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[quote=Anonymous]I can only speak of Raleigh.

Pros:  
- 2.5 hours from the beach, 3.5 hours from the mountains (including skiing!). 4.5 hours to DC. 
- Lots of transplants, you’ll be welcomed and find diverse interesting people here
- Relatively low cost of living (compared to DC, no idea about Pittsburgh)
- Good airport
- Purple state (dem gov, rep senate… not sure if that’s a pro or con for you but seems good for moderates on both sides)
- UNC school system is great
- nice lakes nearby if you are a lake person
- Hospitals are good and the Duke hospital system in Durham is excellent if you need serious care. People travel hours from neighboring states to get treated at Duke. 
- Trying to be the next tech / research hub (in connection w Durham). Lots of growth, lots of smart professionals moving to the area

Cons:
- not a great place for foodies - you’ll need to travel to Durham/Cary/CH for dining options if you’re really into food
- not that interesting a city. 
- hockey is our only major league team - no basketball, baseball, football
- sometimes big exhibits skip Raleigh in favor of charlotte (2.5 hrs away)
- Museums are fine but not amazing. No zoo. Limited children’s museums / children’s activities (they are there, like Marbles and Museum of Life and Science, but you’ll do them on repeat). 
- traffic can be bad (tho maybe that’s any city)
- we don’t do public transportation here (I mean the city does, but you know what I mean!)
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