10 Whole American Towns You Can Actually Buy – The Shocking Truth

Across America, entire towns have been put up for sale — and some sold for less than a suburban house. Streets, buildings, land and all. After the last video on this subject, a lot of you asked for more. So here are ten more: what each town actually included, what it sold for, and the catch that keeps almost every buyer away. Some were railroad stops that died when the tracks moved. Some were mining camps that emptied when the ore ran out. One was auctioned to a bidder from the other side of the world who had never set foot in America. Each one comes with a price tag that seems impossible, and each one comes with a reason. We also look at what you would really be taking on. These places are sold as-is, in remote locations, with utilities that stopped working decades ago and renovation bills that dwarf the purchase price. And in several cases what is for sale is not a legally incorporated town at all — it is the property that used to be one. Everything here is based on published sale records, census figures and reporting. Where a price is disputed or a property has changed hands since, I say so. Real numbers, real history, no hype. If you enjoy these stories about the towns America forgot, subscribe — new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WHAT WE COVER Ten more entire American towns that went on the market What a town sale actually includes The auction that drew bidders from dozens of countries Why almost nobody keeps a town once they buy it The ongoing costs nobody mentions in the listing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ MORE FROM BACKROAD GHOSTS ▸ You Can Actually Buy This —    • You Can Actually Buy This   ▸ Where Almost Nobody Lives —    • Where Almost Nobody Lives   ▸ Every Episode —    • The Towns America Forgot — Every Episode   #ghosttowns #abandonedamerica #TownsForSale #cheaprealestate #smalltownamerica