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I would say Portland, Austin, and Seattle.

For startup ecosystem, Seattle probably has the best followed by Austin and then Portland.

For cost of living, Seattle is the most expensive. I'm not sure about Austin but Portland has been increasing the past couple years.

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If Seattle is a choice and you are planning to enroll your toddlers in the public school system when they're older you might want to track what's happening with the public school teachers.

Just speaking as a parent, which probably makes me a minority in this conversation.

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