I still think there is a HUGE disparity in what you can get in terms of house in other states. It is STILL really expensive to get a SFR in a good neighborhood with a good school district in San Diego, OC, LA, San Jose area or SF area.
Sure, the crappy parts of the state like the Inland Empire, Central Valley or less desireable areas in SD like South Bay, East County, and O-side and Escondido are more affordable, but I wouldn’t want to live there. The decent areas of Coastal CA are STILL super expensive.
You still get dramtatically more for your money in terms of house size + neighborhood in other states.
