I'm in a similar situation. I want to move out from my toxic home... except for me, my mother is the toxic one and she tends to belittle me and give lots of unwanted advice, ranting for hours at a time.

I'm in second year of university/college. When choosing my uni, I decided to listen to my mom and go to the one close by while living at home. I don't know if it would have been better for me to move out then, but probably yes because I still want to move out now and our relationship has not gotten any better. In fact, staying at home and having to commute for 3 hours a day has been a hindrance. I prefer to study on campus, but staying there after dinner time meant I had to either buy expensive food on campus, stay hungry until I am home or forego studying on campus altogether. My social life could have been better if I lived on campus too.

Now it's too late to transfer to the university I would have wanted to go to because my grades are not as great as they were in high school. I am still thinking of moving out for next year, however. I am pretty settled on finding a room to rent in a couple of weeks when summer classes start. I am certain it will do me good in terms of my mental health, independence and feelings of fulfillment.