The $hithole I grew up in...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampa%2C_Texas
My family moved downstate shortly after I graduated HS and I have only been back three times since. The last time was 9 years ago. Dont know if I'll ever go back. There's not much there for me.
Where I have lived for the last Dozen years and consider "my hometown":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio%2C_Texas