Harrison, AR Population ~13k 1) There are few restaurants open past ~8pm. That's the one thing I miss most about living in a bigger place. Pizza delivery place

Harrison, AR Population ~13k 1) There are few restaurants open past ~8pm. That's the one thing I miss most about living in a bigger place. Pizza delivery places are open until 10pm or so, but after that you're pretty much limited to Taco Bell, McDonald's, or Casey's (a gas station, much like WaWa or Sheetz) 2) Lack of a tech community. There are a few people in "tech" around, but the vast majority work for a single company, and it's a pretty Microsoft-focused shop. I'm not aware of any tech meetups of significant size unless I want to drive to Fayetteville, AR (~2 hours) or Springfield, MO (~1 hour). 3) Travel. We have a small airport, but no commercial service. When I fly to LA, I have to go drive at least an hour to an airport. Branson, MO has a decent small airport, but only one or two airlines and I'm often not able to get the flights I want from there and end up driving further. On the other hand, there's what's nice: 1) Land values are cheap. We bought a five-bedroom home on half an acre for ~$125k. I'm looking at rental properties now, and it's not unreasonable to think I could buy a nice (if small) home for $40k suitable for a rental. There are even a few duplexes around $80k and a handful of 4-plexes for under $150k. 2) People are helpful, but keep to themselves. No one is out in my neighborhood after dark, and most everyone is in bed by 10pm. At the same time, I can always count on my neighbors to lend me a chainsaw or tools if I need them, and if you end up on the side of the road you literally have to make a sign saying you're OK if you don't want someone stopping to check on you every five minutes. 3) It's safe. The crime statistics belie this somewhat; the actual crime rate is fairly high. In reality, most of the crime here is either drug-related, or property crime drive by the same. The crime that does occur happens mostly within that social group, so if you don't hang out with druggies you're pretty much golden.