I live in a large Swedish city, and as a side-effect of my apartment being well-isolated from the cold during winter, it is also very silent. I do enjoy having access to near complete silence, to the point that I have avoided mechanical clocks and computer hardware that makes any significant noise. That said, I often play music or open the doors to my balconies as I find that my hearing wants to be stimulated while I work.

As it was brought up in another post, I am also an introvert and find myself being overloaded with impressions occasionally. Being able to retreat to a silent apartment is of great help with this.