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I live near the beach in San Diego, where house prices are pretty damn high, so my wife and I still rent. On the weekends, we ride bikes or walk to the beach an
by dchuk 8y ago
I live near the beach in San Diego, where house prices are pretty damn high, so my wife and I still rent. On the weekends, we ride bikes or walk to the beach and hang out. It's how we like to live our lives.
I've been to a lot of areas in the country, and I simply don't want to live in them, regardless of price. I can walk outside in a t-shirt 365 days a year where I live and not die from exposure in a few minutes. I have no need to shovel snow. I am surrounded by mountains, the ocean, forests and desert are a few minute drives away.
Plus friends. And family. It's also nice living in a place that people want to visit, old friends pop in all the time simply because we live where people want to vacation.
- paulddraper 8y agoLiving in a large house with land next to farms and skiing mountains in an interior rural state, I have different priorities then you. But you hit the nail on the head: most people like to live in a place with temparate weather, scenery, and things that only come with population density. So most people want to live in the same place, despite (or even indirectly because of) other people wanting to live in the same place too.