As an anecdotal sample of 1, I moved to ATX in 2019 and moved out in 2024. Reasons include: - Apartment rents creeped too high near downtown - The culture dra

As an anecdotal sample of 1, I moved to ATX in 2019 and moved out in 2024. Reasons include: - Apartment rents creeped too high near downtown - The culture dragged down due to gentrification by alcoholic, kidult, uncool office workers - Too many unfinished megaprojects downtown ruining the charm - Houses are way, way cheaper anywhere else, especially in the triangle - The incidence of severe weather is less in pockets around the 100th meridian west - MAANG curtailed permanent and hybrid WfH with RTO requiring commuting in a major metro like NYC and SV