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+1. It really comes down to how do you want to spend 30-50% of the rest of your life? Miserable in the cold with gray skies? Or in sunny (down south, CA) where you can walk, ride bikes, and play outside all fall/winter/early spring.
If weather is #1 on your priority list, sure. But, not everyone ranks weather that high.
It's easy to dress for the weather or take a trip somewhere warm...but it's not easy to easily replace decades long friendships.
Everyone on this site would have a different top 10 list of retirement requirements.