I can see you doing this and if it calls you, do it!! (Bear in mind that if you go and live there and give it an honest shot you can always move later.)

I kind of did the same thing--I thought I would love fringe-of-the-small-city, heading toward a *tiny* town, and while I like Missoula a lot, I'm looking forward to living in more of a *city*.

My brain is shot so I think I'm making no sense. Sorry!