The triangle area is a great place to live. As others have pointed out there are positives and negatives to southern california and north carolina. NC is a great place to live and to raise kids. Cary is a good place to live, however locals refer to is as the Containtainment Area for Relocated Yankees (CARY)as most northerners seems to prefer Cary over Raleigh or Durham. For the most part it’s true.