Vivacious City Life vs Boring Country Life
A rural area is classified as a town with fewer than 1,000 people per 2.6 square kilometers, and surrounding areas with fewer than 500 people per 2.6 square kilometers (“Rural Area”). This means that rural areas have people and buildings that are few and far between. An urban area, on the other hand, has homes and businesses located very close to one another in a small area (“Rural Area”). Cities are filled with more job opportunities, filled with more exciting entertainment, and filled with more medical centers compared to the country.
Rural areas are filled with unemployed people. Before the recession of 2007, employed nonmetro residents had already begun to fall. Since then, rural jobs have begun …show more content…
Then, it finally began to fall for the next two years. By 2009, urban employment was 5% below its peak in 2008 (“Rural Employment and Unemployment”). In 2010 and 2011, employment began to recover in both areas. Metro employment, unlike rural employment though, exceeded its pre-recession peak by 4.8% by the 2nd quarter of 2016 (“Rural Employment and Unemployment”). The recession was also helped by employers creating more jobs in areas with younger and better-educated workforces, like cities. In addition to employers creating jobs, there were other factors such as better paying jobs, more universities, and easier access to government facilities that helped grow the urban population while decreasing the rural population. This, in turn, could be the cause of why there are higher employment rates in urban communities. Along with these opportunities, there is more entertainment in urban …show more content…
It is often hot and boring, making it hard to fill your time. The only things you can do in rural areas though are most often not worth your time because they are so small. There are around 35,000 museums in the United States in total, but only about 26% are located in rural areas (“Museum Facts”). These museums in rural communities are often small and underfunded. The same could be said for the restaurants in the area. The few restaurants in the country are often fast food. In a study, there were 222 places where fast food was available spread between six different rural counties, but only 12 of these were grocery stores where healthier options were available (Creel). In cities, there are multiple options available at every time of
A rural area is classified as a town with fewer than 1,000 people per 2.6 square kilometers, and surrounding areas with fewer than 500 people per 2.6 square kilometers (“Rural Area”). This means that rural areas have people and buildings that are few and far between. An urban area, on the other hand, has homes and businesses located very close to one another in a small area (“Rural Area”). Cities are filled with more job opportunities, filled with more exciting entertainment, and filled with more medical centers compared to the country.
Rural areas are filled with unemployed people. Before the recession of 2007, employed nonmetro residents had already begun to fall. Since then, rural jobs have begun …show more content…
Then, it finally began to fall for the next two years. By 2009, urban employment was 5% below its peak in 2008 (“Rural Employment and Unemployment”). In 2010 and 2011, employment began to recover in both areas. Metro employment, unlike rural employment though, exceeded its pre-recession peak by 4.8% by the 2nd quarter of 2016 (“Rural Employment and Unemployment”). The recession was also helped by employers creating more jobs in areas with younger and better-educated workforces, like cities. In addition to employers creating jobs, there were other factors such as better paying jobs, more universities, and easier access to government facilities that helped grow the urban population while decreasing the rural population. This, in turn, could be the cause of why there are higher employment rates in urban communities. Along with these opportunities, there is more entertainment in urban …show more content…
It is often hot and boring, making it hard to fill your time. The only things you can do in rural areas though are most often not worth your time because they are so small. There are around 35,000 museums in the United States in total, but only about 26% are located in rural areas (“Museum Facts”). These museums in rural communities are often small and underfunded. The same could be said for the restaurants in the area. The few restaurants in the country are often fast food. In a study, there were 222 places where fast food was available spread between six different rural counties, but only 12 of these were grocery stores where healthier options were available (Creel). In cities, there are multiple options available at every time of