I lived over there for over two years, and only got stuck twice due to the bridge...
Big difference in Townhomes and houses.. NO yard work, no lawn mowing, and you get much more house for your money. Can still get into a 4 bedroom 3 bath home 1800- 2400 sq ft for less then 300K..
But it's not for everyone.
If you want a nice house, decent price, and no traffic, look south of the base. You live 15 miles north of the base, it could take you 45 minutes to an hour to get to work, live 15 miles South of the base it takes you 15 minutes to get to work. You can spend 20 minutes in the turn lane to get to the gate to get into base in the morning.
Ridge, St Inigoes, Dameron.. amongst others, are good options.. some nice new developments in close to the base.
We have a FSBO on a two acre lot in our neighborhood. Beautiful lot, great neighbors (us) and an abundance of young kids.. and horses, we have hores across the stree from us.