As a native midwesterner, I've heard this for 20 years now. (Remember all the "Silicon Prairies"?) Yeah, I'd love to be able to spend million dollars on a home,

As a native midwesterner, I've heard this for 20 years now. (Remember all the "Silicon Prairies"?) Yeah, I'd love to be able to spend million dollars on a home, and actually have it feel like I spent a million dollars on a home instead, a perfectly normal home. But, there's just not that much there. It's a chicken and egg thing. There's no reason why you couldn't do something there, but it's harder because there's just not the critical mass of talent and capital. Outside of Chicago[3], there's a paucity of jobs. See Louisville[0], St Louis[1], Columbus[2]. Even the quality of jobs in Chicago feels pretty meh compared to SF / SV, but that's just my opinion. [0] https://whoishiring.io/search/38.2527/-85.7585/11?category=programming&location=louisville%2C+ky&type=full-time https://whoishiring.io/search/38.2527/-85.7585/11?category=p... [1] https://whoishiring.io/search/38.6270/-90.1994/12?category=programming&location=st+louis&type=full-time https://whoishiring.io/search/38.6270/-90.1994/12?category=p... [2] https://whoishiring.io/search/39.9612/-82.9988/11?category=programming&location=columbus+oh&type=full-time https://whoishiring.io/search/39.9612/-82.9988/11?category=p... [3] https://whoishiring.io/search/41.8781/-87.6298/11?category=programming&location=chicago&type=full-time https://whoishiring.io/search/41.8781/-87.6298/11?category=p...