That makes sense. The Bay Area also has a lot of H1B and other (legal, not tied to agriculture and thus inherently migratory) immigrants, too (in the tech sector), relative to the rest of California.
OTOH, it's pretty safe to say Californians outside of the Bay Area and maybe LA tech industry are struggling at all ages, so if you live in Redding, and don't own a productive farm or something, jumping up to Oregon or Nevada isn't a big compromise.
I can kind of justify California taxes and other expenses if you get the benefits of industry concentration, and maybe even if you are tied in with UC somehow, but for a person working in a fast food restaurant or light machining job or something, there's a lot less to tie you to California vs. a place with faster growth.
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That makes sense. The Bay Area also has a lot of H1B and other (legal, not tied to agriculture and thus inherently migratory) immigrants, too (in the tech sector), relative to the rest of California.
OTOH, it's pretty safe to say Californians outside of the Bay Area and maybe LA tech industry are struggling at all ages, so if you live in Redding, and don't own a productive farm or something, jumping up to Oregon or Nevada isn't a big compromise.
I can kind of justify California taxes and other expenses if you get the benefits of industry concentration, and maybe even if you are tied in with UC somehow, but for a person working in a fast food restaurant or light machining job or something, there's a lot less to tie you to California vs. a place with faster growth.