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There is a healthy balance of the cost-effectiveness of Atlanta and the amenities of San Francisco. After that I'd go with San Fran, if for no other reason than because my immediate family now lives there, but also because it's a knock-out awesome city with unreal weather.
I am always shocked when people associate "good schools" with universities over K-12 education, especially considering that most cities/metros have college graduation rates of about 25%, meaning most of the people don't ever go to college and rely on their K-12 education -- THE most important education you can attain. SF has good schools (even some good public schools), but probably not better than the Twin Cities, although that's very debatable.
I am always shocked when people associate "good schools" with universities over K-12 education, especially considering that most cities/metros have college graduation rates of about 25%, meaning most of the people don't ever go to college and rely on their K-12 education -- THE most important education you can attain. SF has good schools (even some good public schools), but probably not better than the Twin Cities, although that's very debatable.
Im thinking that MSP might have better public K-12 for middle class areas, although to be honest CA schools are extremely underrated by the media and politicians imo.
As far as top performing public K-12 schools, I have a hard time believing the twin cities' best can compete with the Bay Area's best. I wish there was standardized national testing that cleared up this question because every K-12 ranking Ive seen that compares academics seems so packed with irrelevant criteria its annoying.
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