I would prefer to live in the suburbs of a decent sized city, no larger than DM.
Climate is a motivating factor, but not the largest.
I have no job yet, but hopefully will when i graduate in Dec.
It would be nice to live near my family, but not too close. For example, i live in ames, my family lives in newton, that's about perfect.
Lastly, another big factor for me is to live near Ames, so i can continue to go to
ISU athletics.