As a 23 year old man living in Southern California, I already know that raising a family and owning a home here one day isn't a possibility. My divorced parents are barely able to make their $3,700 a month rent payments on a regular basis. There's no hope for young people here unless you're content with living with roommates until your mid-30's, living in an apartment for your entire life, and have no interest in having children. Even then, you'll still be living under financial stress at times. The most depressing thing about the current COL crisis though is that it seems like there isn’t even anywhere to run at this point. Like sure, the south is still a relatively affordable place to live, but at what cost when the quality of life is so poor in all of those states? I've seen a few people on Reddit say that they think the never-ending COL crisis in this country is going to lead to a revival of sorts in the upper midwest, and honestly, that sounds like a very real possibility to me.…