Stoked27

1. Just a word of caution, whichever school you look into, understand that there's a difference between advertised price and actual average student price. Even Part 141 programs can cost more than advertised, so some schools might quote a lower price to get you in the door (and then it's not likely you'll change schools once you commit to them). Carefully analyze the cost per hour of which type of airplane they're using, whether they're basing the price on Part 141 minimum 35 hours for PPL or Average Student Hours to Complete PPL, etc.

2. Check out AOPA.org for their Flight School Finder. That's helpful to learn of various schools that exist in your potential cities.

3. Another thing that's interesting, I've found some schools get offended when asking to review their maintenance log books when touring their facility (ask in person, not ahead of time so they can prepare for a show-and-tell). Some schools happily oblige, some have excuses why their books aren't available, some just get ticked off and oblige as if you're a pest. Even if you don't know what to look for, their reaction to your request can give you a lot of non-verbal cues.