Moved to area three years ago from Maryland and work on Redstone Arsenal. My family and I bought a beautiful home on Lake Wilson in Killen. Killen is a little suburb of Florence. We chose to live in Killen because my youngest child attends college at the University of North Alabama and she lives at home. We looked at homes in Madison, Athens, Decatur and Hartselle. But having lived on or close to the water for several years in Maryland, the Shoals area was a perfect fit for us. From my home to the gate at Redstone is exactly 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is a very easy 1 hour drive and most of the time I carpool with others who live in the area. My commute in Maryland, on the best day, was 1 hour and 45 minutes so the commute did not influence our purchase decision. What sold us was Lake Wilson and all the opportunites it provides.