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Originally Posted by tvp2003
We're obviously doing it wrong because shortly after having kids, we moved from the suburbs into the "inner city". Figured it was worth it being home with the family an extra 60+ minutes every day, versus being stuck on the road commuting...
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Sorry, I guess I should have used green text on that one...
Not much to add, but I will say that if you don't work downtown, your situation is apples versus oranges. Personally, I don't see why you would even consider living near the core (i.e. with a family, not in a condo) if you didn't work in the core. Yes, you're closer to certain downtown amenties (as well as more things in general by virtue of being located more centrally), but that itself isn't worth the premium you have to pay to live near downtown IMO (either in cost or by sacrificing house size/amenities). Not by a long shot.