Forgotten towns poised for revitalization with remote work shift?

[Drew Sing]

Certain towns are thriving and appreciating in value tremendously due to remote work, spaciousness, and the quality of life they provide. 

But the U.S. is vast. There are plenty of towns with potential for people looking to move out of urban areas, but not looking to pay Bend, OR or Colorado Springs, CO home prices. 

I'm talking about locations that could be attractive to young families/artists/hipster types looking for a simpler, community-minded lifestyle. For example, this yogi dog owning millennial is rehabbing a home in Wheeling, WV. Places with SFH home values of 200k or less that have had factory jobs shipped overseas, or have been too rural to consider settling in.

What sleepy or rural towns do you think could be poised for revitalization for the new world we live in?

PS: This is a selfish post. For fun, I follow @cheapoldhouses on Instagram. They post charming old homes under 100k from all over the U.S. I recently outfitted a van and have a fully-remote job. I've been tinkering with a vanlife BRRRR adventure in an entirely new place (as long as the numbers work and there's a small friendly coffee shop, that's all I'd need :-). May be a silly idea, but hopefully a fun post nonetheless.

[Teri Feeney Styers]

@Drew Sing I got my degree from West Liberty - so (used to) know Wheeling well. Anyway - how about some of the smaller towns in western Colorado? Grand Junction is the "big city" base (with a university) - but lots of smaller surrounding communities with cheaper real estate. I recently sold a tri-plex in Rangely (college town). Collbran? Crawford? Hotchkiss? Gunnison? (another college town). All have very attractive outdoor lives...