Yes. My parents did. They left the Bay Area when I was 9, never to return. They went to Texas, then Massachusetts. (thousands of kilometers) We left behind a l

Yes. My parents did. They left the Bay Area when I was 9, never to return. They went to Texas, then Massachusetts. (thousands of kilometers) We left behind a large family on my mother's side and my dad's brother. I miss them, but one must do what is required. You move to where you can find a job and a home that work together. I did it. I moved to Florida. My brother did it. He moved to Texas, then Maryland, then Ohio. (again, thousands of kilometers) You do what is needed to provide for your family. If you can't afford the local area, based on available jobs and house prices, then you move. Often it is painful, but you must do it.