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I would also plug CLT / Research Triangle (Raleigh) for tech jobs

true story. i lived in the chapel hill/durham area for almost 5 years if you have any questions. the I-40 corridor through there is pretty well laced up with high-speed line, tech companies and startups. its worth noting though, that you're pretty far from the mountains if you're into that kind of thing (coming from Roanoke), compared to DC/CLT. 3.5hr drive, minimum.

Yes very good point, from Raleigh you are a little closer to the beach (OBX) but CLT is perfect for outdoorsy stuff because you're <2 hours to the Pisgah forest, 2 hours to Asheville / Boone / Blowing Rock and about 3ish hours to Charleston.

And yes this area is WIRED UP. Google Fiber has been laying down lines, the plan apparently is to make all of CLT a wifi hub. Like you can walk anywhere in the city and connect to your "home" internet connection or something. Our neighborhood heading toward the sticks is FiOS, I am getting 500 down / 250 up or something like that and we are not even on the highest tier package! I didn't even bother to hardwire my work laptop station because even on wifi on the opposite end of the house I am getting 200+ down / 100+ up