zahavasdad, I disagree with you. Not everyone has a choice of where they end up living. You can be the only Jewish family in town and still be “ON the derech”. It depends on the kind of life that you and your family wish to live. It will be a lot more difficult to be frum in a small town than it is in New York, but it can be done. I know people who have done it and they have to be given a lot of credit. When you can’t swing into the local grocer and pick up a kosher chicken or some hummus but must plan months ahead and order frozen meat, you have to be very devoted. A lot of frum people from big cities might stumble in a small town yet others manage very well.
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