live at home or off campus?

So if I end up going to Stony Brook I will be commuting there and I live about 30 minutes away with my parents. Living on campus is definitely not an option. Is this a good idea or should I maybe live off campus in an apartment. I’ll be able to pay for it and everything, I just don’t know if it’s a good idea.

In your other threads you say that you’re a freshman in high school. I wouldn’t worry about that right now.