Small rural town in Michigan called Hudsonville. Aren't many Celicas here either, but I spend a lot of my time in Grand Rapids and Grand Haven where they're fairly popular. I've put 40 spirited miles on a base auto-trans Celica and it made up for its lack in power with surprisingly good handling, so I figure the GTS would be great fun to drive.
As for Cobalts, I've recently test driven one and talked to many people who have experience with them; the only reason they're still a real option for me is because of how easy it is to find turbo and supercharged models and spare parts for when they do break lol
My sister drives an RSX base. She's had it over ten years without any major problems. It's got a good feel to drive. The rear seats are really small though (not GT-R status, but still small) so I wouldn't buy it if you'll commonly be needing to drive more than one person with you. The trunk is spacious so that's a plus. It's got a surprising amount of get-up-and-go for its little 4-banger, I assume the Type S is even more impressive. Downsides include FWD and the awful spoiler on the Type S.
No arguments on the spoiler. Where I live RSXs are very rare, but from what I've heard their reliability keeps them going past 200k easily, as with most Acuras apparently