I've lived in a small town my entire life. Its a little over 5 minutes to the nearest few stores but its about 15 minutes or a little more to get out in town. But I like the small town. Im not one of those people who would like to live in the city actually. I agree, it may be closer but just not my cup of tea. I love the small town...Its nice and quiet, You can go outside in your yard in your pajamas or whatever and dont worry about anyone really seeing you (lol) You dont have the hustle bustle and you can sleep better at night, or I can anyways, and Most people in small towns have bigger yards and more room, etc. Except my sister and her husband are a little farther out than I like. lol. They live like 15 minutes down this highway and then after that still it takes them about 10 minutes or longer to get to town. It takes us half an hour to get to their house! Now, we arent that far out in the middle of nowhere. in fact, we arent in the middle of nowhere at all, now that is a little annoying getting to her house. Anyways, I'm sure the city people could tell me some good things about the city. Anyone wants to fill me in I'll be happy to listen