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If you are talking Franklin to Jefferson Counties, you have to keep in mind the size of the county. Franklin is 770sq miles, Jefferson is 210sq. Do the math and you will see the population density isn't very different.
Jefferson in PA is a bit bigger, 650 sq. mi, so not that much less. I was the one who made that comparison even though the population is 45K.
I think it depends on your personality and your expectations.
For my husband and me, it was like coming home to move to a rural place after more than 60 years living in suburbia, but we are fairly hardy introverts who don't have or want many modern conveniences. We don't mind "roughing it" if the power goes out and don't consider it the end of the world to have to travel a few extra miles for groceries, doctor appointments, or whatever.
However, if someone has never lived in a rural environment, I would strongly suggest trying it out for at least a year before buying a home or making any kind of long-term commitment.
Last edited by katharsis; 09-15-2020 at 03:44 PM..
Having lived in a rural county (not even a town) of less than 500 people, the thing that was most noticeable was everyone knew your business. You'd have a conversation with one person and later, a random person would mention the exact same topic of conversation, including what you said. It was unnerving, since I'm a very private (but friendly) person.
If OP is talking about a town less than 30,000 people, he/she probably won't encounter that as much.
It will depend on you and your attitude as to your being accepted or not in a rural small town. I and my wife came from small towns, and found it was harder to be accepted in big cities, than when moving to a small town.
Your attitude has more to your being accepted, than anything else. If you go around complaining about no big stores, or how the locals act or think, or how you could change things to how they did things in the city, you will never be accepted.
We never lived in a small town where we were not accepted right from the start.
Yes if you are not accepted when moving to a small town, it is your fault. You don't fit in, and locals sense it, and you are not accepted into local life.
Depends on your wants and needs. I spent my life in the burbs, then we moved to a town of 9,000 people when we were in our 40's and our lifestyle had changed. One of the best decisions of my life but I would not have been happy here at 25.
If you are talking Franklin to Jefferson Counties, you have to keep in mind the size of the county. Franklin is 770sq miles, Jefferson is 210sq. Do the math and you will see the population density isn't very different.
That's a good point .
Really as far as Franklin County's concerned , I'm simply sick and tired of the traffic situation on I-81 near Greencastle , not to mention the fact that I'd like to buy a big plot of land fairly soon which doesn't seem feasible either here nor in the Eastern Panhandle as far as affordability goes for me .
High density rural? Huh? Isn't that a suburb or city?
The term is definitely subjective , but to me a dense rural area is simply a rural area that has a relatively large amount of people living in it .
Say a county that has at least more than 50,000 residents , with 100,000 being the even better cutoff .
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