I chose top 3 priority. When we moved to where we are now. I would only look at homes that I was able to bike commute from. So the longest distance we looked was 10 miles. Something someone told me when we were buying this house(our first purchase after 32 yrs of renting) was buy what you love so you will not have buyers remorse. That being said this house was not perfect in that I loved everything about it, but I love my commute to work enough that it totally makes up for it.