If you donβt have a car I would try to live within walking distance to the metro if possible.
Itβs been awhile but I liked living there. It is a pretty small city but walkable and a lot to do. Also a short drive to some beautiful nature in both beach and mountains. 2 airports and not too far from Baltimore, Philly, NYC. Can take the train to those cities too.
A lot of bands play there and there are some pretty cool venues like Black Cat, 9:30 club,etc.
World class museums if you are into that. Pretty diverse food scene.
Cons (for me) would be the humidity, traffic, hard to park places, cost of living and real estate are expensive, people dress very business casual and are very career oriented, a lot of political talk everywhere.
