I'm an hour-ish from Madison. My guess would be that it has got a good nightlife scene for its size, a public research university, lots of healthcare jobs, rela

I'm an hour-ish from Madison. My guess would be that it has got a good nightlife scene for its size, a public research university, lots of healthcare jobs, relatively low crime, Midwest-nice neighbors, not far from Chicago/Minneapolis if you're wanting to visit a bigger city, access to Amtrak in addition to air travel. Edit: and it's got a low cost of living...