Sine I'm European, when you say urban amenities, what exactly are you referring to? Here our biggest problem with moving out of the city center tends to be the lack of sewage system so you have to pay to truck your tanks away which can get costly( and septic tanks are illegal).

Walking to places, transit, good restaurants, etc.

I don't have town sewer but I have a septic system (tank and leach field) and that's pretty normal in more rural areas. I'm not sure I've ever heard of someone with a cesspool that needs to be pumped on a regular basis although I'm sure that exists. Septic tanks should get cleaned out now and then too but that's an every few years thing.

I do also pay for trash disposal and some things like that which are paid for by taxes in most cities but that's hardly a problem.