Are you an extrovert or introvert? If the former, then yeah, being in a crowd is a win. If the latter, however, you have a commute and a crowd, both of which take time and effort away from work. Unless your commute is on foot and your office is old-school with those doors and walls thingies.

I assume you're in the first half of your career. In the second half, looking where you can settle, or settle kids (if you have them) becomes important. Can't kick back or enter retirement with a living-space debt. So unless you can safely move to a lower-cost area with a lot of equity, you have to factor in picking a place you can pay off.