Heck, this is the only life we have available to us, as far as I know, so try to make the best of it. Do whatever it takes to make YOUR life better. Stress will kill you, so the more you get of it out of your life, the better off you will be. You don't want to die before you retire, do you? 5 mile commute instead of 50 miles? Heck, how much stress right there does that reduce?
And heck, I've had to do the on call crap myself. Hated it. I was ALWAYS on edge thinking that at any moment, whatever I was doing, no matter what it was, could be interrupted and I would have to go handle a call. Even if a call didn't come in that night, I was on edge constantly even as my head hit the pillow for the night. After that, I refused to take any job that required that of me. Unless they are paying me FULL PAY 24/7/365, I am on my own free time to do as I wish when I am not on the clock.
So yeah, sounds to me that you are making a wise decision.
