God bless you 'city folk' for staying right where you are. 
Things I like about living in the country:
- In 7 years of living in the mountains, no one has approached me asking for spare change.
- No traffic.
- "Crime" = bounced checks.
- People say "please, thank you," and "excuse me."
Things I miss about the city:
- Sushi.
- Autocrossing.
Fortunately, we're only about 50 minutes outside of Atlanta, so trips to the airport/autocrosses aren't too brutal, and good sushi can be had about 25 miles south.
My favorite characteristic about Gainesville is how compact it is.
I do miss Gainesville sometimes. I used to live off of NW 39th Ave., which was out of the way enough that I didn't have to worry about my car getting broken into, or puked on by drunken frat kids, but close enough to clubs that I could go see a show, puke on someone else's car, and walk home.
Plus, the springs were short drive away, which makes for a fun close-to-free afternoon, and the drive to St. Augustine isn't unbearable.
It's funny though, when you go down there, anything that's more than 10 minutes away is "way the hell out..."
