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The two most bike-friendly cities in the US (Minneapolis and Portland) are not on or near the coast.

Any "best schools" ranking will show you that at least 7 out of the first 10 districts are not in coastal cities.

I'm not sure where you've lived before or if you have family or kids to have researched this matter seriously but the US offers a lot of choice depending on where you are in life and how you want to live it.

Discarding half the country as a "desolate wasteland" can only narrow your options in life.