Top Reasons People are Leaving// Bad things about living in Kentucky 

Lexington Kentucky is so beautiful. I just recently moved here and absolutely love it.

I'm a Floridian and I think your 3 reasons people leave KY are not a big deal (except for the education part and even then there must be private school/homeschooling options). I really like your KY videos! It's worth considering especially as FL is getting packed, pricey for housing/rent and I've recently begun to resent the city life.

Kentucky is the perfect place for true Country Folks and self sustainable homesteaders that know how to live , If you're into the downgrading economy and the over crowded brawling noisy ass City life,then No Kentucky is not the place for you.

Property taxes, taxes on your vehicle, city stickers, Kentucky taxes every breath you take, and they tax it at a higher rate. No, it’s not as bad as California, New Jersey and, New York, but for the south Kentucky is the New York of the south when it comes to taxes. We would love to move to Kentucky, Lake or Lake Barkley, but the taxes are just too high… And they don’t even have police protection, or garbage pick up you have to pay for that from some third-party vendor, and do without any police protection.

I am 34 now and moved just oustide of Elizabethtown ky and me and my family couldn't be happier with the decision. We moved from California though lol.

My Wife and I are moving to Kentucky this summer 😬

There is a drone video of a farm in your video at the 5:48 mark. Where is that in Kentucky?

GOOD Video!!! Im actuall will be moving to Kentucky next year from Florida. i have been a resident of Orlando for 45 years. Our area is fast becoming a tragic -over developed area. Crime is Up ! More jobs does not mean better economics!. Retiring to the RURAl areas of Nothern Kentucky. I plan to visit Luisville... Love the historic nature of Kentucky....Thank you... not all DOOM and Gloom..

Correct me if am wrong. Basically what you are saying is: there is a lot of job openings ?

My son and me are considering moving to Kentucky, to be exact Louisville but I heard that crime when double in one of your videos, I wonder what part of town of Louisville the crime rate is high or if this is a state wide, is any smaller town attached or next to Louisville that would be more comfortable and safe to live than Louisville, in case is not? Thank you.

Southeastern part of kentucky has decent amount of recreational parks to go to.

Me and my family moved to Kentucky in May 2022 (Paducah). We knew the schools are not good, we waited until we graduated before we moved. When I heard lack of transportation? We have a good handful of transit busses that go around the area and they do appear in our neighborhood. It does depend on where in the state is good or bad.

Music is distracting and too loud. I d rather just hear you talk, thx for all your videos. I love Louisville. ! Live in henry county now but I’m in lou 5-6 days a week

I was gonna listen but I literally couldn't focus because of the music. So I really don't think that educational and informative videos should have music at all because it's hard to focus on the details you're giving, but that's just my opinion, but you may want to consider taking the music off of your video. It's quite frustrating and I actually like that kind of music.

I don't exactly agree because you did not state much if anything relating to demographics. In other words, WHERE in KY is people moving from? If you stated that, I would guess it would be Louisville more than anywhere else in the state. The next bit of info not included is age. Is it the younger generation moving from KY or the older? Stating lack of recreation would not be correct per se. Kentucky has lots of outdoor recreation. We have dams, Ky lake, TVA, tons of camping areas, and there is simply no better place to be if you enjoy fishing, hunting, camping, swimming, boating, golf, and all outdoor activities. You mention Ky bourbon, oddly, but you left out Noahs Ark, Zoos, and tons of other places to see. Small town's in KY, are mostly much safer than living in large cities. Lots of people retire to KY because there is plenty to do, safe, and the weather is usually not bad in the winter. I think no matter what state you may live in or choose to move to, it all depends on what you want.

I moved to Kentucky as an older adult. If I had school-age kids, I would have packed the car heading out long ago. Pleasant and inexpensive place to live.

I really can't get behind most of what is being said here. Jobs seem very plentiful for those that want to work, school and education seems to be more subjective than objective in the last 10 years. I lived in illinios for 18 years, Talk to someone from there and you won't think KY is so bad anymore.

thank you!!!

Taxes are killing me here

Cost more for water going down the drain that it does for the water that comes out of your faucet even though you're drinking sewer water in herpes Vill USA

I recently moved to Kentucky, and all I see is job openings everywhere. So much so that a good amount of immigrants are getting work extremely quick and the pay is very good $20+. I have seen a lot of poverty and this might sound uneducated but how the hell is there this much poverty when the cost of living is low compared to the rate of pay? I see tons and tons of apartments at $800 or less. I come from Miami where a 1/1 is no less than $1800 in almost any location and the pay is $12-$15. Yes people live paycheck to paycheck but I guess the hustle in Miami is different than this whole state.

Kentucky is 3rd from the bottom of 50’s states with the poorest counties next in line to the reservations. My parents and ancestors were from Eastern Ky but it’s now swallowed by drugs, teen pregnancies, high school drop outs, welfare, lack of opportunities but they just keep voting for their own problems.

We want to move out of Florida and are considering Kentucky.

If you don't want to be wealthy move to Kentucky.

