As it turns out, my location (Tallahassee, FL) is pretty perfect for me. Near a city (albeit a very small one) with miles and miles of great roads ride outside my door. And by and large very bike-friendly drivers in relatively small numbers. Certainly no mountains, but a lot of hills by Florida standards. And although I'm not really involved in it, it appears there is a pretty active community as good sized groups of riders go past my house regularly. I bought my house long before I got back into riding, so I'm pretty fortunate it happens to be in the middle of what is considered the prime cycling area in the county.