Native Californians are leaving SD, LA, and SF to retire here in SLO County (250k residents. Great climate, no traffic, affordable golf, good courses (La Purisima, Marshallia, Monarch Dunes, Cypress Ridge, SLOCC, Hunter Ranch, Morro Bay). SLOCC is something like <10k, 350/mo. Most of us would rather just play the publics though. A handful of PGA and Nationwide pros play there annually in the Straight Down Fall Classic.