This town has the best school districts in my state, close proximity to interstates since I work in the core of our metro area, and (somewhat) affordable housing prices as it's not the "wealthy" community. Plus I've locked my rent in at pre-pandemic levels and moving away would cause my rent expenses to almost double due to the surging rent prices everywhere else.

It's a terrible local government, but right now I'm not in a position to move anywhere else without ending up driving 3hrs a day to go to work and paying way more than I can afford.