A Gen X couple moved from California to Massachusetts to escape high housing costs: 'We still pinch ourselves over how lucky we are.'

• Steve Dalton and Sydney Sauber left California for a lower cost of living in Massachusetts.
• Dalton and Sauber appreciate Worcester's cultural diversity and intellectual opportunities.
• They estimate their $560,000 Worcester home would sell for over $2 million in the Bay Area.

Steve Dalton, 56, and his partner Sydney Sauber, 58, were ready to leave the Bay Area of California after nearly two decades.