[krisroadruck]

I've lived all over the country (35ish moves in 41 years). There are a lot of things you can do to make other areas more appealing vs California (or the west coast in genera), but one thing you can't really fix is the weather. A lot of people really hate super cold winters or super hot humid summers, and for them there is no replacement for the rather unique climate conditions that exist along the west coast.

Here is a map of the world which shows where that relatively mild west coast climate exists - it exceedingly rare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate#/media/F...