<font color="purple"> Too me 13,000 pple is a big town.city, b/c I live in a VERY small town....maybe only a few thousand pple if that! I grew up in Mass on the south shore and loved it, lots to do, and surrounded by a lot of family...... I was 12 when he moved up here to Vermont...... Took some getting use to, but I love it! I miss my family, but I am married now with 4 kids and I find it to be a great place to rasie these kids...... There is no service for cell phone, cant get a signal for about 10 miles south....OH wait thats a fib, ya can get a signal at the end of my long driveway, LOL! We dont yet have cable in my area, and I live on a main route, LOL.... We do have satellite, a rec feild to play sports, a small ma/pa store and thats it, oh and a post office which use to be an old 1 room school house! It takes my husband and I 20-30 minutes to get to work..... to shop....to get to any amenities..... Dont even have our own firestation, have to share with next town.... But I live on 25 acres of bliss.... A river to fish and swin in, winter and summer sledding..... Yes summer sledding, b/c I have a HUGE sand hill..... kids can ride bikes and snow machine without having to go on the main road, I live between my inlaws and my parents, so I have instant sitters...... I have lost of wild berry bushes (blueberry, raspberry (both black and red), plus wild strawberries!) , we have lots of wildlife around, our eldest was even able to hand feed a baby deer! There are a kids in the villiage, a mile down the road that my kids can play with..... I like the fact that my kids have so much space to run, play , and be loud , we have lots of fun...... My family in Mass like the bring their kids up to my place to visit and play, too....

After you get settled in I think you will be able to find some positives to living in a small town..... Good luck!</font>