Has anyone else paid attention to Housing prices? Wow

That is likely not to happen . But consider that the cost of living and your tax burden is less , sometimes a lot less . IT may work out to your advantage . Hundreds of hard working regular people , like yourself, move to Texas/Idaho/Utah every month . It is the quality of life that they seek . California a beautiful , I know , but how much crap can you take ?

Might I add, move here and FIT IN and don't bring your screwed up idiology with you. Unless you want to move into Mega Liberal Houston, Austin, etc.

I lived in rural Missouri 37 years and saw young people move there, some stayed and some left. Cost of living ( price of land taxes, etc) brought them, many found they could not make the wages they did back home. Cost of living? Price of groceries, gas, insurance can vary a little or a lot, depends. Price of r/e and taxes in Mo. versus where they come from, can vary a hole lot!
Move into the burbs and most fit in like a bump on a log.