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Originally Posted by urban_encounter
Plus smaller towns probably have much better public schools than ANY of the cities you mentioned.
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A town like Bozeman isn't gonna have high performing K-12 schools.
In contrast, places like Cleveland or Cincy will have a ton of elite options, public and private. So if you're a parent with kids in K-12 schools, and are highly invested in educational outcomes, Bozeman doesn't make much sense.
Another thing - there are few extracurriculars for kids. Example - my cousin in Bozeman has a kid who is really good at soccer. But there are basically no soccer programs, except for some seasonal outdoor recreational soccer (which was shut down all summer due to air quality). So he has nothing. In contrast, a major metro like Cleveland, will have a ton of options for your kid's interests, whether soccer, coding, music, robotics, whatever.
And then what about college? If you're in Montana, you can send your kid to Montana or Montana State, relatively minor institutions with limited reach. If you're in the Rust Belt, you can send your kid to a more global Big 10 university. Even University of Michigan is pretty accessible for in-state students with decent grades.