Top 5 Reasons People Are Leaving Wisconsin! 

Me watching this on the day I move to Wisconsin

I'd rather take winters over anything like : Tornadoes Droughts Wildfires Hurricanes Earthquakes Tsunamis Bad flooding Sand storms Sink holes Avalanches Volcanic eruptions Really bad snakes and bugs If the trade off from all those I listed are long cold/snowy winters then I'll take the winters even if winter is what I despise deeply.

Just moved back to Wisconsin last April, from Arizona after 18 yrs. The rents/cost of living has skyrocketed big time in AZ, its become unaffordable. I am paying $500 a month LESS rent here for a larger size place, than I lived in, in a gang and drug infested neighborhood in AZ. I have a beautiful grassy yard, wonderful neighbors, and don't have to worry about drive by shootings. Or tweakers camping on my patio. Also don't see 100's of homeless, and drug addicts on every corner, in front of stores, gas stations etc. it is astounding. In my 18 yrs in AZ, I have personally witnessed 8 shootings. And it doesn't matter where you live there, the crime is reaching places, where they thought it wouldn't. Just because you live in Scottsdale... doesn't mean you are safe. They just had a home invasion happened in the ritzy neighborhood. I will take Wisconsin ANYDAY... I also got more pay, for the same job I did in AZ, when I came home for 3 months in 2017. I don't work anymore, so when the snow comes I can choose to stay home. I am loving the 4 seasons... and the beauty Wisconsin holds. Instead of Hot and Hotter lol

I feel like these reasons can apply to just about anywhere these days. Everyone is politically divided, every state has a crappy season/weather, has some financial/inflation or tax issue.

An interesting angle might be looking at people who are moving back to Wisconsin. We moved to Florida twenty years ago. At the time we came down, I connected with a recruiter to help in a job search. I remember when I told her I was from Wisconsin she said "You're not going to be without a job long. When employers down here find out you're from the Midwest, they snatch them up." She was right. I had a job pretty quickly after. Now we've bought a second home in Wisconsin and plan to retire there. For family, friends and the people in general.

Also, if I might add... the people in Arizona, commented all the time about how friendly I was.... but on the downside, that friendly Wisconsin attitude, almost got me in serious trouble in AZ a few times. Wanting to help someone, but putting my life in danger, unknowingly. I learned fast....

Im Looking to move to Wisconsin from London, im not sure why but iv always felt attracted to it, maybe because i love the cold and snow haha

as A person who been born and raised here in Wisconsin and has lived here all my life and never left to live anywhere else you two video makers are all wrong about Wisconsin and people are not moving out in droves. Wisconsin is a great state to live in and raise a Family and Winters or not this is still a great p[lace to live in And for the most part we have some really friendly people here. Unlike California, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Washington DC, Detroit, Minneapolis and Portland Oregon. More people are moving out of those places then any other place in our country.

I love my second home land.. Wisconsin.. I came from Lithuania, Europe.. 26 years ago.. No deference from Lithuania..I felt like never ever left my home.. Wisconsin.. in my heart.. It’s done..🇱🇹🇺🇸👋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Haha, and then they often move back once they realize how awesome it is!

I drove from New Orleans to Superior Wi 5 times in the past 2 years. Of all the places we have stopped, stayed and visited, the Madison citizens were the rudest. Madison and Duluth is a close tie.

“In Wisconsin, about every three hours somebody is injured or killed in an alcohol-related crash” Drunk Driving incidents thats a big one you forgot

You might add another reason people move is the babyboomers are much older now and other states don't have state income tax plus warmer weather . People on fixed income although may have a nice nest egg, they still have to watch their money and less taxes mean more money they have to spend.

people leave Wisconsin mainly because of places like Madison

Ya people may move out but come summer half of IL and MN come here for vacation and my friend from NH says their property tax bill sucks too but they don't have sales or state income tax( fast food still taxes) so they get their revenue from school taxes.

Regarding winters in Wisconsin... Some say winter in Wisconsin is brutal. Winters in Wisconsin used to be brutal. Global warming has changed that. 50 years ago it was more or less routine to get a 10 day-two week stretch of very cold weather in January. -15 or -20 was often the case. Often, a snow storm of 8"-10" or more would come before the severe cold. This could repeat in February. It is still possible to get this kind of weather. But winters have been quite a bit more mild for many years now. Remember, Wisconsin IS a northern state. Wisconsin can also be very warm, but hasn't been so for a number of years. Flooding happens in some places at times. The greatest weather threat, in my opinion, are tornadoes. Those are usually most possible during transitional times of the year. Even then, Wisconsin isn't like Oklahoma.

Madison has turned into a woke dumpster fire. What makes it worse are the shitty winters. I got out and never coming back.

Hi I am a Chinese looking forward to take my doctoral program in Madison next year if everything falls into its places. And your video is very informative and fun to watch. Thank you for your excellent work.

