Comments by "Manfred " (@manfredmann2766) on "10 Cities Black Americans are Moving To (2024)" video.

  1. I thought Phoenix too, and to a lesser extent, Tucson. I have met several people from Somalia and Sudan who have recently immigrated.
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  2. Never been to Asheville, but I have been to most areas on the eastern part of NC. Very familiar with CO as a state, and CO Springs. IMO, CO Springs is bipolar, it is very conservative, and it has a huge Church Influence there. The AF base is there. You look to the east and it is the high plains. If you look or go west, then you have Rocky Mountain scenery. Garden Of ………. and Pikes. Forget ski areas, they are several hours away either in traffic via Denver or more to the southwest (Purgatory, Wolf Creek, Crested Butte, or the Northern NM ones) IMO, too small, kind of boring, and you can make a 3 day jaunt there and get the idea. Very homogenous housing and commercial property (Chipotle, Starbucks, Walmart etc.). There might be a dispensary or two, Manitou Springs to the west is kind of retro. Essentially, I feel that Co Springs is doing anything and everything, not to become Denverized or like another CALIRODO. I am more on the conservative side and that is my take on it. Denver to the north has some of the worst air quality in the country and you will sit on the 25 for 2 plus hours to arrive there. I would pick Asheville on a whim. Greener, the mountains are majestic, probably more unique, the cost of living will probably be comparable to CO Springs, the local wages are probably not even close to Charlotte (work remotely), more water too, and better fall foliage. Again making guesses on Asheville, because I have never been to Asheville proper, but I have been all over eastern Tennessee and Western VA (Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge) and it shares the same biome. Lived in the southwestern US for a long time (AZ). Definitely avoid most of CA.
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  3. Guessing: Charlotte, Phoenix, Dallas, Nashville, Houston, Omaha, Raleigh, Tampa, Atlanta, and NYC
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