Liberal US cities and/ or towns?

I live in Portland, OR and I love it here. It has the qualities that you listed. Organic foods are popular here and Portland has a farmer's market. Great music scene. In fact, some of my favorite "indie" bands are from here. If you enjoy concerts, you can see live shows at the Doug Fir Lounge (21 and over only) or the Crystal Ballroom. There's a nice art museum, Portland Art Museum, which hosts a foreign film festival in February (one of my favorite things about this city). VERY environmentally friendly. Recycling is widespread and encouraged for example. Beautiful parks in the vicinity if you like hiking (Forest Park). Portland is also about an hour away from the beach. The Oregon Zoo resides here if you have kids. I'm not sure how good the Oregon education system is, but I'll be graduating from high school in about a week and my experiences for the most part have been positive. Portland State University is located here. It's nothing ivy league, but it is a decent university and it certainly has character! The public transportation system is extensive, with the MAX Light Rail running throughout Portland. There are some idiots here just like anywhere else, but overall, Portland is a very tolerant city. We'll take you whether you're Christian, Buddhist, Agnostic, Atheist, gay, straight, confused...the list goes on. It IS a city, but it has a small city type of feel. Finding your way around here is no complicated task. Homes vary in price depending on where you decide to live (metro area vs. out in the burbs), but I believe the median price is about $350k. Oh, and if you value your life stay the heck out of Northeast Portland!! Just kidding, it's not THAT bad, but it probably isn't the safest place to be in terms of mugging and the like. Other than that, Portland is very safe. Really, there is no other place I'd rather live. But San Francisco is nice too.