I find people on the entire US west coast are generally very friendly on the surface (likely to say hello, hold a door open, etc).

But it wasn't until I moved to the midwest (central Illinois) that I understood how much more that was to it than that. Our neighbors welcomed us with a plate of cookies, a women my wife met at a cafe invited us to their house for dinner that night. (We went, it was nice.) The willingness to truly open up your life and home to a stranger was staggering for someone like me who grew up in Southern California.

So, I think the answer to your question depends on whether you just want pleasant strangers or hope to find something very different.