Massachusetts seems to have lured away a number of Rhode Island jobs. Unemployment in Mass is less than in RI.
A Californian who moves to Texas might discover that education is not up to CA standards, and the weather is far too hot. Houston is far more oppressive than LA when it comes to weather. And it is the ugliest large city in the country.
So the money tat was "saved" on the house was eaten up by the AC and private school tuition.