I'm often curious why more people aren’t moving to low cost of living areas. I don’t know if I’ve just been fortunate, but I’m a college drop out who honestly hasn’t tried very hard in my “career”, but I moved out to Cincinnati which has a low cost of living at 23 (8 hours from my family) and I’ve managed to do very well for myself with a modest paying job (20ish an hour). I have 40k saved up and plan to buy a house this year. I wonder if other people who have went or started on a similar route are doing well for themselves.
And if you are in a high cost of living area, would you ever consider moving somewhere significantly cheaper?
People don't move for lots of reasons. Maybe they can't afford it (moving is expensive), or they don't want to lose friends and family, they don't have job to go to, etc, etc...
Add legal protections to that list too. Ohio's cheap and all, but if you're sitting in the crosshairs of the state, then maybe you prefer to struggle financially where you live than to worry about state violence somewhere cheaper.
I have a friend who really wants to move somewhere cheaper, but they're a care provider for trans kids. Sooo...
Unfortunately, when you look at where's cheap plus where's legally hospitable, it gets pretty limited. If that handful of places don't align with the rest of your life, then you're just sol
As someone who absolutely loves living in Cleveland, you're spot on. I have to seriously consider if I can spend the rest of my life here, given the direction the state is going politically.
Most people don't leave the region they grew up in. People like staying where their friends and families are.
Tbh I haven't really had a close knit group of friends to keep me in one place for a while. But the job finding I haven't found too bad, and I've moved long distance 4 times now.
The family does suck but my siblings all moved away anyways so even staying I just would've been near my parents.