Being from Luxembourg, I love the Appalachian cities, they remind me a lot of the green hilly geology of my city.

I like learning more about the US. There's so much more to it than the (admittedly awesome) big cities along the coasts.

Just noticed the Steel Dan--Aja album hanging there. That album is sublime.

1:06 #10 Roanoake VA 2:19 #9 Corpus Christi TX 3:26 #8 Lincoln NE 4:15 #7 Manchester NH 5:28 #6 Lexington KY 6:33 #5 Reno NV 8:00 #4 Madison WI 9:05 #3 Eugene OR 10:05 #2 Asheville NC 11:16 #1 Savannah GA

Duluth, MN: Sits along Lake Superior and has more outdoor activities and bustling nightlife than nearly every one on this list. A must! ...That said, I did love a lot of these ideas.

I lived in Savannah for 8 years, and may retire there. Though my favorite small city is Iowa City...a quintessential college town with a great Victorian district.

This man did not really pronounce it “WisCANson”😭😭

I have lived in Europe for 30 years.....but I grew up in Asheville. What a wonderful place to do that. But.....the house I grew up in, my dad sold for $35,000 in 1972. That same house sold for $664,000 recently. WOW !!!

Reno is my hometown , but I had to move out of there a couple of years ago. Too crowded now. The site of the house I grew up in is now the westbound lanes of I-80.

Sees video about small cities, Me from a city of 20,000 people assumes it's a video about cities with population of 10,000 or bellow, dude starts with a city that has 100,000 people.

the entire reno-lake tahoe area is amazing to visit. recommend going there after the pandemic ends.

If you did this for Australia you would need to do the Top 7 Small cities, that’s all there is. The Top 1 medium cities of Australia could also be interesting.

The picture of the prosthetic robotic arm pictured in this video made by the company Deka is called the LUKE arm which is made for shoulder level amputees. I make a lot of the different precision gear's inside of the them. Deka is an amazing company and I am happy to have played a small part in one of their very exciting project's. Cool that you mentioned them when speaking about Manchester NH.

Me who lives in a city of 2 million: yea these are pretty small People who live in cities of like 50k people: these are huge

Savannah is my favorite place ever it’s so gorgeous :)

My guy. You have gain 2 thousand subs since I last check around 11 this morning. You are blowing up!

Kyle, thanks for your videos. This is my favorite KZfaq channel and the only one I clicked on the notification bell. Keep them coming! Thanks again!

Just wanted to say that this channel is sick and I really appreciate the videos man, keep em coming

Since you mentioned Eugene being close to the Oregon coast. Tahoe is like a 45 min drive from Reno and it's one of the best outdoor leisure spots in the US. It gets pretty crowded(pre-Covid) during the summer though

Worth mentioning The Biltmore Estate in Asheville ! Love Asheville... when I lived in Atlanta I visited several times !!! I liked Savannah a lot too. I lived in a Small town near Portland OR , though in the Washington side.

So happy you put Savannah top. It’s the most amazing place. The closest you can get to a real Disney main st. USA. I will retire in Savannah one day

Savannah, Georgia is my most favorite city. We lived there for 3 years while my husband was stationed at Ft. Stewart. Sometimes I wish we hadn't sold our house but it was time to move on to Washington, DC and an assignment at the Pentagon. Many fond memories of Savannah and the wonderfully warm and friendly people there. The lighthouse on Tybee Island is a must see as there is (or at least used to be) a nice small museum there. Just be careful of the currents on the beach. Charleston, SC used to be my favorite but as you said, way to expensive these days and crowds that have turned the roads into parking lots many hours of the day. ~Sherrie in South Carolina

Just discovered your channel. Enjoying it very much. Love the Aja album in the background!

Love the channel. Every one of your videos is so worth the watch. Thank you.

I love Aja by Steely Dan. Cool record on your wall! That album sounds smooth as butter.

Eugene, OR and Asheville, NC are my favorite cities to visit on this list. Savannah is great, but the climate there is way too hot and humid IMHO. Overall excellent video, thanks!

I lived in Lincoln on and off for ten years, and it is fantastic. Thank you for the video.

