Well Minneapolis is too cold (my dad came from way north of Duluth), and Cincinatti and St. Louis are too dangerous. Indianapolis, Dallas, and Atlanta are all places I have lived and are pretty civilized. I have driven through Houston, Columbus and Pittsburgh, and they seem tolerable, Pittsburgh seems to have cleaned up well. All I know about Millwaukee is that it seems to be a colder, cheaper version of Chicago, which is still a toddling (and expensive) town.
Daughter goes to school in Minneapolis. I’ve gotta agree on that call. It’s a great town. As for the cold, we moved to Wisconsin from South Carolina, so to us it’s absolutely brutal. Farm chores in the months of January thru March are a real experience. When properly dressed however it’s beautiful. The stars in the night sky @-30 degrees look like sparklers. Summers have a retroactive nurturing effect. The summer works full time apologizing for it’s alter ego.