Very rural, but I do have a power line, Fedex and UPS can occasionally find my gate, and I get decent cell reception.

 

This describes my situation as well. My definition of rural is being able to shoot on your own property without the neighbors complaining.

 

I live Rural, Other, translated to mean:

Rural, next to Bay.

Shore line has both brackish and seawater.

This rural area is flavored by USN facilities all over the area.

This rural area between 2 of the state's largest urban areas; on South is Hampton Roads with the famous shipyard at Newport News. On north is the southern periphery of Occupied Virginia a/k/a/ "Northern Virginia Autonomous Oblast". This area constitutes part of the metro D.C. Swamp.

 

LOL - best description of Tidewater, ever.

When I was in the Army I kept my boat at the little South Hampton harbor near Hampton Roads for about a year. I'd get a weekend off, drive up there, clean the boat all Saturday. Go sailing Sunday, run aground on a mud flat, spend the rest of the day getting free. Drive home and get two hours sleep before Monday formation.

 

Zoned rural, becoming a subdivision part of the state.

 

Same here. Nearest towns are 10 and 20 miles away. We're an unincorporated farm community between the two that's trending suburb. The town 20 miles away has a terrible school system so people are building homes here to send their kids to the town nearer to us.

BOL is remote and completely off grid...appx 10 miles from standard utilities in the valley below us.

 

Other.

I live in the largest Native Village in Alaska-otherwise known as Anchorage.

Things are looking yup, two of the largest shantytowns have been torn down by the Muni this month, much to my surprise -not really, it's an election year.

Anchorage Officials Issue Abatement Warning to Homeless Camp Residents (youtube.com)

 

Rural farm land, about 50ish miles away from the city.

 

I live in a small city, with a population of about 80,000. I’m content here. We have access to good medical care. There are a lot of specialists here. We have a decent selection of restaurants, gun stores and various entertainment options.

We have three Walmarts and a Sam’s Club, as well as many other retail options. I can get most things I need, around here. If I can’t find it, I order it online.

There are five state parks, within an hour of my home. There are plenty of places to hunt, fish, camp, hike, etc.

Most people here are friendly and easy going. Strangers will speak to you, smile and hold the door open for you. Yes, there are some exceptions, but that’s anywhere. I like it here and I have no plans to leave.

 

I put ex-urb. Live in the county, but within 2 miles of two different towns. One of approx 10k and the other approx 4k. Closer than I wanted when we bought our home 30yrs ago, but it has been nice with both of us being less than 3 miles from our respective jobs and 4 miles from church. And the most important, is 1.2 miles to OReillys Auto Parts 🥳. Rural is but 5 miles the other direction to farmland/mountainous regions with 10 miles.

 

Semi rural for me, but it's growing all around and will probably be the burbs before long.

 

Very rural, totally off grid, own water, power, waste disposal, 50 + km from town, cell phone reception if you stand on one leg and swivel into the exact position, satellite internet. Have our own fire fighting gear, dams with solar and petrol pumps etc.

 

WAS rural, becoming not so much as the states population grows.. Looking to change that soon.. AGAIN.. This time ill go far enough out that ill be dead before they expand near me...

 

In the country,we now have fiber internet for a couple years.Hughes net sucked!Probably 15 miles to closest small town ,20 miles all directions to other small towns,the big H about 45 miles.Very secluded,only a couple idiots close.18 acres,wish it was 100!

 

Was rural - dirt roads, impassable in wet weather/snow, just like where I grew up.
Now, not rural, too many people bought and built during COVID.
If I were 10 years younger, I'd be moving.

 

Very rural. 25 miles to Walmart, which is the nearest real grocery store and town, population 2298 (2022). Yes, there are a couple of gas/convenience blurbs along the way on the state hwy, if you want to stop and buy stale Mrs Debbie's cakes and donuts. One place will make and bake a pizza by calling ahead.

 

Rural but not isolated. Farms all around, mostly very good country neighbors. Closest post office about 8 miles. Closest small grocery store 7 miles. Closest Walmart 20 miles. Closest interstate 19 miles. Closest TV station about 75 miles. Really not a whole lot out here for people who like fancy restaurants and lots of shopping and entertainment. Not a lot of jobs out here, either.

