Comment by tempnow987

Just look at social side - that should be everyone's focus these days in my view as its the biggest area of weakness even among well off folks.

Everything else is irrelevant.

So, in order.

1) Does your partner support the move?

2) Do you have family, friends moving with you or whom you will be closer too?

3) Have you traveled to new destination / lived there a bit / have a small community there?

4) Is the community aligned in terms of values

It is easy to fantasize the positive about a new place without living / thinking of the negative.