I've been living in Reno for about three years, after years of living in the Tahoe/Truckee area. It's growing like crazy...the old timers are pretty unhappy with the construction and consequent congestion. The cost of living used to be reasonable, but has become much more expensive since the arrival of high profile companies like Tesla (which is actually in Fallon, about an hour away). You're right about downtown...used to be pretty rough, but the Riverwalk has enhanced the area with great new restaurants, shops and green spaces. Tahoe is within an hour. It is still beautiful but has become flooded with tourists and remote workers...the small mountain town vibe is sadly gone. Very interesting video!

Wow....our largest city in the State has 59k people. Cheyenne

Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, MI area is so cool! I love it here! Ypsilanti is always happy to see you😉

A lot of ppl making jokes about how these cities are actually big cities. But myself being in New York City, agree that these are pretty small cities lol

Your videos are simple, informative, and entertaining. Very nerdy too but that is obviously a good thing.

I lived in Asheville for 2.5 years. I like Madison and Manchester. Had a great meal at one of the local restaurants in Manchester. I was doing a tour of New England and stopped there randomly with my partner. I haven't been to Savannah in over 10 years. Thank you for doing this list.

Aja on the wall, nice! Love your videos

Portsmouth, New Hampshire is an awesome small US city!

I like how you rank cities based on actual experience in them and what they have instead of personal bias.

Your channels are really very informative. I am learning more and more about the United States 🇺🇸 through your channels. Thanks for taking time to create these beautiful knowledge. Of all the small cities you've highlighted, I must say Savanna is my most favorite with lots of Sunshine 🌞 almost all year round, although the susceptibility to hurricane 🌀is little higher compared to the other small cities you've highlighted. But Savanna is cool, peaceful and laid-back. I agree that Savanna is number one on the list.

Thank you. I always enjoy your videos. Also, first

Great video. You make all the cities interesting.

I liked you already... then I saw the album cover for Aja on your wall. Now you command my utmost respect.

Love ur videos bro just found ur channel!

New to the channel and also a Kyle that loves Geography. If your on a road trip out west, swing by Northwest Arkansas aka Fayetteville/Bentonville. Near the Boston Mountains for hiking, large lake nearby, solid bar/nightlife in downtown Fayetteville, some great museums, and world-class mountain biking trails

Great album hanging in the background !

Thanks for showing love to Lex,KY!

Another thing about Manchester is that it’s surrounded by outdoor activities pretty close to the city. ( a ski resort, beaches about an hour or so away, and of course the white mountains are pretty close too)

I've been to half of these places (and driven through 4 more - Corpus Christi is the only place I haven't been to or through), and I agree these are all pretty nice! I was shocked at Roanoke - I didn't expect much out of it, but it's fantastic. And Asheville is one of my favorite places in the country! One of the few places in the East where the weather is excellent (meaning the humidity is not too bad).

Great video man. And nice Steely Dan poster. Knew ya had good taste

Bravo, Geography King! I enjoyed this video. :-)

Lexington!! One of my favorite cities in the country and home to UK!

I grew up in NH and as an adult, lived in Manchester for a few years. I really enjoyed living there. Not only for the reasons you mentioned, but also because you can be in the White Mountains, on Lake Winnipesaukee, at Hampton Beach on the Atlantic coast, or in Boston, all in about an hours drive.

Santa Barbara CA (if you can afford housing), Boise, Little Rock and Albuquerque are nicer than some of the cities in this list.

Well done. Will check out a couple of these.

Savannah itself is great but, it is VERY rough once you leave the immediate downtown area. In some places if you take a wrong turn it could be trouble.

The first on the list, Roanoke, looks the best place for me. I love Bluegrass and those hills around the city look so inviting to explore.

I'm loving your videos

Just found your channel - very much like your data-rich presentations - thank you

Kyle, I love your videos and generally agree with you to about a 99% degree, yours is easily the best geography related channel on youtube, but Corpus Christi, SERIOUSLY?? - the level of industrial pollution and environmental toxicity of that town, is only exceeded by perhaps, Baytown, TX and Port Arthur/Beaumont, TX, and Lake Charles, LA - Oh, and it is in the top 10 highest crime cities in Texas - crime and toxicity really need to be factored in on a list like this!

