[luckodeirish]

I moved from the suburbs of Orange County, CA to Cannon County, TN about 4 years ago. Rural, I got 50 acres with a hayfield, orchard and creek, a main house and a guest house. I have AKC dog sport events on my property. My town has a population of 200.

Cannon County is in middle TN. The people are nice, everyone helps each other (as an example, when its time to plant gardens there is a guy who will till your area at no cost). Lots of churches, a Christmas event, and other fun community events for all ages.
The young people, all respectful and home schooled. They do not sit and stare at their cell phones.
The nearest “big” store is 25 min away, but there is a Piggly Wiggly 10 min away.

Good veterinary services, great farmers market, buy your meat from a local farmer. I feel like I stepped back in time.

Just some ideas, TN has some pretty low COL rural areas with fairly close healthcare and services.

[ducttape45]

A former sister-in-law is moving from TN because she misses more modern conveniences. Her husband loves it there but he apparently has no say in the decision. Bummer for him.

Thank you for all that. I put Cannon County on my list of places to check out. Thank you.