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Where should I live? Help me decide

So, Kate and I are planning to move somewhere when she finishes student teaching.  We want to get out and explore a different part of the US.  Our criteria are simple.

We want a place that satisfies most or all of these conditions:

• Job opportunities for Kate (i.e., high schools - preferably public, inner-city ones)
• A moderately sized city (i.e., 150,000 to 1,000,000 people), preferably with good public transit
• At least one intitute of higher education (both for Kate to start her master’s degree, and because it usually ensures things to do)
• A climate that doesn’t suck (i.e., I’m sick of blizzards but also don’t want crazy, hot and humid summers)
• Some semblance of a tech community
• Affordability (yeah, that’s subjective, I know)

So places we’re currently considering include:

• Raleigh/Durham, NC
• Portland, OR
• Austin, TX
• Eugene, OR
• Cincinnati, OH
• Baltimore, MD
• Washington, D.C.

But we’re totally open to other suggestions.  Any help you want to give, either by suggesting new places or telling me about the ones I’m already considering (both pro and con) would be very much appreciated. Thanks!