[pjc50]

"Cost of living" correlates fairly well with the available jobs and incomes in a region. You generally can't move to a LCOL region while also having a high paying job. Which is why the possibility of full remote work was so exciting for so many people.

[lazide]

True, though COL tends to lag the actual jobs (both up and down) for various reasons.

Which we definitely saw with remote work - both pros and cons.