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By Farhad Manjoo
With Gus Wezerek and Yaryna Serkez
Farhad Manjoo is an Opinion Columnist. Gus Wezerek and Yaryna Serkez are graphics editors for Opinion.
The traumas of the past few years have rearranged all of our lives. Many Americans have new needs, new desires, new possibilities and new priorities. They’re looking for bigger homes, second homes or any home at all. They’re searching for work — or trying to escape work. Some fear encroaching heat, fire or flood. Others are repulsed by bitter local politics. Many simply hear the distant siren of a better life elsewhere.
We’re here to help. First, we gathered data for thousands of towns and cities on more than 30 metrics, such as school quality, crime rates and affordability. Then we used that data to make a quiz: Select the criteria you find important, and we’ll show you places that might work for you.
Here’s how I used it, and what I learned.
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