I would say Ann Arbor, MI, but check out the Huron River PFAS/hexavalent chrome situation and the dioxane plumes. The area is great for families, education, and cannabis, but the pollution is severe and is why my family moved to Vermont from Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor and Burlington are really similar cities. Burlington has its own demons though. The opioid epidemic is much worse in the NE than SE MI. The secret is out on Vermont too. So many people moving here that housing is very scarce. Vermont's recreational cannabis industry is just getting started tho. Might be cool to ride the tide.

Side note, the west side of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, including Grand Rapids, is known as the Bible Belt of the North. Take that for what it is worth. Lots of pollution over there too.

If you can find a job, Traverse City, MI would be a great place to live. I think it's equivalent in Vermont would be Stowe.