The price of land is not very high and can be afforded by the middle class earners and the facilities in the city are also easily accessible. When we live an active part of local consortium, like weekly market or small group of people living at the community level the social connection in the suburbs can be much warmer than just walking by the neighbors without even ever uttering a word of greeting. I feel that in deciding to live in the suburbs, you and I will enjoy the said financial advantages as well as the feeling of social security which lacks in the rural setting.
Yeah suburban should be the place for retirement or a place you back to home.Usually people ask where to retire? they only give two options: rural or urban, while the best is suburban.
I don't see any reason to retire on rural areas except if you want to met your family.
You have spoken the unbeatable truth. People in rural areas have very little work, besides the number of stupid people is high and the devil can easily take place among stupid and lazy people (I don't know if you will agree with me, but I think so) that's why they calumniate a lot in their idle time. There is a proverb in our country: "Idle minds are the devil's factory." Since there is little work, their minds have nothing to do except gossip. Whether there are few friends in urban areas or not, at least they can be free from such dirty mentality, jealousy and hatred in rural areas, which is very peaceful mentally. So I have made up my mind to go to the city but I am not able to afford it due to the financial crisis. However, I am hopeful that I will go soon.
Lol, you're correct in what you saying. 
At the first time I thought there was no stupid people, the difference is lazy and diligent people, but seeing so many stupidity in rural areas, it was not wrong stupid people do exist.
Rural areas are only for lazy, stupid and logorrhea people.