Gotcha. I've driven through that area a few times, and I understand how spread-out everything is out there. Even if you find something on the used market, the time and gasoline investment to drive to pick it up potentially offsets some of the savings.
Shell size does affect sound, but heads affect it more. That said, I wonder if buying a jazz- or bop-size kit would cause you some buyer's remorse, so I guess I would generally steer you to a more standard-sized kit like the rock version. With a little more money, you could also look at other beginner kits like a Pearl Export, Gretsch Energy, Mapex Rebel, Tama Imperialstar, etc.
With all that said, YouTuber rdavidr posted a video review a while ago of this kit which apparently is much higher quality than it has a right to be fore less than $500.