Big City or Small Town?

[Vanilla♥Hero]

I prefer small towns to big cities. For one, I’ve always lived in the country, pretty secluded in my woods and away from things, so I’m more comfortable surrounded by nature. That isn’t to say I don’t like large cities – I certainly do. I’m just doubtful that I would ever live in a place so busy and… lacking in the nature that I’m used to. Whenever I’m staying in big cities it’s just usually harder for me to feel comfortable since I don’t have the natural seclusion of trees around me. It’s not that I just absolutely couldn’t live there, though – I’d try and find some way to make it a more beautiful place in my mind. It’s just that small towns are ultimately much more likely places for me to be drawn to. I'd like to settle in a small town someday. :>

 

[windwaker101]

I would choose a small town. Why? Less crime, more space, more privacy, less traffic and such. I have been to Reno and Vegas and those places perturb me like no other. In large cities, one or two-story buildings are like disgraces compared to the rest. In small towns two-story buildings are glorious! Heck, where I live, you either have to be taking a field trip or work at the navy base to get to the tallest building here, which is about as tall as a five or six story building! A small town would be the perfect place to take a one man stealth mission too.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

I live in a very small town in the foothills of Virginia. We don't even have a stop light! In fact, more people lived here in the 1880s then today.

 

[Night Owl]

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Personally I like living in the middle of nowhere 30 min- hour out of the city.
It makes the cities close enough I can be there if I need to but I'm secluded from the rest of the world.
(Like where I live now)

Unfortunately, cities and suburbs have a tendency of swallowing those places up.

 

[Roosterboy80]

Small town, I few up in one and enjoyed it do yea

 

[bkelly458]

I like a little of both- with the quiet life and nature available, but also the convenience and action of the big city.

So, suburbs... ftw?!

 

[Simon]

Firstly, I'm not sure a population of 100,000 really qualifies as a "big" city. I grew up mainly in a small town with a population of ~2,000, but with easy access to both Edinburgh and Glasgow. My current family home is in a city with about 60,000 people (but with lots of suburbs that are officially counted as there own places, so it probably works out larger than that) with tonnes of country side (mountains, lochs et.) around and go to University in a town about half way between those 2 population ranges. I love the British countryside, and one of my goals in life is to have a holiday cottage in the Lake District, but when I graduate I want to live in a big city. Obviously some big cities just aren't very nice (so don't let that put you off if you've only been to a couple) but I've been to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London, Dublin, Paris, Milan, Rome, Turin, Hong Kong and Barcelona, and those are always the places where I'm happiest. Not just the things to do and see, but the general atmosphere of feeling at the centre of things and part of something bigger, also I love the architecture, both old and modern, you find in big cities. However that doesn't discount the possibility of retiring to my lovely cottage in the country.

 

[dur.i.am]

I'm a person who likes quick download speeds and wants to be able to quickly go and buy something to eat or drink at any moment in time from a store. The best place to find both of these is in the city, so I honestly think that I would be better off there. There is also the chance that I would have to socialise less if I was in the city since it's not very likely that I would be seeing the same people frequently, so there isn't any form of interaction to be had.

However, the possible problems with the city are that the chances of you being robbed are greater and less people are likely to notice if you suddenly don't appear for a few days. In a small town where the community is much closer, both of these are less likely to happen.

 

[AnonymousGamer]

I lived in a small and peaceful town before but we moved so i'm currently living in a Big City. :/

 

[Kuddlesnot]

Definitely small town over Big City. But my ideal would be a medium sized town, like where I grew up - big enough that everyone doesn't know everyone else, but small enough that you still have primarily local businesses, a main street, etc.

 

[linkmoon89]

I prefer small towns. I've lived in big cities all my life from phoenix Arizona (my home town) to fort wort Texas and California.
currently I'm living in a small country like town in Indiana not sure of the population but I know its not that big.
I love the country side of things its open and not so closed in like it is in the city.

 

[nonoitall]

I live in a tiny town (~2,000 people) right now and don't like it. In the rare instances when a business actually wants to move in, the founding fathers poopoo it because it would hurt local business. (And then the local businesses go belly up anyway, so this is slowly turning into a ghost town.) Have been to NYC and think I'd probably enjoy living there, but cost of living is quite a bit higher there.

 

[Ninten*]

I live in a sort of small suburban town. It's big, but not like New York or Hong Kong or something. I'd say as an estimate that there are around 70 thousand people in the entire area. In the city thing, maybe 25 thousand.

 

[erceos33]

My city doesn't have huge skyscrapers or big buildings everywhere but its pretty damn huge, it has like 3 million people now and its also the biggest border in the whole country, its just 30 mins away from San Diego but to cross the border it takes like 3 hours or so

 

[Simon]

I live in a tiny town (~2,000 people) right now and don't like it. In the rare instances when a business actually wants to move in, the founding fathers poopoo it because it would hurt local business. (And then the local businesses go belly up anyway, so this is slowly turning into a ghost town.) Have been to NYC and think I'd probably enjoy living there, but cost of living is quite a bit higher there.

You could always go for a big city with a lower cost of living than NYC like Chicago or Philadelphia.