The Bay Area is a good place to be as well, not in the suburban part but in the outskirts where there is more land and space. Plenty of schools here, Jobs almost anywhere, and there are tons of tracks here. I live just above Bay Area in Santa Rosa, and we have Petaluma track (10min), lots of trails up north (30 minute), and a TON of tracks in the bay area (1 1/2 - 4 hours).