Anyone here live in the Raleigh/Durham area?

It's becoming much more expensive to live there than it used to be.

Nice but weird ppl.

Currently live just SW of Raleigh in Holly Springs and have been in the area for about 15 years. Love it here.

We live by Harris and Jordan Lake with easy access to local outdoors type stuff. Fishing and canoeing. Beach is close by, Mountains are close by, several areas with lakes are close by. If you're outside of Durham crime is very low and things are improving in Durham. Schools are generally good. Overall it's a very attractive place as far as landscape goes as well.

Real estate has gotten pretty expensive here about double the prices from 2020. Also as other folks have said, the massive growth over the last 15-20 years has brought tons of traffic, Californians, Bostonians, New Yorkers and other assorted Yankees that are dead set on changing the local places and politics to make them just like their failing states.

Not sure what you've seen of the area when you were here for work. A quick visit isn't probably going to be impressive, it's a place that gets better when you live in it for a while and not really a place that thrills you over a short visit or long weekend.

Been gone 20 years. As I remember it:
- Four seasons like clockwork. From someone who's spent most of his 60+ years in the deep south I wasn't ready for the winter.
- Very nice area. No mountains but does have hills.
- Both beaches and amazing mountains are accessible.
- Great golf in proximity.
- More basketball than football type place.
- Vinegar BBQ was found wanting. Could benefit from TX BBQ.

'Bout all I got.

It’s a super nice part of the country. It’s growing at a very fast rate as others I’ve mentioned. housing is expensive. Also as others have mentioned, it’s nothing but transplants. Nobody is from here. So there’s not a lot of “culture“ so to speak. But it’s pretty damn nice. Golf options are hard to beat if that’s your thing.