[probinso]

I would choose any small town with a medium-sized college. college towns have food and culture and stimulating conversation. typically they're very good schools and libraries. typically also relatively cheap.

Ithaca New York and Bellingham Washington are very fun cities for this type of layout. there are a lot of them that fit this criteria though

[alexyanchan]

Bellingham is a great choice if interested in outdoorsy activities too.

[cm2012]

Yeah if I was starting from scratch I would live in Ithaca.