Yeah, that is on the cusp of the start of the CA public employees "gold rush".
It's also out of character to move to Hicksville, Missouri for retirement.
My brother-in-law brought some property in rural Missouri, and I looked up the area.
Much of the state looks like my kind of place, once you get into the sticks. 😀
It'll blow your hair back. 6 figure retirements in their early 50s - more money than I ever made working full time in a skilled occupation.