If you work in the city and live in the suburbs, chances are you drive about 30-40 minutes through traffic, no matter the distance. When I leave my house I have zero traffic for 15-20mi. That increase my commute time by 20%. If you work in or near the city, you can drive 5-10mi outside of the beltway and be in corn fields. The difference between those two communities is night and day.. and it's not far. Living on .25acres in a cramped neighborhood, which costs twice as much as a similar sized house on 5acres in the country... and with the probability of SHTF? That makes zero sense to me.
If you work in the city and live in the suburbs, chances are you drive about 30-40 minutes through traffic, no matter the distance. When I leave my house I have zero traffic for 15-20mi. That increase my commute time by 20%. If you work in or near the city, you can drive 5-10mi outside of the beltway and be in corn fields. The difference between those two communities is night and day.. and it's not far. Living on .25acres in a cramped neighborhood, which costs twice as much as a similar sized house on 5acres in the country... and with the probability of SHTF? That makes zero sense to me.