Leaving the Bay Area Behind: How Tech Workers Are Reviving Small-Town America — and Loving Every Minute
A quiet revolution is underway across heartland America as tech professionals trade sky-high rents and gridlocked freeways for front porches, community roots, and careers that actually let them breathe. From Appalachia to the Great Plains, skilled workers are bringing Silicon Valley know-how back to the hometowns that shaped them — and local economies are flourishing because of it.