 

Population 20,000. Not a suburb.
We have city water, paved streets, several sidewalks (Ha~!).

 

Costco 20 miles North,
Costco 20 miles South,
mountains to the East of us,
‘Dead Sea‘ to the West of us.
Major hiway 100 yards East
Interstate 1/4 mile West.
We be hemmed in on all sides
by people, and more people.

 

Small town (one stop light), far from other towns, over an hour from wallyworld, in a sparcely populated County, far off of any interstate.

Wish I had land. I don't.

 

Very rural but on grid fuel station 8 miles local grocery/pharmacy/ bank 10 miles nearest Walmart or tractor supply 20 miles moved here 11 years ago but since Covid invasion this area is way more hip happening than it was I finally got the home/ property I always wanted and will either die here or bail out if I live long enough and can’t deal with the brutal winters anymore. The reverse burn of the covid invasion has definitely raised my property values in the event that I wanted to cash out but I couldn’t buy anything around here for the same reason. Just returned from a Caribbean trip and drove back from New York City as I left the craziness of the northeast and retreated back to my home in Vermont I had a deep appreciation for what I have and much respect for my lifestyle , life’s work and family here in the woods

 

Good poll. I'm rural about 20 minutes from town. Not a city. 10 acres. Of heaven lol. No Walmart or Costco without a day trip

 

Everyone I know considers where I live very rural, they don't usually want to drive an hour or so to visit. I would consider it suburban or maybe an ex-urb because despite being surrounded by mostly farmland in-between mountains there's still tons of people out here especially closer to the center of town. The township I live in has almost 2k people and while the majority of them are like 10 miles down the road- that's no difficult distance to cover. The smaller cities nearby are nearly an hour away which I would say makes this a country-flavored suburbia for all intents and purposes. Sure, neighbors properties look like a mix between farms and junkyards with old condemned barns being a constant feature but the vast majority of these people all live basically the same as folks in a suburban subdivision would.. they might call themselves homsteader and even own some chickens or something- but at the end of the day their operations could be easily shut down remotely. Most people who arent just poor and living off the government commute, work their insect jobs and pay their bills etc. It's "small town america" and I like where I live, but I wouldn't be sticking around if something went down. Too many people, too many guns.

Edit: can shoot however much I like in my property, cell reception sucks.

 

@Double-aught Buck - I'd say you're ex-urb on the way to suburban. About like where I am. But the nearest city (2M) is 150 miles away. We are one of the last areas of open land on the highway that isn't agriculture, and closest to town. But a swimming pool place is opening, someone is building about a 60x80 warehouse. It won't be long and the scarecrow that we use for giving directions will be a 4 way light.

 

Smack dab in the middle of HOU, but I retired 2 weeks ago and am building a house in the Black Hills, will be done and moved in this Fall.

 

Where in the Black Hills? That's my area.

 

RURAL 2.5 miles from a town of approx. 1000, 15 miles from TOWN of 10000.00 state capital(nest of the DUMBOCRATS). aprox. 20 acres. No tillable all woods or hill side on the way to the creek. Not near as wild as when we moved here 59 yrs ago, neighbor died and they cut his ground up into small pieces. Used to be 4 houses on our section now about a dozen. Still have a 20 yd. pistol range as we did some favors for the old Sheriff who came out and inspected our range and certified it.
Glad that I am as old as I am so that we will not have to watch the **** Storm that is coming. Illinois is at the front of gun control and every other B.S. game out there.

 

I live on ten acres, mostly “view property”. When I moved here 34 years ago there was less “civilization”, which seems to be encroaching on us. I’m not happy about it but it’s “progress”. I doubt I’ll live long enough to worry about it though...

 

I marked Very Rural/Off Grid.
Primary residence is On grid but some neighbors are off grid. The BOL (15 miles away) is Off Grid, but some of those neighbors are On grid. The lots around are 1 home per 40 acres minimum, but most parcels are still raw. So yeah, it's VERY RURAL around here.