I'll throw Seattle at the top of the list. Why? 1. The job climate here is ridiculous for developers. Just today, I had a tech recruiter tell me that they w

I'll throw Seattle at the top of the list. Why? 1. The job climate here is ridiculous for developers. Just today, I had a tech recruiter tell me that they were diversifying into designers, etc. because the market is so tight. 2. In addition to many jobs, there are lots of interesting and sexy companies to work for...big to small, consumer and b2b, and so on. 3. Quality of life 4. Cost of living The main drawback here is that we don't have a huge VC community like SF, NYC and BOS. So, if you're gonna do a startup, be prepared to travel to raise money. Naturally, I'm biased because I live here, but there's a reason for that--see above. Also, my company is hiring: http://jobs.rover.com http://jobs.rover.com.