It depends on what you want to do. There's tons of outdoors stuff in Western Mass, and you're not far from Vermont day trips. Northampton is a cool town, lots of shops, LGBTQ+ friendly, and has lots of good restaurants/cafes. Amherst is sprawling and more of a college town than anything else, but has the Emily Dickinson museum.

If you're looking for more of a city vibe, then try to get closer to Boston, but our public transit is not great and the cost of living is HIGH. Like, prepare yourself.