So.. Again my personal opinion, but Boonville isn't even close to idyllic. The people in general are very nice, and the crime rate is relatively low. Mostly we have thefts out if people's cars and garages but not a lot of major crimes. The population is about 7000.
This town is, however, a bit dumpy and a bit backwards. There is a lot of poverty, a lot of meth, and a lot of typical "Duck Dynasty Style" redneck behavior that goes on. They don't call it BoonVegas for no reason. Everyone in Lynnville, Newburgh and Evansville makes fun of it. The only town worse in the area is Chandler.
I live here, and there ARE some nicer areas out of city limits but seriously, if you are in town you might have to stop your car on Main street to let a piglet cross the road. You'll find the neighbors free ranging chickens on your porch. Today the guy at the local grocery thought I was crazy when I asked for "Au Jus Sauce"... And then he suddenly got a happy look and said, "You mean Awww Just Sauce!" Yeah. That. Typical.
You should check out the FB page Boonville Watch. It's a satire about Boonville and is hilarious. It's so funny because it's partly accurate.
Now, I'm not saying everyone is backwards here.. I'm just being honest. It's not like some cool artsy fartsy small hip town like Newburgh. It's country, ya'll!