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A small town offers peace and quiet as well as cleaner environment due to less traffic (there are fewer cars, lorries and buses around) and scarce industry (it is almost always located in the urban areas where labour and specialists of various types are more easily available). Thus, inhabitants of small towns have a much better chance to breathe in cleaner air and drink tastier water.