Better to live in a tech hub, or is the job search less ruthlessly competitive in other cities?

I've lived in Seattle for 12 years, worked at a FAANG some of that time. There's tons of job opportunities here, but whenever I apply, I have to go through multi-round interviews with medium-hard leet

I've lived in Seattle for 12 years, worked at a FAANG some of that time. There's tons of job opportunities here, but whenever I apply, I have to go through multi-round interviews with medium-hard leetcode questions, and have to perform near-perfectly. After all, so many of the best developers from the globe all move here, and that's who i'm competing with. I'm so sick of leetcode, tired of practicing hours a day anytime I want to explore a job opportunity. Is the experience the same in other cities not known for tech? Like, less intense interviews? What about cities that are still big, but not known as being tech hubs, like Chicago or Atlanta? (Still want to live in a big city.) What about fully-remote jobs, compared to hybrid or in-office jobs in Seattle? What are your experiences in tech hubs vs non-tech hubs?