Septic tanks are common in rural areas, not just "poor" ones. I grew up in a household that was top 5%, both by personal wealth and household income. Beautiful

Septic tanks are common in rural areas, not just "poor" ones. I grew up in a household that was top 5%, both by personal wealth and household income. Beautiful house, nice property in a fairly rural suburb (100 houses in the community) But still, too remote to have a public sewer system running to it. Everyone had a septic tank, and they had to get pumped every few years. They're also nothing like outhouses. You'd never know the difference, if you were just visiting someone's house, whether they had a septic tank or a sewer.