Don't forget commute times, which can be bad especially in high cost of living cities where you have to live really far from things to afford a decent place. F

Don't forget commute times, which can be bad especially in high cost of living cities where you have to live really far from things to afford a decent place. For us it saved everyone an average of 1-2 hours per day. Also consider the energy savings. Commuting by car every day uses tons of energy. Of course this is somewhat offset by more HVAC being consumed by houses, but I highly doubt that totally erases the savings from not driving so much. Cars are very energy intensive.