It's similar in Europe. You need extreme rural conditions to be more than 30 minutes away from anything. Public transport is a mess in most rural places, with busses arriving maybe once an hour (two hours if you're unlucky) at bus stops in 5-50 minute walking distance.

That said, in The Netherlands, these places have also increased in prices. GP is underestimating correlation between rural and urban. If prices explode in the urban area, rural will generally see some increase too.