My family (me and my wife both early 30s with 2 kids 10 and 6) are looking to move to... well somewhere in AL. We currently live in western NY. Not New York City, we are very rural (neighbors across the road are Amish and to my right is a cow pasture kind of rural).

We've been looking at places all over AL including areas around Jasper and even as far south as Grove Hill. My mother has visited a few times and loves Northern Alabama and my Wife, who is from FL originally 15 yrs ago, has family in FL near AL. I personally have never been.

My biggest concerns are education for my kids and work for me. My eldest is ADHD so he currently gets extra assistance from his current school. Nothing too major, just things like being sent to a different room for tests (fewer things to be distracted by and an aid to help answer questions he might have without being a distraction to others) but he's an honor roll student. As for me, I'm currently finishing up schooling for computer programming. Work from home for something like that isn't out of the question, but good consistent internet is a must.

Lastly, we're not city people but also not really outdoorsy people. We want to be able to go do things as a family, not have to drive half an hour to get to something like a Walmart, and also want to be able to have peace and quiet while at home.

So I was hoping some kind folks wouldn't mind sharing some local knowledge. If you have questions, feel free to ask. I know this is a fairly vague request. I appreciate any assistance anyone is willing to share about your area if you think it'd be a good fit or if you know of an area that would be a good fit.

We were mainly looking around the Jasper or Cullman area, my wife found a few places around Clark County she liked as well, but originally we were looking Northern AL. Personally, I don't know enough about any of the areas. I've been doing some digging on my own of course, but we also can't really hop in the car and drive over to explore the whole state lol Besides, nothing beats the knowledge of people who currently live there and have lived there for years.

Again, thank you for any assistance!

EDIT: Just wanted to say thank you for the overwhelming response! Most of you have been amazing and offered amazing device. I'm still working my way through all the comments. I can say I was definitely not expecting 130 comments in 17hrs lol

EDIT 2: I've been seeing a reoccurring theme happening with a lot (not all but enough) of the replies here. I understand the importance of your political views to you (left or right) but unless they pertain to this topic, I don't care. The important thing is, I'm not going to tell you how to live your life, I won't piss in your trash can, and I pay my taxes regardless of which state I'm paying them to. Please be respectful 🙏