I say it as nicely as I can -- OP wants diversity, affordability, investment opportunity, job opportunity, and family-friendly-but-not-devoid-of-activity; he ne

I say it as nicely as I can -- OP wants diversity, affordability, investment opportunity, job opportunity, and family-friendly-but-not-devoid-of-activity; he needs to pick three of the five. But I noticed, Chicago, New York, and Toronto are conspicuously absent. These cities, which admittedly don't command a larger-than-average share of devs, and don't enjoy year-long 70-80 F weather, hit most of the points that he's looking for, especially in their extensive suburbs/exurbs. They have diversity, cultural institutions, jobs (including tech), and their metro areas have locations that are affordable and/or home to rising property values. Do only boomtowns appeal?