Guilty as charged. In fairness, I’ve never been west of the Mississippi.
You should venture west, at least once. Lots of interesting real estate west of the Mississippi. I spent the first 18 years of my life east of the Mississippi too.
You have to also realize that towns out West grew up around water stops for the rail roads, about 20+ miles apart. A lot of small towns died as the range of steam locomotives increased, and then, when diesel-electrics took over, and rail stopped carrying mail, it drove the nails into the coffins of many small towns and whistle stops.
It ia a whole 'nother world. Kansas, Eastern Colorado, the highest spot in the county is the trash dump. You can see a town 30 miles away, when you look for a grain silo.