Consider Grand Rapids/Holland/Grand Haven Michigan. Grand Haven is something to consider on it's own as a smaller place. Great beach on Lake Michigan, Coast Guard station, a blueberry capital, and the town itself is very cool. Holland has the 'can't miss' Tulip Festival, with several Lake Michigan beaches nearby. Grand Rapids is a prosperous part of the state. Ann Arbor, college town, is one of the cooler places Michigan. Cambridge, Massachusetts, if considered on it's own, should definitely be included on your list.

So glad you consider Savannah, GA, as #1 on this list. It’s my favorite city of all time, and I’ll be there next week to ring in my 40th birthday! 🥳🤩 I go there as often as possible and still haven’t exhausted all the fun sites & attractions available there. As a proud Southerner, born & raised in GA, I’m so glad Savannah is part of my beautiful state - everyone should visit there if they get the chance. Be sure to take a ghost tour of the city at night in a converted, open-air hearse while sipping a cold beer, then enjoy a bowl of she-crab soup at the old, haunted Pirate’s House restaurant afterward...most fun & memorable evening you’ll have anywhere, anytime. 👻 🦀

Thanks for the great video. There are so many great smaller towns and it is a big country. Spread out and live somewhere that has some drinking water supplies!

Holy shit that's an Aja album! One of my favorites!

Great list. I lived in Savannah for a year. Beautiful place that is jam packed with stuff to do (and eat!) for a city of its size. Unfortunately I'm not a small city person. I grew up in the Chicagoland area and later lived in Atlanta. I need to be no more than 45 minutes from a big city or right inside a midsized city. But Roanoke, Corpus Christi, Reno, and Ashville all look worth visiting.

I called Savannah at the start. I’m from South Georgia and Savannah is the best place I’ve ever been for just a day to do what I want: no work no worries. Just fun. Great choice

Great topic and list, Kyle. I'm surprised you included Manchester, NH, given the tepid review you gave it! I have to add that I've spent a fair amount of time in Asheville ever since I was a kid. Western N. Carolina is indeed beautiful, but much of Asheville is poorly situated among the hills, with few views of anything other than different parts of town. As a consequence, it can be cramped feeling, hard to get around, and a bit claustrophobia-inducing after while. That won't bother everyone, of course. In contrast, Roanoke is a good example of being in the mountains without being confined by them. I would have instead included Winston-Salem.

I was born and raised in Manchester, NH! Glad to see it on this list!

Eugene made the list!! My hometown! Thank you for recognizing the beauty of Eugene!

Kentucky immediately needs to do something in the Lexington area about their interstate access... as an area thats increasingly comparable to being about the same size as Des Moines or even Omaha & Tulsa sooner than we may expect, they could use a nonstop southwestern bypass, otherwise such a relatively small area,may end up having as much unnecessary traffic issues for its size as some places in Pennsylvania... or other reasonably populous places with Atlanta or worse levels of congestion...

Savannah is amazing. Had a blast there. Pirate House! This Oregonian was impressed to see Eugene at no. 3. It's a great city. The location of the University of Oregon can be an attraction or a deterrent. But you got the location right in that it's an hour to the coast or an hour to the snow. The Willamette valley cities is an amazing location to all things outdoor.

Love your channel, I live and love Reno but 🤫🤫 we’re full. 😆

Lexington is still one of cities I miss living in most. Great restaurants, great bars, great people.

As a Texan, I I thought I'd NEVER see Corpus on here.

Reno is amazing, I lived it way more than Vegas. Also being a Georgian, I can vow for how cool of a town Savannah is too. Surprised you didn’t put Chattanooga on this list, my wife and fell in live with the town and almost moved there. Great place to go.

Sad I didn’t see Greenville SC on the list. Oh well. Fun video anyway!

This is a great list and I am quite fond of many of these cities, but I’m super disappointed not to see New England’s second largest city on this list. I’ve had the pleasure of living in Worcester MA for about 5 years and I absolutely love it. Worcester is on the come-up in a way that very few US cities are and it’s in a wonderful location. Central to the whole region, in a beautiful valley with several picturesque hills, access to some of southern New England’s best natural areas, and on the rise by most metrics, Worcester is a wonderful place. Plus it’s quite accessible from Boston. I think it’ll take a few more years before Worcester ends up on lists like this, since its long-time reputation definitely takes it off many peoples’ radar. Trust me tho this city is about to be a trendsetter for the region and already has a fantastic quality of life. I’ve lived in several states and 3 different regions of the US, and I can say without hesitation that Worcester is my favorite place I’ve ever lived.

