Feedback on these cities, please!

We asked recently and got some great replies. We are looking to move to a more blue city or at least somewhere that funds public schools. Currently in Az all our lives, can’t stand the weather the gets hotter every year, trump/confederate flags, and poorly funded public schools (like #48 in the US). One priority is 40 minutes from an airport, in addition the good public school systems. Would love to live in a place with trees, greenery, parks. Budget for a home would be about $550-600k. We’d love to add a city or 2 in Oregon if anyone has suggestions.

Cities on our radar:

Albuquerque, NM

Olympia, WA

Sacramento, CA