My son and his wife moved from Boston to Cary, NC in 2017, have since had two boys, and it really is a great place to raise a family. Cary/Raleigh doesn’t have the history and the big city feel of Boston, but it also doesn’t have the horrible traffic and miserable weather. There is so much to do for kids in Cary, and the beach and the mountains are not too far away for a weekend trip. My daughter-in-law was reluctant to leave her family in Boston, but now she loves how much easier it is to be a mom in Cary.