Are there any true small, quaint, safe and livable towns in the USA? For example, something similiar to Williamsburg, Virginia (even though it's more a tourist town). Just so tired of the soulless office buildings and copy and paste suburbs.
I'm guessing the answer is no but worth a try.
no. stay in your pod
Nope, I'm coming to your town and we're going to hang out and be best friends. You like guns?
Thanks anon. Already have a decent remote job.
No problem. I went to college there, it's super beautiful. The college feels like it's out of England, so the town has a bit of that vibe. Tons of Asian girls too.
State College, PA. Extremely low crime rate, college down, idealistic demographics. I recommend getting a software job and doing remote work there. Otherwise, the local job market is sorta bleh & catered towards the college or residential work.
Burlington, Vermont seems super cosy
Burlington is the biggest city in Vermont, with lots of suburban sprawl and traffic away from the lakefront. Virtually any other town in Vermont will meet OP's definition, except for Rutland. Rutland is an ugly shithole.
There are hundreds and hundreds of towns all throughout America which meet the definition of "small, quaint, safe and livable". Some are full of life, with everything you need to live available at local businesses; others have a dead or dying Main Street, and everyone shops at the chain stores out on the highway. Some see many tourists; others see very few visitors. (It's tough to have a thriving small town Main Street without visitor spending.) Most small towns are welcoming to outsiders who appreciate small town culture, but some have a "move along, stranger" vibe. You need to get in your car, open your road atlas, and plot a route along rural highways.
I have no problem looking around. I'm guessing these towns are mostly concentrated around the east coast (since they have extensive history)? I can't speak for every southern state but the only thing big in Texas is the heat and gayness.
Literally every state has a great number of small towns, given the huge variety there will be some to fit your description regardless of which state you go to. The only limitation is which hobbies you enjoy and which environs you prefer.
I can confidently say Texas does not meet the quaint and safe criteria. It's just a giant, continuous strip mall.
Come to Cape Cod
I might be too poor to live there
There are a surprising amount of fisherman rednecks there outside the big desirable towns like Barnstable
Its still expensive and all the old timer people who farm cranberries or fish have generational wealth and property in the family despite their blue collar attributes. Mass taxes also suck.
>generational wealth and property in the family despite their blue collar attributes
Nah it's all portugees who do redneck shit on Cape Cod. The "generational wealth" there is a roofing business at best
>Mass taxes also suck
Can't argue there
>The "generational wealth" there is a roofing business at best
I meant among the Portuguese of course. There are plenty of actual old WASP families there like you described
>Are there any true small, quaint, safe and livable towns in the USA?
I drive around Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Upstate NY a lot, it is 90% sleepy boring small towns. It's comfy. Only dangerous parts around here are certain streets in shitty rustbelt cities.(ie Buffalo, Cincinnati, Rochester)