It's a good question. It's clearly worth it for some. For me, I own a 1800 sq. ft. home on 4 acres outside of Cleveland valued at $170k, in an area with excelle

It's a good question. It's clearly worth it for some. For me, I own a 1800 sq. ft. home on 4 acres outside of Cleveland valued at $170k, in an area with excellent schools. The career prospects in NY and SF are far better, but I'd have a really hard time giving this up.