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The Largest Data Centers Planned in Rural Counties

Best Colleges for Rural America

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A Different Kind of College Ranking

When you stop grading by snob appeal, the truly excellent ones shine. Plus, our new ranking of the best colleges for rural America.

Here Are The Best Colleges For Rural America

by Ireland Owens at CDN - A new Washington Monthly analysis spotlights several of what it deems the “best colleges for rural America.” The magazine ranked the University of West A...

What Happened in Rural News This Month?

How closely have you been following the latest stories from rural communities across the country? From data centers and primary elections to public art and cattl...

Rural Social Scheme participation grows since eligibility measures updated

Since the introduction of the new eligibility measures in January 2026, participation on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) has increased steadily. The number has grown from 2,598 parti...

A Different Kind of College Ranking 

When you stop giving points for snob appeal, the truly excellent ones shine through. Plus, our first-of-its-kind ranking of the best colleges for rural America.  The post A Differe...

The Grocery Cart Divide: How Rural and Urban America Sort Themselves

We hear constantly that rural and urban America have grown apart. The 2024 presidential map made the po...

Agri-Pulse Webinar: Data Centers in Rural America

Rural America is rapidly becoming the next frontier for digital infrastructure, and the scale of the transformation is without modern precedent. According to a Pew Research Center...

Rural Americans Are More Evangelical, but not Necessarily More Religious

What Happened in Rural News This Month?

How closely have you been following the latest stories from rural communities across the country? From trad-wives and public art to data centers and detention ce...

Are Rural Law Enforcement Agencies Using Flock Cameras?

El-Sayed Narrowly Led Rural Michigan in Democratic Senate Primary

Rural vs. Suburban Homes: What Drives the Price?

While a suburban home often trades at a high price per square foot due to convenience and neighborhood demand, a rural property’s price is heavily driven by total acreage, utility...

How far do you have to travel for health services in rural counties?

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) highlights the disparity between urban and rural areas in how far people have to travel to access health services. The figures sho...

Nabard survey points to downbeat rural sentiment

Subdued optimism over jobs and income seems linked to monsoon, rural inflation and broader economic developments

Revived Rural Voices series offers farmers direct access to key research

A seminar series exploring rural and regional development is being revived to give farming communities a “direct line to recognised research”. Run by University of Galway and Atlan...

What Is a Rural EB-5 Project and Why Are Investors Choosing It?

Since the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) took effect, one category of EB-5 investment has attracted more attention than any other: rural projects. Filing data, process...

Rural Lawyer Shortages and Access to Justice: What Illinois Communities Can Learn From National Trends

Rural Lawyer Shortages and Access to Justice: What Illinois Communities Can Learn From National Trends examines a growing challenge facing small towns and rural communities through...

The other way to debate data centers

Rural folks will welcome big investments if given a say. Now, a federal program that entices investments in distressed communities relies on the cohesive qualities of local areas t...

Top Factors to Consider Before Investing in a Rural EB-5 Project

Rural EB-5 projects have become the most active corner of the EB-5 program. They qualify for the lower $800,000 investment minimum, draw from the largest pool of reserved visas, an...

Panhandle Geography 

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...

Research: Some Rural Residents Are Trading Nutrition for Shelter

Do Data Centers belong in Rural America?

Every generation has seen the countryside change. My grandparents saw tractors replace horses. My parents embraced hybrid seed and larger equipment. I’ve watched agriculture evolve...