I do. Born elsewhere in NC and, went to college in Chapel Hill, and have lived and worked in the area for a bit after. Chapel Hill/Carrboro are nice, well-to-do

I do. Born elsewhere in NC and, went to college in Chapel Hill, and have lived and worked in the area for a bit after. Chapel Hill/Carrboro are nice, well-to-do college towns, Durham isn't too far down the road and the downtown (like many in the country) is experiencing a resurgence, Raleigh is the 'big' city in the area but I haven't really had a reason to do much there. Outside of downtown, it seems pretty surburban with people commuting in and out on the ring roads. Cary is very paint-by-numbers suburban with the tech companies already mentioned plus a lot of people from out of state (jokingly called "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees" by some). You're 3-4 hrs from the Appalachians 2.5-3+ from the beach (depending on where you're headed) and have pretty good connections at RDU, which is a relatively pleasant airport. I-95 will connect you up and down the eastern seaboard (about 4 hrs to DC, 4 hrs to Charleston, etc).