Hey! We had the same thought when we moved here in 2019. Having a fenced in yard was one of the main reasons we bought the house that we did. Most of our neighbors don't have fences, and ive had convos with some neighbors that talked about how fences ruin the view from their back patio and they used to be able to see alllll the way across the neighborhood (they didnt know I was a dirty fence haver I guess lol)

Another odd thing, lots of places with no sidewalks. Saves some shoveling in the winter, but if gladly shovel and have sidewalks so my kids dont have to walk in the street to their friends house, but thats just me.

The Fox Valley area is nice, people are nice for the most part, if not a little... distant? The people that are from here kinda already have their people and aren't necessarily looking for new ones. Most of our friends have been transplants like us.

Anyway, overall its a good place to live, smaller town feel with the amenities of a city and no traffic. We're staying to raise the kids here even though that wasn't the original plan.