I was just watching a video of the best places to live in each state to be away from people and I’m definitely feeling like the panhandle of Nebraska is for me.
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Northwestern Nebraska is nice, especially around the Sandhills.
I’ve never been there. The closest I’ve been was passing through the Dakotas and I liked it there although it was only a few days.
I live about 120 miles from western Nebraska.
I'd love to be more towards the mountains it seems pretty pricey. Small town Wyoming has a lot of appeal.
In Northwestern Nebraska, you'd be right by the Black Hills. Anytime you live in small mountain communities, housing is expensive.
It's... Too flat. I need elevation changes and a variety of trees.
The Sandhillls.

What are these? Hills for ANTS!? They need to be at least... Three times bigger!
I guess you don't have to go there then.
But I used to go to eastern NE in the past. Past me dated a girl from NE. That was really dumb, but, at least it got me traveling.
Eastern Nebraska is much more flat, then the very western part.
I'm mostly being silly about your points. Though, I do prefer most of the Appalachian mountain chain to most other places on planet earth.
I can understand that. I'm the same with the Rocky Mountains.
I've only driven over the Rockies once, in a really bad uhaul. So I didn't enjoy that trip at all.