Best place to move to in 2025/2026?

My husband (surgical resident) and I (RN) (both 30 yo) are looking to leave Houston once he’s done with residency, so we have to start looking at where to move now. We’ve lived in TX almost all our lives (him, San Antonio and me, Houston) and we love the food scene and Austin, but we’re so tired of the TX heat and dream of seasons other than summer/two months of winter, and we could not disagree more with the politics here (we lean towards blue and disagree with the new abortion law and not a fan of guns). We’ve visited various cities like Seattle, Portland, DC, and Chicago, and we loved them all but obviously know it’s different to live vs. visit.

We also have a newborn baby boy, so we’d love to live somewhere with a great school district as well as a lot of opportunities for outdoor activities (mountains are a plus).

We’re city people but looking for a suburb close to the city, since we’d like short commutes to work (walking/biking would be great)

So, neighborhoods w/:

• family friendly, hipster vibes would be cool
• great healthcare and education system
• foodie scene
• outdoor activities
• tolerable weather - we love winters/snow and hate humidity

Edit: husband is thinking of moving back to NC. I’ve never been, so we’re planning a trip so I can scope out the city and we also plan to visit any suggested places here. A place we’ve been considering and haven’t been is MA, I’d also love to visit NY but he doesn’t think he can get a job there.

Edit: thank you for all your suggestions and insights!