Hello All. My family and I will be moving down there from NH and we have very good friends that moved to Troutman, NC a few years ago.
Do any of you think it is possible to find a town that?:
-is within a 15 min drive to Troutman (Troutman is between Statesville and Mooresville)
-has some sort of mountainous or large hill area or beautiful countryside/scenery
-doesn't have a ton of traffic
-leans politically Democratic or Liberal would be nice, but not a must
-easily able to find homes with at least 1 acre, home under $300K
-great schools (teachers like to work there and are superb people, kids aren't a number)
-has good reputable sports teams (we have 2 little boys)
-is not a bedroom community (which is a town that people just sleep in and don't get involved in the community)
Is this just a dream of mine or is it already there? Any ideas and description of towns would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!