Moved away from 💩y weather and the politics!! Moved south where people are wonderful!! We love the southern hospitality!! Those summers can be pretty humid and buggy, as well, up there. Those mosquitos are enormous!! 😆

When I got so bothered by shoveling snow in the winter time I learned that it is a great reason to do it, and never eat food to get something done!

I think "Why I moved out of...." for every state....

Having gone through an engineering program at UW-M, I can really appreciate the laid back atmosphere of Madison and I really miss it. That said, the crazy high property taxes isn't justifiable considering CA actually has a lower percentage of property tax but the values are much higher. The cold winters don't bother me as I've been use to it. The hot and muggy summer months could be an issue as I'm a runner and that climate makes it very difficult. As for the political divide - come to Kalifornia and see what liberals have done to our state!!!

Some of the low property tax states get it in other ways, like taxing groceries. Careful.

If I lived in Madison, I would move in and out just to be counted as many times as possible as leaving. That city is so completely unlike anything else the state offers that I think people should actually be given a bonus to move out of Madison. I live in a Milwaukee suburb, which, by Forbes, two years ago, was ranked as the 12th best city in the country of any size. Madison would best be described is the home of schizophrenia.

Retiree's living on their savings, investments and other income, need affordable housing with low taxes, plus some states provide no taxing on retirement income. At the other end of the spectrum, are the young professionals and skilled blue color workforce. Affording an apartment or the price of almost any starter home is difficult to afford at this juncture in their work life. The powerful real estate lobby in Madison is mainly responsible for the high cost of living in the greater Madison area. Through the eighties and into the early nineties Madison housing costs were within normal ranges, then it began to rise at a unprecedented rate to where we are now. Who does this really benefit?

1.5 to 2% property tax in Wisconsin VS 10% + other local taxes and bonds in California. Wisconsin is a Winner. Is Wisconsin a good state for retirees? Greetings from Rusted State of California (no longer Golden 😢

Can you talk more about safety issues..? I would like to come visit but the internet is full of articles on increased crime rate in wisconsin especially in the city of madison and milwauki … im pretty worried😩

Because weed will never be legal here 😂

Hello, if you don't mind me asking " how long are the winter's there"?

The weather here in Wisconsin sucks! The winters are brutal!

Can anybody give good reasons to move to S.Wisconsin from S.Nevada?? Can anybody give bad reasons to move to S.Wisconsin from S.Nevada??? 30 years living in the Nevada area and our ages are retired 70 year olds. Thank you.

I’m sure you’ll right (I don’t live there, I’m in the Las Vegas nv area). Could those many unfriendly ungrateful people been out-of-state people and social media mean people caused your response? Just asking. Our area in the last 2 years has become horrific with rude, nasty, unkind,and selfish adults AND kids/teens and have caused hellish damage everywhere. I’m sorry they were unkind at your Fair Booth, we would love to attend a fair and see smiling faces. Thanks.

Joe I know Madison culture very well.

The weather is horrible. The topography is completely flat. Madison has sold out to rich developers who’ve built ugly brutalists apt buildings. The corrupt politicians on both sides have made Wisconsin a backward state.

It's boring, and the absolute worst sports teams and fans in the US. Born and raised in the MKE, moved away 15 years ago and so glad I did. VA is so much better, NC, MD and DE absolutely kick the crap out of WI in every way shape and form.

Oh not as high as living in ct taxes thanks to the democrats. A lot people are leaving my state high cost of living and are not a business friendly state causing businesses to leave.

I love WI. I was born and raised in Shorewood, WI. It is a beautiful state; however, with very ugly MAGA crazy politicians. Such as Ron Johnson, congressman Fitzgerald not to mention the crazy WI legislators. (Proxmire is rolling in his grave) And yes, property taxes are outrageous. Would love to move back, as my family is still there, but until WI cleans up their act on these two points, I will happily remain in CO.

Wisconsin is one of the worst state you can move to

I work the state fair in Wisconsin every year as a vendor. I always read and heard that midwest people were so friendly and nice and genuine. That is the exact opposite ive dealt with. Id say about maybe 10% of the people who come up to order food, are nice and sweet. The other 90% are entitled, rude, cheap, and just make me want to get the fair over with as soon as possible. They complain about everything. The price. The portion size. The fact that i have to charge for extra things. The fact that it is a busy fair, and sometimes we run out of certain things because it is such a busy fair, that we cant get more ingredients the same day. Just all around entitlement. Like we are supposed to love and thank them for visiting the fair. We have 25 other spots just as busy, with half the assholes. If it was my food stand, i woud never work the state fair again. The last day just happened today, and i couldnt be happier to get the hell out of this place, away from these brats. Hunnnnnnnn, meet me at the bubbler, then we are ganna go get sum cheese curds hunnnn. Maybe grab a pop if we can find a stand that isnt charging 8 dollars for a pop! (Spoiler alert, every stand charges the same amount for a drink, because vendors are made to buy our cups from the fair board, and we all have to charge the same amount). God im so glad to get out of this place haha.

There are no reasons to me to Wisconsin.

Go on vacation end up on probation wisconsin sucks