OK. Here is a guy who did just the opposite

I work in a medium size town . Used to live there too but moved to a LARGER town about 25 minutes away.

Logic was that in the larger town was more people friendly and we were closer to things we liked. Smaller twon was almost limited to work and business. Was almost owned by companies and establishments. So, instead of worrying about work-related commute we were fed up with how many times we had to drive when we wanted to go shopping, visting friends, or other activities.

Now, we are closer to what we want and can tolerate the distance to work. I really don't miss living in that town. The daily commute is offset by weekend driving which is now shorter and more pleasant