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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just pick a Midwestern city with a population above 500k in the metro out of a hat and go visit and chances are it's decent and affordable. Emphasis on decent. These places aren't "great" but a lot of them aren't bad. Biggest culture shock might be the lack of an intellectual culture. Was chatting to a friend whose sibling moved out there and their sibling was surprised when they wanted to setup a book club but the other parents at school PROUDLY exclaimed that they don't read. Also when they were talking about colleges and programs, many of the parents were more concerned about the football team and its record so take with that as you will. [/quote]

Maybe they're just more honest about their interests? Judging from what my work colleagues talk about (we're all lawyers), they seem singularly obsessed with the athletic pursuits of their kids - seemingly using the bulk of their free time to travel and attend games.[/quote]
Any of these medium midwest cities will have a community that places a super high value on reading books and learning, with opportunities to join multiple book clubs. Your sister just happens to not be in that part of her metro area. I cannot guarantee that they will satisfy the diversity goals mentioned by OP, but they are there.[/quote]

+1. The midwest has school districts that are more highly ranked than anything in the DMV, world class medical institutions (cleveland clinic, mayo clinic, etc.), and top tier universities, and we're supposed to believe that people there don't read books??!! Come on folks.

I found this article, which suggests the midwest has tons of book clubs:
https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the-best-cities-for-book-lovers[/quote]

Tell us about the diversity there[/quote]

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