[gipp]

This is... Simply not accurate. NYC job market for tech is extremely hot and getting hotter.

Consider that your perspective might be skewed because people in lower COL areas tend to be those who place more emphasis on COL?

[RPLong]

Tech market is hot everywhere. NYC has been an aberration on cost of living for my whole lifetime and more. What's new is the plethora of tech jobs outside of NYC and SF. Again, ask yourself why great tech jobs would suddenly appear in Nashville, TN. Why would that happen? Why do you think?