Mission Tx area

Hey everyone, I would like to start out by giving a little background on DW and I. We were born and raised in small town USA. Lived in big city during military years. Never really cared for big city life or even passing through them. Being from small towns, large hoards of people are something we try to avoid. In 35 yrs of rving we generally seek out quite campgrounds and rural areas. We are fulltimers and have worked in private campgrounds and state parks as camp hosts. The largest of these being 150 sites. We have been offered work for site jobs at several rv parks in the McAllen and Mission area. These are 55 plus parks (which we have never stayed in) with 250-500 sites or more. :o

My questions are for those of you that have worked/ wintered in the Rio Grande Valley. The metropolitan area for here is nearly 1 million people.
Do you confine most all your time to the park where you stay/work?
Is there any lets say getting up and walking the dog without being part of a daily parade? :lol:
Any back road trips one can take to just get away? (without driving first hour to find back roads)
Do you feel safe when away from the park?
Is this truly big city atmosphere?
Most parks we have worked/stayed in have ample space between neighbors, are these the same? :?

Please don't get me wrong in that we don't enjoy people because we do, just not in cramped quarters. Any comments and or advise will be highly appreciated. Would love to hear about what its like where you stay or work. Thanks for reading and thank you in advance for any response.