‘It’s the suburbs versus the middle of nowhere’

Is he a pretty good kid? “Yes, I’m a pretty good kid.”
“We’re trying to compromise on a place to settle down because our jobs are on opposite corners. I’m way out in Katy and he works in Pasadena.”
“She wants to live closer to Katy and I want to be out in the country. I guess it’s the suburbs versus the middle of nowhere.”