Funny you ask ! Beautiful country here, but the cold winters changes our mind. Like a couple dummies, we're looking to move back. Just not on the coast.
N Carolina is a pretty state. I have a good bit of family there.
Having lived and almost always worked outdoors, bitter cold winters of NY can be challenging at times and my hands hurt from the past few decades of turning wrench in snow storms and blizzards.
When I was getting closer to retirement, all I said was I want to live in a place that doesn’t get so darn cold during the winter anymore. This is trading weather extremes. Now, it’s the summer where it’s ether inside the AC or the pool. Beats the crud out of winter where I’m stuck inside.
Al, where ever you end up, best of luck and wishes to you and yours.