I suppose it’s a matter of taste. There are a lot of things to factor into it. I lived in Michigan for 30 years it’s a great state and will always be home. Yet, I absolutely hated the winters. I’ve been in California now 38 years. Let me say this, except for maybe Hawaii, you cannot beat the weather in California.
TIS
TIS, my older brother and sister both moved to California when I was a kid. However, they both returned after a year or so. I'm not sure why; I think for personal reasons. I have a gradeschool friend who moved out there decades ago and stayed. Like any state, California has good and bad features. Although I've never been there, I cringe at the thought of Las Angeles because it's usually portrayed as a congested, smog deathtrap. That's probably an exaggeration.