I've had places grow on me like that.
I lived in England for a year, some twenty years ago. When the company first asked me to go, I told them they were nuts. They talked me in to going, and after six months, I couldn't imagine ever leaving.
On the other hand, some places never grow on you. I lived in Florida for a year, working for the same outfit, and at the end of 12 months, I was about ready to quit, I wanted to go home so bad.
Hard to say what sort of place is going to agree with a person.
True you just never know. My hubby was in the Navy so we moved around a bit. I hated Memphis. Loved O’side, Annapolis, and Lindenhurst was ok. You take the good with the bad, kind of a mix bag. It’s quite here. A traffic jam is probably at the most 20 cars. Lots of relatives. But, the winters are long and we get tons of snow. Spring doesn’t get her quick enough and summer doesn’t stay long enough. A lot of people here are snow birds, mostly retires. They leave in the winter, come back in the spring.