Dunno how it is in the States, but here in Poland, the towns where you can buy a cheap-ish house are in general terribly boring, have small-minded people in the

Dunno how it is in the States, but here in Poland, the towns where you can buy a cheap-ish house are in general terribly boring, have small-minded people in them, have little public transport, and are often ugly and filled with smog in the winter. Big cities are not like that, but then houses there are expensive. So, I think I'm actually leaning towards living in a flat in a well-maintained big city, where there are multiple good places to eat out and the people on the streets don't make me feel sorry for them, vs living in a house in a drab small town.