Look at it this way. MILLIONS of people in the U.S. live in the East, the Midwest, the Mountain states, and Northern Plains.
It's not as if WY was above the arctic circle and was really at the 99th percentile of hostile weather. No, people adjust and adapt to it. If you live in a city where roads are plowed, sanded, and salted, and sidewalks are cleared, then there's really not that much impact.
What we don't have is floods (usually), hurricanes, sandstorms, tornadoes (usually), or perpetual rain (like the Northwest).
I used to live in So. Nevada. I find the heat was at least as oppressive as the winter climate is here.
Different strokes for different folks. Which is more important? Freedom (relatively), low taxes, low cost of living, courteous people, wide open spaces, little traffic, and people who speak English, or climate? You decide.
Mac