Living in different places has its own perks and disadvantages, but one will always outweigh the other. Living in a big city, although I haven’t done it for a long period of time before, is far better than living in a small town for many reasons such as the schooling, resources, job opportunities, and the health of a person. Things like public transportation or restaurants you’d never find near a small town. Even the schooling can be better when attending a school in large urban areas. The jobs in these cities are in a large abundance in most cases that is.
The schooling in large cities is much better when it comes to the focus on academics. When you look at small towns in the U.S. the schools focus a lot on sports like football. Where large …show more content…
As well the ability to find job could be much easier due to the high amount of options. “due to the high population density in the urban areas, goods and services are needed on a higher scale in the urban areas thereby making it possible to have many business opportunities” (The advantages and Disadvantages of Urban Living.) Except larger populations also means more competition for said jobs bringing up a conflict that could pose some difficulties for living in a large …show more content…
Having access to all those resources like restaurants, transportations, etc. has its tolls such as a higher average cost of living. Although this is true it can be countered by the fact that money can be saved with things like public transportation. As for schooling in a small rural area you can get a more hands on approach when it comes to learning, but the teaching is usually of a lower quality than you’d be able to find in the city. As well in the city you are more prone to catch airborne diseases and just diseases in general. Jobs being as bountiful as they are, so are the people in the area. There are many people fighting to get the same job which allows the employers to lower the wages that they are giving their workers to around minimum wage for jobs like fast food and sales such as McDonalds or Walmart.
After going through all of the advantages and disadvantages of living in these areas both options actually seem quite equal, but I believe that living in a city has more advantages and the disadvantages have their own way of counteracting themselves. Nevertheless, no matter what you’re arguing everything will have its disadvantages, that is unavoidable. When you get down to the point of it the real deciding factor of whether you want to live in a small town or a large city it really relies on your preferences and how you want to live your
The schooling in large cities is much better when it comes to the focus on academics. When you look at small towns in the U.S. the schools focus a lot on sports like football. Where large …show more content…
As well the ability to find job could be much easier due to the high amount of options. “due to the high population density in the urban areas, goods and services are needed on a higher scale in the urban areas thereby making it possible to have many business opportunities” (The advantages and Disadvantages of Urban Living.) Except larger populations also means more competition for said jobs bringing up a conflict that could pose some difficulties for living in a large …show more content…
Having access to all those resources like restaurants, transportations, etc. has its tolls such as a higher average cost of living. Although this is true it can be countered by the fact that money can be saved with things like public transportation. As for schooling in a small rural area you can get a more hands on approach when it comes to learning, but the teaching is usually of a lower quality than you’d be able to find in the city. As well in the city you are more prone to catch airborne diseases and just diseases in general. Jobs being as bountiful as they are, so are the people in the area. There are many people fighting to get the same job which allows the employers to lower the wages that they are giving their workers to around minimum wage for jobs like fast food and sales such as McDonalds or Walmart.
After going through all of the advantages and disadvantages of living in these areas both options actually seem quite equal, but I believe that living in a city has more advantages and the disadvantages have their own way of counteracting themselves. Nevertheless, no matter what you’re arguing everything will have its disadvantages, that is unavoidable. When you get down to the point of it the real deciding factor of whether you want to live in a small town or a large city it really relies on your preferences and how you want to live your