
I fear my reasoning is too niche so here’s the answer to every “never” coastal state; natural disaster risk. I grew up in northern Ohio, so natural disasters there are incredibly predictable and easy to avoid/shelter from. I can never put myself in a situation where my whole neighborhood is getting taken out by hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc. annually
If it weren’t for the high CoL in states like Massachusetts and other north eastern coastal states they would definitely be in the willing category. Here’s my hint: even if every “never” state had the perfect climate year round, dirt cheap CoL and politics that are acceptable to me, they’d still be nevers
Yeah Massachusetts has always seemed pretty safe as far as being out of reach of the everything coming up from Florida, I’m sure it’s like how I’ve had hurricane leftovers in northern Kentucky after particularly strong storms make their way that far inland. Most of the northeastern never states are due to CoL, and I don’t love the ocean and tourism that comes with it, I’d rather have lakes