My family of four left the Central Valley two years ago and we are loving Colorado. We bought along two red votes and hope to take CO out of the Dem column for the next election. Many of those fleeing California are, like us, conservative producers fed up with high taxes, ineffectual liberal government, and the flood of immigrants.
That about describes us too. The cost of living has continued to go up and up and up here as well. I took an approximately 30% pay cut some years back, but no bills have gone down. Electricity rates here are crazy. So moving to Northern Arizona, for me, is a no-brainer.