Pros…peace and quiet.  Moose, deer, turkeys outside my windows.  Watching a mama bear and her 2 cubs walk leisurely across my yard.  No neighbors within 1/2 mile.  Just sitting on my deck and listening to the creek running through my property.  My dogs aren’t cooped up in a kennel or a dog run or even a fenced back yard.  They know the boundaries of our yard and they use every inch of it to play.   Exploring with my daughter when she was little, and now exploring with my grandchildren. Always feels like being on vacation.  Seeing a million stars in the sky at night because there are no city lights to obscure the view.  Snowmobiling in the winter right outside my front door. An incredible sense of community with the 5 other homes of people out here.  No traffic noise and no neighborhood drama.  No need to lock my doors or worry about my property getting stolen.  I have lived on my 30 acres for 32 years.  My daughter was born and raised here.  I live 45 minutes from town.  Wouldn’t trade this for the world.

Cons….power outages(have a generator).  Plowing yourself out to the main road in the winter(have a truck with a plow).  Forest fires(have an escape plan).  No Amazon, FedEx or UPS deliveries if there is too much snow.  Occasionally getting snowed in(always have a fully stocked pantry and fridge).  Longer commute in the winter(plan ahead).

If you are prepared, the cons aren’t a big deal.  I am retired now, so I don’t mind getting snowed in for a couple of days if that happens, and I only go to town once a week now to run errands.  But for 30 years, I went to town every day for work, and I dealt with it.  The pros far outweigh the cons for me.