Yeah...many things to consider, I wonder how the people feel who are already where those leaving here will go? It's a good guess that the locals will generally resent the housing prices being driven up and that taking the general cost of living up with it, I 'spose it will be much like the local Washingtonians felt about the Cali invasion 20/30 years ago, staying ahead of the curve can be the goal but an unintentional consequence will be a deterioration of someone else's lifestyle.
I am choosing to stick around and attempt to make my surroundings better, just bought 14 acres in Pierce Co and am planning to kill a few brain cells in dealing with county and building barns and a house and living happily ever after.... I guess we will see.