For us the best part of country living is not being close to the city. There are definitely lots of perks to being in a city but in the country we can go days without seeing or hearing another human - that's awesome. We're far enough out that we don't even hear or see planes flying over. It's almost total isolation yet we can get whatever we need within 40 miles. Those are 40 country miles which you can cover in 40 minutes, not 40 city miles that might take hours. That type of isolation isn't for everyone, but it's exact what we were looking for.
I'd also say that once you get used to country living it gets really hard going back to the city. When I go back now I wonder how I ever stayed as long as I did. Yeah, that grocery store is now only 2 miles away versus 15 but with traffic the travel time is strangely about the same.
I'd also say that once you get used to country living it gets really hard going back to the city. When I go back now I wonder how I ever stayed as long as I did. Yeah, that grocery store is now only 2 miles away versus 15 but with traffic the travel time is strangely about the same.