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I'm interested in how many Y Combinator startups have stayed in the area where they were formed, or if they've moved "Back Home" or to other cities.

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Overall the more successful startups are less likely to move "home." And among successful ones that did, in all but one case, home happened to be a startup hub. E.g. Iminlikewithyou went to NYC, TextPayMe to Seattle. The one exception so far is Wufoo, who moved back to Florida.

That's pretty much what I was expecting; thanks for the confirmation.

I have it on pretty good authority that at least two of the three Wufoos would prefer to move back to the valley.

Our company is also staying in the valley for a while...though we'll eventually need a presence back in Austin (where I moved from for WFP07), because about half of the largest companies we want to sell to are in Texas.

I think it may depend on the type of startup. If I was a "dating" related startup, I'd want to be in NYC. NYC is very huge on the "dating" scene. Heck, they have speed dating there where the guy has to make at least over half a million dollars a year and the girls have to be 'hot' to attend the speed dating session. Tickets cost $500 per person and the speed dating sessions are always sold out.

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