Yeah I see that point, if you need to stay that far away from everything to afford a good sizes house and we have three kids so would need to a decent size then there's little point. I am thinking I could be two mins from the beach, work and schools and have a big house with a pool! If I had all that then it would be better than here. Living far out from all these things and long commute for my husband makes me think work / life balance would not be better.
This is why I simple asked the question is it better, as I know millions do it and it works for so many. I was genuinely just interested in people options.
Thanks