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Notes from Barren County

What it is actually like to live, buy and sell out here — written for the people asking from somewhere else. Figures come with their sources, and I would rather tell you the inconvenient part than leave it out.

Complete series · All 10 published

Top 10 reasons to move to the Glasgow region

One post a week, counting down from ten to one. Recreation, climate, crime, local government, the economy, schools, land, the drive to Nashville and Louisville, taxes, and housing costs.

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Housing costs that give your equity somewhere to go

The typical home here runs $205,000 to $220,000 against a national median near $410,000. A buyer selling a $600,000 house elsewhere does not buy a $205,000 house — they buy the one on twelve acres and stop having a mortgage. The finale of the countdown.

Read Reason #1All ten on one page
  1. 10Outdoor recreation that is close, cheap, and open all yearWeek 1 · Published
  2. 9A mild four-season climate with low natural-disaster exposureWeek 2 · Published
  3. 8Low crime and low daily frictionWeek 3 · Published
  4. 7Local government you can walk into and be heard inWeek 4 · Published
  5. 6A working economy: manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and small businessWeek 5 · Published
  6. 5Three school districts and genuine school choiceWeek 6 · Published
  7. 4Land and elbow room, with room to build, farm, or store what you ownWeek 7 · Published
  8. 3On I-65 between Nashville and Louisville, with an easy drive to bothWeek 8 · Published
  9. 2A tax and regulatory burden you can plan around, starting with property taxWeek 9 · Published
  10. 1Housing costs that give your equity somewhere to goWeek 10 · Published

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