<p>Uhmmm…I do not consider Ashland to be the boonies! It has all of the major conveniences of a nearby urban center, Medford (and for that matter Talent/Phoenix), including a half-way decent public transit system, COSTCO, a decent mall, good restaurants (love the Breadboard), the Shakespeare Festival, and it is on the major north/south freeway on the West Coast, I-10. Williamstown, as nice as it may be, does not have all of this!<br>
Again, interior New England has a very different feel and look than Southern Oregon. If your son ends up in Williamstown, he will have a totally different experience than what he has experienced in the Rogue Valley.</p>