better work life balance can be achieved when you have a short commute to work
you get to spend more time with family – your spouse , the kids
you can take your kids to school , take part in their school activities
the shorter commute also means that you can walk or ride a bike to work
of course , all this was true before the current covid 19 crisis – now people are just working from home
in a two income family , if you are a one car family , it saves a ton of money on financing , insurance, maintenance , fuel bills , repairs … your net worth goes up as well