I've had my location in my profile since I joined.
I kind of wish we could even search by member location because sometimes I find local 'deals' that I'd like to pm local members. Example, if my LQS is running a one or two day 'special' and I post the info to the group that message can get overlooked if a local member is not always on the message board whereas a pm goes right to the members email notification box so they would 'see' the message when they open up their email program. This could work even if only the state the member lived in was a searchable item.