I think my bfs mom is a bit controlling?

My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years now and are talking about moving in together, he lives in an apartment now that’s close to his family and they helped him with things he didn’t know because it was his first time getting an apartment which is really great because we all need help when we first leave the coup.

I live a bit away from him but he never has had any issues with driving to me (I live 30 mins away). so his lease is ending soon and he’s expressed that he really wants to live with me and so do I! Though it would be my very first time moving out and my family wants to help me out with what to do. Sooo they don’t want me to move far from them. My Bf said he’d doesn’t mind and we even found a cute apartment complex that is close to my family and is perfect for our price range.

But his mom isn’t happy with it. She’s telling him that what he’s doing is not smart because it’s too far from his job and he’ll just be wasting gas. She’s telling him that it’s too much money to move out.. also she said ‘it’s too ghetto in that area’ but it really isn’t. I know every place will have a ghetto area but the apartment we are looking at is in a cute neighborhood with a target, Panera bread and Starbucks near by lol and we are both 21 and he should be able to make his own decisions without being told no right? Or am I over thinking it?

She also threatens to not help him with anything again if he doesn’t comply. The apartment he lives in now sucks because his stuff in his storage once got stolen by the PROPERTY MANAGER. And her response was ‘oh well’

I just want us to live together without him being treated like a kid. And he’s tired of it as well..