Commuting always sucks.

The *degree* of suck is highly variable depending on the circumstances and needs to be weighed against the benefit of living where you want to live. Or where you need to live if you have family circumstances, spouse's job, etc.

The funny thing is, commuting is actually easier if you DON'T have family... takes a lot of the stress out if you have flexibility coming and going, without the pressure to be home at a specific time.