commute over comfort?

I’m planning to move in and the house that I’ve chosen is over an hour away from uni (public transport) and was planning to move to a closer area after the semester, the problem is I like the area I’m currently in (cheaper, area has a lot of shops I enjoy, neighbors are friendly and non disruptive) and I’m sort of in a dilemma since I’m not sure how hell the rush hour is yet. I wanna familiarize the public transport system first to figure out if it’ll be worth it staying here, can someone recommend if it’s worth the hassle or nah?