[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.