Consider, if you will, Colorado Springs...
What passes for culture leaves much to be desired. The philharmonic is respectable, however, and the Fine Arts Center is a gem.
Manitou Springs right next door is a funky hippy enclave where the '60's never ended-- just got wrinkled and gray.
The natural environment is stunning.
The climate is wonderful (it is actually possible to look forward to winter). The megalopolis of Denver is an hour away (with Rockies baseball, Nuggets basketball, Broncos football, Avalanche ice hockey and great restaurants, museums and neighborhoods).
Another half hour to the north is the People's Republic of Boulder--always worth a day trip.
The only thing that's really difficult to bear (besides the toxic trinity of the Republicans, the military, and the Religious Right) is how land-locked the place is.
But drive 2 hours west and you are in the heart of the Rocky Mountains with hot springs and the headwaters of the Arkansas river. Fly 2 hours west and you are in San Francisco. Drive south 4 hours and you are in Sante Fe. Never think of driving east to Kansas. All things considered, it is a good spot--if one must live in the Imperial Metropole.
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