Life in Lake Township

I was thinking about what makes our town such a great place to call home, and it struck me that our median household income being around the US average might be part of the reason people decide to stay here for the long haul. With the average commute to work being quite a bit longer than the state and national averages, it seems like many of us are willing to make that trade for the quality of life here. What do you think keeps people rooted in our community?