While in general the people on HN are more likely to be in or working in a field related to the tech field (so it's hard for me to generalize outside of this in

While in general the people on HN are more likely to be in or working in a field related to the tech field (so it's hard for me to generalize outside of this industry demographic from a culturally anecdotal standpoint) I feel that in the tech field, the hot spots are Bay Area and Austin TX, though there are tech jobs everywhere, people are willing to decrease their cash flow as there is a cultural elitism with living in Bay Area or Austin in the world of tech. Portland and Seattle trailing behind as well. On this note, it seems that even spanning beyond industry demographics, this article overlooked the possibility of culture and beliefs. For examples, if you are raised in the religious south, it's very likely even if you move across multiple state lines, you will be more likely to move to a place where religion is more prevalent culturally than elsewhere. Maybe this is not true however. Maybe young people raised in the bible belt are flooding out more than ever, but what are the most dominant correlation factors? In the same way tech is a dominant culture for tech people, religion would seem to be a dominating factor, as well as people raised in extreme weather conditions. Ex: If you gew up on the Slopes in Colorado, perhaps you are much more likely to, even if moving someplace else for a few years, want to return home to the warm, the cold, the mountains, or whatever environment you were raised in, especially if you lived in an overwhelmingly dominant type of landscape. Climate Religious/Political Preferences Also, gender was overlooked, as well as ethnicity. Ive noticed some ethnicities, even those of overall high socioeconomic status will stick together in demographic regions or, when populating a new region, do so in large groups. For example, I believe Jacksonville Florida has a concentrated percent of people of Indian ethnicity. As becoming a doctor or an Engineer is a common profession for this ethnicity in America, the fact that UF is near there, and the climate is similar to Indian climate, would seem like a big player. Similarly for gender, as much as I don't like to stereotype. I wonder how many women vs men choose to move to a place because their spouse or SO lives in that place. How does that trend correlate with region and ethnicity, income level, religion etc. Overall, poorly done research, that doesn't explore enough data to reveal any compelling outliers. Would love to have seen breakdowns, polls or correlations of any type with Industry type Region Landscape Ethnicity Gender Income level Education level