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The Key Distinctions Between Life in a Big City and Life in a Rural Community!

Most of the time, life in a major city and life in a rural community are two distinctly different experiences that can’t be compared. More opportunities await those who make their...

The Trouble With Building On Rural Land (And How To Solve It)

There’s a lot to love about living in rural land when you have the opportunity. This is especially true if you’re trying to live a homesteading life, of course. The privacy, access...

12 reasons Americans are leaving jobs for rural life in droves

America’s new commute is measured less in miles than in acres. Rising rural migration, fueled by remote work and cost pressures, signals a structural shift in how Americans approac...

Retreat Or Relax: Here's How To Retire To Outskirts Of Kansas City

Tonight we share vital info for those who like listening to crickets and the murmurings of meth addicts in their golden years . . .As with everything, there are trade-offs . . .Rur...

What are the worst things about living in the Japanese countryside?[Survey]

The slow life isn’t always the easy life. There’s an undeniable appeal to the idea of living in the Japanese countryside, to the slow-life rhythm of sipping tea while sitting on th...

Rural Crime Rates

Anecdotal: we have been living on the in-law’s property (in a separate building for 6 years and now in our own place in the village 2 away for another 4. There has been one burglar...

8 Important Must-Dos When Buying Rural Land

Buying rural land is one of those exciting prospects at a first glance. But if you’ve actually had experience in the process, or you’re going through it right now, you’ll know ther...

Rural Crime Rates

Evening Team SF, Hands up, working in risk management has ruined my life. In my planning to retire to France I’ve had to examine flood risks, landside risks, forest fire risk, drou...

Rural Placemaking Part 2: Life After Walking Tall 

This spring, a consortium of archivi...

Rural Recovery in Scotland: The Challenges and Opportunities

Scotland is known for its breathtaking rural scenery. So much so that rural life can be a dream come true. But it can also be isolating. That is not good for someone struggling wit...

Rural Students Made It to Campus. Now What?

Rural Students Made It to Campus. Now What? sara.custer@in… Thu, 05/28/2026 - 03:00 AM Rural students have specific needs, but many colleges don’t have t...

Commentary: Philanthropies Need to Invest and Build Roots in Rural America

I grew up in rural America. My home county in South Dakota spans more than 2,800 square miles, larger than the state of Delaware, but its population density amounts to just one per...

Rural Missouri Meth Probs Persist

A reminder that living in the sticks doesn't automatically bestow virtue or any sort of higher morality upon our Missouri neighbors . . . In fact, this report confirms that life ca...

A Rural Calling: Allyn Maxfield-Steele

Survey: Rural voters, especially women, are 'deeply worried about the rising cost of living'

Graph by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder, from Lake Research and the Center for Rural Strategies dataThe fight for rural votes during this year's midterm Senate elections could be...

Rural Crime Rates

Whether it is central London or rural France, looking at crime statistics is only ever a very rough guide. What is better is to look at things from a thief’s point of view as to th...

Commentary: Wilderness

In Texas, Rural Nursing Homes Outperform Urban Facilities on Some Key Metrics

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to...

The Growing Appeal of Suburban Living: Why More Buyers Are Moving Beyond the City

In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift in the UK housing landscape, with more buyers choosing suburban locations over busy city centres. This trend has been driven by c...

More selective colleges aim to get rural students who've been accepted to take the leap and enroll

Rural students accepted to selective Amherst College make s'mores and discuss their futures. (Photo by Lucy Lu, Hechinger)Prestigious colleges throughout the U.S. are increasing ef...

Daily Living, Social Alienation, and Resilience Impact Aging

In the rapidly aging populations across the globe, the plight of older adults dwelling in rural areas is becoming a pressing public health concern. Among them, China’s rural “empty...

Homesteading offers independence from the uncertainty of American life, but few people actually make the switch

Homesteading requires resources and stamina. (Photo by A. Spratt, Unsplash) For people looking to leave the unpredictability of mainstream American life behind, homesteading -- or...

Rural–urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking

A new University of Michigan study highlights a distinct rural–urban gap in adolescent health. It reports that the link between neighborhood disadvantage and cigarette use appear...

The Simple living in Kurma Gramam village

Nestled amidst the scenic hills of Hiramandalam in Andhra Pradesh, Kurma Gramam is a tiny hamlet, spread across 60 acres and inhabited by 17 families that stands in contrast to mod...