Dallas very nice

And I'm in Bowie!

I currently live 20 minutes from Bowie, about 45 minutes from Waldorf, was raised in LI about 15 mins from Uniondale and I’ve lived in 7 states on the east coast so I’m familiar with several cities in this list. With that said, I would hardly consider the majority of these “small towns”. This is very misleading. If you meant by population, that’s different but several of these are very densely crowded suburbs in metropolitan areas. I was actually looking for “small towns” so you may want to reconsider the labeling of this video or define your definition of “small towns”.

Rolesville is nice but not as affordable as it used to be. It has quickly become a suburban town that is quickly growing and less accessible in terms of prices. I have family out there and the houses are quickly growing in price.

Are there any small towns in the Charlotte metropolitan area that could be on this list?? Please let me know. Great video .