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I just want to second the Lake Norman area if a lake qualifies under the type of water you're looking for. Also the Charlotte area in general is nice, particularly suburbs like Matthews.
I would recommend maybe the Chapel Hill area, but not Raleigh. Raleigh and Greensboro are almost too... inner city? for what it SOUNDS like you're looking for. This is opposed to Charlotte, where you can spend the majority of your time actually IN the suburb and very rarely have to go into the city.
I'm trying to think of good places on the coast, and I'm not coming up with any. Wilmington has a lot of charm, but I have no clue about their nicer areas or their school systems.
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