"We have never been to Cleveland, know nothing about it, but you shouldn't live there". No. No. No. No. No. Don't move because other people don't think your c

"We have never been to Cleveland, know nothing about it, but you shouldn't live there". No. No. No. No. No. Don't move because other people don't think your city is cool enough. Move because you want to. I live in Northeast Ohio and have never had trouble finding a job. There are plenty of opportunities locally and you always have remote options. OP lives here, has seemingly been there long enough to evaluate it, and should be able to figure out what location makes sense for him! If you'd be happier elsewhere, or think there are more interesting companies elsewhere, you should move. But people's uninformed opinions need not be considered. Cleveland's tech ecosystem isn't great but it's improving. You could try checking out opportunities at younger companies via JumpStart (http://www.jumpstartinc.org/jobsatcompanies.aspx http://www.jumpstartinc.org/jobsatcompanies.aspx) Cleveland isn't San Francisco or New York, but it's not BFE, either.