I have had the privilege to live in an inner ring suburb of Chicago and Minneapolis.  I have had the privilege of living in rural and small towns  I have also had the privilege of living in two medium sized cities, one being the second largest city in Iowa and the third largest Minnesota only metropolitan areas St. Cloud.  I have also lived in towns with populations under 10,000 people.  Here is an article describing who writes about rural America and why they miss it: https://barnraisingmedia.com/wendell-berry-new-york-review-of-books-rural-america/