re: #49 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
A lot of people who want to move just cannot for financial reasons. A lot of other people might be dissatisfied with aspects of their state/region, but see other advantages that balance them out.
The two most valuable things we own are our house and car (both free from debt).
Together, they cost far less than many people pay for a car or a house.
All the money we could get from both would not make a downpayment somewhere else.