Basically, it's the same argument as "No matter how hot she is, someone out there is sick of dealing with her ship."
We had a realtor once tell us about the north Georgia mountains, "This is a destination. Where would you go that's any better?" Well, closer to a big hospital, for one. Or perhaps bettter alternatives to driving? But that's America in a nutshell.
For every person who wants to move to California because they think it'll be great, someone else wants out because they realize for their situation, it's not. I've found the people who grew up somewhere and move, spending their time trying to make the new place more like the old one. For example, New Yorkers who move to Florida constantly complain that the bagels, pizza and Chinese food isn't as good as home.
The city mouse-country mouse story is as old as time. But Americans are restless souls, constantly thinking the grash is greener when someone on the other side of that fence is fed up with their grash. Now some families have several generations all living in the same area and those ties are strong enough to keep anyone from venturing far.
The census shows we all have been migrating south and west for quite some time, so America hasn't reached an equilibrium, and might never. But cities are getting larger and swallowing what used to be "country." So it's harder to get away from it all while still wishing you had all the amenities before you up and left. Yogi Berra was onto something when he said nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.
We've looked at Knoxville, Lexington and back to Raleigh-Cary-Apex, but nothing is so wonderful that we're ready to pack. For now, we're good in our destination place. That'll change if one of us needs constant medical care but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
