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I’m fairly new to NC having married into the state.

My stepchildren live in Apex, husband used to work in the Triangle until his company pulled out of the US.

The joke about Cary is “Containment Area for Transplanted Yankees” - that tells you how many out of state have moved into the Raleigh area.

In my opinion, the area is too much of everything - too much traffic, too much construction, housing is too expensive, too many liberals. Apex and Cary are wall to wall housing subdivisions and strip malls.

We live in the country between Greensboro and Durham. Husband and several other like minded souls share an apartment when they have to be in the area (sometimes the entire week), he works from home as much as possible and commutes the rest of the time.

Believe it or not the commute from the country is not in longer in time than the commute from most subdivisions - the traffic thing.

The good things - easy access to the ocean, lots of sports and other entertainment, lots of cultural options, wonderful native people, good food, lots of options if you are into gardening - NC grows things for the rest of the gardening world.

My stepkids go to Wade county public schools. All I can say is I agree with what other posters have to say on the system. Cary and Apex are insular yuppy communities and they educate their children in like values - there is a real entitlement culture there.

Otherwise there are four seasons: spring summer swealter fall and winter. The area is subject to hurricanes and other nasty storms - everyone has a “xx days without power” story. Its flatish and the native flora is mostly pine trees.

The farmer’s market and the flea markets are wonderful. I’ll join you there any weekend - the wholesale nurseries in the area bring in their plants and you can get wonderful bargains.

The best Juniper level nursery on this end of the continent is located in the area - Plant Delights Nursery.

Disclaimer: all of the above is personal opinion only.