Wow! Feel like I'm livin in a metropolis after some of those comments! I'm in small town Appalachia, but it is the county seat. Sadly, I've been in a Wally World more times since I moved here than combined the rest of my life. Still try to avoid as much as possible!
Put me in the sticks or the middle of a city and I'll be happy. Just not too long in either. Someone else can keep the suburban hell!