When I finished with my bachelor's degree in psychology, I worked in a credit union for about six months while I tried to find out what I in fact desired to make with the rest of my life (I have not figured it out yet, honestly), then I decided to go to grad school and get a task in Cincinnati. I relocated to the city over Self-reliance Day weekend in 2014. Considering that then, I lived in 2 various communities within the city limits. One was 2 miles outside of downtown in a fashionable apartment constructing a brief walk from an incredible park, and the other was seven miles from downtown in an extremely desirable area in a home where I could hear my upstairs next-door neighbor sneeze (to name a few, less innocent things * shudder *). Then I relocated to a suburb right outside the city limitations, in an apartment or condo complex right on the bike trail where I might ride into town to get an ice or a beer cream cone.
In fall of 2017, my husband and I bought our first house in my little home town-- a 50 minute drive to 3 major cities (choose which direction you're in the mood to drive: north, south, or west), but certainly a rural location. The high school I went to was actually surrounded on all sides by cornfields. We live "in the area" now, however that isn't saying much. There are also cornfields in town.
THE PROS
I love our home. I enjoy our backyard. Among my best buddies lives a block away, and there is an extraordinary homemade difficult cider place that's lacked the basement of a household home, and there are a couple of excellent regional shops and dining establishments. There are a great deal of positives about where we live now. There were also a lot of tradeoffs included with selecting to move out of the city.
I'm going to start with the pros list, the great things about where we live and why we selected to move here. When I lived in the city in a very popular community, every time I strolled my canine I would look up the information on any home I would see with a for sale indication out front. That's a huge savings from a home mortgage in the city, and is considerably lower than our lease in the city or residential areas.
Another pro is that we live closer to household. We live in the exact same town as my parents, and are a brief drive from my grandparents and in-laws. We have much more outdoor area than we could have gotten in the city on our spending plan, consisting of a large, fenced-in yard.
Creekin'
I grew up going "creekin,'" capturing amphibians, riding This Site four wheelers, and having the day of rest school for the first day of open season. It was a truly great youth.
THE CONS
There is definitely an expense to moving out here, too. For beginners, it seems like everyone understands everyone else! And often I just desire to go to the supermarket in my sweats for white wine and cookie dough and not run into among my former teachers or good friends' parents, ya understand ?? Bear with me as I go through these cons; I'm not attempting to complain (much), however the truth is that there is a lot to consider when considering moving from a city you like to a lower expense of living area in order to save cash.
Maybe one of the most obvious failures of residing in a little, rural, low cost of living area is that it's far away from things. Much of my friends live in or closer to the city, and it requires more planning and driving in order to see them. It's likewise even more from entertainment; there is a small selection of great restaurants close by. When I remained in the city I might stroll to lots of locations and drive to an essentially endless list of restaurants and bars. Cincinnati is a very foodie-friendly city with an incredible brewery scene. I've said this prior to and I'll state it permanently: food is life. Places in my town also close earlier. Now, I'm not much of a celebration animal anymore, but if I want to be out later on than 11 p.m. there is actually just one choice here. And it's fantastic, but sometimes I wish to be out at a bar where I'm not visiting any of my former instructors, good friends' parents, or anyone I went to high school with. When it pertains to getting house safely, Uber and Lyft aren't a thing here. You need to find an excellent old fashioned designated driver, or walk. (Once, my friend who lives a block away and I got a bit toasted at the local white wine store and walked 2 miles to get to the tough cider location. Thankfully we found a friend from high school there with his moms and dads, who offered us a trip back. Pros and cons of understanding people all over you go.) When I lived in the city, an Uber would be available to choose me up within minutes at any time of day, and it was an inexpensive flight anywhere, normally under $10.
If I were to get a different task in my field, I would have to drive to one of the significant cities, at least about 40 minutes each method. When I lived in the city, there were SO MANY choices for mental health tasks, as well as other resources consisting of numerous grocery choices, yoga studios, family pet stores, and so on. And not to sound too petty here, but the grocery shop in my town doesn't offer the great brand of goat cheese that I like, and I have to drive 30 minutes to the nearby Kroger that does.
I loved living in a city filled with diversity and with a variety of social and political views. There is a church on every corner, on your way into town no matter which route you take, and pretty much a stone's toss from any location you might happen to be standing in town. We went to a wonderful church in the city that I enjoyed, and finding something that compares is essential to me but it's something I'm still browsing for.
While I enjoy my home and there are a lot of things I love about my town, I do miss living in the city. I do not see myself living in this town permanently, and right now moving back to the city is in the medium-term strategy.