Okay, I need to make a confession here. I have been a parishioner for over 20 years, and before…read morethat I was a frequent church hopper. So, of course I am going to rate my parish highly; if I didn't like it, I would have left long ago. I have found the parish to be inclusive, fairly tolerant (although, this IS a Catholic Church!), and responsive to the needs of our local, national, and global communities.
St. Edwards is a large Catholic parish, and pretty progressive. We have several ministries for lay involvement, both within the liturgy and within the community. We also have a parish council, an active KoC group, several other social groups, and religious education for all ages. Since the pandemic, we have also streamed two Masses a week, as well as baptisms, funerals, etc. Confession is on Saturday and after the daily Masses.
For music, it really depends on the Mass you attend, although most of them use the Gather hymnal as our main source. I don't frequently attend the Saturday vigil Mass, but it's similar to the 7:15 Mass, and generally offers just piano music, a cantor, and no choir. The 8:45 Mass sometimes adds an extra instrument or two, and a choir (or the children's choir) during the school year. The 11:00 Mass has a full choir and usually chamber music, but they again get summers off. The Sunday evening Mass uses electric guitars, drums, and whatnot with a decidedly more modern Christian-rock flavor.
Other things: lots of parking, a beautiful-and-peaceful columbarium, people available at Mass to answer questions, an engaged parish staff available during the week, very active youth ministry, and lots of community involvement.