My tale has been told in other posts but I'll share it here again since this thread concerning Detroit seems appropriate.
I'm from Pittsburgh -- born and raised there. Several decades ago, I finally got fed up with the entrenched DemonRAT machine controlling Allegheny County and the city (Connie Scully, David Lawrence, Joe Barr and Pete Flaherty were the RAT mayors during my time there).
Likewise, although I'm proud of getting a union decertified at my workplace, I was just getting too old for the fight against union thugs. I also grew to despise the anti-capitalist, anti-business attitudes that pervades much of the working class in western Pennsylvania. They still blame the collapse of the steel industry on the "big shots" instead of realizing that big labor and exorbitant wages and benefits made it uncompetitive.
I actually wrote a Fortran program years ago to find the place in the lower 48 that would most appeal to me. After sifting through the considerable data on the Hollerith cards, the ancient IBM/1130 indicated that the Dallas, Texas area would be best for me. It's pretty good here and I have no desire whatsoever to return to Pennsylvania for more than a quick visit.
In fact, last summer was my first time back in some 25 years as part of a vacation that included Western Pennsylvania on the itinerary. I was struck by just how dreary Pittsburgh was, the state of the worn-out housing stock (aside from some nice areas in Cranberry) and the terrible shape of the pothole-filled roads. The only thing I found appealing after living here in Texas for so long is that virtually no one speaks Spanish. It was a nice change to go into an Eat 'n Park and not hear a word of that jibberish by either the waitstaff or the customers.