&gt; There isn&#x27;t enough tech to keep developers, because they know if your company tanks or fires them, the market isn&#x27;t very good.<p>That&#x27;s the big one. I moved from a &quot;small town&quot; with a single tech employer to the SF Bay Area to reduce the risk of unemployment. It was not a financially great decision (+50% salary, +300% cost of living) but here, if things go south, I can more easily find another employer. This is not true for most of the country.<p>I&#x27;d gladly move back to small town America--I like backyards and big houses--but not if it means my life is at the whim of one or two local employers.