For people who have lived in the same area for several years, moving means losing all of your political capital that you've built up in the form of: * votes /

For people who have lived in the same area for several years, moving means losing all of your political capital that you've built up in the form of: * votes / campaigning for your representatives * learning about the local laws and maybe even having voiced yourself at town halls to make real changes * all bonds you've made in your community which helps when wanting to make a push for local changes Moving means losing all of that. The only exceptions to this are the wealthy, famous, or well connected. So I can very well see why some older people wouldn't want to move.