I have been considering alternatives to my present home. I need a change of pace. Going from the northwest to the southeast would be significant.
I'm not a huge fan of the Cato Institute, but I put a fair degree of trust in their Freedom in the 50 States index. NC looks pretty middle-of-the-road by their measures. Not great on most fronts, but not the worst. Washington and Oregon are pretty bad on most fronts except for drug decriminalization, and Idaho is sorta OK except for the minor issues of taxes and drug prohibition and police and library infringements.
Thanks for those links. That's really interesting information. I guess I would consider NC higher on the list because of other factors such as affordability as well.