Oh I always get the... "Oh your dumb because you live in South Dakota" comment around here. The truth is most people that make that comment think we still have covered wagons for transportation and no running water or electricity. They are the same people that think the American Indians still live in tipis and sustain themselves by hunting buffalo with bow and arrow. No, we have Interstate highways and they are smooth with a speed limit of 80 MPH, modern homes, electricity, running water, high speed internet (100 Mbps for $39.95 because we aren't stuck with Comcast or Charter), 4G LTE, and everything that you have in the middle of the largest city. Sure maybe we don't have the same dining options, but thanks to the Internet I can purchase the same products you can in the middle of NYC. Add in no State income tax and low cost of living we do just fine on lower wages.
Anyhow live where you want and enjoy life. Just don't get smart and think that someone from South Dakota isn't well educated or doesn't understand the world. We are thoroughly modern and no I'm not using the telegraph to post this message.