To buy or not to buy

99% of the inhabitants drive here 1 to 1 1/2 hours to work there every day!! We are 1 hour from the North edge of Houston. I bet Calif. in LA and other like areas , this is nothing!!!!
Before I retired , I drove 6 mi round trip to work spoild .... Ya. . I live in a rural area I get pissed if I get stuck behind a tracker . I hate Seattle