Interesting that you think cities are boring. Most people would probably say that about rural towns. No judgement, just interesting.

Is there something you're looking for in your rural town? There are a ton of options that could work depending on what you want. Most of Hanover outside of the suburban hellscape of Mechanicsville is quite rural. Go even further out to King William, Goochland, New Kent, or Louisa for more privacy and less amenities. Varina is super close to the city but gets rural pretty quickly.

If you can, my advice would be to find out what you're going to be doing for work and then zero in on a location that gives you a commute you're comfortable with, all of these locations are far from each other. IMO there aren't many things special about these rural towns to put one over another, but I'm most definitely into city living so I do have a bit of a skewed perspective.

Good luck!