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After growing up in NYC, I now live in Pittsburgh for 6 yrs by irishnyer

There are several suburbs here that have excellent public schools, Fox Chapel for one. I live in Squirrel Hill, which is part of Pittsburgh proper, and a very diverse neighborhood. The local public school here in my hood, Allderdice HS has a Gifted program that is excellent (my 2 oldest go there). There's also Obama Public HS, which also has an excellent IB program. The hurdle to get in is not impossible. Colfax and Falk are terrific middle schools. My kids went to a private middle school, St Edmunds. Access to culture, museums, restaurants is easy. I have grown to love it.

Grand Rapids is a wonderful town. I am there frequently.

I have friends who have lived in Cary, NC for 5-6 years now. Low taxes, low cost of living, great weather, terrific schools. They love it. And I have friends who just moved to Asheville NC. They are peppering me to move there one day.

Internationally, I'd move to Barcelona tomorrow if I could. Cheap, easy to work remote.