Top 200 Rural Places to Live...

Actually, I could see why they picked Centre County. Yes, the State College area is booming but the surrounding area is HUGE on agriculture. Also, there is a strong sense of community in many of the smaller towns. I wouldn’t call Bellefonte a small town but the atmosphere is amazing during Christmas. People actually take a walk out on the sidewalks to intermingle with others and pass the time, at night.

There are just places in the state where the crud hasn’t filtered in yet. Personally, I would have put Jefferson County at the top of the list. Mifflin County also. There are a few others but Jefferson is a top pick. Good place to raise a family.

I also lived in some of the places that are on the list in Michigan.
I would never leave the U.P. of Michigan to live in those counties again

They just don't know what they're missing
Kentucky made the list a few times,but nothing close to where I live.

What a joke.

La Plata County, Colorado is on the list.

I wouldn't wish that county on my worst enemy. This list is for the birds.

donsgal
glad her county didn't make the cut

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We lived in Bellefonte for a year - it is a very cute town - we really liked it.
It is a nice area with some cultural opportunities - we loved going to lectures, museums, etc....and yes the land is beautiful - wide valleys, tall mountains, blue skies.....

But we were looking to find land outside of the towns & it was just way too expensive....too many developers.

21. Bureau County, Illinois

Ya, that's where I come from!!!

And there are yuppie wanna-be's there but most folks have kin going back for generations there. Some of the most beautiful black soil in the world.

Good folks, good land. Hope too many folks DON'T read this magazine!!

They missed my whole state!

Good.

I ilved in the Seattle area back in the day when it was named the best place to live and all of California was moving there. Absolutely horrible. Being on a list like that is the worst thing that can happen to a place.

Progressive Farmer is, IMHO, the most yuppified "homesteading" rags out there. It is definitely geared towards individuals who desire a rural environment but not necessarily a rural lifestyle. If you think MEN is a yuppie magazine (which I don't), this one takes the cake. There are some useful articles but most are focused on how to set up your McMansion to survive in the country.

I get this magazine, along with about 5 others--Mother Earth, Backwoods Country, and three others whose names escape me at this hour

I didn't notice until I was on the website that their "sister" publication is 'Southern Living'--ouch, a very pricey type magazine with pricey type tastes! I had seen the Top 200 poll and was just a wonderin' what everyone thought...

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We do.... we listen to the squirrel!

Arklady

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I haven't read a copy of Progressive Farmer in many a year, but if this is what they've become then they are a far cry from the ones that my grandfather used to subscribe to back in the seventies.

.....Alan.

I agree. #60, lealanau county, Michigan is probaly the most expensive place to live in northern Michigan.