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I would be cautious moving to a "city" with a population lower than 5,000 (Flandreau SD, but home of Gene Amdahl, and Washburn WI); good repair people/contractors/restaurants will be much harder to find. And without Starlink, perhaps useless internet. But some of the other places you list seem to be much closer to modern, if not Seattle level, "civilization".

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On the other hand, "free and clear" is free and clear.

If you want world class dining just hop in your Tesla down to the airport for a quick weekend excursion, who cares what it costs, you're swimming in money without a rent bill.

Rent is never zero -- you still have to pay property taxes, which looks a lot like rent.

We’re talking about an order of magnitude difference in cost. Property taxes on a $300k house would be in the range of $3k per year — less than a months rent of a 1bed apartment in an expensive city

Yes, less than rent. But you also can't get a $300K house in an expensive city. Apples and oranges.

It's all about what you value. Do you value living more financially sustainable or do you value being closer to entertainment, people your age, and outlook on life? Not saying either is right or wrong but it's a choice. My wife and I had this discussion earlier this year and we value sustainability and being close to family so we're moving back to the rural county I'm from.

Something that blew my mind when researching internet there was that 90% of the county has fiber to the door with 1GB speed. The entire county has a population less than 25k distributed pretty evenly throughout.

Nwa?

I'm sorry I'm unfamiliar with this abbreviation.

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