I recently went to savannah for the first time and it may be my favorite city in the whole country

You could have easily included the city of Saratoga Springs New York on this list. Saratoga has all of the draws of all of the cities on your list, including casinos, horse racing, American history, arts science, a huge music scene and a five star restaurant and hotel lineup. It's at the gateway to the Adirondack mountains and a day trip away from any outdoor activities imaginable, including world-class skiing at the Olympic complex in Lake Placid. And it's also located near the Tri-City Capital region with its nightlife, and sports and music venues. Saratoga Springs is also a college town and has a low-key, mostly pedestrian vibe with clean public transportation over Eddie of local businesses

I thought he was jokingly saying WisCANson... but but but, no... aghhhhhhhh

Don’t forget T-Pain said it first “ WisCanson”

Duluth, MN!! Would love your take on this amazing city on Lake Superior.

I lived 20 min from Savannah in a town called Richmond Hill for a couple of years. Really nice area.

Never been to Lincoln but I absolutely love Omaha Nebraska. It has an amazing zoo, and it's old town market is way more Multicultural than you would think a town in the middle of do United States would be.

I’m really surprised Chattanooga didn’t make the list. I’m from the city most of my childhood, and many of the topics discussed in the cities made it seem like Chattanooga would fit in on the list.

I'm surprised Ann Arbor didn't make the list. Along with Madison it always ranks among the best college cities. Just a great quality of life overall and the most educated metro area in the country. Only downside is the high cost of living. Go Blue!

I love it! "Wiscansin" Hahahaha

I'm glad Savannah was picked as #1. Its a beautiful place, love that town and Atlanta

As someone that lives an hour from Asheville - can confirm

FINALLY SOME ROANOKE RECOGNITION!

My parents met and fell in love in Reno. Hope to visit soon with my girlfriend and visit Tahoe as well.

St George, UT should at least be an honorable mention. There's so many activities, with amazing desert landscapes. World class outdoor amphitheater called Tuachan. Short distance from Las Vegas and Zion National Park. Amazing small city.

Eugene also has nice parks and green ways. The outdoor activities outside of town are incredible. Plus there are no mosquitoes and no humidity (unlike other places on this list). Some people may see the hippie vibe and overcast winters as downsides though.

My man really making up the letters in Wisconsin

Madison: "So there isn't much terrain in terms of hills and mountains." This is false. Madison is on the eastern edge of what is known as the Driftless Area, an atypical region in the Midwest that was completely missed by the last four glacial periods. Glacial runoff has created deeply cut valleys, with steep hills and many natural rock formations that make for a breathtaking landscape.

I recently moved from Asheville after living there from 2012-2019; it's great to visit, not so much to live there unless you live outside of the city limits and/or earn more than 75k a year, which there aren't many jobs in Asheville that pay that much. Asheville's (corrupt) political leaders will bend over backwards for tourists and simply bend over the citizens that live there and pay taxes. By the time I moved out most residents were proud of the nickname 'Little San Francisco' it had acquired...think hard about that. "Fun", "quirky", and other similar adjectives that describe this city quickly lose their shine. Lots of events held downtown...if you don't mind fighting the insane traffic problems resembling those of a major metropolis to get to them. Also plenty of homeless to keep you company as well in case you get separated from your friends while checking out the downtown scene. Housing costs are astronomical...maybe that's where the nickname Little San Francisco came from. I also lived there from 1997-2001 and fell in love with the area back then, which is why I moved back there in 2012. I like the area, but living in Asheville itself would get a no-go from me.

Why not Spokane, Washington?

I laughed when he said small cities would be 500,000. Great video nonetheless but I personally think 50,000 would be a small city

Don’t forget Tucson Arizona! Although we’ve become more of a medium size city lately. Maybe Flagstaff Arizona?

I was just waiting to see Asheville 😎

Madison is so awesome!

Happy that Eugene, OR was on this list. Track Town, USA always get overshadowed by grimy Portland. I love driving from my aunt’s house in the town of Sweet Home, OR to Eugene. Go Ducks 🦆

I live near a city of 7,000 and it is our parish (county) seat. Ville Platte, La