Testify. I like my suburban life, and I can’t understand why people are so opposed to it or are so enamored with living in American cities, which, to me outside of a few well-developed cities with good public transportation, are not a great alternative if you have children.
I really like being positioned as I am as a homeowner in my half acre piece of the most southeasterly portion of Indiana. I live two minutes from the Ohio border, right across a big bridge over the river from Kentucky, closer to downtown Cincinnati and the Cincinnati airport than most people with Cincinnati mailing addresses (of course, the Cincinnati airport is located in Northern Kentucky) and live a 20 minute drive from work. I have a 40mpg car.
Best of all, where I live its quiet. I like quiet at night, not listening to the bustling roar of an interstate or a downtown urban area when its bedtime. Maybe I hear the distant bark of a dog at a nearby home, but that’s it. Also, my suburb isn’t one of those huge developments with four models to choose from. All the homes here (and there’s about 1,800 residences) are unique builds…no two houses are alike. I like that. Yes, we have HOA fees, but they are reasonable in price and what they encompass and I like those, too.
Hidden Valley Lake, Indiana. My paradise.