Do you live in a poor town?

Question

We don't even have a town drunk or wineo any more.
We used to have 12 bars and 5 churches
Now we have 1 bar 15 churches

looks like someone knows where the lavender pit is-- joke

a-mazed I'm makeing a statement on how things change, sorry if this question offends you

Answer 1

Yes, Bisbee Az. Some "well to do's" but mostly hand to mouth or government jobs like prisons.
Glad I am done with work

Answer 2

We're out in the country and there have been some tough times in the little towns here in the last few years. Businesses closed and it really put a strain on the economy. Now they're starting to get new industry and folks with money are moving
in, but it's to late for a lot of others. Farms have been sold off and they are building new homes, schools, offices, drug stores, restaurants, etc everywhere in town. The 'farm to
market' roads are getting crowded, so it takes longer to go anywhere. The things that we liked about living out here are slipping away.

Answer 3

I live in a small city that has one of the lowest cost of living rating in the US, but a poor town? Not really, with two huge hospitals, trucking industries, several factories (tho not huge ones) and a population of 45,000 at night and 150,00 during the day. I grew up in a small town of 500 people, in a farming community in Michigan, but I would not say anyone was really poor, or if we were, we didn't feel like it, we always had foodon the table and clothes on our backs, and pretty much everything we needed, evenif we didn't have everything we wanted.

Answer 4

I live in a very popular part of the south, where it's anything but poor. It's a wealthy area due to the fact that it's a tourist attraction. Before I moved south, I lived in a poor town in Ohio. We had a Mc Donald's & a Burger King which was a big deal for our town.

Answer 5

Our town isn't as prosperous as it used to be and a lot of shops have closed down due to competition from larger shops. Things will go from bad to worse if all the NIMBY's have their way. There are plans in the pipeline for improvements that will bring more employment and people from out of town to our local shops but a lot of the progress is being blocked. Some of the plans will not be beneficiary to the town and they will probably be the ones that get approved!
We have an abundance of pubs, betting shops, charity shops and Estate Agents.

Answer 6

I live in a city that had 30,000 in 1970 and now has 433,000 and is growing steadily. There has been a great influx of Asians . The traffic has been horrendous the last few years.
I would like to move to Judy Bs town.
hope you don't mind a hi to deepdive: My mom lived in Bisbee in the mid 70's and I have been there twice. She lived on OK st. Small world eh? I loved it there.

Answer 7

I live in a small, mountain town. We've got a few drunks, a few speed freaks, rich people, poor people, nice people, rude people, 3 bars and (I'm guessing) about a dozen churches.
I love living in a small town but at times it seems people are more concerned about everyone else's business. That makes me nuts.

Answer 8

I now live in a poorer town than I used to & the town next door is REALLY poor! I miss the old days.

Answer 9

Uhhhhh - by the comments you post, after asking your 'question'? are we to infer that bars are 'bad', and churches are 'good'? and. . . what does 'poor' look like, to you? Is it unsafe, or economically deprived?

My town has it's 'poor' neighborhoods - as I believe all towns do.
It really has nothing to do with churches or bars - it has to do with a depressed economy, and inequality in our social structures and employment. . .

Answer 10

For the taxpayers I wish I could say yes it is a poor town but unfortunately it is a very rich town,,, I am just the poor neighbor...