I got divorced end of last year and I am looking to move away from Minnesota. Kentucky is on my radar, perhaps greater Lexington area or further east. I need a new start.

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Just bought a farm in KY love it

I was gonna come. I’m not leaving a red state for a blue state. I want nothing to do with a rat state. What a shame

We moved here in 2012 it was nice till we started going places we live outside of town in the country ,drugs are every place and the small town cops are crooks every town has really bad drug issues everyone wants something for free nobody helps each other like in Iowa we are moving back to Iowa at the end of the year .

Leaving Kentucky.... to go where? You didn't say.

Kentucky is better than New Jersey.

School choice would be a great thing if the governor would pass it.

Trouble finding jobs? Jobs are EVERYWHERE here.

2 minutes of excitement first weekend in May. That’s it. Ky is depressing

I can't swim, i just want my land, my horse, my guns, and to spoil my neighbors with bbq.

I've been traveling here and there for 22 years now. I have been to every single state except Hawaii. I am going THERE soon. I will never go back to Kentucky though. I will make a nice Magazine article of "Top 10 Best States To Move to," and "Top 10 Worst States That You Would Never Want To Move To," There are a few states that are tied for #1 Worst States. Kentucky is absolutely at the very top of the list of worst States in the U.S!........................................................................................ ........................................................I CANNOT STAND KENTUCKY, dude!!!!!!

You are in Louisville, What percentage of thugs and terminally unemployed are there? Those companies that came to southern states, how many came for low wages and smaller benefits? And globalization, keep handing our jobs to the not as cheap foreign wage. Yeh when All the good paying jobs are gone, then what are we going to do. All states go thru a certain amount of move now its cheaper here. Illinois and California,and New Jersey know about high taxes and get out quick era. There is a certain amount of peace and quiet in Kentucky. Just my take .

I moved to rural Western Kentucky from the suburbs of Denver 2 1/2 years ago. I guess the thing I dislike most about Kentucky is the high number of trashy, run down properties I see. What is it here that makes people turn their properties into junk yards? One can drive down any country road and see beautiful, well kept homes and property. Then a quarter mile down the road, find a falling apart single wide with half a dozen junk cars and untold amounts of rubbish haphazardly strewn about. People here seem to accept it as the norm. I personally find it disgusting.

I retired to Kentucky in 2020 and kiss my $240 property tax bill every year when it comes in.

As if this is news?

Its beautiful but the ppl😢

DIid I hear you say that there AREN'T mountains in Ky???? There may not be many in the central of the state, but, you KNOW that they are Many Huge mountains here...M O U N T I A N S....

If you want a killer job in Kentucky, learn PLC

Im leaving Kentucky, because the TV's are eating me alive. When i say TV's, i mean the flying critters. Nats, ect... tonight is my very last day in Kentucky. Good riddance. Burn the whole state to get rid of the TV's eating people

Sounds like a good place to retire.

I was born and raised in western Kentucky and decided I had to leave as the state became unreasonably red and crazy. I have to say jobs are available but they don’t pay well. There are many factors affecting education but I’m surprised that parental lack of involvement in schools and supporting their students wasn’t mentioned.

I know at least 20 families I cannot make this up they moved out of Kentucky for a variety of reasons number one of the schools are just horrible. The roads are really bad they build things but they don’t build a road so then you have traffic. Not very good planning there in Ky. I here for whatever it’s worth it if you’re not from Kentucky, you don’t want to move to Kentucky

New good thing about Kentucky and why I'm now interested. They are first to pass the Anti-trans bill. Now I feel comfortable moving my money up there to invest. Let people move. Plus it has 4 seasons. I like that!

Kentucky has one of the highest cancer rates in the US. Dont know why.

This video is a waste of time

The only reason people are leaving Kentucky is because of the lack of industry... But you certainly have proven your ignorance by making this video.

I think the number one reason people are leaving KY me included is the cost of living vs quality of life. Kentucky just really isnt a good place to live you could do everything there is to do here in less than a year. Not to mention that all those rolling pastures of beauty are fenced off all the way up to the road. Not much room for enjoyment there. Those same land owners refuse to sell more than 1/2acre so really wants the point. As a renter ky landlords are absolutely price gouging rent here. And that in itself is a huge problem that no one wants to talk about, like how about all those houses for rent for over $1600 a month in a neighborhood that is known for shootings and breakins. Like really the landlords here are very parasitic

And that's why you should move to a Democratic state. Kentucky might be #36 in education, but Indiana is worse. They are now trying to pass a law to make it where teachers can be proscuted for having "inapporiate books" in class. They have a severe teacher shortage in IN because the Republicans won't get off of the 5 Billion in revenue to give them a raise, not they want to put them in jail.

I worked in Kentucky at a high-level position in a woke-progressive company. Being from Texas, I let their friendly southern accents fool me. I assumed their values were the same as in the South. They are not. And don't let anybody tell you this is a state it is considered Southern. It's closer to Washington DC thinking and you might expect.

Malevolent dictator governor

Louisvilles biggest growth in population is illegal immigrants

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