Living close to a domicile is nice if said domicile sticks around and is an important consideration. I wouldn't even worry about flight benefits at the regional level. Those are always subject to change and not worth much unless you go to a wholly owned regional. For instance we just got an email this afternoon for 2016 United pass benefit enrollment and parents now have to pay segment fees for each flight in addition to the annual enrollment fee. On AA we can't even check ourselves in anymore and have to pay $1.52 per segment (pre-merger it was free) to list thru my ID travel unless we list 72 hours out with our pass bureau. Plus the routes got even more crowded after the AA hostile takeover of Airways.

Go flush the toilet and watch the water spiral downwards. That will give you an accurate depiction of flight benefits at a non WOd regional.