Kalidashbhaisab,
I've very similar thoughts regarding North Carolina. I have never been there myself but few people that i know have moved there recently (some in Charlotte, and some in Triangle area) and few other friends who want to move to North Carolina. So i did little bit research on why people want to move to NC ? Here's what i found out:
(a) Really good schools, especially in the Triangle Area which has lots of Asians (Indians, Nepali etc)
(b) Affordable housing
(c)Triangle area, also one of the safest in Nation. Cary wins that i think.
(d) Lots of IT jobs in Charlotte (bank of america, wells fargo etc) and Triangle area has good science/research jobs. Lots of pharma/CRO companies are located in that area.
(e) Weather - Weather seems nice there. Not much snow during winter, Summer not bad (better than texas)
(f)Not far from beaches. Virginia Beach 2-3 hours from Triangle area, so is Myrtle Beach.

Frustu, maybe this is helpful to you as well !