I live in So Cal, our families live in the Northeast. There's your answer.
I'm sure I'd be happy almost anywhere, but I do love the beach.
Also, this quote:
Just have to respond to this. Just because you are born and raised in a certain place does not make it your true home. For some folks it is, and that's nice. But I detested where I was born, and couldn't wait to get out of the place. Have absolutely no wish to live there again. And while good relationships are valuable and should be fostered--there is plenty of differentiation between locations, climates, cultures, etc. We all can, and probably should, "bloom where we're planted." That still doesn't mean every place is the same or will be right for you. Sometimes a move to your heart's home is a joyous thing and absolutely appropriate--whether your relatives live there or not.
Yes. I mean, I grew up in the Northeast, so I'm sure I could move back, and deal with the weather. I could live without the beach and could instead enjoy hiking, lakes, camping, etc. I could take the kids sledding, and adapt. But I could never move back to my home town. Family or not. Small town, uber conservative, Trump voters. Bad food, bad wine, bad beer. Unhealthy lifestyles, lots of smoking and heavy drinking and drugs. Not a lot of jobs. You *can* be healthy in my home town, and a few people have managed it (one HS friend does half ironman triathlons with her husband), but it is not the norm.
My hubby's home town, upstate NY, a bit more liberal, health conscious, larger, more urban, more jobs. I could live there.