Lots of the leftists in NYC go to New Jersey. That way, they can keep their jobs and commute. When they retire, they go to Florida.
The more Conservative people Upstate move to Pennsylvania and commute. When they retire, they stay there, or maybe vacation in Florida.
I left whe I enlisted in 1978. When I visit my family I have a different perspective: You (y’all) see, I lost my distinctive Lawnguylant accent years ago: You just see the wheels in the head of native noo yawkers turning:”How can I Screw this yokel out of his cash”