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Originally Posted by blankall
Hilarious that you picked a point literally a block away from my first family's first house as an example of what's undesirable. Growing up in these burbs was pretty great age 5-11, or so, but it then became a prison from ages 12 and up. As soon as my priorities changed from playing with the sprinkler in the backyard, I realized just how challenging doing anything became when a major commute was involved. My father also sacrificed a lot of time with his family, as he had to work 10-12 hours/day and commute 2-3 hours on top of that.
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I live less than 100 m from that Google map point in a single family detached house. My kids are still in your first age range, and love things like the backyard ice rink/sprinkler and roads empty enough to ride their bike on.
I think its reasonably likely walking distance amenities will remain interesting as they get older (library, movie theater, YMCA, etc). What did you find yourself travelling to as an older kid that you couldn't access locally? Genuinely curious here - my kids love our location now but moving isn't off the table if it would be better for them.
I work from home (even pre-covid) and my wife works part time in the north so commuting time is a non-issue for us.