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Sounds like the area of Connecticut that I live in. New Haven is 15 minutes away, Hartford is 40 minutes away, NYC only a bit over an hour and there is train service to NYC. I live on the border of a state park, close to lakes and a river, very low crime rate. I don't know about rent prices since I own my home. I would guess a low rent could be found.
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Sounds like where I live in East Texas. The town I live in has ONE stoplight, and that one blinks. LOL! We live about 20 miles from the nearest population center of any significance, and it's pretty much a "college town." There are parks and lakes all over the place down here! I've never had anything stolen, and we often leave the house unlocked when we drive into town. The electric rate goes up a bit in the Summer because we run the air conditioner, and the gas rate goes up a bit in the Winter because we like it warm in the mornings, but it all averages out to less than $100 a month. We pay $500/month for a two bedroom house which is older, but well insulated.
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Atherton, CA. Between Redwood City and Menlo Park. Palo Alto is fairly close. 4-5 hour walk from Sunnyvale, 5-6 hour bike ride from San Francisco.
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Many. But I am not going to name them. People move there for their perfection and it is soon washed away in the flood of humanity.
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How rural do you want to be, do you mind sunbelt heat, are cultural amenities important, politics matter, medical care/airort/business center important?
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Rattan, Oklahoma.
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I'm surprised to read that you live in one of the best states for finding what you want. Utah has some of the most wonderful towns that fit your needs. There are similar places in Colorado near Grand Junction, for instance. I live in a town just like you describe, Citrus Heights CA. The only thing is the rents are in the $800 to $1200 range. My brother says that Fort Worth suburbs are like that.
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Middleburg, VA (one hour from Washington, DC) It's Virginia horse country at it's best with a sweet little "old town" area. or Leesburg, VA (closer to DC and more moderate incone housing available than Middleburg) with a larger "old town" area and a more developed area too.
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The Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Hiawatha National Park is there, and if you go about a half hour outside of some of the bigger cities like Marquette or Escanaba, it's easy to find very peaceful and secluded area. And, it's Michigan, so you're never too far from lakes.
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Depending on your definition of 'peaceful' and 'low criminal activity,' that could define some areas around here in NW Indiana. Just a quick drive, or train ride, to The Loop. Have Lake Michigan close enough to spit into, The Dunes national or state park, not sure which, in the next county over. We also have a boat load of gambling boats and every type of professional sport you could think of an hour or less away by car -- including indoor and outdoor Lacrosse.
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You might consider the Texas Hill Country. Plently of small towns of varying sizes(look up Bandera, Fredricksburg, Utopia, New Braunfels). An hour or so from San Antonio. A couple of hours to Mexico. The Texas Lakes Trail. And if you need a pretty big city fix or international airports Houston and Dallas are pretty close.
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