As rural jobs grow, so too do prices[1]. I don’t think this trend is still there, but that’s also because the job market is not as strong as it was during the fracking boom.
If there were meaningful numbers of well paying jobs in inexpensive rural places, they would cease to be either rural or inexpensive.
If there were meaningful numbers of well paying jobs in inexpensive rural places, they would cease to be either rural or inexpensive.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5425040/williston-north-d...