The entire country is moving to Atlanta. Or Nashville. Or Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville…wherever.
My employer is based in Atlanta. It’s a liberal city stuck in a conservative surround. It’s extremely diverse, Emory is gorgeous….not in the city (ie downtown…it’s in an area within the city limits). but relatively close. You’d have no issues in pretty much any large southern city.
My comment was more for the OP, who mentioned ED acceptance rates, and then several other users’ went on about ED. I just wanted to clarify for the OP that there is no ED at MIT.