Green Acres Is the Place to Be The Recession Is Inspiring More Young Families and Singles to Head Back to the Country

Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, a 25-year-old freelance writer, moved from Portland, Ore., to New York on Dec. 31, 2006. When the economy began floundering, she was frugal—living in a $650-a-month boarding-house room, buying clothing in resale shops, and socking away part of each paycheck.

Then, this past August, she flew to Montana to look at a place to invest those savings: a $12,000, 12-acre parcel of land.

"From the minute I landed in New York City, every job I’ve had I’ve been worried will end any moment," says Ms. O’Shea-Evans, who is now working on a "permalance" basis as an editorial assistant at Travel + Leisure magazine.

By GWENDOLYN BOUNDS

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