Anyone know of any small towns I could move to?

Question

I don't care what state it's in, but preferably less than 3,000 people? I'm really looking for one of those everybody-knows-each-other kind of town like from the movies. I know it's kind of lame, but is there even a town like this still out there? If so please let me know. THanks sooo much!

Answer 1

There are some small towns like that in Alaska. Some of them are remote and require boat or float plane for access. Southeast Alaska is very pretty and not as cold as people think.

Answer 2

You need to consider several things before you decide where to call home... What type of work do you do or are you retired? Do you have any medical conditions/allergies(need to be near a hospital/away from tree pollen)? Do you want a place with "seasons" or the warmth of the desert?
I would suggest you live in whatever town you are thinking about for at least 6 months before buying... many small towns have an inbred, clannish mentality.... and many are a wonderful slice of Americana! A couple of the good ones I've lived in... Brewster Kansas, Axtel Texas and Hermann Missouri... Best of luck!

Answer 3

I recommend Nederland, Colorado. Population is about 1500, with another couple of thousand in the area. Everybody knows everybody. What the town lacks in population, it makes up in spirit. They have some sort of festival almost every other weekend. There is a nice offering of pubs and restaurants in the main town, providing many opportunities to meet people.
Nederland is located in the Rocky Mountains, 20 miles west of Boulder and 50 miles west of Denver. It is very scenic with plenty of hiking, fishing, mountain biking and skiing opportunities (there is a small ski area 5 miles from town). In some ways, it reminds me of the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska from the TV series Northern Exposure.
The nice thing is, if you ever get cabin fever or restless about being in a small town, Boulder is only 25 minutes away, Denver about an hour.


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Answer 4

I know of more than 100 of them in northern MN and you can readily get acquainted with the local populous in most of them quite easily. Up there they practice MN Nice and are pretty outgoing. We have our cabin in one such town called McGregor where the population of the town itself is 400. The lakes and townships around it probably bring the population to what you are looking for.

All you have to do is go out and talk to one or two people who introduce you to two or three and after a few weeks you get to know a large percentage of the people in and around town. It took my wife and I about a years of weekends before we really felt like we knew a lot of the locals and them us.

Depends what kind of person you are and what you are into also. If you are a home body it will take you a while. If you are always out doing something and go out for a meal or drinks and dancing, fishing, snowmobiling or whatever you will no doubt make friends quickly.

I would check out northern MN towns or northern WI towns. Both are very similar, just depends which football team you root for.

Answer 5

New Mexico is full of nothing but small towns. I live in a town in New Mexico with 12,000 people and still everybody knows everybody. There are tons of little Villages surrounding us (town with less that i think 1000 people). New Mexico has decent weather and people are very friendly. All in all an alright place to live.

Answer 6

I know of a few such places. One of them is Humboldt, Iowa. Also there is an even smaller place called Rolfe, Iowa. Humboldt is about the size you're looking for where Rolfe is only about 700 people. You can go to www.census.gov and when the screen pops up look on the right side and you will see a screen saying Population Finder. You will be able to search by city or state and should be able to find what you are looking for.

Answer 7

I have to laugh at the Delaware person! I live in DE (but am from NJ) and my boyfriend (who is born and bred DE) knows EVERYONE at EVERYWHERE!!!

Be aware moving to one of those small towns. They tend to be very cliquish and sometimes, if you're not born there, you are always an "outsider". My hometown in NJ is like that. Everyone knows everyone. My 22 aunts and uncles are the teachers and town officials and such. My dad is the local carpenter and I lived two house from my grandmother. I had a cousin in every grade in school (including my own) and everyone knows my family. But, if you didn't grow up here, it's awkward to fit in.

I miss it when I am in DE...

Answer 8

I love small towns, too. I know in New Jersey, there is a town called Farbrook, New Jersey. I hear it's pretty small. Also, I live in Virginia on the peninsula Hampton. I want to own property in a small town. I don't know anywhere else. Emporia, Virginia maybe. That's where my family's from.

Answer 9

Yah its called Hoquiam Washington and its Hickville USA. You want small town here it is . my kids high school teachers are people that I graduated with . We go out 4x4 in the mud for fun . we have a logging show every year and it rains alot. We are right on the coast so theres lots of hunting and fishing , clam digging , camping and hiking, all the outdoor stuff you could ever want . Its green 365 days a year and not a sky scraper in sight . If you want it here it is !!!!!!!

Answer 10

AZ towns are the ones I know people say are the smallest towns but it totally depends on what kind of small town you are looking for....historical, country side, big on weekdays but small on weekends population kind (you know where people come in the town on weekdays for jobs) etc.
Good luck finding one.