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Pennsylvania

70sEraVet

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7. I live in a tiny town (pop. 300) in a rural county in TN

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2024, 09:17 AM

Jul 2024

I can afford to live here because I'm retired. I bought one of those 100+ year old neglected homes another DUer wrote about.
I thought perhaps rural areas might benefit from younger, working-age folks being able to work from home now. But rural towns have more challenges than just employment -- the nearest elementary school is 25 miles away, as is decent medical care.
I can understand why younger people are avoiding these towns.

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Population Decline in Pa. Is Happening Faster Than Expected, Data Suggest. Here's How the State Is Dealing with It [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 OP

Last year, I was in Dubois, a "city" in Blair County. no_hypocrisy Jul 2024 #1

It is in Clearfield County. The rest is accurate. Pick another Pa town and you will likely find the same. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #4

Point taken. I was thinking of Altoona in Blair County. no_hypocrisy Jul 2024 #5

It was nice at one time. Started to lose it in the 80s. Corrupt city management recently. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #6

Nothing to hold people in those areas. Old Crank Jul 2024 #2

Just crossed the mountain from Harrisonburg, Va cachukis Jul 2024 #3

I live in a tiny town (pop. 300) in a rural county in TN 70sEraVet Jul 2024 #7

Maybe true for rural areas, but other areas are overpopulated Number9Dream Jul 2024 #8