1) Take this list of metropolitan areas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistical_areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan

1) Take this list of metropolitan areas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistical_areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistic... 2) Remove most of the coastal cities (SF, NYC, Boston, Seattle, Portland, etc. etc.) 3) End up with a list of metros with decent paying jobs and not exorbitantly expensive housing