College towns. Easier to go to the theater than in the city, and most interesting stuff comes through town eventually. When I lived in SFBA, I went to a show ev

College towns. Easier to go to the theater than in the city, and most interesting stuff comes through town eventually. When I lived in SFBA, I went to a show every month or so. In Hanover NH pre-pandemic, it was once a week. And less need for a car, except in winter snowstorms. Enough good restaurants to not be boring, two hours to Boston, two and a half to Montreal (by car) and NYC (by air) for easy weekend trips if you need a big city fix.