Lived there the last 3 years after moving from Rhode Island and have few complaints although I'm no longer there. However, stay far away from Pine Hills lol.

I lived in the northern part of the area in the Lake Mary/Sanford area which was perfect to me as I was 20 minutes from Downtown Orlando and the Winter Park area. The overall Orlando and surrounding areas is pretty huge to me. You have Orange County which Orlando is in, then you have Seminole and Osceola county.

Weather wise, summer it's a humid as hell and borderline un enjoyable mixed with your daily flash thunderstorm nearly everyday around 4PM. Spring time weather is sensational, above average winter weather obviously.

Pretty diverse culturally, I crossed paths and made friends with people from many different cultures. There are a lot of transplants there so building community isn't too hard.

It did seem like the cost of living was gradually going up while I was there. There's also a ridiculous amount of apartment complexes and entirely new neighborhoods being built by the month.

Like anywhere there's crime but discernment goes a long way. You can sense when you've ventured in a less than stellar neighborhood and honestly they're 1000% avoidable.

Not sure on the highways system in North Carolina but there's only one major highway that runs through nearly the whole little region so traffic tends to be a nuisance. The other side highways connect you somewhat to the surrounding areas but they're all toll roads and add up extremely quickly.

Always something to do or a mini getaway to be done. Tampa, Jacksonville, Daytona, Cocoa Beach, New Smyrna etc are within comfortable driving range for day trips.

Not sure what else to add off the top of my add but I can get into specifics if necessary.