Goodbye, New York, California and Illinois – Hello where?
Sonoma County, CA here. We've lost more people from our county than any other in the state between 2017-2018 [1], and it is only continuing.<p>From the few of these people I have spoken with - anecdotally:<p>- None left because of the fire risk, specifically. [though some obviously did - 2]<p>- Most left because of the cost of living: $600k avg home price.<p>- Some also left because of political and human environment: We have homeless encampments on our bike trails. We have fires caused by illegal cooking fires at these encampments. Petty crime is increasing, and state laws are only enabling this - people are sick of it.<p>1 - <a href="https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9149705-181/sonoma-county-population-continues-to" rel="nofollow">https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9149705-181/sonoma-county...</a><p>2 - <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2019/04/24/sonoma-county-residents-leaving-california-move-arizona-heres-why/3563636002/" rel="nofollow">https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2019/04/2...</a>