We're moving out east too. It's what we can afford. In our case, I'm not currently working & DH works at home or travels a lot. So whilst his commute will increase, it wont be every day.

For us, it's a 4-5 year house as it's a unit without much land. We can see us moving further out to get more land, but we're homebodies and want room for kids & dogs & to grow our own food. We both used to be inner city people, but it's not what we're into anymore.

What do you value most? I'd do a list of pros & cons.