Rural | iCloud.Info

Rural

I'm raising my kids in a town with fewer than 1,500 people. Cost of living is cheap, but we need to drive to find diversity.

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 09:08

Tech Insider : Travel

Woman and child posing for photo next to river — The author and her family live in a small town in New Hampshire that doesn't have a stoplight.
Courtesy of the author

Travel, Parenting, Essay, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Rural

A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 06:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

remote worker — Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there. The region hopes to add 70 households.
d3sign / Getty Images

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, finance, basic-income, remote-work

Why a boomer left coastal Florida for a rural Arkansas town of 900 residents: 'I didn't think we'd make it' to retirement in Florida

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 09:16

Tech Insider : Economy

Milan Novak and his wife — Milan Novak and his wife moved from Florida to Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, a decade ago.
Milan Novak

Real Estate, economy, Florida, Arkansas, Moving, cost-of-living, insurance

Boomers fed up with Florida are moving to southern Appalachia, fueling a population spike in longtime rural communities

Sun, 03/24/2024 - 11:20

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy

Dawsonville — A scenic view at the Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia.
LCBallard

Real Estate, politics, economy, baby-boomers, appalachia, Georgia, Florida

I moved from Boston to rural Kansas last year. It's so much cheaper but I miss the pace of city life, access to healthcare, and people to work with.

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 06:01

Lauren Savoie and her husband take a selfie in front of an open plain — Lauren Savoie, 34, with her husband, 36.
Courtesy of Lauren Savoie.

Real Estate, Kansas, Rural, move, new-york, Boston, city-living

Move aside, tiny homes: The barndominium is the hottest thing in alternative housing, and it shows just how much the pandemic has changed what people look for in a home

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 15:50

Exterior of a barndominium. — Exterior of Holly Angel's barndominium
Holly Angel

Real Estate, Farmhouse, Rural, Stories we've pushed

DeSantis threatened to put a prison next to Disney, but it may not be as scary an idea as he thinks — and in fact small Florida towns could probably use it way more

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 20:06

Tech Insider : Politics

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
Alex Brandon/Associated Press

politics, News, Walt Disney World, Ron DeSantis, Prison, Rural

Subscribe to Rural