I live in “flyover country” and housing where I am is just as bad as california. The news likes to blame rich transplants from either coast but i've lived here my whole life and have watched the laws change, the real estate market change, the economy change. The problem starts and ends with chronic underdevelopment of the economy, a housing construction industry that puts more resources into speculating on high-income residents who don't exist than on affordable housing, and a state that refuses to invest any resources in livability or support for anyone who isn't rich. Yes there are some migrants from california or New York but look at the numbers and it's still a very small influx. Most of our PhD's and 100k+ earners are from here or other small states. There isn't a California problem or a Texas problem or a New York problem it's a planet earth problem honestly.