You affirm the point that Sarastro made earlier...what is important to YOU! Mountains and the beach, I have 14,000 ft peaks in 4 hrs and the beach in 45 minutes where I'm writing this in the SF Bay Area. And yet, I'd leave here if it were not for an elderly mother-in-law that needs care and a married daughter and her family who leave just a block from us. Why would I do that with great attractions, great weather, low property taxes, almost no mortgage? One reason that is significant to me...TRAFFIC. Cars everywhere. I need to exercise great care just backing out of my driveway in a residential neighborhood. So, different factors for different people.
I can tell you fancy,
I can tell you plain,
You give something up,
For everything you gain,
Since every pleasure,
has an edge of pain,
Pay for your ticket,
And don't complain.
There's always tradeoffs. I know the SF area is mucho expensive, and then there's that San Andreas thingy.