Advantages And Disadvantages Of Living In A Small Town

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I have several friends who grew up in small towns and moved to big cities in early adulthood. In many cases, these friends inevitably ended up relocating back to their small towns, or at least spoke yearningly of the good lives they enjoyed there. Acknowledging that there are obvious benefits to living in a large city, my friends’ reasons for preferring small town living to big city life echo my own. Considering things like the social aspects, environment and lifestyle available in small towns, I have to agree and say that this is the life I would prefer. First of all, it is a well-known fact that many small towns feature closely-knit communities. While it is true that a big city affords the opportunity to meet a much larger range of different people of different backgrounds, there is a certain comfort that comes from living in a small society where everybody knows everybody else. I spent a period of my own childhood in a small country town, and I vividly recall how warm it felt to be greeted by name (and to know the name) of almost every person I met on the street on a daily basis. In addition, this closeness also generates things like greater safety and an earlier sense of responsibility. People in small towns tend to look out for the other people they know living there, and are more careful in their own behavior – knowing full well that any …show more content…
However, issues like social cohesion, environmental surroundings, and access to an active lifestyle hold a lot more weight for me personally, hence my clear preference for living in a small town where these things are amply available. I also consider these as being important aspects in my own children’s upbringing, which makes living in a small town an even more attractive

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