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We live on a moderately busy street. There are much busier ones and I would never want to live on them. I would move from the street I'm on right now because the traffic already stresses me.

So, if I had my choice, no, I wouldn't live on a busy street.

DH and I are house shopping and didn't even go inside one because of the location. I wouldn't feel safe parking on the street because of how high the speed limit is. If we had kids I'd worry about them getting into the street because it's super busy. And it would suck to ever take a left turn out of the driveway...and that's what we'd want to do to take the fastest route to 80% of the places we'd go.

No. It's harder to sell and I'd be worried about my LO or dog running into traffic.

@Kimberlybee: Our street isn't that buy, but I drove by one and watched a car try to get into his driveway. He had to hold up traffic behind him to wait for someone to let him in on the other side. It was insane. I said right then to DH that I would never want to live on a road where there was THAT heavy of traffic.

This was a deal breaker to us. I am such a light sleeper and Mr. Jacks has always lived in rural areas, so we prefer quiet adjacent to transportation.. So we are close to downtown, but not in the thick of it.

We did when we rented, but I wouldn't buy. It was really loud (pre-kids) and I am sure I would have gotten tired of it after a few years. We only lived there for a year.

No way! DH and I have discussed this a few times... we would definitely never buy on a high-traffic road. Pulling in and out of the driveway would be stressful, especially in the winter when the snowbanks are higher than my car. Plus, noise and worry about a kid or my dog running into the street.

@Cherrybee: I know it was a deal breaker for us, too. As most PPs said, it's too stressful and noisy for our taste. We also have two dogs, and one time one of them got out of our fenced in backyard. She ran all the way across the street (she's 12 lbs and probably not even 10 inches tall, so thats far for her!) and hid under a bush until we found her. I was so glad that day that we live on a quiet street with hardly any traffic!

Our house is on a busier street - it's not my favorite thing about the house but the rest of the features of the house (completely updated and walking distance to train) made it worth it. I also don't have any issues with noise, but I was moving from Brooklyn so anything would have been quieter We also have a large backyard that faces the woods. As for resale, I think it totally depends on the neighborhood and the current market - there was a bidding war for our house so clearly people were not deterred.

Nope! We live on a cul de sac now and I feel so spoiled. We will move in a couple of years and I can't imagine entertaining a house not on a cul de sac (even though I know we will likely have to). I love how quiet and neighborly it is.

Nope, not with a family. When we were house hunting many beautiful homes were passed by because of the street they were on.

We used to, but this was a luxury high rise in a major city, so we didn't have a HUGE issue with road noise (we were high enough up and the glass was triple pAned).

We had to be vigilant with LO but she wasn't walking much at that point anyway - we used the stroller or Ergo. Being so close to lots of public transportation options and several grocery stores was a HUGE convenience factor.

Yes. We live on a small highway that feeds into a big highway. But we live downtown in a 100 year old home in a completely walkable neighborhood which was worth it. We are completely fenced in with an automatic gate, and even though the bedroom is in the front of the house with a fan on I rarely hear road noise. We are also a block and a half away from a college campus so there is a lot of foot traffic.

ETA I would much rather be a block off if I had the choice.

Only if the house had a big yard and was set back well off the street. Like 50 yards or more.

We're about to be renting just off of a very busy street and we're really excited because of the area. I think with apartments it's ok but I probably wouldn't love it for a single family home. On the other hand, if it were the right city/location, I might do it!

We live on one of the busiest streets in NYC, probably even one of the busiest in the country. It has it's pros and cons but I don't hate it. Very noisy at times and lots of traffice (esp now with a 2 year construction project ). But it's also pretty convenient.

I might consider it, if I had a driveway that didn't require me to back out into the road.

This was an absolute deal breaker for us. We found a house that was absolutely perfect for us, and a great deal in an excellent school district, but it was on a busy road so we didn't get it.

We live on a busy street. It isn't my favorite, but isn't a deal breaker either. Some cons:

1. Road noise is the biggest. When the windows are open in the front we hear everything. If some punk in a car decides to rev their engine and scream up the road it's freaking annoying. Also, DH has determined he has a hearing issue, and living here makes it worse for him.

2. We're not in a community. This is a bummer for E, as she can't go meet neighborhood kids.

I'm not concerned about her running out into the road because there's a rock wall between us. I suppose she could always go down the driveway, but there's steps in the way, so that's a bit of a buffer.

In our situation there's a traffic light nearby, so that stops traffic and allows us to exit. There's also a turning lane, so if coming from the other direction we can pull into that and not block traffic while waiting to turn into our driveway.

There's a small old mill/factory behind our house with a parking lot, so that's where people park if here for a party, and where E can ride her bike when she's older.