I'm in an area in Missouri where it seems like a couple of hours in the car and I've got a sewing machine dealer. Now that I'm homebound because of a disability and unable to drive, I would be very cautious about buying a new machine.
I'm more comfortable with the mechanical machines anyway, I know I can fix my own problems and I can clean and service my own machine, so trips to a dealer or even a service person are very few and very far between. If you're able to find a dealer close enough that a day trip would satisfy, then I say go for it, but do some heavy homework on the machine you want first and read up on reviews. Buying a machine and then finding out later that it's a problem child would be a bad situation to be in, especially now.