Decide Where to Live Next

The move is under consideration and you are already shortlisting cities before you have clarified what you are actually looking for. This extracts the real priorities: non-negotiables versus nice-to-haves, what the current place is specifically failing to provide, three types of location that suit the criteria, and the one question that would change the recommendation if answered differently.

Help someone decide where to live next by clarifying what they are actually optimising for before shortlisting any locations.

1. Priority extraction: what are the three non-negotiable criteria for the next place to live, and the three nice-to-haves that are often mistaken for non-negotiables?
2. Current location gap: what specific things is the current place failing to provide that are driving the move consideration? Is the gap about the place or about a life situation the place could not fix?
3. Location shortlist: given the priorities described, suggest three types of location (not three specific cities) that genuinely suit the criteria, with a one-sentence rationale for each
4. The question to answer before deciding: the one question about the priorities or situation that, if answered differently, would change the recommendation significantly

[Describe where you live now, what is prompting the consideration, what you are looking for in a next place, and any constraints (job, family, budget)]