Well for one there actually is water in Arkansas!!
I lived in north west Arkansas....Fayetteville. Lots of mountains, streams and lakes...Walmart, JBHunt and Tyson money and the University...so nice place to live. Plus I was going to build my dream house for 300k out in the Ozark mountains...didn't do it though. You can buy some piece of crap house here in California for 300k. Though I am 10 minutes from an ice cold ocean plus redwoods. The summer times highs here are lower than the summer time lows in Arkansas. Not moving back anytime soon but it is very possible in the next 1-3 years.