Our picks for the 15 best small towns to visit this year all have a population of 25,000 or under, a high density of cultural offerings and natural beauty, and a compelling reason to visit in 2022.

“We moved here to be a small town and I feel like we’re blowing up into be a big city,” said Judy Castanarez, who lives near a rezone proposal on 172 nd St. NE.

Virginia’s small towns illustrate an older way of crafting places, and the state’s experience is also instructive when it comes to contemporary housing affordability. Adjusted for inflation, home ...

Mayor Halie Gallik said Nolensville is, and will remain, a small town. “That’s what makes it special,” Gallik said of his community — about 20 miles southeast of Nashville. Not that it ...

However, it’s clear that there’s something about small towns and rural life that’s associated with greater levels of self-reported happiness among people who live in those places.

So, we can demonstrate that high-density housing kills in some awfully specific ways. It can also kill property values if you happen to be a neighbor of one of these developments.