What can I do to narrow down my search for a university?

I’m a community college student in San Diego, I’ve been living in various parts of SD county since I was 7. And I’ve hated the San Diegan weather since I was 8. I have no specific career or major goal, but I’ve been working my way towards something computer-related.

I’m looking to get out of the heat, the dry, and the wildfire. Into the cool, the rain, and the lush plantlife. Preferably not so far out of the heat that I’ll be shoveling snow for 5 months out of the year.

And I refuse to spend another summer here in SoCal.
Unfortunately, “Not in SoCal” is a very vague location.

I don’t have the resources to go road tripping all around to see what feels right. I have extended family in the New England area. I don’t know anybody in the Pacific Northwest, though.
And even if I google something like “colleges in Kings county, WA” I’ll get a result with ~16 colleges which I know nothing about; if they’re tech-oriented, how expensive they are, if they’re religiously based, etc.

So what can I do to narrow my search for “Any college not in the South or Southwest” down to “College in X area”, and eventually down to “X college”?
Any resources or just questions to help me brainstorm would be greatly appreciated.