Welcome!
Your post stimulated me to do take a look at my 2017 budget with respect to the rent vs own question. My housing budget (house is paid off) shows $10.4k / year, which includes property taxes, homeowner's insurance, HOA fee, allocation to reserves for A/C replacement, roof replacement, and misc repairs/replacement (total $5.5k / yr - a healthy sum).
A comparable house to rent in my area is ~$2k / mo or $24k / yr.
So, on a comparable cash flow basis I'd be hemorrhaging about ~13k / yr if I chose to rent - ouch!
I'm not claiming that your decision to rent is wrong, since this is a lifestyle decision as well as a financial decision. However, it's always useful to keep an eye on the numbers.
Good luck!
P.S. Of course, I'm ignoring any income / appreciation I might get from the money I otherwise spent on the house, so my analysis is not quite apples-to-apples.