No? DC MSA is actually bigger than Austin or SF MSAs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area#United_States
Oh hah that was the nerdy answer, the real reasons are that most of my relatives are here, it’s a good job market for tech, I love my neighborhood and Arlington overall and am involved w local stuff, and it’s affordable enough for me to have a townhouse and a WV cabin 🫶