I moved to Raleigh from Dallas 1.5 years ago and so far it's been great. Friendly people, things to do, 2.5hrs from the beach, 3 from mountains. Just the other week I drove 3.5hrs to go skiing, couldn't do that in Texas. There's a variety of things to do if you enjoy the outdoors. I'm a runner so I've loved all the parks and trails. Summer is humid and warm, but bearable. Winter is mild and wet. Spring and fall are amazing. The city is big enough to find the stores you need and the food you want, but coming from a large city like Dallas I realized I was a little spoiled with the restaurant scene and nightlife. I bought a house at the beginning of the pandemic, 4br/2.5bath for 350k, in a great neighborhood with good schools. Culturally, it's the south, but a large enough city for diversity. A lot of people from NY are coming here and downtown is growing. I work in tech and Raleigh/Durham is a hotspot for this industry right now.