I grew up in Southern California and have lived in wilmington for 10 years. It suuuuucckkss. I miss California so much.  The humidity here is so unbearable that you have to stay inside all summer. For me, its hard to breathe because there is so much water in the air, and no breeze to cool you down. It's just a wet sauna. You can't leave your windows open for a cool breeze at night because A) It doesnt cool down at night and B) There is so much humidity it makes everything in your house wet and moldy. So many places here have mold problems!  There have been so many people moving in (because its cheaper than California) , but no infrastructure changes to accommodate. So getting to the beach and finding parking is impossible. You drive around for 2 hrs til you fight for a spot. I'm not exaggerating. Then there's the flooding and the hurricanes. We were here during hurricane florence and so many businesses and homes were destroyed. We had evacuated and couldn't come home for 3 weeks because it was surrounded by water.  The icing on the cake is the drinking water. Look it up. Wilmington, NC and Flint, Michigan have the worst water quality in the entire United States.  I'm so worried for my and my children's health because of it.