I was raised in Virginia but didn't appreciate it until I left. Here's what I miss most about my home state.

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I grew up in Virginia and I miss a lot of things about living there.

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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

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Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.

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Here's where boomers are retiring to

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Clearwater, Florida, ranked first on SmartAsset's list of where baby boomers are moving.

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People who moved to Europe's priciest cities say it's worth it for a relaxed life with shorter work days and cheap childcare

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Vienna, Austria.

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I'm a third-generation Californian who moved to Texas for a fresh start: 'I couldn't afford to live there anymore'

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Eric Hartnett moved to Prosper, Texas, in 2018.

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A millennial nurse who moved from Tennessee to California said his new state is much more working-class friendly: 'I genuinely didn't know what a break was when I moved to California'

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Matthew, a millennial nurse, moved to central California.

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Americans ditched big cities during the pandemic. Now many are regretting it.

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The dream of owning a home with a yard in the suburbs is turning out to be disappointing.

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Moving to Tulsa: 4 transplants share how the small city has changed their cost of living

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Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right) all moved to Tulsa through Tulsa Remote

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A realtor says a $660 apartment listing asking tenants to share a bed proves how 'grim' the affordable housing crisis is

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The realtor came across a listing for a shared bed on Facebook Marketplace.

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A boomer left California for West Virginia and fell in love with small-town living: 'The stress has gone out of my life'

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Jan Pfrimmer recently moved from a suburb of San Diego to Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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