A family moved to the Bay Area from Georgia for a better quality of life. They pay more than double for housing but they’re happier.

• Xyndi Lomboy and her family moved from a suburb of Atlanta to the Bay Area for a better quality of life.
• Lomboy says most things are more expensive in California, but it’s worth it for the lifestyle.
• They rent in Millbrae, near San Francisco, and hope to own a home in the state eventually.

Xyndi Lomboy and her family moved to California from Georgia in 2023. She said they couldn’t be happier with the decision, despite the increased costs.

Lomboy and her husband, Eric, briefly lived in the Bay Area from 2014 to 2017 before relocating to Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. While in Roswell, they bought a home and had a son, but something didn’t feel right, Lomboy said.

“We were not really happy,” she said. “We just felt like we were stuck.”…

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