Is there any possibility of changing employers to allow you to stay in the state you love?

I understand that feeling when faced with the prospect of leaving your T. I'm in grad school for a master's and should be finishing up this summer or fall. Now I'm looking for funding for a PhD, in part because I want to stay here and keep working with my T. There are other reasons, too, but that one is a big factor for me.

Of course, if I do a PhD I'll be at least 57 by the time I'm done, but what the heck!