That's a disadvantage right there. The disadvantages I was mainly thinking of were medical and health related. Hospitals, the support of emergency response teams, etcetera.
How many people are in your town? Where will help come from if you experience a tornado or a flood? I'm guessing that much of it will come from 20 miles away. That takes time.
I'm not saying there aren't any advantages, but smaller towns come with their own set of difficulties, many that a city might not experience.
We have two major hospitals within about 20 minutes of our house. The fire department is about 2.5 miles from our house. The emergency response team works out of the fire station.
The nearest town is about 8 miles away. It is small and I don't know the population but believe it is about 4600.
Our addition is about 500 people. Our addition has a swamp creek to the west that is about a half mile wide from high ground to high ground.
On the other three sides are farm fields with Tobacco, Wheat, etc. There are cattle and horse pastures.
We can see the stars, and there is no back ground noise from cars buses, freeways and all of the other things that produce the back ground noise in the City.
We have deer in the yard on a daily basis and a Red Shoulder Hawk hunts our yard. Buzzards and other birds are all over the place.
Where will help come from if you experience a tornado or a flood? I'm guessing that much of it will
If we experience a tornado the help will come from my neighbors. If there were damaged houses, the neighbors will be there for any emergency.
We have several nurses who live quite close. I have a volunteer fireman next door. We have axes, chainsaw, and all other equipment needed for most emergencies. Several tractors and several ATV's The farmers around here have some very large Farm equipment. We and several other neighbor have a full complement of camping gear.
It is my experience that by the time the government remembers us, the community will have everything under control.
When the official do arrive we will tell them what we need. With the ATV and four wheeled vehicles, any injured will be on their way to the hospital with neighbor qualified to handle the situation. There will be no one wringing their hands asking what and when the government is going to come and give them.
For Flood to be a consideration, we are high enough that half the county will have to be flooded before water reaches us.
I have found that in an emergency, people accept the jobs the accident put them into. While the newspaper talk about panic there is usually only one or two people that loose it, and then only momentarily. People in an emergency step in and do what is necessary.
PS I have been through several hurricanes, other storms and on a dock where a fireworks bomb (about 10" in diameter)exploded in a group of people, and seen how people come together in an emergency.
Everything you describe sounds pretty great. I've long wished my health was better so I could experience the full benefits of something like you've described. But, that's not to be. I'm literally forced to stay in the city where medical access, specialists and relatively easy access are all available to me on a few minutes notice.
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