What if I told you the American Dream isn’t dead… it just moved somewhere cheaper?
In this video, we explore 10 U.S. cities where you can still buy a real house for under $100K—yes, an actual house, not a converted tool shed, not a 200-square-foot “micro-loft,” and not whatever your landlord is calling “a cozy urban oasis” for $3,200 a month.
These are real towns. With real communities. With real quirks. Some are adorable. Some are confusing. One has tornado sirens that double as the town’s theme song. One is run by a squirrel mayor (allegedly). One contains an HOA chairwoman with enough raw power to overthrow a small European nation.
And yet… families thrive in all of them.
This video breaks down each city with humor, honesty, and exactly the level of sarcasm you’d expect from a channel that once made a video about why the Beach Boys lied to you.
WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE
• A $42,000 Kentucky home that comes with a yard, a pool, and deer who watch you cry • A town the Beach Boys named a tropical paradise (spoiler: they were wrong) • An HOA in Ohio that issues gnome citations • Property taxes in Illinois that will make you question the meaning of life • A two-state city where filing your taxes requires a therapist • A Mississippi River town so pretty you’ll forget it’s freezing 11 months a year • A Texas town where tornado sirens double as lullabies • An upstate New York city that makes Brooklynites call Zillow tech support • A South Dakota town where the nearest Target is a religious pilgrimage • Flint, Michigan: the cheapest homes and the strongest comeback story in America
If you’ve ever looked at your rent and thought, “There has to be a better way,” this video is for you.
CITIES FEATURED (AKA: Places You Didn’t Know You Could Afford)
• Flatwoods, KY • Kokomo, IN • Lima, OH • Peoria, IL • Texarkana, TX/AR • Dubuque, IA • Wichita Falls, TX • Binghamton, NY • Gregory, SD • Flint, MI
Each one has perks. Each one has trade-offs. And each one costs less than the tires on a new F-150.
