This question is for people living on/in the vicinity of campus. How important is proximity to campus when you're looking for an apartment? If you live further away from campus, how is it? Do buses come regularly? Do they come late at night and on the weekends?
I have a pretty hellish commute to my job now, so living three miles away with a 20-minute bus ride sounds like paradise. But I wonder if I'm going to think that when I'm actually on campus and (very likely) running late to class. Or during winter. Three miles of snow is a lot of snow.
Any thoughts?
Also, randomly, is there a store in town that sells loose spices? For those times when you only need one bay leaf.