My family gave up big- city life for small-town living. There are pros and cons to living in both places.

Moving to a small town sounds like the perfect escape—affordable homes, less traffic, and a tight-knit community. But sometimes, reality hits hard.

1. Miles Roby is a soon-to-be divorced father who manages a tired diner in Empire Falls, Maine, and he’s much like the town he’s always lived in. Both started out with a lot of promise that has faded ...

Discover 15 small towns where charming historic homes are still affordable, letting you buy that dream old house without ...

AMES, Iowa – Time has changed many of Iowa’s rural communities. Strengthening these towns starts with understanding how social capital and leadership influence development in a small town. A group of ...

Ana de Armas may be a famous face in Hollywood, but in the small Vermont town where she purchased a home in 2022, she’s one of the friendly locals leading a private, peaceful life. Zilian says that de ...

When people think of college life, many picture bustling cities, huge campuses, and crowds of students rushing to class. But there’s something special about choosing to study in a smaller town. It can ...

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Small Town Poll, an Iowa State University survey that gauges quality of life in rural Iowa, will soon hit mailboxes in communities across the state. And the poll’s organizers ...

Introduction: Searching the patterns. -- Patterns of evidence: identifying small communities. -- Patterns of settlement: the early years. -- Patterns of settlement: the era of mass migration. -- ...