Not so sure you can get to place without cellphone towers... except maybe northern Maine. I'm in the midcoast area of Maine, and it is at least half an hour in any direction to any major population centers- there is a cell tower literally less than a mile from me. But, cell towers or no, I would definitely recommend rural living. Much more relaxing. As for how I got out here, I was living in Boston, but am now an intern at an organic farm/winery.

The trouble is the farmers want cell phone coverage as much as everyone else, and why shouldn't they? We live in rural England in a village without streetlights and with very little traffic. We have phone coverage if we need it and we can see the nearest town across the valley but there are grass fed animals to buy and pastured eggs so it seems like a pretty good compromise to me.

Lower Hudson Valley! I want to drop everything and move out there!

FYI I'm not sure that place exists. I live in VERY rural VT and we still see plenty of cell towers (even though we never have service), wind towers, signs for free wi-fi, and plenty of other signs of civilization.

Yes. I don't really think it has to be free of WiFi or whatever... but I really dislike the things city living has to offer... and the things people in a city think are important (generally speaking).

And this is from a girl who used to spend as much time in big cities as possible.

I have a feeling that the combination of "short commute to civilization" and reduced background RF is going to be quite rare. Where there are people, there is demand for cell phone coverage. The only places I've ever encountered truly terrible cellphone coverage is where there are very few people, far away from civilization.

You can definitely find low RF in the United States National Radio Quiet Zone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Radio_Quiet_Zone , but the commute is probably not short enough.

Another thing you could look for is a deep valley near civilization that has poor signal penetration and a low enough population density that there is little RF spewing infrastructure. I have no idea if such a place actually exists.

Your description sounds a lot like a private island in the Maldives. I would add an all inclusive private bungalow to your description.

There are still places on this earth where there is no cell phone coverage, peace and quiet and an ocean nearby. Seek and you shall find!

My out-laws are building their homestead, off the grid from scratch, on 20 acres in eastern Washington. No nothing! No electricity, no cell service, there is a land line that isn't in use, and they just put in a well last summer. They live in an RV, mostly for cooking and sleeping, and the toilet. The 20 acres next door are for sale, as much as I'd love to buy it and get away from it all, it would be really hard to make a living out that way, its 6 hours away from my house. But boy do I dream of it! I get pretty excited about the week my boyfriend and our dogs get to spend there every year.

Yeah, no, I live in a small village in southern England and we have (admittedly poor) cellphone coverage and really good wifi. It's a predominantly farming village (as are most of the villages in the area), but that just means the constant stink of manure, escaping sheep/cows/horses/dogs, manure all over the roads, potholes everywhere, and tractors constantly holding up traffic. There are infrequent buses, but it's about 95% impossible to get to any shops or markets without a car.

Living in this village is great for running on woodland trails and along quiet country roads, but it makes it very difficult to get to a gym, do the foodshop, get to college or socialise at all. It's isolated enough to make life very difficult and transport a massive hassle, but not isolated enough to be able to enjoy the "peace" of the countryside (which I don't really believe even exists, if I'm completely honest). You lose out on any conveniences in exchange for a view of a muddy field and a boatload of pensioners.

I currently still live at home but if i ever buy my own place it will be in the country for sure, i would never ever buy property in a city.

Most people have to worry about things like jobs. And jobs in your rural paradise are likely to be a problem.

In the US there are enough open empty spaces, look at the Western states. Even if you want the ocean, I'm sure there are wild stretches of Oregon coast. But what exactly are you going to do there?

Hint: subsistence farming is a pretty miserable way to eke out existence.