When I finished with my bachelor's degree in psychology, I worked in a cooperative credit union for about 6 months while I tried to determine what I really desired to do with the rest of my life (I haven't figured it out yet, honestly), then I decided to go to grad school and get a job in Cincinnati. I transferred to the city over Self-reliance Day weekend in 2014. Ever since, I lived in 2 various areas within the city limitations. One was two miles beyond downtown in a stylish home developing a short walk from an awesome park, and the other was seven miles from downtown in a highly desirable neighborhood in a house where I could hear my upstairs neighbor sneeze (among other, less innocent things * shudder *). Then I moved to a rural location right outside the city limits, in an apartment building right on the bike trail where I might ride into town to get a beer or an ice cream cone.
In fall of 2017, my other half and I bought our very first house in my small home town-- a 50 minute drive to three significant cities (choose which instructions you remain in the mood to drive: north, south, or west), however definitely a rural area. The high school I went to was actually surrounded on all sides by cornfields. We live "in town" now, but that isn't saying much. There are also cornfields in the area.
THE PROS
One of my best pals lives a block away, and there is an unbelievable homemade hard cider location that's run out of the basement of a household house, and there are a couple of excellent regional shops and restaurants. There were also a lot of tradeoffs included with picking to move out of the city.
I'm going to begin with the pros list, the terrific things about where we live and why we selected to move here. When I lived in the city in an extremely popular neighborhood, every time I strolled my pet I would look up the information on any house I would see with a for sale sign out front. That's a huge cost savings from a home loan in the city, and is significantly lower than our rent in the city or residential areas.
Another pro is that we live closer to household. We reside in the same town as my moms and dads, and are a short drive from my in-laws and grandparents. This will actually be beneficial when we begin growing our family, and it has actually already conserved us cash; our daddies and my grandfather are very handy and can repair or build almost anything we would require or want for your house. Our tub obstructed recently and my daddy had the ability to come by and fix it the very same day. I currently have other DIY plans for developing a deck and making some repair work to my company some things in the basement. We have much more outdoor space than we might have gotten in the city on our spending plan, including a large, fenced-in backyard. I grew up in this town and it's a place where you seem like everybody understands everybody else, which can absolutely make it feel very safe.
Creekin'
I grew up going "creekin,'" catching amphibians, riding four wheelers, and having the day off school for the first day of hunting season. It was a really terrific childhood.
THE CONS
There is definitely a cost to leaving here, too. For beginners, it feels like everybody understands everybody else! And in some cases I just wish to go to the supermarket in my sweats for wine and cookie dough and not face among my former instructors or good friends' moms and dads, ya know ?? Bear with me as I go through these cons; I'm not attempting to grumble (much), but the truth is that there is a lot to consider when thinking about moving from a city you like to a lower cost of living location in order to save loan.
Possibly among the most apparent downfalls of residing in a small, rural, low expense of living area is that it's far away from things. A number of my pals live in or closer to the city, and it needs more preparation and driving in order to see them. It's also even more from entertainment; there is a little selection of great dining establishments close by. When I remained in the city I could stroll to many locations and drive to a virtually unlimited list of page bars and restaurants. Cincinnati is a really foodie-friendly city with an incredible brewery scene. I have actually stated this prior to and I'll say it permanently: food is life. Places in my small town likewise close previously. Now, I'm very little of a party animal anymore, however if I want to be out behind 11 p.m. there is really just one option here. And it's fantastic, but often I wish to be out at a bar where I'm not going to see any of my former teachers, pals' moms and dads, or anybody I went to high school with. When it pertains to getting house securely, Uber and Lyft aren't a thing here. You need to discover a great old fashioned designated chauffeur, or walk. (Once, my buddy who lives a block away and I got a bit toasted at the local wine store and strolled 2 miles to get to the difficult cider place. Luckily we discovered a good friend from high school there with his moms and dads, who provided us a trip back. Advantages and disadvantages of knowing people all over you go.) When I resided in the city, an Uber would be offered to pick me up within minutes at any time of day, and it was a low-cost trip anywhere, typically under $10.
If I were to get a various task in my field, I would have to drive to one of the significant cities, at least about 40 minutes each way. When I lived in the city, there were SO MANY choices for mental health tasks, as well as other resources consisting of numerous grocery options, yoga studios, animal stores, etc. And not to sound too minor here, however the grocery store in my town does not page offer the great brand of goat cheese that I like, and I have to drive 30 minutes to the nearby Kroger that does.
I liked living in a city filled with variety 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 quite much a stone's toss from any place you might occur to be standing in town. We went to a wonderful church in the city that I loved, and finding something that compares is essential to me but it's something I'm still searching for.
While I like my house and there are a lot of things I enjoy 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 plan.