I grew up in rural Appalachia and moved here in 2021. I had medium-sized Midwestern city experience before coming here. Even with that, It does take some getting used to, and I recommend you get a white noise machine or ear plugs. I had so much trouble sleeping at first due to the normal noise of the city.

Also consider living in an area that’s close to parks (Rock Creek is great!) so you can « escape » every now and then.