This. I moved from Downtown Seattle to Downtown Raleigh with a remote job, and cut my rent in half without changing driving or living patterns significantly. My

This. I moved from Downtown Seattle to Downtown Raleigh with a remote job, and cut my rent in half without changing driving or living patterns significantly. My husband and I still share 1 car which gets used 2-3 times a month for trips to nearby cities/beaches/mountains (Charlotte, Wilmington, Asheville), and then otherwise we walk to cafes, bars, restaurants and corner stores, even my doctor and dentist are only a short walk away. There are not many parts of Raleigh where you can do this, and it's still more expensive than suburb living out here. But I find that I have equal or better access to the stuff I actually want and use, so I don't feel like I sacrificed much.