Round 1: Battle of the Metros

[JA]

Based on all of the relevant factors that help you to determine where you'd enjoy living (economy, cost of living, culture, recreation, outdoor activities, climate, demographics, politics, etc...), select all of the urban areas (central city + suburbs) in which you'd want to live. That can be as few as 1 or as many as all 80 listed (80 is the number of urban areas with 500,000+ residents). In addition to voting in the poll, post a comment identifying in which places you'd want to live and, if you'd like, you can rank them and/or explain why you chose them.

The poll will be open for 3 days, at which time the top 25 most popular urban areas will be selected to proceed to round 2.

Edit to Add: The Results of Round 1: Battle of the Metros

01. Boston, MA - 15
02. Seattle, WA - 14
03. Denver, CO - 13
04. Chicago, IL - 12
04. New York, NY - 12
04. Portland, OR - 12
07. Minneapolis, MN - 11
08. San Francisco, CA - 10
09. Pittsburgh, PA - 9
09. Salt Lake City, UT - 9
09. Washington, DC - 9
12. Austin, TX - 8
12. Honolulu, HI - 8
12. Philadelphia, PA - 8
12. Providence, RI - 8
12. San Diego, CA - 8
17. Albany, NY - 7
17. Columbus, OH - 7
19. Atlanta, GA - 6
19. Buffalo, NY - 6
19. Charlotte, NC - 6
19. Hartford, CT - 6
19. Kansas City, MO - 6
19. Milwaukee, WI - 6
19. Los Angeles, CA - 6
19. Omaha, NE - 6
19. Raleigh, NC - 6
19. Sacramento, CA - 6
19. San Jose, CA - 6
30. Las Vegas, NV - 5
30. New Haven, CT - 5
30. Rochester, NY - 5
33. Albuquerque, NM - 4
33. Baltimore, MD - 4
33. Bridgeport, CT - 4
33. Charleston, SC - 4
33. Colorado Springs, CO - 4
33. Miami, FL - 4
33. Richmond, VA - 4
33. Riverside, CA - 4
33. San Antonio, TX - 4
33. Springfield, MA - 4
43. Cincinnati, OH - 3
43. Dallas, TX - 3
43. Detroit, MI - 3
43. Grand Rapids, MI - 3
43. Houston, TX - 3
43. Knoxville, TN - 3
43. Nashville, TN - 3
43. New Orleans, LA - 3
43. Phoenix, AZ - 3
43. St. Louis, MO - 3
43. Tucson, AZ - 3
54. Cape Coral, FL - 2
54. Cleveland, OH - 2
54. Concord, CA - 2
54. El Paso, TX - 2
54. McAllen, TX - 2
54. Memphis, TN - 2
54. Mission Viejo, CA - 2
54. Ogden, UT - 2
54. San Juan, PR - 2
54. Virginia Beach, VA - 2
64. Allentown, PA - 1
64. Baton Rouge, LA - 1
64. Birmingham, AL - 1
64. Columbia, SC - 1
64. Dayton, OH - 1
64. Jacksonville, FL - 1
64. Louisville, KY - 1
64. Tampa, FL - 1
64. Toledo, OH - 1
73. Akron, OH - 0
73. Bakersfield, CA - 0
73. Fresno, CA - 0
73. Indianapolis, IN - 0
73. Oklahoma City, OK - 0
73. Orlando, FL - 0
73. Sarasota, FL - 0
73. Tulsa, OK - 0