Looking for opinions and experiences here. I currently live on 3 acres on a single lane road back in the middle of nowhere. We are renting, but have been actively looking for a house to buy for close to two years. I've always been a proponent of country living, but here lately I'm starting to strongly consider moving to "town." Town being a small town, not a big city.
Here's the thing... I enjoy living in the country. I like that I can go out back and shoot my guns or my bows without any hesitation. I like having the ability to take a piss outside without fear of being hauled off to jail. I like having space to train dogs out back. I like the quietness of living in the country. BUT.... Living in the country is fuckin expensive. No cheap cable... No cheap internet... No groceries close by... Incredibly high electricity rates... No natural gas availability and propane fuckin sucks. No sidewalks available for taking a walk. Etc.
We have a baby due in June and I can't help but think about how nice it'd be to live closer to certain amenities. Living in town would be extremely convenient. My wife would have sidewalks available for pushing a stroller around town. Utilities would be significantly cheaper and we'd be closer to schools and day care centers. On the flip side, there'd be no more pissing out back. I'd have to get a membership at a sportsman's club or shooting range nearby. Seeing deer and turkeys in my yard would no longer be common. I'd have to go out of my way a bit to train dogs... However, there's training benefits to being in town too so I consider that a wash.
Anyway, let's hear what you guys think. Who here has lived in town and moved to the country? Or vise versa? Who currently lives in town and still leads a typical "outdoorsy" lifestyle?
Here's the thing... I enjoy living in the country. I like that I can go out back and shoot my guns or my bows without any hesitation. I like having the ability to take a piss outside without fear of being hauled off to jail. I like having space to train dogs out back. I like the quietness of living in the country. BUT.... Living in the country is fuckin expensive. No cheap cable... No cheap internet... No groceries close by... Incredibly high electricity rates... No natural gas availability and propane fuckin sucks. No sidewalks available for taking a walk. Etc.
We have a baby due in June and I can't help but think about how nice it'd be to live closer to certain amenities. Living in town would be extremely convenient. My wife would have sidewalks available for pushing a stroller around town. Utilities would be significantly cheaper and we'd be closer to schools and day care centers. On the flip side, there'd be no more pissing out back. I'd have to get a membership at a sportsman's club or shooting range nearby. Seeing deer and turkeys in my yard would no longer be common. I'd have to go out of my way a bit to train dogs... However, there's training benefits to being in town too so I consider that a wash.
Anyway, let's hear what you guys think. Who here has lived in town and moved to the country? Or vise versa? Who currently lives in town and still leads a typical "outdoorsy" lifestyle?