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Burning wood contributes to global warming and pollutes the air around. That might be slightly more acceptable in rural areas, because the number of people breathing in particulates is probably smaller. But it's the same amount of carbon dioxide released.
People like this college professor don't deserve "a pass" on burning wood because it's cheaper, just like people driving into Manhattan don't deserve one because they might not have much money. Lives are at stake.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-makes-energy-transition-fireplace-users-get-pass/
I grew up with wood stoves. But my mom's decision to buy and use them was partly driven by the cost of electric baseboard heating at the time, partly "we're in the country now, and this is what country people do" and partly some mystical belief that burning wood is more "natural" than heaters powered by hydroelectric generators.
None of those are really good reasons, and eventually my parents stopped burning wood.