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There's nothing like the peace of being in the middle of nowhere and being able to see stars for the first time in years.
Cities are fun, but they're also expensive. If you have hobbies that require tools/space, you better have lots of money. If you're content with just walking around with friends doing things that requires little permanent space, its probably a lot cooler for you.
If you have hobbies that take place outdoors(hiking, kayaking, mountain biking) then good luck, you'll still need a car to lug your stuff. You're not going to be installing a thule rack on a zip car.
Myself, I have a constant urge to build things. I literally yearn for the saw and hammer. Living in a small apartment constantly introduces limitations where I can either live among my offcuttings and bother my neighbors, or limit myself to small projects. There's a maker space 30 minutes from me but if I need to spend an hour round trip just getting to where I can think about starting a project, I'm never going to complete it.
Ideally I'd like to have a small house surrounded by trees and space to build things, but not so remote that I cant hop on a train into the city. But that's almost non-existent in an affordable way in the US.
I envy my friend who lives in a farmhouse from the 1890s on the top of a hill surrounded by mountains, but the 2 hour trip to the nearest "city" which is just a asteroid crater of a forgotten industrial age + a state school, sounds really annoying day-to-day. The local farmers markets allows them to get most of the produce they need.