I live in lovely Salida, Colorado. It has the small town feel, crime is unheard of and the cost of living is low here...
I can’t stand the city.
Been there, seemed like a nice place, good little sandwich shop downtown to receive the steam train visitors. My wife had us go there for Ricky Tims’ quilt shop. I hung out by the train.
We live in a quiet place now where purchasing food from the Amish is easier than going to Panera and the cost of living is drastically lower making saving and investing a piece of cake. I also like being able to go outside and seeing nothing but trees, mountains, and the weather; the only sounds are birds and wind. I think cities are for lunatics. :)
I don’t think the Census is even taken in the rural parts of America anymore, at least the ones that don’t vote Democrat. During the supposed 2010 Census, I was not even asked once, nor was anyone in my house, and we live in a small town outside the Raleigh NC metro area.