Given that then, I lived in 2 different communities within the city limits. I moved to a suburban location right outside the city limitations, in a home complex right on the bike trail where I might ride into town to get an ice or a beer cream cone.
In autumn of 2017, my partner and I bought our first house in my little home town-- a 50 minute drive to three major cities (choose which direction you remain in the state of mind to drive: north, south, or west), however absolutely a rural area. The high school I went to was literally surrounded on all sides by cornfields. We live "in town" now, but that isn't saying much. There are also cornfields in town.
THE PROS
One of my best good friends lives a block away, and there is an unbelievable homemade difficult cider place that's run out of the basement of a household home, and there are a couple of fantastic regional shops and dining establishments. There were also a lot of tradeoffs included with choosing to move out of the city.
I'm going to begin with the pros list, the great aspects of where we live and why we chose to move here. I've currently mentioned a number of. Possibly the greatest factor is MONEY. When I lived in the city in an incredibly popular neighborhood, every time I walked my pet dog I would search for the information on any home I would see with a for sale sign out front. My rent at the time was about $650 a month for a one bedroom home with a bonus room that we used as a dining-room. Extremely sensible. House prices were through the roof. There was a two bedroom, one bath house with nearly no backyard a street over noted for $250,000(!!!!!!!). What?! And I comprehend that house costs are dependent and highly relative on location, and possibly you reside in California or Toronto or anywhere and you're reading this thinking that's a steal, however my house in the country-- my 3 bed room, one bath, redesigned house on a quarter acre with a basement-- cost $92,000. Rent when we transferred to the suburban areas for a two bedroom apartment or condo was $890. Our existing regular monthly home mortgage (which we pay extra on and plan to pay off early after squashing our trainee financial obligation) is $587. That's a huge cost savings from a home loan in the city, and is considerably lower than our rent in the city or residential areas. Which implies more loan to put toward trainee debt and pay it off quicker.
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 in-laws and grandparents. We have much more outdoor space than we could have gotten in the city on our budget plan, including a big, fenced-in backyard.
Creekin'
I matured going "creekin,'" catching amphibians, riding 4 wheelers, and having the day of rest school for the first day of searching season. It was a truly great youth.
THE CONS
There is certainly an expense to leaving here, too. For starters, it seems like everybody understands everyone else! And sometimes I simply wish to go to the grocery store in my sweats for wine and cookie dough and not run into one of my former instructors or pals' moms and dads, ya know ?? Bear with me as I go through these cons; I'm not trying to complain (much), however the truth is that there is a lot to consider when thinking of moving from a city you enjoy to a lower cost of living area in order to save cash.
Many of my pals live in or closer to the city, and it requires more planning and driving in order to see them. When I was in the city I might stroll to many places and drive to an essentially unlimited list of bars and dining establishments. When I lived in the city, an Uber would be readily available to pick me up within minutes any time of day, and it was an inexpensive trip anywhere, generally under $10.
If I were to get a other different task in my field, I would have to drive to one of the major 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 several grocery options, yoga studios, pet shops, and so on. And not to sound too minor here, however the grocery shop in my town doesn't offer the excellent brand name of goat cheese that I like, and I have to drive 30 minutes to the nearest Kroger that does.
I loved 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 take place to be standing in town. We went to a terrific church in the city that I liked, and finding something that compares is important to me however it's something I'm still searching for.
While I like my home 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.