Here's my take.. I grew up in a metro'ish area, eventually moved to a neighborhood where you could walk to everything. I wanted a house and knew I couldn't afford to live in that neighborhood, so I sacrificed convenience for home ownership. I moved to a suburb, bought a charming 1920's bungalow with mature trees and such.
Here it is, 6 years later and I can't wait to leave. Prior to moving here I had never lived in such a small community. As a teacher I really like the idea of getting 'out of town' at the end of the day, but this is just too far out of town. With high gas prices and the lack of access I realized the time to go is NOW.
So.. I'm moving closer to work, shopping, theatre, etc... and man I'm not going to miss drafty windows and noisy floors!
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From 700 in 2008 to 498 in 2012...
4/23/12 -- BK 13 date of filing EQ = 505
4/18/12 -- EQ 498
12/5/13 -- EQ 669
Here we go.... back on track.