What are the pros and cons of moving to the country (rural area)?

Answer 1

PRO: neighbors are farther apart so the "BEE HIVE" feeling isn't there
quiet nights,mornings,evenings,
cant hear your neighbors using the bathroom, having sex ,fighting
beating their kids or spouse
green grass , pets, fenceless front yards,less crime , trees older than dirt
( great for picnics)
NO ROACHES COMMING FROM NEXT DOOR!!!!!!!
looking in the sky at night and seeing a sea of stars
two cars at the same stop sign is considered traffic
GARDEN GARDEN GARDEN i like gardens lol
with me the list goes on and on

CONS water quality i get use to red water ,toilets, shower walls mostly wells in rural areas softeners work but are expensive to own and maintain
snow removal is not gonna happen at 5 am it usually melts before the plows come by
if the plow does make it on time it usually blocks the driveway with a 6 foot wall of snow so you dig your self out either way
travel time to work and back increases if you dont work from home
again winters make it harder to get back and forth to work
night driving is a bit more risky...narrow roads and critters like deer,racoons,opossum,skunks,rabbits,or other nocturnal beast that jumpstart your heart and make you think your gonna run off the road into a ditch..... lol
police ,fire ,and medical help takes longer to get to you.

my list of cons is shorter than pro

i love rural life and never want to live anywhere but here

i travel to the city to work and when i get home i leave the city behind and tend to my garden pet my cats kiss my wife and hug my kids. i dont have to worry about what gang my kids are going to join in 4th grade or if my cat will be poisoned by a neighbor
i walk barefoot in the summer and dress warm in the winter. i have electric, gas ,and water....food shelter love of my family...... what else would i need


now ill get off my soapbox sorry if i bored anybody lol

Answer 2

PROS: usually the lots are larger, your neighbors are further away. The air quality is better so is the traffic. And because everything isn't as fast paced as the city you get to be involved in your community more.

Cons:Traffic can be slower with farm equipment on the road. Not as many shopping options and a farther drive for a gallon of milk. Education options are small...if you don't like the school, there may not be another one for many, many miles.

I live in a rural area and I love it...you couldn't pay me enough to move back to the city.

Yes our internet options are smaller but I have high speed and not dial up. And my neoghbors have cable, I have Dish.

Answer 3

Pros: larger yards, neighbors farther from you, more wildlife (there are owls living in my yard, a fox has been sighted, squirrels, apposums, more birds, you can see the beautiful stars at night (the lights of the city prevent those beautiful views), you can grow your own food with more land or have livestock, more peaceful, less chaotic.
Cons: must drive further to shop and for other activities in the city.
I have lived in both and love living near the orchards and farmland better than living where everything is paved over.

Answer 4

Pro - Fresh Country Air
Con - Not So Fresh Country Air

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Answer 5

I am particularly fond of not having neighbors, getting to be as noisey as I want, and my husband likes being able to pee off the front porch or in the yard (which makes me yell at him).

The cons are that you almost have to have a cat inside because mice finde a way in no matter what and sometimes trees try to fall on your house.

Answer 6

Pros: Fresh air, lots of wildlife, no nosy neighbors, no noise pollution and beautiful sunsets .

Cons: Far from shopping, wildlife eating your garden veggies, problems with rodents, urban sprawl moving across the road and blocking the view of your beautiful sunset.

Answer 7

PROS. you have peace and quiet, no neighbor worries you can do what you want to do..
CONS.. you get home from the store and for got the milk.. and
no Neighbor's to hear you scream for help.

Answer 8

Pros: You'll end up tripling the time you spend on the internet.
Cons: You'll have to use dial up as High speed tain't round them parts.

Answer 9

it's quieter, you will generally have nicer neighbor's, life is set at a bit slower pace I truly enjoy life in the country

Answer 10

Contact me with the answer when you know. I plan to do this myself soon!