College- stay at home or go away?

I have the choice of going to college in my hometown this fall or going to a college about 4 hours away (still in state). My parents are urging me to live at home while I go to school. I don't think 4 hours is that much a distance; just enough for me to start becoming more independent. Of course my friends are here and even they're telling me to stay here because they're going to school here. I'm afraid to leave and I think that's exactly why I should go the the college out of the city. I've struggled with really bad anxiety and depression and I'm hoping that going away will help me learn a lot about myself and what I'm capable of. Any advice?