I live in a rather small house with a couple of acres of land in the country. I moved out here so that I could have peace and quiet in my free time along with the ability to grow my own food and have farm animals. I work in the city, but am trying to find a new job closer to home now. I was miserable living in the city with all of the traffic and craziness.
I think when you live in the city though you are tied to it to much and all the cons of a city,also taxes are usually higher. Its nice to have a country house and then you can travel anywhere in the world because you are not so encumbered in that one place -because if you lose your job or get tired of the crime and crowds as well its harder to change-so the country keeps the creative juices going for me at least.