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What's the neighborhood like at the new location? Still lots of things to walk to? Honestly, I love being able to walk places, so it would be really hard for me to leave that kind of convenience.

@T.H.O.U.: That is my thought. I mean you can walk that.

We bought a "flipped" house but chose to do a lot of work to it and I'm reaching the end of my rope already after only 6 months, so I totally feel your pain. I feel like no matter what condition the house is in when you move in there will be a bunch of things you want to change, so I wouldn't move to try to "escape" that. But the busy street thing would bother me - we fought hard against this when buying our current home because almost every house in our price range was on one. That you can't fix so I might consider moving because of that.

I live in an old house in an area I love. My house isn't perfect, but the only way I'd move is if another more perfect house came up for sale in my exact same neighbourhood. I love it for walkabilty and parks. So I say, wait to see what turns up.

@youboots: Given that the schools are the same and probably of the same distance, I'd try to sell. That busy of a street is a deal breaker for me.

For me, it wouldn't be worth it. It sounds like you have a fantastic location. And while 1.5 miles isn't far if you drive everywhere, giving up being able to walk everywhere is huge. Yes, you could walk the 1.5 miles, but let's be honest, it wouldn't happen nearly as much.

2 years ago, we moved one neighbourhood over. I'd say it was about 1 mile away. Our previous house was an older home that had lots of updates, but we still put in quite a bit of work - changed the flooring on the main floor and basement, new paint, new windows, etc. I felt like we were putting money in EVERY year, and there was still a list of things i wanted to change.

Even though 1 mile away isn't a big difference, it's sometimes hard to want to move out of your existing neighbourhood. I looooved my old neighbourhood, and i would get sad every time we drove through it. It took us 2 years of casual searching to find this house, which was a new infill build in a perfect location. We are most likely going to stay in this house for as long as we are in this city.

Having owned an older (1920's) home within walking distance of shops, restaurants, etc., my answer is an emphatic YES, I would move. Our quality of life has improved by not having to worry about ongoing maintenance/reno issues. Eta: Because if you haven't ever owned an older home, you just don't know!

This is tough! But I think I'd stay if I were you. I hate driving and love living in a walkable neighborhood, so that quality of life aspect would probably win out for me. That said, 1.5 miles is really not much at all--my daily commute is 1.3 miles and I usually do it on foot. Regarding the busy street-- do you have safe backyard space? or a fence in the front? My only concern would be having outdoor space for lo to run around in, and a busy road would make me nervous (that said, our outdoor space is an apt balcony so any yard would be an upgrade ). The emergency vehicles things wouldn't phase me, but I'm in NYC and leave down the street from a firehouse so we hear it all the time/have gotten used to it

@youboots: That sounds like a cool neighborhood. I hope you like it.

Keep an eye out for YOUR neighborhood!