>Are you suggesting CoL has nothing to do with political policy? When it comes to factors that affect CoL, both parties are pretty much bipartisan in their app

>Are you suggesting CoL has nothing to do with political policy? When it comes to factors that affect CoL, both parties are pretty much bipartisan in their approach. >but they sure want to live wherever republican policy dominates. Because, historical, republican states have smaller cities, which mean less demand and lower CoL. Someone priced out of San Francisco isn’t going to find it cheaper to live in Phoenix than Chicago. As a result, prices are already shooting up and will probably do so until there is an equilibrium that follows a supply/demand curve.