> I moved from midtown Manhattan to western Wyoming.

If I could afford to live in Jackson, I would love to someday. But alas, Jackson real estate makes Seattle look cheap.

The point is everyone in Jackson doesn't want to live in Manhattan and vice versa. There are multiple equilibria. Same for Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Really? It's very small, isolated and while there is a ton of outdoor stuff, I don't think there's much else. There are tons of people who enjoy the urban amenities in places like NYC or San Francisco who would have fun for about a week and then be desperate to go somewhere with more going on.

Just as there are plenty of people from outdoor towns who would enjoy hanging out in NYC for a week but then miss mountain biking or something.

I couldn't stand the rain in Seattle. You'd have to pay me to live there. Some people apparently like it or at least don't mind it much, though!

Jackson is a resort town, like Vail, Aspen, Sun City, Park City, etc...you are usually really rich if you live there, or doing service jobs for the very rich. Obviously, you can't just move there and expect to somehow survive.

My point was: would you actually want to live there? I'm sure it's fun to visit, but spend most of the year there?

If I had a few billion dollars lying around why not? I'm a big fan of anything on the snake river, having been a toddler in the city where it meets the Columbia. But I need to work for a living, so it will be a big city with a thriving economy for me, I don't have the option of liesuring about in a resort town.