Make an excel spreadsheet, list the things you want in a town. Then start researching towns and list whether they have those things, point by point. One thing

Make an excel spreadsheet, list the things you want in a town. Then start researching towns and list whether they have those things, point by point. One thing I would suggest is that if you're moving, bear in mind that climate change is making some previously pleasant places much more unpleasant. Look at recent years of fire data, flood data, air quality from smoke, drought, heat, etc. And finally, make sure the place you're moving to is going to have ample, clean fresh water, and no other environmental problems looming. Don't move to Vegas. Don't move to Salt Lake City. Don't move anywhere that is going to lose power if Lake Mead or Lake Powell dry up. You can search EWG for your prospective towns. Be aware that many, many towns in the US have way higher PFAS / PFOA / etc. than you probably want. Many have very high levels of other contaminants as well. Some whole-house filters can filter that out but they're expensive. Here's the EWG report for a sample California town: https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA0110009 https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA0110009 Search "town name + superfund". Search "town name" + "pollution". Search "town name" + {various natural disasters}. Search "town name" + "smoke". Search "town name" + "smell". Search "town name" + "water." Go visit everywhere that's on your short list. Ask people about the town. Good luck!