[saiya-jin]

Have you ever been to Switzerland? What you describe sounds like Suisse, but without all those dark aspects you mention. Open and just society that does treat people fairly. Super low criminality (compared to most world). Kids playing outside etc.

Maybe for US persons this seems like a paradise, but its not a unique place. I know where I want to raise my kids. It sure as hell ain't some artificial bubble like Singapore. Never have been there, plenty of colleagues did (or live there), cool and all but not great for actually settling there.

I value true freedom way too high.

[humanrebar]

Most small towns in the U.S. are extremely safe. I used to live in one and I basically never locked my home or car. And people are spread out enough that you still get plenty of freedom... no particular zoning, nobody to be bothered by your noise, etc.

[magduf]

Small towns have no high-paying jobs; that's why they're mostly dying and people are moving to the metro areas.

[humanrebar]

Depends on the town. Some have industries that pay the bills fine. Like tourism or fishing.

[magduf]

Those are the towns that will survive. The ones with industries that dried up won't.

[s3nnyy]

You can ping me if you want to find a coding job in Switzerland ([e-mail]). I am a coder turned recruiter living and working in Zurich. I am active on the local tech job market.

[saiya-jin]

Thank you, I already live and work here for 10 years, otherwise I wouldn't dare to comment about stuff I have no first hand experience with. Good luck to you

[buboard]

All cities are artificial