Topophilia is a vivid, emotional and personal experience of a place that leads to unexplainable affections.

Topophilia can be demonstrated by objective and subjective criteria - it could be a smell of fresh-cooked pie or the sound of a train whistle at night, also called "synesthetic tendency" or the way ordinary sensory perceptions affect our memory and emotions.

Some studies show that recent movers report having more unhappy days in a two-week testing period than people who hadn't moved.

However, the social costs of moving are manageable. People often feel more lonely because they spend more time on a computer and...