I know what you speak of.
We live in a very rural, heavily wooded area. Our town has less than 400 people. We live on a small farm outside of town-our closest neighbor is a 1/2 mile away.
The last few years we have seen more and more houses being built off on dirt roads that are really off the grid and really out in the sticks. They have their own ponds, use wood heaters, grow their own food as much as possible. Husband and wife both drive 4x4’s. Really self sufficient.
The only problem is more people from the big cities are buying up land. Noticed a increase over the last few years.
The one thing that is constant, is change.