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As far as hardiness zones go we would be the equivalent of an American zone 10b. It has never been close to freezing since we moved here in 2016. I can leave my plants outside all winter. They don’t die but they do stop producing pods. The mountains behind us also create a microclimate that keeps the area about 10 degrees warmer than the interior of the country in winter and 10 degrees cooler in summer, so it also rarely gets into the high 90’s but it does stay close to 90 most of the summer with practically no rain between mid May and mid September. We actually chose the area because of the potential views. The weather was just a bonus.

Sounds good, but it seems you are closer to N. Carolina than MA, where the low for this coming Sunday is 34 degrees. Yet that is abnormal due to the Jet Stream, acting like is it sppsd to in Jan. No tomatoes in till maybe 2 more weeks.

North Carolina gets way colder than where I live now. We lived in Georgia, near Atlanta, and we would still get freezing temps and even some snow in the winters. You would have to get about 3 hours further down towards Florida before the weather starts matching what it is here. I’ve rarely even put on a jacket in 4 years.
I also lived in New Hampshire for 14 years. My daughter was born in Lawrence, MA and I worked in North Andover. NH is where I actually got started growing hot peppers just for the challenge if it. I really enjoyed it up there but I also moved away before NH turned from one of the most Conservative states in the country into the mess it is now.