‘So much less stressed’: This California woman moved 1,500 miles from LA to Missouri — saved $140,000 in just 3 years, house is now 900 square feet bigger. Should you make a similar move?

In the three years since relocating, the Taylors saved around $140,000 or $46,000 per year thanks to a lower cost of living. The money allowed them to put their son through college, pay off their student debt and travel more.

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The Show-Me State

For Taylor and her husband, the move to Missouri worked out great.

“It’s just taken a lot of the stress out of our lives, after living paycheck to paycheck for so long,” she told The U.S. Sun, adding that although she missed the food and culture of L.A. and New York — where she lived before — she’s able to have time for reading, meditating and walking her dog in the morning.

Taylor is far from alone in a desire to save money by abandoning city life. According to data from the Economic Innovation Group, 812,000 people left big cities for urban and exurban areas between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021.

Cities continued to hemorrhage residents well into 2022, although at a slower rate at around 70,000 residents. However, international migration helped cities maintain their population level.

The search for an affordable cost of living is the big reason for people moving out of the cities, with more than 60% of people responding to a Harris poll citing lower costs or cheaper housing as the impetus to move. The Taylors certainly were able to find that, as their impressive success in savings shows.

Is relocating a good solution?

Moving to save money can certainly make sense when it's feasible, and a growing number of people have found that it's an option.