Raleigh-Durham info please

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Recruiter calls, pitches a job for me in Raleigh-Durham NC. I'm from MA.

Job sounds like a good fit. Good company, nice comp package, relocation, etc. Just in the preliminary phase though. Had one phone interview.

I mentioned it to the Warden and she's all for getting out of the icebox known as central Massachusetts. I told her that it gets cold in NC, but she pointed out that it probably never gets as cold as it does here (2 degrees F this morning) this early in the year. We also got 17 inches of snow last Friday.

Anyway, what can you OOTiots tell me about Raleigh-Durham? Real estate seems very cheap (I can basically get twice the house for half the $ or so it appears - I have a 1800 sf cape here on 1/2 acre).

We like hiking, biking, going to shows, etc. What else can you folks tell me about it?