Is it better to live in a big city or a small town?

I live in a city of 500+k population, not too big nor too small. How big is it where you live? Why do you like or dislike it?

Big city 6
Small town 17
Rural area 8
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  • idolomantis

    Wow, there's only about 30k people where I live. I prefer small towns that are very close to big cities, personally. Smaller cities are just more comfortable to me, usually there's less noise. I still like being within driving distance of big cities with lots of stuff to do for when the mood strikes me, though. It's nice to have the best of both worlds.

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  • PurpleHoneycomb

    It depends on what you want in life. I grew up in a small town with only 200 or so people. I absolutely hated it. I like living in my city of 300,000 currently.

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  • Rocketrain

    I've live my whole life in a big city. I hate big cities. I would love to be in a rural area. Very simple life style.

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  • BleedingPain

    I hate living in chicago. Its impossible to get literally anywhere in a timely manner, but chicago has so much cool stuff to offer that no other place compares (other than NYC and LA which are both trash)

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  • hauntedbysandwiches

    Big city for sure

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  • Somenormie

    I personally like living in a small town, at least I'll never be lost.

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  • raisinbran

    space station

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    Depends how old you are and how well you get along with the people in the town. I prefer a rural area or small town personally.. having a lot of land can be a lot of fun. Build ya some dirt bike trails and have a shooting range outside your house. When i was younger I wanted to be more in the city tho to party more and meet new people. In a small town theres only so many girls. So if none of them work out you ngotta try elsewhere

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  • DADNSCAL

    It depends on the city, but there’s way more things to do in a big city. I grew up in a rural PA town and every time we go visit my kids are bored to tears.

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