[ccapndave]

If you don't mind using remote developers, then your location doesn't have to matter. It's true that it might be a bit harder to find a developer (although Elm is getting more popular day by day), but the other side of the coin is that your application is likely to have less bugs and need less maintenance. My experience is that Elm takes a bit longer to write than JS/TS, but once written it tends to work correctly the first time.