Dogmama, I'd be moving from Ohio. Pretty huge shift weather-wise! (she says while shivering under a blanket because her landlord is pretty stingy with the heat.)

I hear you about the budget cuts. Education is always what gets cut. I like the department, I liked the faculty I talked to, but they really don't have money.

Would not having a car be a major hindrance? (You can get by without one here, but there's good public transport and the university area is largely walkable.) I'm thinking about summer, because I don't do heat well, but what gets me is the heat+humidity we get here. 90 in Cincinnati feels like 110 does there!