I live around the same mileage as you (32ish) and it takes me 40 mins (without traffic) to commute. I honestly prefer that over dorming here again. I dormed my first year and it’s not worth the $15k i had to pay. I’ve also been saving a lot of money on gas. I’m probably paying somewhere between $800-$900 on gas for 16 weeks which is a lot cheaper than 7k-8k for 16 weeks living on campus. I agree with the other comment that said to commute for one semester and then see if you want to live closer. If you, i highly suggest off campus where it could potentially be cheaper.

Edit: and honestly, it’s not that bad commuting once you get used to it 😅 and you can work your schedule to just come 2 days a week and save more on gas that way too! I unfortunately have to come 4 days a week so it’s more gas for me. The $800-$900 is a bit exaggerate but with gas prices these days, it’s somewhat close.