Donna, who recently retired, wasn't expecting St. Louis to be as expensive as it is.Joe Daniel Price/Getty ImagesA boomer partially regrets moving from Dallas to St. Louis due to unexpectedly higher living costs.She moved to Missouri to be closer to her son, and she loves the weather and friendliness of locals.About 494,000 people moved out of Texas between 2021 and 2022, while over 668,300 people moved in.Donna, in her 60s, lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for decades, but she and her husband wanted to be closer to their son in St.