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Going rural: Quality of life and slower pace driving younger people to small communities
June 2, 2013/
"When it comes to the reasons 30- to 40-year-olds say they want to move to a rural area, jobs isn’t even in the top 10," Winchester said. "Quality of life is No. 1. Others are a slower pace, lower cost of housing, and safety and security. Many of these people are creating their own jobs."
A rural, mixed animal practice was always in the plan for veterinarian Steven Hjartarson, a 1996 Cut Bank High School graduate.
After earning a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., he worked in Hermiston, Ore., a city of 17,000, and then Big Timber. In 2009, he purchased Northern Veterinary Clinic in his hometown.
Written by
Jo Dee Black
Tribune Business Editor
