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40K people isn't small, isn't particularly rural. There's 70 something people per sq. mile here, and that's too much for me. 0.10 per sq. mile is the closest I've found to having a low enough population for me...
I believe there are sites where you can find places with then than 1000 people in it. Specifically concentrating on low populations.
Currently I live in a small metro according to this poll. But I would prefer a Mid-Sized metro. Seattle and San Diego are perfect. NYC or even more: BosNYWash is WAY too big.
I prefer large metro areas. I grew up in the Miami area but also lived in Atlanta and D.C. I now live in Portland, OR and I find it to feel surprisingly small even though it has 2 million+ people.
I like smaller areas that are college towns. You usually get a larger variety of good restaurants, stores, movies, religions, ethnic groups, as well as more cultural amenities because of the colleges but without the traffic, crime and high taxes of larger cities.
Good examples of smallish college towns I've visited and like a lot:
Athens GA
Cape Girardeau MO
Carbondale IL
Charlottesville VA
Clemson SC
Cookeville TN
Flagstaff AZ
Logan UT
Nacogdoches TX
Less than 40,000 is "very small"?! There are only three cities in NH with more than 40,000 people.
That said, I live in a town of 3,000 and I love living in the countryside. While cities are great to visit, I couldn't live in one for a very long time. My comfort zone is probably below 20,000.
I need to live in a huge metro area. Where everything is close by.
So NYC, DC, Boston, Chicago, San Fran, Los Angeles please.
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